India vs Sri Lanka 2017, 1st T20I: Hits and misses

Miss: Dushmantha Chameera

Wayward bowling

Although Thisara Perera, the Sri Lanka captain, chose to bowl in the first T20I keeping in mind the possibility of dew setting in later in the evening, his bowlers did not support his cause well.

Dushmantha Chameera, who was one of the four changes made by the visitors today, was quite disappointing as his three overs conceded 38 runs at an average of 12.67 per over.

Chameera, who has remained wicketless in his last six T20I outings, shifted the momentum completely towards India's side as he leaked 19 runs off his third over.

After two good overs in which Sri Lanka gave away just nine runs and claimed Rahul's wicket, Chameera bowled the 17th over of the Indian innings and was smashed around the park by MS Dhoni and Manish Pandey for 19 runs.