Nidahas Trophy 2018, 1st T20I: 5 things that went wrong for India

#3 Giving runs aplenty in the powerplays

The wafer-thin experience of the Indian bowling line-up was exploited piece by piece by the Sri Lankan top-order, and Kusal Perera in particular. Kusal Mendis came and went, but Perera was in no mood to relent, taking Shardul Thakur to the cleaners by looting 27 runs off only one over.

The dent that was made by the onslaught was difficult to wipe off, and although the Indian bowlers tried to bring in a twist towards the end, the damage had already been done. Thakur had a torrid night, going for 42 runs off the 21 balls he bowled.

"The bowlers tried everything they did, but sometimes it doesn't come off as it has to," Rohit Sharma said, conceding the lack of experience in the bowling line-up in the post-match ceremony.