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

#4 The missing X-Factor of the fifth bowler

It is understandable that the newly formed combination of Indian bowlers, in the absence of the bigwigs, would take time to settle down. The biggest takeaway for them will be the need to identify a fifth bowler who could somehow prise out wickets in the middle overs, especially when one of the frontline bowlers has an off day.

With Shardul Thakur having a torrid day with the ball, Vijay Shankar, on debut, was given overs in the middle, but could not effect any damage with the Lankans looking in cruise control. Suresh Raina also chipped in with his off-spin, but it wasn't anything more than an entry into the scorer's sheet, as he went for 14 runs in two overs.

A wicket or two from the others could have helped the combination of Yuzvendra Chahal and Washington Sundar put further pressure on the Sri Lankans, and could have helped derail their chase.