Nidahas Trophy 2018, Sri Lanka vs India 4th T20I: 5 things that went right for India

#1 Crucial finishing partnership

Pandey guided India with a steady knock

Dynamism is Manish Pandey's forte, and he displayed just that during his match-winning innings in the game, steering the ship towards the shore after the unsteady waters it had to encounter with the fall of the top-order. He kept looking for gaps and ran hard between the wickets, ensuring that the run-rate never touched alarming levels throughout the chase.

Dinesh Karthik, has, time and again, stressed that he is the key to India's middle-order woes in limited-overs cricket. The newly-appointed Kolkata Knight Riders captain formed the perfect foil for Pandey, bringing in some much-needed calm as both of them went through with their business with minimum fuss.

Even Pandey was quick to concede in the post-match, that Karthik's presence helped absorb the pressure from one end.