Nidahas Trophy, Sri Lanka vs India 1st T20I: 5 talking points from first match

#3 Manish Pandey and Rishabh Pant's sluggish innings

India did not have an entirely bright start as they lost Rohit Sharma and Suresh Raina in the powerplay.

However, Shikhar Dhawan held fort and continued his extended patch of good form from South Africa as he stitched a decisive partnership with Manish Pandey as the duo put together a stand of 95 for the third wicket.

However, Manish Pandey could not press the accelerator when it mattered the most and was dismissed for 37 off 35 balls.

Rishabh Pant was the next to come in and even he struggled to get going as he could not find boundaries and when he was dismissed off the final ball, his score read 23 off 23 balls, with a solitary boundary and one maximum.