Sri Lanka vs India 2017: 5 things that India did right to beat Sri Lanka

#1 Jadeja’s all-round showing

Jadeja scored a fifty and picked up seven wickets in the Test

By the time Ravindra Jadeja came in to bat in the first innings, India were already in a good position at 496/7 with Wriddhiman Saha well set on the crease and not far away from his fifty. He began slowly but gradually elevated his scoring rate and began to go for the big hits.

After Wriddhiman Saha’s dismissal, Jadeja’s aggression helped India cross 600 and helped him reach his 7th Test half-century. Jadeja ended on 70 from 85 deliveries, smashing four boundaries and three sixes.

During Sri Lanka’s first innings, Jadeja took the wickets of Dinesh Chandimal and Dhananjaya de Silva, ending with figures of 2/84. In the second innings, he produced a sensational performance as he picked up his 8th 5-wicket haul in Test match cricket, dismissing Dinesh Chandimal, Angelo Matthews, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dilruwan Perera and the dangerous Dimuth Karunaratne to end with figures of 5/152.

Jadeja was deservingly named Man of the Match for his brilliant all-round performance and provided he produces a similar performance in the third Test, he might be the Player of the Series.