India vs Sri Lanka 2017, 1st ODI: 5 things we learnt from the match

#4 Suranga Lakmal's outrageous spell

Lakmal bowled 10 continuous overs from end

There are few better sights in cricket than watching a fast bowler in the zone. Lakmal has time and again been in that place in recent times (most recently in the Kolkata Test against India). On Sunday, he hit his straps again and found aid from the pitch at Dharamshala.

Swinging the ball mercilessly, he ended Rohit Sharma's misery at the crease, accounted for Dinesh Karthik and Manish Pandey and had Bhuvneshwar Kumar wafting cluelessly. On another day, most Indian batsmen would have gotten away with their incompetence. But with Lakmal firing on all cylinders, bowling ten unchanged overs and picking up four wickets, it was impossible. He ended with the figures of 10-4-13-4.