Sri Lanka vs India 2017: 2nd ODI, 5 talking points

Akila Dananjaya have Sri Lanka a whiff of victory with the spell of the year
Akila Dananjaya gave Sri Lanka some hope of a win with the spell of the year

#4 Bumrah's slower balls do the talking

Bumrah dished out some smart slower balls to trump Lanka
Bumrah dished out some smart slower balls to trump Lanka

Jasprit Bumrah once again underlined his importance to the Indian limited-overs team with an eye-catching performance, marred only by some adventurous shots by Niroshan Dickwella at the start of the innings. Bumrah, who started off with the new ball in place of Hardik Pandya, created zip off the pitch but Dickwella nailed some flicks over square leg to collect a couple of sixes off him.

Not one to be outsmarted, Bumrah set the trap for the Lankan opener and sent him back with a well disguised slower delivery. He returned in the death to get rid of Milinda Siriwardana, who was proving to Lanka's saviour, and then knocked over Chamara Kapugedara with a brilliant yorker. He then sent back Akila Dananjaya to finish with figures of 4/43.

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