- Spinners Impressing Massively:
Led mainly by the returning Axar Patel, the Indian spinners were absolutely on the money, owning the middle-overs. Right from the first ODI at Dambulla, where it seemed Sri Lanka would build up on the promising start, it was the Indian spinners who got the team right back into the game by strangling the hosts in the middle overs and building up some pressure, which eventually led to a collapse.
All three spinners in Axar Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav impressed and were among the wickets. Patel though, was a massive positive, as he took six wickets in four games, at an economy rate of just 3.85.
These stats are enough for him to retain his place for the upcoming assignment against Australia, and it needs to be seen who his support spinners will be.