How did India tie the match from a winning position? India eventually decided against the review, which was a good call in hindsight since there was no pad involved. Wellalage had played the ball entire off his bat. The Sri Lankan all-rounder's knock proved to be the difference eventually as India tied with the hosts, getting all out for 230. Wellalage, who had rocked India last year with a five-wicket-haul in a Super Four fixture, picked up 2/39 and scored an unbeaten 67 to take the team to a respectable total, also thanks to a top-order fifty from Pathum Nissanka India, for the longest time, appeared to be in control of the chase. Rohit and Shubman Gill blasted 70 odd runs in the first 10 overs before in came the Sri Lankan spinners and slowed things down. Once Rohit perished, it was almost as if India were playing on a different wicket altogether. The other returnee, Virat Kohli, looked confident during his innings of 24 off 32 balls but once he was out LBW to Wanindu Hasaranga, the wheels almost came off. The need of the hour for India was a partnership and that's exactly what KL Rahul and Axar Patel delivered. They added 57 runs for the sixth wicket before Sri Lanka took out the two set batters in consecutive overs. Still 33 short, it was up to India's last recognised batter Shiva, Dube to take his team over the line, which he almost did so. With the scores levelled at 230 each and India with two wickets remaining, lost Dube and Arshdeep Singh to gift Sri Lanka the victory.