India, Feb. 16 -- Pakistan cricket team has a good think-tank - in Mike Hesson they have a shrewd coach known for his tactical acumen, well versed with T20 format, and their captain Salman Agha is a strong character. It showed in their results ahead of the India game - having won five (T20I) games on the bounce, including a 3-0 whitewash of Australia.

For Sri Lanka's spin-friendly playing surfaces, they have a variety of spin options to choose from, a surprise weapon in Usman Tariq. They also had the advantage of being based in Sri Lanka from the start of the tournament.

But, all of it came a cropper against India on Sunday evening at Colombo's R Premadasa Stadium.

Captain Suryakumar Yadav was a step ahead of the opposition. India had ...