Left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav felt that his two wickets in an over changed the complexion of the match as India thumped Sri Lanka by eight wickets in the decisive third and final One-Day International (ODI) to clinch the series 2-1 here on Sunday. India rode on a strong bowling performance to restrict Sri Lanka to 215 runs. Sri Lanka were cruising at 160/2 in 27 overs. But in the very next over, Kuldeep removed Upul Tharanga (95) and Niroshan Dickwella (8) to damage the visitors.

Indian bowler Kuldeep Yadav (L) celebrates the wicket of Sri Lankan batsman Niroshan Dickwella during the third One Day International (ODI) cricket match between India and Sri Lanka at the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam on December 17, 2017. Pic/AFP