One of Team India's major concerns in ODIs was the middle order muddle. After 29 ODIs and maintaining a clean slate in bilateral series this year, this plot seems to have thickened further with the entry of Shreyas Iyer. Although the Mumbai batsman may be just three ODIs old, his consecutive half centuries in the second and third matches against Sri Lanka didn't go unnoticed. On a seaming Dharamsala track, Iyer perished on nine in his debut match, but he made the most of his opportunities in Mohali on Wednesday and here on Sunday. Iyer's attacking show remained the standout moment.

In Mohali, skipper Rohit Sharma hogged the limelight with a power-packed double century to help India level the series. But Iyer matched his skipper and statemate stroke-to-stroke during his 88-run knock. On Sunday in the series decider at the ACA-VDCA Dr YSR Stadium, Iyer virtually overshadowed centurion Shikhar Dhawan at one stage with his clean strikes during his 63-ball 65. Iyer's positive intent came in for special praise from skipper Rohit.