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Shikhar Dhawan silenced his critics, KL Rahul sizzled as usual and the trio of fast bowlers were intimidating in India's one-sided 78-run victory over Sri Lanka.
Virat Kohli's men performed well in all the departments and didn't let the visitors take the upper hand at any moment in the second game at Indore.
Kohli was delighted with the result at the Holkar Stadium, and the manner in which it was achieved.
The Indian team would be checking out how the likes of Navdeep Saini and Shardul Thakur react to pressure situations in death overs alongside Bumrah.
The short series will mark the Twenty20 World Cup countdown for the two neighbouring countries.
The 32-year-old all-rounder made a comeback to the team after a 16-month absence from the shortest form of the game.
The Kerala one-day and T20 captain picked his team for Malayala Manorama daily.
Australia's limited overs captain Aaron Finch was named captain of the team.
Sri Lanka played a bilateral ODI and T20 International series in Pakistan in September-October earlier this year despite 10 of its top players, including ODI captain Dimuth Karunaratne and Twenty20 skipper Lasith Malinga, opting out due to security concerns.
There was a lot of hue and cry during the last IPL, when some debatable decisions were taken with regards to front-foot no-balls.