Arshdeep bowled three back-to-back no-balls in the second over of the game and finished with 0/37 from two overs as Sri Lanka took advantage of the extra opportunities.
Axar Patel's blistering 65 of 31 balls and Suryakumar Yadav's 51 of 36 balls went in vain as India lost to Sri Lanka by 16 runs in a high-scoring match at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium here on Thursday.
India conceded seven no-balls and gave away plenty of runs in free hits. Arshdeep Singh overstepped three times in a row in the second over of the innings, becoming the first Indian bowler to bowl a hat-trick of no-balls in T20Is.
Returning to the playing eleven after a spell on the sidelines with an injury, Team India pacer Arshdeep Singh did not have an ideal start to his spell in the second match of the ongoing three-game T20I series against Sri Lanka at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune on Thursday.
Shanaka was the highest run-scorer for Sri Lanka with an unbeaten 56 off 22 balls while Asalanka and Mendis played gritty knocks of 37 and 52 respectively.
The Indian team made two changes to their playing eleven for the second T20I against Sri Lanka with pacer Arshdeep Singh replacing Harshal Patel and Rahul Tripathi for the injured Sanju Samson.
India will now head to Pune to play Sri Lanka in the second T20I. Hardik Pandya led side will look to take an unassailable lead as they are already leading 1-0.
Debutant Mavi's four-wicket haul and Axar Patel's spell in the last over guided India to a 2-run win over Sri Lanka in the first T20I of the three-match series at the Wankhede Stadium on Tuesday
The former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan believes that because the tournament will be played in India, Hardik's backup does not have to be a seam-bowling all-rounder