The Sri Lankan cricket team, which won the second ODI against India on Sunday received a surprise "welcome cake" from the hotel management.

"No one in the team was aware of such a gesture in advance and when the members of the victorious team returned from the ground they were greeted by the hotel staff with this fabulous cake,” one of the sources, who watched this said to this reporter. 

It was good on the part of the ITC Hotel management to show this spirit. Both the teams are staying in the same hotel in Colombo. In Kandy, the two teams stayed in different hotels. The hotel management had also presented a welcome cake to the Indian team on its arrival from Kandy.

The captain (Charith Asalanka) and the interim coach, Sanath Jayasuriya asked the Player of the Match Jeffrey Vandersay to cut the cake. Vandersay took six wickets in the match, which resulted in Sri Lanka's first win over India in three years.

Jeffrey Vandersay had the Indian batting line up dancing to his tune. Prasad Amarsekara who was his coach at the Wesley College in Colombo was at the ground to witness the 26-year-old bowler's wickets.

"Virat's wicket was priceless,” he said over the telephone. "Vandersay bowled two leg spin deliveries (20th over of Indian innings) to Kohli and the batter had to leave them alone. Former captain could not take even a single off the third delivery which was a googly. The fourth delivery was a real one leg spin and it was a beauty. Kohli could not read it properly and was plumbed. Kohli had no choice of reviewing it.”

According to Jeffrey Vandersay's another coach Imran Tahir at the same college in 2008, the bowler was in superb form in the 2nd ODI. "His control was far better on Sunday", he said. "He had a very good domestic season as well this year and I am not surprised with his bowling today. He was waiting for this opportunity.”

Vandersay finished with six wickets in the match. His tally included the wickets of captain Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Shivam Dubey, Virat Kohli, Shreya Iyer and KL Rahul. "All the wickets he got today were exceptional. Indian batters always play spinners well. So to take 6fer with India is always great. Virat and Rohit's wickets were the key of his bowling today,” the coach concluded.

Interestingly, Vandersay came in the eleven to replace injured all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga.