With Sri Lanka going at a decent rate thanks to a couple of fifty-run partnerships, Hardik dismissed both set batters - Kaminu Mendis and half-centurion Kusal Perera to tilt the balance of the game in India's favour. From 139/3 in the 16th over, Sri Lanka endured a mini batting-collapse and could only manage another 22 runs in the last four overs to finish with 161/9.
Bishnoi finished with 3/26, picking the wickets of opener Pathum Nissanka and later Dasun Shanaka and Wanindu Hasaranga for golden ducks, but without Hardik's breakthroughs, Sri Lanka would have ended up with more, which in turn, could have become trickier given how the DLS factor came into play.
But more than the two wickets, Hardik's celebration took the cake.
He got himself up and running in the wicket column when a pick up shot from Kaminu found Rinku Singh at deep square leg, but three balls later as Kusal smashed him for a six wide of long-on, Hardik was fiercely determined to get his revenge.
The very next ball, Hardik pitched the ball in short, and even as Kusal connected the pull shot, it found Rinku again at the same spot where he dived forward to complete the catch.
Hardik was panting as he stood there with an ice-cold look on his face, giving Kusal a bit of a stare as he began his long walk back to the dressing room. Hardik then chipped in with the bat as well, scoring 22 not out with three fours and a six, including the winning runs as India took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.
Watch the celebration below: