Pathan took six wickets at 29.16 at an economy rate of 5.17.[1] Pathan was subsequently used at No. 3 in the batting line-up in the First ODI against Sri Lanka in Nagpur, where he scored 83 runs from 70 balls to help India post a total of 6/350.[2] Pathan also took 4/37 and 3/38 in the second and seventh matches at Mohali and Baroda respectively to win two-man of the match awards, taking ten wickets at 25.60 at ane economy rate of 5.22 for the whole series.[3] He added a 35 in the final match and ended the series with 118 runs at 39.33, playing akey role in India's 6–1 triumph.[13] Pathan continued his strong ODI form with another man of the match performance of 3/23 and a knock of 37 runs against South Africa in the second ODI in Bangalore,[4] having scored 46 in the middle-order in the first match after a top-order collapse.