India could only manage 124 and in the absence of scoreboard pressure, England overhauled the target with ease in 15.3 overs to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match series
The Indian skipper was visibly unhappy with something which Stokes said to Siraj and as a result, he decided to have a lengthy chat with the England all-rounder.
England ensured it didn't have any more hiccups in erasing the remaining 36 required on the last day after Sri Lanka had set up a tricky 74-run target on a turning wicket.
Joe Root's team, missing Ben Stokes and Jofra Archer, need a convincing win in the two-match series to keep alive their hopes of reaching the World Test Championship final
The 31-year-old has represented England in every format of the game having made his Test debut in 2012. Bairstow was representing SunRisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League
However, it was not in the case of a few young cricketers like Priyam Garg, Abdul Samad or Ishan Kishan who thought they would get quick runs through some big-hitting only, conveniently forgetting the singles and twos.
Chasing a stiff target of 202, KXIP were all out for 132 in 16.5 overs to slump to their fifth defeat - and fourth on the trot - in six matches to remain at the bottom of the points table