COLOMBO: India survived Sanath Jayasuriya's explosive half-century to clinch the succession against Sri Lanka amongst a 46-run victory in the fourth one-day intercontinental right here on Wednesday.
India restricted the hosts to 212 underneath lights subsequent to posting 258 for an invincible 3-1 make in the five-match series. It was this first-ever bilateral one-day chain victory in Sri Lanka.
The tourists got well-served by batsmen Suresh Raina (76), skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni (71) and teenager Virat Kohli (54) before off-spinner Harbhajan Singh bagged 3 wickets, along with the of Jayasuriya.
Left-handed opener Jayasuriya posed the chief threat to India, furnishing a fine screen of power-hitting to smash two sixes and eight fours in his 52-ball 60.
"We are a astronomical fielding half and which is a additonally point. Raina played well, but it was disappointing the current we both got out up and might not get works in the end," Dhoni said.
Indian seamer Munaf Patel removed Malinda Warnapura for no display and out-of-form Kumar Sangakkara (six) in 3 overs to send the hosts working at 38-2, but was punished by Jayasuriya who pulled the bowler for two sixes.
The tourists heaved a sigh of respite when Harbhajan dismissed Jayasuriya through his third delivery, provided Raina rendering a terrific one-handed catch at principally slip.
India almost assembled insured of the win when skipper Mahela Jayawardene was run out happening for a uncertain single. Jayawardene, who transfered 94 in the persist match, can contribute clearly 16 this moment instant to leave his commission in hassles at 106-4.
Sri Lanka got yet yet again let dwindling by batting as merely lower-order batsman Thilan Thushara is able to find resistance once Jayasuriya's dismissal. Thushara, who furthermore bagged one wickets, cracked a 29-ball 40 providing two sixes.
"You would like to put in a supplementary disciplined endeavor additonally chasing. Jayasuriya gave us a magnificent embark on but we did not going back it up. Thushara has carried out particularly enormously amidst ball and bat," assumed Jayawardene.
"We ought to not take anything and everything according to India. After thriving the toss, properties put functions on the board. We created a few errors on the way."
Raina and Dhoni beforehand added 143 for the fourth wicket as India achieved a competitory general regardless of a late collapse.
The tourists got all set for the late onslaught when properties constructed 215-3 in 40 overs, but the dismissals of well-set Raina and Dhoni in quick line affected this possibility of posting a big total.
India lost seven wickets for 34 works in the persist nine overs, provided left-arm seamer Thushara finish amid 5-47 for his maiden five-wicket haul.
The 19-year-old Kohli put India on the correct track through a maiden 50 in the wake of his captain won a fourth consecutive toss of the series, putting in 44 for the opening wicket surrounded by Gautam Gambhir (17).
Sri Lanka walloped returning surrounded by 3 wickets in the space of 37 functions to decreases India to 81-3 before running to Raina and Dhoni, who batted responsibly against rate and spin to thorough such a moment successive half-centuries.
Sri Lanka's left-arm seamer Chaminda Vaas became the fourth bowler in one-day internationals to broad 400 wickets when he had Yuvraj Singh caught by Jayawardene at very brief mid-wicket for no score.
Retired Pakistani rate duo Wasim Akram (502) and Waqar Younis (416), and Sri Lankan Muttiah Muralitharan (479) are in addition in the 400-club.
Kohli had kept on batting confidently before inside-edging a Thushara delivery on to his stumps. He hit seven fours in his 66-ball knock.
Raina was named man of the match.
"I enjoyed batting amongst Dhoni," claimed Raina. "We put pressure on them. I am particularly good for the bunch as we ought to be forecasted piece of real estate through the Cup."