Sri Lanka won the final of the one-day international tri-series beating India by 74 runs after Tillakaratne Dilshan hit his eighth ODI hundred and Thisara Perera and Suraj Randiv took three wickets each.
Sri Lanka scored 299 for eight in 50 overs with Dilshan scoring 110 from 115 balls with 12 boundaries and a six. Captain Kumar Sangakkara scored 71 off 62 balls.
Mahela Jayawardene made 39 and put on 121 with Dilshan for the opening wicket after Sangakkara won the toss and elected to bat first at Rangiri Dambulla Stadium.
India was bowled out for 225 in the 47th over at Rangiri Dambulla Stadium, with captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni top-scoring with 67. Perera took three for 36 and Randiv three for 40.
India started its chase aggressively when Virender Sehwag, the highest scorer of the series, scored nine runs in the first over bowled by Lasith Malinga including two well-timed boundaries.
But the team suffered a setback in the last ball of the same over when Dinesh Karthik was adjudged caught behind to a delivery that appeared only to brush past his thigh to wicketkeeper Sangakkara. Karthik in disappointment dropped his helmet and hit it with the bat as he walked back to the pavilion, a gesture that could be deemed as showing dissent to the umpire’s decision.
India suffered its biggest blow when in-form Sehwag was run out for 28 run with the total on 38. Virat Kohli and Yuvraj Singh combined for a 50-run partnership for the third wicket to raise India’s hopes but seamer Perera elicited an edge off Yuvraj to Sangakkara to end a threatening stand.
Kohli made 37 and top-edged a rising delivery from Perera and Anjelo Mathews took a good catch. With the required run rate climbing Suresh Raina mistimed off spinner Randiv for a catch to Dilshan.
Rohit Sharma was dismissed in an uncommon fashion when he was beaten by Randiv and was stumped by a ball that hit Sangakkara’s leg and rebounded to the stumps.
Dhoni was last out bowled by Randiv after a 100-ball innings which included five boundaries and a six.