INDIA: Gautam Gambhir damaged a millennium and Suresh Raina split a quick 65 not out to energy Native indian to a fantastic five-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the third one-day worldwide in Colombo on Weekend.
Opener Gambhir hit an amazing 102 for his Eleventh one-day number of and Raina killed one six and six four legs in his 45-ball affect as Native indian obtained a firm 287-run focus on with two golf paintballs to extra for a 2-1 cause in the five-match sequence.
India required six operates to win in the last over, bowled by seamer Angelo Mathews, Irfan Pathan (34 not out) finishing the success with a edge off it all distribution in the day-night go with.
Raina and Pathan included 92 off 11.1 overs.
Gambhir enhanced India's desires as he included 105 for the second wicket with Virat Kohli (38) and 67 for the next with skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni (31) before being run out in the 39th over.
Sri Lankan quick bowler Lasith Malinga bowled Dhoni and out-of-form Rohit Sharma off subsequent transport. Sharma has so far created just five operates in three suits.
Wicketkeeper-batsman Kumar Sangakkara (73), Mathews (71 not out) and skipper Mahela Jayawardene (65) previously hit half-centuries to help Sri Lanka restore from a bad begin.
Sri Lanka were having difficulties at 20-3 after choosing to bat but Sangakkara, who experienced a handy harm during his affect, and Jayawardene steadied the innings with a 121-run take a position for it all wicket.
Mathews and Jeevan Mendis (45 not out) then plundered 104 operates in the last 12 overs to help their part set a complicated focus on. Mathews damaged one six and five four legs in a 57-ball affect, while Mendis hit one six and three four legs.
Dinesh Chandimal kept wicket in the insufficient Sangakkara, who was hit on the hands by a distribution from Native indian quick bowler Ashok Dinda.
Indian paceman Zaheer Khan did the beginning harm when he eliminated openers Upul Tharanga (eight) and Tillakaratne Dilshan (four) in his starting three overs before seamer Pathan ignored Chandimal for no ranking.
But Jayawardene and Sangakkara defied the Native indian assault for more than 23 overs before leg-spinner Rahul Sharma split the take a position when he stuck the Sri Lankan leader leg-before.
Sangakkara, who obtained a millennium in the starting go with of the sequence, also put on 41 for the fifth wicket with Mathews before being found by Kohli at factor off Dinda in the 38th over.
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