Lanka beat India by 112 runs in final ODI

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Lanka beat India by 112 runs in final ODIInconsistent batting did us in: JayawardeneRaina happy to be able to read Mendis, MuraliIndia beat Sri Lanka in 4th ODI, clinch series

Colombo, August 29:: A spineless batting display proved anticlimax to a historic series win as India suffered a humiliating 112-run loss against Sri Lanka under Duckworth-Lewis system in the rain-affected fifth and final one-dayer here on Friday.

Though India won the five-match Idea Cup series 3-2 but Friday's loss their heaviest in Sri Lanka proved a dampner to the series win.

Chasing a revised target of 216 from 44 overs after rain interrupted the match for 90 minutes when India were wobbling at 70 for 3 in the 15th over, the visitors were skittled out for just 103 from 26.3 overs, their lowest score in Sri Lanka after the hosts had put up 227 for 6 from 50 overs.

None of the visiting batsmen offered any resistance to Lankan bowlers Nuwan Kulasekara and Ajantha Mendis who shared eight wickets between themselves, with Virat Kohli top-scoring with 31 while seven batsmen were out for just 33 runs in 12.1 overs.

Kulasekara ran through the Indian top order claiming four for 40 from nine overs with the scalps of openers Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina and Rohit Sharma while Mendis claiming another four for 10 from 4.3 overs. Dilahara Fernando chipped two wickets for 24 runs.

The Indians began on a cautious note with openers Gambhir and Kohli scoring just three runs after three overs with the first and third overs bowled by Kulasekara being maiden overs.

But two fours by Gambhir off Thilan Thushara and a huge six by Kohli off Kulasekara eased off the pressure and India were 20 after the fifth over and the run rate of four was maintained till Gambhir was out in the last ball of ninth over after scoring a mere 11 from 16 balls which included two fours.

The senior of the Delhi openers knicked a Kulasekara delivery while playing away from the body and Kumar Sangakkara did the rest behind the wicket to reduce India to 38 for one.

Kohli paid the price for playing across for too many as he was plumbed LBW nine balls after Gambhir's departure though after making a useful 31 off 46 balls which included three fours and a six.

India were at a spot of bother at 45 for two but Yuvraj Singh and Suresh Raina began the repair work with some lusty blows.