DHAKA, Bangladesh (AFP) — Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara hit impressive half-centuries to guide Sri Lanka to a four-wicket win over India in the triangular One-Day series final here yesterday.

Jayawardene top-scored with an unbeaten 71 and skipper Sangakkara made a brisk 55 as Sri Lanka passed India’s 245 with nine balls to spare in the day-night match.

The duo also upstaged India’s Suresh Raina, who cracked a gutsy 106 under pressure to prop up the innings.

India were a bowler short when paceman Ashish Nehra left the field with an injury soon after having opener Upul Tharanga caught by Virat Kohli at second slip with his third delivery.

Opener Tillakaratne Dilshan (49) and Sangakkara dominated the Indian attack with aggressive shots, adding 93 for the second wicket.

India’s spinners brought their side back into the game, removing well-set Dilshan, Sangakkara, Thilan Samaraweera (27) and Thilina Kandamby (18) to reduce Sri Lanka to 189-5.

Off-spinner Harbhajan Singh impressed the most with 2-41, while left-arm spinners Ravindra Jadeja and Yuvraj Singh bagged one wicket apiece.

But Jayawardene kept his cool to steer to his side home, ending the match with three successive fours off paceman Shanthakumaran Sreesanth.

Scoreboard

India

V Sehwag c Sangakkara b Kulasekara 42

G Gambhir b Kulasekara 0

V Kohli c Sangakkara b Welegedara 2

Y Singh c Samaraweera b Welegedara 0

MS Dhoni c Sangakkara b Kulasekara 14

S Raina b Welegedara 106

R Jadeja lbw b Dilshan 38

H Singh lbw b Randiv 11

Z Khan c Samaraweera b Kulasekara 16

A Nehra not out 2

S Sreesanth b Perera 4

Extras (lb4, w6) 10

Total (for all out; 48.2 overs) 245

Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Gambhir), 2-4 (Kohli), 3-16 (Yuvraj), 4-47 (Dhoni), 5-60 (Sehwag), 6-166 (Jadeja), 7-213 (Harbhajan), 8-233 (Zaheer), 9-237 (Raina), 10-245 (Sreesanth).

Bowling: Kulasekara 10-0-48-4 (w1), Welegedara 10-1-53-3, Thushara 6-1-26-0 (w2), Randiv 9-0-47-1 (w1), Perera 8.2-0-49-1 (w1), Dilshan 5-0-18-1 (w1).

Sri Lanka

U Tharanga c Kohli b Nehra 0

T Dilshan c Dhoni b Yuvraj 49

K Sangakkara c Sehwag b Harbhajan 55

M Jayawardene not out 71

T Samaraweera b Jadeja 27

T Kandamby lbw b Harbhajan 18

S Randiv run out 17

T Perera not out 6

Extras (lb1, nb1, w4) 6

Total (for six wickets; 48.3 overs) 249

Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Tharanga), 2-93 (Dilshan), 3-109 (Sangakkara), 4-157 (Samaraweera), 5-189 (Kandamby), 6-228 (Randiv).

Bowling: Nehra 1.2-0-2-1 (nb1), Sreesanth 9.3-0-72-0, Kohli 1.4-0-12-0, Zaheer 10-0-51-0 (w2), Harbhajan 10-0-41-2 (w2), Yuvraj 9-0-41-1, Jadeja 7-0-29-1.

Result: Sri Lanka win by four wickets

Toss: Sri Lanka

Umpires: Enamul Haque (BAN) and Ian Gould (ENG)

TV umpire: Sharfuddoula Shahid (BAN)

Match referee: Andy Pycroft (ZIM)