Finally Sri Lanka prevented their first 5-0 series whitewash, and stopped India at nine ODI wins in a row with a 68-run consolation success in 5th one-day international in Colombo.
A turnaround began at the first toss Sri Lanka won in the series. Mahela Jayawardene chose to bat first - and Tillakaratne Dilshan (97) and Kumar Sangakkara (84) set up a big score of 320 for Sri Lanka.
Earlier, Dilshan and Sangakkara had put on 143 for the second wicket in Sri Lanka's 320 - and Maharoof gave an important contribution with some pinch hitting.
Dilshan and Sanath Jayasuriya (37) made a sound start.
Jayasuriya was fortunate to survive on 19 when Ravindra Jadeja put him down at point off Irfan Pathan - but soon he was caught at mid-off off the same bowler .Sangakkara was quickly into his scoring and reached his half-century off just 46 deliveries.
He eventually was caught by Rohit Sharma at long-on off Yuvraj. He scored valuable 84 runs.Thilina Kandamby had made 26.
Ishant claimed two wickets in his sixth over. Dilshan was run out by a direct throw from Rohit in the same over.He got out at 97 runs,missing his century by 3 runs. But Maharoof's power pushed his team past 300.
finally,Sri Lanka reached 320 at the coast of 8 wickets.
Dhoni bowled everyone in the team except himself and Gambhir - and Ishant was the pick of the bowlers with three for 60.
India, chasing for the first time in the series, soon lost Virender Sehwag and Raina. Gambhir was then caught behind, making room to cut.
Nuwan Kulasekara picked up the wickets of Gautam Gambhir and Suresh Raina as India struggled in chasing 321.
Muttiah Muralitharan took important wicket of Yuvraj Singh (73) and got Yusuf Pathan cheaply - and although Mahendra Singh Dhoni (53) and Ravindra Jadeja (60no) kept India in the race with a 55-run seventh-wicket stand.
Ajantha Mendis also picked up two late wickets, and Farveez Maharoof bowled last man Ishant Sharma as his second wicket.
India were bowled out for 252 in the 49th over.
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