Sri Lanka wins by 161 runs against India

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Kingston: Sri Lanka pulls off a massive victory beating India by 161 runs in the West Indies Tri-Nation Series Tuesday. India won the toss and set Sri Lanka to bat at Sabina Park in Kingston, Jamaica. Mahela Jayawardena with 107 and Upul Tharanga with a massive 174 out of 159 balls took Sri Lanka to 348/1 setting a formidable target for India.

Upul Tharanga and Mahela Jayawardene made a mockery of the teams’ suspicion of the damp surface with their 213-run opening, Sri Lanka’s second-best stand against India. This was Jayawardene’s first ODI century in two years and 50 innings, but it was Tharanga who claimed an illustrious record en route his highest ODI score. This was the seventh time he was involved in a double-century partnership, joint-highest along with Ricky Ponting. Tharanga’s was the third-highest individual score against India; four out of the best five individual efforts against India have come from Sri Lanka. India in reply was bundled up for 187 in 44.5 overs with Rangana Herath taking 3 wickets and Lasith Malinga and Sachithra Senanayake each taking two wickets.