Sri Lanka end India’s winning run

India’s record breaking sequence of nine consecutive ODI wins was brought to an end at Colombo today by Sri Lanka who salvaged some pride with a consolation 68-run win in the fifth and final one-day cricket match of the series which has already been clinched by the visitors. The defeat mean that India could not make a clean sweep of the series and had to be content with a 4-1 victory margin. Sri Lankan opener Tillakaratne Dilshan missed a ton by just three runs and Kumar Sangakkara hit 84 while spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan regained form just in time to avoid the series whitewash. Half centuries by Yuvraj Singh (73), debutant Ravindra Jadeja (60 not out) and skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni (53) could not be enough as Indian top order failed to click and the visitors were rolled over with seven balls to spare in chase of Sri Lanka’s challenging 320 for eight on a batting track. Brief scores: SRI LANKA: 321/8 in 50 overs (T Dilshan 97, K Sangakkara 84, S Jayasuriya 37, F Maharoof 32: Ishant Sharma 3/60, Yuvraj Singh 2/39). INDIA: 252/10 in 48.4 overs (Yuvraj Singh 73, Ravindra Jadeja 60 n.o, MS Dhoni 53).

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