India score comfortable win over Sri Lanka, level series

Margao, Feb 14 (UNI) India suffered a mini batting collapse before Rahul Dravid and Mahendra Singh Dhoni guided India to a comfortable five-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the third one-dayer at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium, here today.

India, who were set a target of 231 for victory, made 233 in 46.3 overs to romp home with five wickets and 3.3 overs to spare.

With this win, India leveled the series 1-1 after losing the second one-dayer at Rajkot by five runs and the first at Kolkata being washed out.

Now both teams will proceed to Vizag for the decider to be played on February 17.

UNI