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India v Sri Lanka, 5th ODI, Colombo

Indian collapse hands Sri Lanka 112-run win

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A rueful Sanath Jayasuriya walks off after slashing the ball to third man, Sri Lanka v India, 5th ODI, Colombo, August 29, 2008

Sri Lanka got off to a bad start with Sanath Jayasuriya falling in the second over

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Mahela Udawatte pulls the ball during his 43, Sri Lanka v India, 5th ODI, Colombo, August 29, 2008

Mahela Udawatte's 43 helped steady the Sri Lankan innings

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Malinda Warnapura goes on the attack  scampers through for a single, Sri Lanka v India, 5th ODI, Colombo, August 29, 2008

Together with Malinda Warnapura, he put on 77 runs for the second wicket

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Irfan Pathan takes his second wicket in two balls, Sri Lanka v India, 5th ODI, Colombo, August 29, 2008

Irfan Pathan swung it back India's way by removing both Warnapura and Udawatte in the 18th over

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RP Singh converges with his team-mates after taking a wicket, Sri Lanka v India, 5th ODI, Colombo, August 29, 2008

RP Singh had Sri Lanka in further trouble when he had Kumar Sangakkara caught at first slip by Gautam Gambhir

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Mahela Jayawardene rocks back to cut the ball, Sri Lanka v India, 5th ODI, Colombo, August 29, 2008

A lot depended on captain Mahela Jayawardene, but he could only manage 12

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Chamara Kapugedera lofts the ball over the infield, Sri Lanka v India, 5th ODI, Colombo, August 29, 2008

Chamara Kapugedera plays a rare attacking shot during his 63-ball 26

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Pragyan Ojha lies sprawled on the ground while Chamara Kapugedera and Jehan Mubarak take a run, Sri Lanka v India, 5th ODI, Colombo, August 29, 2008

Sri Lanka had to be content with singles as the Indians bowled to a tight line

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Pragyan Ojha brings about the downfall of Chamara Kapugedera, Sri Lanka v India, 5th ODI, Colombo, August 29, 2008

Pragyan Ojha dismissed Kapugedera to have Sri Lanka tottering at 133 for 6

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Jehan Mubarak gets set to sweep the ball, Sri Lanka v India, 5th ODI, Colombo, August 29, 2008

Jehan Mubarak made an unbeaten 47 and added 94 runs for the seventh wicket with Thilan Thushara

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Thilan Thushara swings hard on his way to a maiden fifty, Sri Lanka v India, 5th ODI, Colombo, August 29, 2008

Thushara smashed an unbeaten 54 off 46 balls, his maiden fifty, to ensure that Sri Lanka came back strongly

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Sri Lankan players celebrate the fall of Gautam Gambhir's wicket, Sri Lanka v India, 5th ODI, Colombo, August 29, 2008

Nuwan Kulasekara drew first blood for Sri Lanka by having Gautam Gambhir caught behind for 11

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Nuwan Kulasekara is ecstatic after trapping Virat Kohli leg before, Sri Lanka v India, 5th ODI, Colombo, August 29, 2008

Next up, he accounted for Virat Kohli, the highest scorer in the Indian innings with 31, trapping him leg before

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Nuwan Kulasekara is pumped up after sending back Suresh Raina, Sri Lanka v India, 5th ODI, Colombo, August 29, 2008

Suresh Raina was the next to go, holding out to Dilhara Fernando, handing Kulasekara his third wicket

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Groundsmen get the covers out quickly, Sri Lanka v India, 5th ODI, Colombo, August 29, 2008

A rain interval in the middle saw the target revised to 216 off 44 overs under the D/L method

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Nuwan Kulasekara goes wild with joy after getting Rohit Sharma's wicket, Sri Lanka v India, 5th ODI, Colombo, August 29, 2008

After Kulasekara picked up his fourth wicket, sending back Rohit Sharma, the pressure was on India who were reduced to 76 for 4

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Yuvraj Singh plays on to a Ajantha Mendis delivery, Sri Lanka v India, 5th ODI, Colombo, August 29, 2008

Ajantha Mendis looked to be back in business as he dismissed Yuvraj Singh for 17

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Dilhara Fernando castles Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Sri Lanka v India, 5th ODI, Colombo, August 29, 2008

And once Dilhara Fernando bowled Mahendra Singh Dhoni, it was advantage Sri Lanka

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Ajantha Mendis packs off Irfan Pathan, Sri Lanka v India, 5th ODI, Colombo, August 29, 2008

Wickets continued to fall as Mendis packed off Irfan Pathan ...

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Sri Lankan players congratulate Ajantha Mendis on getting Zaheer Khan, Sri Lanka v India, 5th ODI, Colombo, August 29, 2008

... and then sent back Zaheer Khan

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Sri Lankan players savour the win, Sri Lanka v India, 5th ODI, Colombo, August 29, 2008

Ojha was the last wicket to fall, Mendis' fourth, as Sri Lanka earned a consolation win

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