India beat Sri Lanka in series decider

Visakhapatnam, Dec 17 (CRICKETNMORE) - India eased to an eight-wicket win against Sri Lanka in the decisive third and final One-Day International (ODI) here on Sunday. After restricting Sri Lanka to 215 runs, Shikhar Dhawan's 100 not out helped India

Tharanga was also dismissed shortly afterwards when Mahendra Singh Dhoni showcased a glimpse of his still lightning quick reflexes to stump the left-hander off Kuldeep Yadav's bowling.

That virtually signalled an end to Sri Lanka's will to fight as they lost wickets at regular intervals with the rest of their batsmen guilty of some atrocious shot selection.

Brief scores:

Sri Lanka: 215 in 44.5 overs (Upul Tharanga 95, Kuldeep Yadav 3/42, Yuzvendra Chahal 3/46) vs India: 219/2 in 32.1 overs (Shikhar Dhawan 100 not out, Shreyas Iyer 65).