India won a limited-overs cricket series in Sri Lanka for the first time by clinching the five-match rubber 3-1 as they beat hosts by 46 runs in the fourth match here at the Premadasa Stadium Wednesday. India, who drew the first bilateral series 1-1 in 1985, lost the next two 1-2 (1993) and 0-3 (1997).

Man of the Match Suresh Raina struck a belligerent 76 (78 balls, 6 fours, one six) and skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni a busy 71 (80 balls, 4 fours) to take India to 258 with a match-winning 1