India beat Sri Lanka in the third ODI at the Premdasa Stadium in Colombo by 33 runs and took a 2-1 lead in the series.

However it was a far from comfortable win for them, when it should have been so after the good bowling performance given by the Indian bowlers. Chasing 238 for a win, Sri Lanka were reduced to 94 for 7 as the Indian seamers made the Lankan batting pay on a helpful pitch and swinging ball. Zaheer Khan took 3 for 23 in his ten overs and Munaf Patel got 3 for 42 in his. Praveen