Mumbai Dec 24 (IANS) India defeated Sri Lanka by five wickets in the third and final Twenty20 International (T20I) to win the series 3-0 here on Sunday.
Opting to bowl on winning the toss India restricted Sri Lanka to 135/7.
The hosts then overcame the loss of early wickets to overhaul the target with four balls to spare.
Brief scores: Sri Lanka: 135/7 in 20 overs (Asela Gunaratne 36 Dasun Shanaka 29 not out; Jaydev Unadkat 2/15 Hardik Pandya 2/25) vs India: 139/5 in 19.2 overs (Manish Pandey 32 Shreyas Iyer 30).
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