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Live Reporting: India beat Sri Lanka by 6 wickets, 3rd ODI

Hyderabad: India registered another comfortable six-wicket win against Sri Lanka in the third ODI to take an inevitable lead in the five-match series by 3-0 played at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium here Sunday. Chasing a

Sri Lanka 184/7 after 40overs

39.6: A Patel to Prasanna, no run

39.5: A Patel to Prasanna, no run

39.4: A Patel to M Jayawardene, 1 run, to long off

39.3: A Patel to M Jayawardene, 2 run

39.2: A Patel to M Jayawardene, SIX run, 100 up for Jayawardene, get hi hundered in style

39.1: A Patel to M Jayawardene, no run

Sri Lanka 175/7 after 39overs

38.6: Yadav to M Jayawardene, 1 run

38.5: Yadav to M Jayawardene, no run

38.4: Yadav to M Jayawardene,  no run

38.4: Yadav to M Jayawardene, no run, flicked to mid wicket

38.3: Yadav to M Jayawardene, FOUR run, NO BALL, free hit

38.2: Yadav to M Jayawardene, no run

38.1: Yadav to M Jayawardene, FOUR run, poor ball, played to boundary

Sri Lanka 165/7 after 38overs

37.6: A Patel to S Prasanna, no run, slider to end the over, blocked

37.5: A Patel to S Prasanna, no run, 91.2kph darter outside off stump, Prasanna mistimes the cut to cover-point

37.4: A Patel to S Prasanna, no run, neatly gets behind the line of this flighted delivery and defends off the front foot

37.3: A Patel to S Prasanna, no run, on the off stump, blocked

37.2: A Patel to M Jayawardene, 1 run, flatter in trajectory again, a tap-and-run single to cover point

37.1: Patel to Prasanna, 1 run

Axar Patel replaces Umesh Yadav

Sri Lanka 163/7 after 37overs

36.6: Yadav to Jayawardene, FOUR run, played it to perfection

36.5: Yadav to Prasanna, 1 run, catch dropped at first slip,

36.4: Yadav to Prasanna, no run

36.3: Yadav to Prasanna, no run

Seekkuge Prasanna is the next batsman on the field

36.2: Yadav to Perera,  OUT,  thats a soft dismissal, caught by Binny Perera goes for 1

36.1: Yadav to Jayawardene, 1 run

Sri Lanka 157/6 after 36overs

35.6: Ashwin to Jayawardene, 1 run, on the leg stump, Jayawardene turns it to short fine leg and sets off
Another run-out check sent upstairs. Mahela dives to make his ground, but is the bat in contact with the floor? Is it in the air when Ashwin breaks the stumps? Maybe, the benefit could go to the batsman and it does.

35.5: Ashwin to Jayawardene, no run

35.4: Ashwin to Perera, 1 run, to cover point

35.3: Ashwin to Perera, no run

35.2: Ashwin to Jayawardene, 1 run, an easy single

35.1: Ashwin to Jayawardene, no run

Sri Lanka 154/6 after 35overs

34.6: Patel to Perera,  no run

Thisara Perera is the next batsman in

34.5: Patel to de Silva, and THATS OUT, caught by Dhawan at covers, Patel gets his 3rd Wicket. de Silva departs for 2

34.4: Patel to Jayawardene, 1 run, a quick single, direct hit at the stumps, and its NOT OUT !

34.3: Patel to de Silva, 1 run, to long on

34.2: Patel to de Silva, no run

34.1: Patel to Jayawardene, 1 run

Sri Lanka 151/5 after 34overs

33.6: Ashwin to de Silva, no run

33.5: Ashwin to de Silva, no run

33.4: Ashwin to Jayawardene, 1 run, played over the fielder's head over deep mid wicket

33.3: Ashwin to Jayawardene, no run

33.2: Ashwin to de Silva, 1 run, to point

33.1: Ashwin to Jayawardene, 1 run

Sri Lanka 148/5 after 33 overs

32.6: Patel to de Silva, no run

Chaturanga de Silva is the next batsman in on the field

32.5: Patel to Priyanjan, THATS OUT !! Caught by Umesh Yadav at mid-on for 2

32.4: Patel to Priyanjan, no run

32.3: Patel to Priyanjan, no run

32.2: Patel to Priyanjan, no run

32.1: Patel to Priyanjan, no run

Sri Lanka 148/4 after 32 overs

31.6: Ashwin to Priyanjan, 1 run

31.5: Ashwin to Priyanjan, no run

31.4: Ashwin to Jayawardene, 1 run, to long on

31.3: Ashwin to Jayawardene, no run

31.2: Ashwin to Jayawardene, no run

31.1: Ashwin to Jayawardene, no run

Sri Lanka 146/4 after 31 overs

30.6: Patel to Jayawardene, 1 run and its a run out chance. Mahela have just made his ground. Its a not out

30.5: Patel to Jayawardene, no run

30.4: Patel to Priyanjan, 1 run

Ashan Priyanjan is the next man in

30.3: Patel to Mathews, OUT! He tried to play a oull but Kohli takes a simple catch. Mathews out for 10.

30.2: Patel to Jayawardene, 1 run

30.2: Patel to Jayawardene, WIDE

30.1: Patel to Jayawardene, FOUR run

Batting power play taken