India 294 for 7 (Gambhir 88, Tiwary 65, Dhoni 58, Malinga 3-64) beat Sri Lanka 274 (Thirimanne 77,Mendis 72, Irfan 5-61) by 20 runs It was a low-key series that was overshadowed bythe Olympics, but it resulted in a dramatic change in the rankings as India climbed up to No. 2 after shutting out Sri Lanka4-1. India seemed to have the final one-dayer in the bag after running up 294 and then reducing Sri Lanka to 102 for 5, but a spirited stand between theinexperienced Lahiru Thirimanne and Jeevan Mendis kept the visitors sweating till the end.

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