News India clinch series but winning streak ends

India’s record-breaking sequence of nine consecutive ODI triumphs was brought to an end on Sunday by Sri Lanka who salvaged some pride with a consolation 68-run win in the fifth and final one-day international of the series which has already been clinched by the visitors.

The defeat meant that India could not make a clean sweep of the series and had to be content with a 4-1 victory margin.

Sri Lankan opener Tillakaratne Dilshan missed a ton by just three runs and Kumar Sangakkara’s hit 84 while spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan regained form just in time to avoid the series whitewash.

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