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Virat Kohli continued to be domineering, and Irfan Pathan impressed once again, as India finished a successful limited-overs battle in Sri Lanka with an easy win in the only T20 international on the tour. Kohli was in complete control, picking gaps at will, finding boundaries with minimum effort, even off the irregular mistimed shot, and helped take India to 155.

Irfan, who found significant swing, undermined a Sri Lankan fightback with the ball in the death overs by dismissing three senior Sri Lanka batsmen and was backed up by a enclose effort by the rest. Thirimanne and Mathews tried to maintain the rhythm, stepping out and going over the top and adding 33 in quick time. But Thirimanne effort to reverse-sweep a straight ball from R Ashwin failed and cost him his wicket.

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Virat Kohli cracked a century and part time spinner Manoj Tiwary bagged four wickets as India posted an easy six-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the fourth ODI on Tuesday.  Kohli, who also scored a hundred in the opening game, made a 119-ball 128 not out as India surpassed Sri Lanka’s total of 251-8 with more than seven overs to spare for an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match series.

Tiwary earlier played a key role in restricting Sri Lanka in the day-night match in Colombo, taking four wickets with his leg-spin in his first game of the series. Kohli, who hit one six and 12 fours, finished his 13th one-day century with an aggressive shot when he pulled fast bowler Lasith Malinga for a boundary. Raina hit one six and four boundaries in his 51-ball knock.

 

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Five match series and going into the must-win 4th game on Tuesday at the Premadasa, Sri Lankans are in confusion. Their most productive wicketkeeper-batsman Kumar Sangakkara and frontline pacer Nuwan Kulasekara are out with injuries, giving the team a most important worry. The Sri Lankan coach Graham Ford was open enough to admit that injuries have set the team back.

"Yes, losing Sangakkara is a great blow and without Kulasekara, the bowling resources have also been hit. But on the other hand, it gives us the option to test out the players on the bench. For inward players it is a good chance to showcase their ability." "No doubt we are lagging in the series and injuries have taken a toll. But, as we know, the Sri Lankans are great fighters and talented of coming back strongly," the Lanka coach said.

 

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Isuru Udana, the left-arm fast bowler, has been picked in Sri Lanka's 15-man squad for the five ODIs against India, which begins on July 21. Udana, 24, has played six Twenty20s for Sri Lanka, but is yet to debut in one-dayers.

Batsman Chamara Kapugedera, who last played for Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup in March, has ended a comeback. Left-arm spinner Rangana Herath, who was rested for the final three ODIs against Pakistan, is also back in the squad.

Sri Lanka squad for India ODIs

Mahela Jayawardene (capt), Angelo Mathews (vice-capt), Tillakaratne Dilshan, Kumar Sangakkara, Upul Tharanga, Dinesh Chandimal (wk), Nuwan Kulasekara, Thisara Perera, Lahiru Thirimanne, Lasith Malinga, Chamara Kapugedera, Rangana Herath, Sachithra Senanayake, Jeevan Mendis, Isuru Udana

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Fast bowling Allrounder Irfan Pathan has replaced injured Vinay Kumar in India's squad for the forthcoming series of ODI matches in Sri Lanka, the cricket board announced on Friday."Vinay Kumar suffered a Grade I right hamstring injury while training. He will hence not be offered for the upcoming tour of Sri Lanka," the BCCI said in a statement. "

The selection committee has named Irfan Pathan as his replacement in the Indian squad."Left-arm paceman Pathan has so far bagged 165 wickets in 115 one-day internationals. India will play five ODI’s in Sri Lanka, starting in Hambantota on July 21, plus a one-off Twenty20 match on August 7.

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