Sri Lanka post 287-run target for India in 5th ODI

Angelo Mathews plays a shot while Robin Uthappa watches on

Ranchi, Nov 16 (IANS) Angelo Mathews played a captain's knock of 139 not out to power Sri Lanka to 286/8 in their fifth and final One-Day International (ODI) against India at the JSCA International Stadium Complex here on Sunday.

Electing to bat, the visitors posted the challenging total against India with Lahiru Thirimanne also scoring 52.

Dhawal Kulkarni was the pick of the Indian bowlers, taking 3/57 in eight overs.

India have already won the series 4-0.

Sri Lanka

Niroshan Dickwella c Rayudu b Kulkarni 4

Tillakaratne Dilshan b Binny 35

Dinesh Chandimal c Rohit Sharma b Patel 5

Mahela Jayawardene c Rahane b Ashwin 32

Angelo Mathews not out 139

Lahiru Thirimanne c Rayudu b Ashwin 52

Thisara Perera c Jadhav b Patel 6

Seekkuge Prasanna c Patel b Kulkarni 0

Ajantha Mendis c Karn Sharma b Kulkarni 0

Extras (b 4, lb 2, w 7) 13

Total (eight wickets in 50 overs) 286

Fall of wickets: 1-32 (Dickwella, 4.4 overs), 2-45 (Dilshan, 5.6), 3-73 (Chandimal, 14.4), 4-85 (Jayawardene, 18.3), 5-213 (Thirimanne, 44.6), 6-258 (Perera, 47.5), 7-285 (Prasanna, 49.3), 8-286 (Mendis, 49.6)

Bowling

Dhawal Kulkarni 8-0-57-3

Stuart Binny 8-1-28-1

Axar Patel 10-0-45-2

Ravichandran Ashwin 10-1-56-2

Karn Sharma 10-0-61-0

Ambati Rayudu 4-0-33-0