Sachin Tendulkar leads India to victory over Sri Lanka

Third one-day international, Cuttack: India 242-3 (42.4 ovs) beat Sri Lanka 239 (44.2 ovs) by seven wickets Match scorecard Tendulkar has now scored 69, 43 and 96 in the three one-day internationals Sachin Tendulkar struck a brilliant unbeaten 96 as India eased to a seven-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the third one-day international in Cuttack. Tendulkar, supported by Virender Sehwag (44) and the rest of the top order, struck 13 fours off 104 balls as India made 240-3 in reply to Sri Lanka's 239. Sri Lanka's innings got off to a superb start with Upul Tharanga hitting 73 as he led them to 165-1 at one stage. But Ravindra Jadeja took 4-32 as they collapsed and India claimed a 2-1 lead. The fourth match of the five-game series takes place in Kolkata on Thursday, with a potential decider in Delhi on Sunday. India were captained by Sehwag, with regular skipper Mahendra Dhoni banned for two one-dayers because of their slow over rate in Friday's second contest. He lost the toss and ......... For more Visit : http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/8425193.stm