Sri Lanka lift tri-nation trophy, India continue to loose finals

India crumbled under pressure yet again in a final as the Sri Lankan batsmen held their nerve to clinch a thriller and win the tri-series final by 4 wickets. Mahela Jayawardene top-scored with 71 and remained unbeaten to guide the Lankans home even as India kept up the pressure with wickets at regular intervals. Tillakaratne Dilshan (49) and Kumar Sangakkara (55) were other significant contributors in the Sri Lankan innings. For India, Harbhajan Singh took two wickets while Ashish Nehra, who had to retire after sending down just 8 deliveries, Yuvraj Singh and Ravindra Jadeja took a wicket each.
Nuwan Kulasekara, who was declared the Man of the Match, was the wrecker-in-chief during the first session as he broke the Indian back with 4 wickets. Struggling at 60/5 at one stage, the Indian innings found some respectability, thanks largely to a brilliant ton from Suresh Raina (106). However, none of the other batsmen could do much as India folded up for a paltry 245. Kumar Sangakkara was declared the Man of the Series.