https://www.cricwaves.com Latest news from www.cricwaves.com (c)www.cricwaves.com en-gb Tue 30 Apr 2024 https://www.cricwaves.com/cricket/news/articles/tRnEue4wyn_drh-sevawcirc/india-hold-onto-a-tight-20-run-win-at-pallekele-to-clinch-4-1.html India defeated Sri Lanka by 20 runs in a tight contest at Pallekele to finish the 5-match series 4-1. With this series win, India has now gone up to N0.2 in the ICC ODI ratings just behind Australia. https://www.cricwaves.com/cricket/news/articles/1yzvp8JoL7_drh-sevawcirc/can-sri-lanka-get-it-right-at-pallekele.html The series may have been lost but Sri Lanka would still like to win the final ODI and reduce the gap between the two teams. The home team had more than one opportunity to get the better of India in the last two games. https://www.cricwaves.com/cricket/news/articles/WsvSiSUaWA_drh-sevawcirc/5th-odi-india-vs-sri-lanka-squad-live-score-aug-04-2012.html India tour of Sri Lanka 2012, 5th ODI: Sri Lanka Vs India at Pallekele, Aug 4, 2012. Match scheduled to begin at 14:30 local time (09:00 GMT, 02:30 PM IST, 02:00 PM PKT).