India made mess of a brilliant start as they just managed to scrape through to a narrow 33-run win in the third one-day to take a 2-1 lead in the five-match series.
After putting up 237 on board, India had the Lankans on the mat as the hosts were reduced to 94 for seven at one stage but visitors dropped as many as four catches to put themselves in an embarrassing situation in the flood lit affair.
Earlier, Dhoni played a captain's knock of 76 runs to rescue India from a mid-innings collapse. Indian top-order struggled to be among runs but thanks to Dhoni's crucial partnerships with Suresh Raina and Rohit Sharma, India were able to get past the 200-run mark after electing to bat.
The left-handed diminutive Raina also batted sensibly for his 80-ball 53 and kept the scoreboard ticking when wickets were tumbling at the other end.
Lankan skipper Mahela Jayawardene raked up a sensational 94-run knock and brought his team close to the doors of an incredible victory but could not finish the game in his team's favour as the hosts innings folded at 204 in 49 overs.
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