India have won the third one-day international match against Sri Lanka by seven wickets powered by a brilliant 96 runs by Sachin Tendulkar and a cameo of 36 runs by Dinesh Karthik, who supported Tendulkar well to finish off the match.

This win at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack has also given India 2-1 lead in the five match series and this would certainly put pressure on the visiting team.

Chasing 239 runs in fifty overs, India started well with Virender Sehwag belting the ball to the fence for his 44 runs before he was caught by Tilakratne Dilshan on the bowling of Chanaka Welegedera.

Gautam Ghambir was next to go, caught and bowled by Suraj Randiv but this proved to be a minor setback as Indians were chasing a small total and Sachin Tendulkar had no intention of letting the match go from Indian grip.

Sehwag was ballistic in his inning as he hit both Kulasekara and Lasith Malinga for three fours in an inning. Tendulkar was also in his elements as he played brilliant shots in all parts of the ground.

Yuvraj Singh also got out in his twenties and was caught by Kumara Sangakkara on the bowling of Welegedera at 23. However, this proved only a blip as both Tendulkar and Dinesh Karthik took the Indians safely to home.