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HOBART: India stormed to a seven-wicket achievement over Sri Lanka in Hobart on Tuesday, earning the benefit point they bare to break in the coursing for a abode in the tri one-day alternation finals.

The World Cup champions calmly chased bottomward Sri Lanka's 320 for four, scoring 321 for three off aloof 36.4 overs with man-of-the-match Virat Kohli slamming an best 133 off 86 balls.

The win sees India accompany Sri Lanka on 15 credibility in joint-second abode in the tri-series table but Sri Lanka can still beating them out of the clash by acceptable their aftermost bold adjoin leaders Australia, in
Melbourne on Friday.

Australia are already in the best-of-three bout finals, which get underway in Brisbane on Sunday.

Sri Lanka looked to be in the box bench afterwards centuries from Tillakaratne Dilshan, who equalled his best one-day account of 160, and Kumar Sangakkara 105.

But India, faced with accepting to ability their ambition off aloof 40 overs to allurement the benefit point, did it easily, claiming the added point with 20 assurance to additional as Kohli and Suresh Raina (40 not out) flayed the demoralised Sri Lankan bowling attack.

Gautam Gambhir chipped in with 63 off 64 assurance afterwards openers Virender Sehwag (30 off 16 balls) and Sachin Tendulkar (39 off 30 balls) gave India a aerial start.

Match scores: Sri Lanka 320 for 4 (50 overs); India 321 for 3 (36.4 overs).