Sri Lanka claim consolation victory
Finally Sri Lanka showed up, prevented their first 5-0 series whitewash, and stopped India at nine ODI wins in a row
08/02Result
5th ODI, India tour of Sri Lanka at Colombo, Feb 8 2009
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![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
320/8 -
![India]( "India")
252 (48.5/50 ov)
Player of the Match
08/02Result
5th ODI, India tour of Sri Lanka at Colombo, Feb 8 2009
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![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
320/8 -
![India]( "India")
252 (48.5/50 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Day
Jayawardene relieved, but aware of predicament
Mahela Jayawardene was a very relieved captain at the end of the fifth and final one-day international when his team eventually got the better of India and avoided a rare 5-0 whitewash
Sri Lanka v India, 5th ODI, Colombo
Match home for the fifth ODI between Sri Lanka and India in Colombo
Finally, things click for Sri Lanka
Finally, things fell in place for Sri Lanka, who managed to stave off a series whitewash threat by beating India in the final match