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Series in the bag and a demoralised Sri Lanka at their disposal, India will be hoping to sign off on a winning note in the fifth and final cricket ODI in New Delhi on Sunday.
India's batting may have lost some sheen in the absence of M S Dhoni and Yuvraj Singh but the hosts still have enough firepower as they go into the fourth cricket one-dayer against Sri Lanka in Kolkata on Thursday hoping to wrap up the series by taking an unassailable 3-1 lead.
After being dropped in the last two matches, veteran Sanath Jayasuriya may return to the Sri Lankan playing XI in a do-or-die fourth one-dayer against India at Eden Gardens on Thursday.
Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was on Saturday slapped with a two ODI ban for slow over-rate during the second cricket one-dayer against Sri Lanka in Nagpur, dealing a huge blow to the home team's prospects in the ongoing five-match series.
Tillakaratne Dilshan struck a blistering 123 as Sri Lanka held their nerves in the tense dying moments to snatch a three-wicket victory in a high scoring second cricket one-day international against India to level the five-match series 1-1 in Nagpur on Friday.

