He may have turned the game India's way with an unbeaten half-century, but Suresh Raina duly credited centurion Gautam Gambhir for laying the platform for the team's five-wicket win in the third One-dayer against Sri Lanka here on Saturday.

India defeated Sri Lanka in the third cricket One-day international by five wickets to take a 2-1 lead in the five-match series at R Premadasa stadium, here on Saturday.

Brief Scores:

Sri Lanka: 286

The Indian cricket team will aim to pick up the pieces after a disastrous performance in the last match and get their campaign back on track when they take on hosts Sri Lanka in the third ODI to be held here on Saturday.

The Indian left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha was rushed to a hospital on Thursday morning after being hit on the neck during the team's net session at the Premadasa stadium here.

Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni blamed the unpredictable pitch for his team's abysmal batting performance in the last second ODI against Sri Lanka, rejecting suggestions that rash shots le

India scored 138 in their first innings during their second One-day international against Sri Lanka, here on Tuesday.