India defeated Sri Lanka by six wickets in the fourth one-day international in Colombo on Tuesday to gain an unbeatable 3-1 lead in the five-match series.

Virat Kohli hit an impressive 128 not out an

Having made a strong comeback in their previous encounter, India would look to carry forward the winning momentum and seal the series when they take on gritty Sri Lanka in the fourth and penultimate one-day international at the R Premadasa Stadium here on Tuesday.

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

Sri Lanka skipper Kumar Sangakkara has won the toss and elected to bat against India in the third ODI, here today.

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 reckons the upcoming limited-overs series against Sri Lanka will provide his side an opportunity to see where it stands at the moment and identify the areas

India will construct 43,000 housing units for displaced Tamils in Sri Lanka's former war zones of the north and the east, as part of a USD 270 million project.

Issues like reconciliation with minority Tamils are expected to figure prominently in talks National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon will have with the Sri Lankan leadership during his ongoing visi