Kohli, Raina give India unassailable series lead

Colombo, July 31 (IANS) A brilliant unbeaten 145-run stand between Virat Kohli and Suresh Raina at the R. Premadasa cricket stadium here Tuesday gave India an unassailable 3-1 series lead over Sri Lanka in their five-match ODI series.

Kohli struck a majestic 128 runs off 119 balls while Raina scored 58 off 51 balls.

Chasing 252 for victory, India scored 255 for four with seven-and-a-half overs to spare.