While pacer Ishant Sharma finished with 3/33, R Ashwin took 3/48 . Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Ravindra Jadeja dismissed one batsman each.
For Sri Lanka Angelo Mathews top scored, making 51 off 89 deliveries.
Invited to bat Sri Lanka got off to a slow start. Sri Lanka batsmen had tough time negotiating Indian bowlers as they just conceded only 26 runs in the mandatory powerplay.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar continued his good form, giving India again a quick breakthrough when he dismissed Sri Lanka's Kusal Perera in the third over with just six runs on board.
Sri Lanka suffered a massive blow when their opener Tillakaratne Dilshan got retired hurt as he had some serious trouble in his right leg.
India's lanky pacer Ishant Sharma then added to Sri Lanka's misery by getting rid of Lahiru Thirimanne and Kumar Sangakkara in quick succession.
Ishant got both Thirimanne (7) and Sangakkara (17) caught by Suresh Raina in consecutive overs to reduce Sri Lanka to 41/3 in 18 overs.
Mahela Jayawardene and Mathews then steadied Sri Lankan innings and took the score past 100 in 32nd over.
At the score of 119, Jadeja gave India crucial breakthrough by bowling out Jayawardene (38) after a gritty 78-run stand for the fourth wicket with Mathews.
Mathews then reached his half-ton giving Sri Lanka hope of a fighting total.
However, off-spinner R Ashwin got Angelo Mathews caught by Bhuvneshwar Kumar just after his fifty.
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