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Anil Kumble felt that poor batting display in the first innings let them down. 'We had a great chance in the second innings as well, it was still a good wicket but Sri Lanka played very well. We never expected so many players to be injured but its part of the game.' Sangakkara gets the Man of the Match award. He says " It was a case of getting as many runs as possible on the board. I was supported well by the tail-enders. We have a great bunch of senior players but young guys led from the front.' He feels that his century in the finals was one of the tougher ones. Ajantha Mendis gets the biggest prize, the spinner is named the Man of the series. He is accompanied by Sangakkara who will translate it in English. 'I wasn't confused and wanted to get the basics right.' Mahela Jayawardea, who received the fabulous trophy credits the win to all round performance. 'The guys showed a lot of character. We have been very consistent. The younger guys are taking a lot of responsibilities. Murali keeps bowling his heart out even when he is supported by Mendis. They (Murali-Mendis) put the Indian middle order under pressure throughout."  

Sri Lanka have maintained their impeccable home record by clinching the three Test home series 2-1. They were off the hook in second Test but came back strongly with a clinical performance in the final Test. The last time India won a series was in 1993 and they have still not bettered their record. Gary Kirsten - India's coach wants his team to be No.1 in 12 months but the visitors seem to have made little effort in that regard. The batting order failed to fire in all six innings and the bowling lacked zing. Even skipper Anil Kumble had an average outing with the ball and that is one of the main reasons why the Lankan batsmen could pile on runs. India's strength has been their batting but in this series it has turned out to be their weakness. The fabulous four of the Indian line up won't forget this series in a hurry and Ajantha Mendis would love to cherish it for rest of his career. The mystery spinner stunned some of the best batsmen of spin in the world and even forced them into their shells. India have never been a good fielding side and their dismal show once again added to the agony. The referral system that was tried to discard 'obvious errors' has only raised more doubts and fanned debtates. MS Dhoni's absence has badly hurt India as the reserve wicket-keepers. The exuberance of youth sunk India in the finals and the wealth of experience didn't help either.  

Sri Lanka are just three runs away from victory and the Indian captain has tossed the ball to Sourav Ganguly.  

Sri Lanka now 15 runs away from victory.