COLOMBO, Feb 10: India completed a victorious tour with a three-wicket win against Sri Lanka in a Twenty20 International on Tuesday.

Set 172 for victory in 20 overs, India overcame a collapse to secure a dramatic win thanks to a brilliant eighth stand between brothers Yusuf and Irfan Pathan.

With India slumping to 115 for seven as Malinga Bandara claimed 3 for 32, the two Pathan’s rescued India with an unbroken 59-run stand in just 25 balls.

Irfan Pathan smashed 33 from 16 deliveries with two sixes and Yusuf stroked 22 in 10 balls with two sixes and one four. India clinched victory with four balls to spare with Irfan swinging a huge six over mid-wicket.

Earlier, Sri Lanka’s stand-in captain Tillekeratne Dilshan top-scored for the hosts with 61 from 47 balls.

Scoreboard

SRI LANKA:

T.M. Dilshan c Raina b I. Sharma 61

S. Jayasuriya c I. Sharma b I. Pathan 33

J. Mubarak c and b Y. Pathan 13

C.K. Kapugedera c Sehwag b Y. Pathan 16

L.P.C. Silva not out 21

K. Weeraratne not out 10

EXTRAS (B-1, LB-10, W-6) 17

TOTAL (for four wkts, 20 overs) 171

FALL OF WKTS: 1-59, 2-87, 3-107, 4-152.

DID NOT BAT: T. Thushara, S.I. de Saram, C.M. Bandara, S.L. Malinga, C.R. Fernando.

BOWLING: Zaheer Khan 4-0-34-0; I. Sharma 4-0-40-1 (2w); I. Pathan 4-0-34-1 (2w); Y. Pathan 4-0-23-2; Jadeja 4-0-29-0 (2w).

INDIA:

G. Gambhir c Weeraratne b Thushara 13

V. Sehwag run out 1

S.K. Raina c de Saram b Bandara 35

Yuvraj Singh c Dilshan b Mubarak 32

M.S. Dhoni b Bandara 13

R.G. Sharma c Mubarak b Jayasuriya 4

R.A. Jadeja b Bandara 5

Y. Pathan not out 22

I. Pathan not out 33

EXTRAS (LB-2, W-14) 16

TOTAL (for seven wkts, 19.2 overs) 174

FALL OF WKTS: 1-14, 2-14, 3-81, 4-99, 5-108, 6-110, 7-115.

DID NOT BAT: Zaheer Khan, I. Sharma.

Bowling: Malinga 3.2-0-38-0 (w2), Thushara 3-0-27-1 (w3), Fernando 4-0-44-0 (w8), Weeraratne 1-0-12-0, Mubarak 1-0-9-1, Bandara 4-0-32-3 (w1), Jayasuriya 3-0-10-1.

RESULT: India won by three wickets.

UMPIRES: T.H. Wijewardene and M.G. Silva (both Sri Lanka).

TV UMPIRE: H.D.P.K. Dharmasena (Sri Lanka).

MATCH REFEREE: B.C. Broad (England).

MAN-OF-THE-MATCH: Yusuf Pathan.

—Agencies