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Yuvraj Singh hit an explosive unbeaten 79 as India thrashed Sri Lanka by seven wickets to take a 5-1 series lead.

Yuvraj blasted nine fours and three sixes in an unbroken century stand with Mohammed Kaif to guide India to their target of 197 with 15.1 overs to spare.

Gautam Gambhir gave them a fine start with six fours in his 28 from 27 balls.

Earlier, left-arm paceman Rudra Pratap Singh took four wickets as Sri Lanka were bowled out in the 43rd over, Tillakaratne Dilshan top-scoring on 59.

The Sri Lankans suffered a major setback when star spinner Muttiah Muralitharan had to be left out because of hamstring trouble.

Stand-in India skipper Virender Sehwag, deputising for another hamstring victim, Rahul Dravid, elected to put them in after winning the toss.

After an opening stand of 44, the tourists lost five wickets in 4.2 overs before Dilshan's third consecutive half-century.