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A well-paced 110 from Kumar Sangakkara helped Sri Lanka recovery from 58-4 early in the second one-day international to post 257-8 in Rajkot.
Put in to bat, the tourists tooked in trouble after Shanthakumaran Sreesanth and Munaf Patel (4-49) took two early wickets each on a green pitch.
Sangakkara put on 108 for the fifth wicket with Tillakaratne Dilshan (56) and 61 more with Farveez Maharoof (17).
He struck 11 fours and four sixes until he was caught in the deep.
Patel had the experienced Sanath Jayasuriya caught behind for nine and trapped Marvan Atapattu leg before for 15.
Meanwhile Sreesanth had both opener Upul Tharanga and skipper Mahela Jayawardene edging catches in the close cordon.
Sangakkara and Dilshan rebuilt the innings, cashing in on the absence of a third seamer after shoulder trouble forced Zaheer Khan to be sidelined
He joined fellow pacemen Irfan Pathan (shoulder), Ajit Agarkar (fever) and batsman Yuvraj Singh (back) on the injury list.
Sangakkara's first four scoring shots were boundaries, and he and Dilshan both hit leg-spinner Anil Kumble for fours to complete fifties as they looked set for a big total.
Off-spinner Harbhajan Singh eventually bowled Dilshan with a 'doosra' delivery to end the partnership.
On 91, Sangakkara saw Patel drop a straightforward return catch, but went on to complete his hundred.
Sri Lanka made one change to the side that endured a washed-out opener in Calcutta on Thursday, including Nuwan Kulasekara in place of fellow fast bowler Nuwan Zoysa.
This is the last match to judge current form before the World Cup squads are named by the 13 February deadline.
India will announce their 15-man squad on Monday for cricket's biggest tournament, which opens in the Caribbean on 13 March.
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