Dravid scores 10,000-runs; helps India level Sri Lanka series

Rahul Dravid became the sixth batsman in history to reach 10,000 one-day runs while leading India to a five wicket win over Sri Lanka .The Indian captain, a veteran of 309 one-dayers, now has 10,044 runs with 12 hundreds and77 half-centuries. Dravid joins teammates Tendulkar and Ganguly, Inzamam-ul-Haq of Pakistan, Sanath Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka and Brian Lara of the West Indies in the exclusive 10,000-run club. 

Left-arm seamer Zaheer Khan set India’s victory forth and grabbed a career-best 5-42.Sourav Ganguly made 48 to boost the score before Dravid and Mahendra Dhoni (67 not out) sealed India's win with a fifth-wicket stand of 133. Dravid hit a match-winning 66 as India overcame early setbacks to surpass Sri Lanka's230-8 in the 47th over of the third one-day international at the Nehru stadium. 

Earlier, Zaheer grabbed the first three wickets in eight balls as he surpassed his previous best of 4-19 against Bangladesh in Dhaka in 2003. Ganguly led India's display of strength in the field with a brilliant catch to dismiss veteran Jayasuriya. Zaheer trapped Upul Tharanga leg-before three balls later and clean-bowled Kumar Sangakkara, a century-maker in the previous game, for no score in his next over. Atapattu was held low at square-leg by Tendulkar after making 42 and Jayawardene fell leg-before to Harbhajan Singh for 30.

India hit 233-5 to level the four-match series 1-1 with the decider to be played in Visakhapatnam on Saturday. The series is the last for both teams before they head to the Caribbean for the World Cup starting on March 13.