Leggie Tendulkar claimed 2-40 and off-spinner Sehwag chipped in with 1-32 from his full quota of 10 overs to dry up Sri Lanka's runs after the hosts won the toss and elected to bat in the day-night match at the Premadasa Stadium.

Young left-arm seamer Irfan Pathan finished with 2-33 to emerge as the most successful bowler in the tournament so far with 14 wickets.

Sri Lankan captain Marvan Atapattu top-scored with 65, adding 116 for the third wicket with Kumar Sangakkara (53) to steady the innings that was rocking at 31-2 in the eighth over.

But 32 extras was the next highest contributor, leaving India a modest victory target of 4.58 runs an over under lights.

Sourav Ganguly's Indians, who have lost nine of their last 12 one-day tournament finals, were fired up from the start.

Pathan, leading a pack of three left-arm seamers in the team, trapped danger man Sanath Jayasu-riya leg-before in his fourth over.

Jayasuriya, who hit a century in the previous super league match against India, made only 15.

Sri Lanka, who were comfortably placed at 147-2 following the partnership between Atapattu and Sangakkara, lost five wickets for 55 runs to slip to 202-7 in the 45th over.

Sangakkara, missed twice before he had reached 38, finally left in the 33rd over when Sehwag clipped the off-bail after beating the batsman in the air.

In the next over, Mahela Jayawardena top-edged a sweep off Tendulkar to fine-leg before he had scored.

Atapattu was run out in the 40th over when he steered Tendulkar to short third man but failed to beat Sehwag's throw at the non-striker's end.

Tendulkar claimed his 12th wicket in the tournament by having Tillekeratne Dilshan stumped by Rahul Dravid for 22. Harbhajan Singh then trapped Upul Chandana leg-before to open up the tail.