Yusuf Pathan dropped a dolly when Kandamby was on 37. He got two more lives in two run out chances blown away by Yuvraj Singh and skipper Dhoni, who had a bad day in office and also missed an opprttunity to stump Sangakkara earlier.

Dhoni dedicated the victory to former board Indian cricket board chief Raj Singh Dungarpur, who passed away last week.

Man of the series Sachin Tendulkar, who scored 211 runs in the tournament including his 44th ton in the final, said it was a team effort that saw them through.

'It's been lot of fun out there. The conditions were difficult. Dhoni and Yuvraj played a special innings. Fantastic effort from Harbhajan and supported by others. It was a good team-effort. I lost all my nails. Sri Lanka for producing some fantastic cricket. I would also like to thank the crowd.

'The body is holding up pretty well. Few cramps and stuff but it's holding up pretty well.'