( CNN ) -- Centuries from Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli helped India defeat Sri Lanka by seven wickets in the fourth one-day international in Kolkata to take an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match series . Upul Tharanga had hit a superb 118 and Kumar Sangakkara made a fine 60 as the visitors reached an imposing 315 for six after choosing to bat first . However , Gambhir struck an undefeated 150 and Kohli made 107 -- his maiden century -- the two adding 224 for the third wicket as India easily overhauled the target , the highest one-day run chase at the famous Eden Gardens ground . After the tourists opted to bat , India began well with the ball , conceding a measly nine from five immaculate overs sent down by new-ball bowlers Zaheer Khan and Ashish Nehra . But Tillakaratne Dilshan broke the shackles by driving Nehra through the covers in the sixth over for the first boundary and from then on India gradually lost control . Nehra , who had dropped Tharanga on seven when he failed to hold on to a fairly straightforward return catch , went some way to atoning for that error by snaring Dilshan early and Sanath Jayasuriya , batting at three , also departed cheaply . But then Sangakkara , who was handed a reprieve before he was even off the mark when Harbhajan Singh squandered a simple chance at third man , and Tharanga built a solid base . Tharanga , who increased the tempo by hitting Ishant Sharma for five boundaries in the paceman 's first over , continued to bat steadily alongside his captain . The pair scored easily off the spinners and struck timely boundaries as they added 126 for the third wicket , Tharanga reaching his seventh one-day century in the process . The partnership was ended when the Sri Lanka captain was smartly stumped by Dinesh Karthik as he was too far out and across while attempting to help a Harbhajan delivery down to fine leg . Tharanga followed Sangakkara back to the pavilion quickly after , but Sri Lanka 's middle-order kicked on . Perera chipped in with a 14-ball 31 , while cameos from Mahela Jayawardene ( 33 ) and Thilina Kandamby ( 23 not out from 15 ) helped Sri Lanka to a strong total . India 's response to Sri Lanka 's total began badly , the home side losing both openers with a mere 23 runs on the board . Suranga Lakmal , who shared the new ball with debutant Thissara Perera , claimed stand-in-captain Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar in successive overs . Those early blows brought Gambhir and Kohli together , the two steadying the ship with a calm and sensible approach . Kohli injected momentum by hammering Lasith Malinga for four consecutive blows in the paceman 's first over and in a period when boundaries were easily available . The duo then easily negotiated the spinners , rotating the strike nicely and although the run rate dropped considerably , India were well in control . Kohli was first to his century and Gambhir followed a delivery later , reaching his seventh one-day century in 101 deliveries . Kohli then attempted to step up the pace and succeeded by hitting the first six of the innings -- in the 39th over -- but perished soon after while attempting another off Suraj Randiv . Their 224-run stand was only 13 short of a record highest third-wicket partnership . India still needed a further 69 from little more than 10 overs at that stage , but Gambhir narrowed the gap by hitting Perera and then Lakmal for successive boundaries . Gambhir , with Karthik for company , got India across the line , finishing off the chase with boundary off the first ball of the penultimate over .
India defeat Sri Lanka by seven wickets to win the fourth one-day international in Kolkata . The hosts make 317-3 to complete the highest-ever one-day run chase at the famous Eden Gardens ground . Gautam Gambhir scores 150 not out as India claims a 3-1 series win with one match to play .