MS Dhoni lost his number one spot but Virender Sehwag gained eight places to return to the top-10 at eighth in the Latest ICC ODI rankings.
Indian captain MS Dhoni conceded that 300 was a big total to chase on a sporting pitch but felt his batsmen failed to apply themselves after getting starts.
After Tillakaratne Dilshan's blistering century, Thisara Perera and Suraj Randiv took 3 wickets each as Sri Lanka beat India by 74 runs in the tri-series final.
India would look to clinch their second successive ODI trophy on Sri Lankan soil when they take on the hosts in a high-voltage summit clash of the tri-series.
Indian batsman Virat Kohli was fined 15 percent of his match-fee for showing dissent at an umpire's decision during a tri-series match against New Zealand.
Kyle Mills' pyrotechnics were helped along by MS Dhoni setting his fields thinking the Batting Powerplay was on, though there was no signal from the umpire.
Fine bowling by seamers helped India beat New Zealand by 105 runs to enter the tri-series final, where they will clash against Sri Lanka on Saturday.
India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and decided to bat against New Zealand in their do-or-die encounter of the tri-series.
India go into the do-or-die encounter against gritty New Zealand with concerns about the continuing poor form of their batsmen in the tri-series on Wednesday.
Fine bowling by seamers Thisara Perera (5-28) and other seamers helped Sri Lanka beat India by 8 wickets in the fifth ODI of the tri-series in Dambulla.
