Wicketkeeper Mahendra Dhoni [Images] scored a stylish 88 to guide India to a 93-run victory over a Kurunegala District Invitation XI in Kurunegala on Wednesday.

India, playing their last warm-up game before a triangular series with Sri Lanka [Images] and West Indies [Images] starts on Saturday, scored 250 in 42.2 overs and then bowled out the young Sri Lankan side for 157 in 36.2 overs.

Dhoni, opening the innings with Virender Sehwag [Images], cracked his 88 from 97 balls, hitting two sixes and six fours.

The 24-year-old right-hander, who scored 86 not out in India's first practice game on Monday, is the one India batsman to have clicked into top form after the team's three-month break from international cricket.

The next highest scorer was Suresh Raina with 29 but Sehwag (16), Yuvraj Singh [Images] (20), Rahul Dravid [Images] (15), Mohammad Kaif (three) and Venugopal Rao (13) failed to capitalise on their last match practice.

Pace bowler Irfan Pathan [Images], though, warmed up well for India's opener with Sri Lanka on Saturday, taking 3-20 during his new-ball burst on a slow pitch.

Former Sri Lanka internationals Jehan Mubarak (46) and Lanka de Silva (51) made India's other bowlers work hard during a 90-run stand from 94 balls for the fourth wicket.

But after Mubarak pulled a short ball from Ashish Nehra (2-36) straight to midwicket, the Kurunegala District XI folded, losing their last seven wickets for 47 runs.

Summary scores:

India 250 all out in 42.2 overs (MS Dhoni 88, S Raina 29; Dilan Karunaratne 3-47) vs Kurunegala District Invitation XI 157 all out in 36.2 overs (L de Silva 51, J Mubarak 46; I Pathan 3-20, A Nehra 2-36, V Sehwag 2-18)