Match Number 7 – Final – Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe at Harare on 09.06.10 : Sri Lanka won by nine wickets

Sri Lanka won the toss and inserted the opposition in this game providing the 171^st occasion of Sri Lanka doing so in one day games. Sri Lanka has inserted Zimbabwe on 17 occasions including the one in the present game

Zimbabwe has been dismissed all out on ten occasions including the one in this game by Sri Lanka when it was inserted.

Zimbabwe’s dismissal all out for 199 in this game provide the 39^th occasion of a team dismissed all out after it has been asked to bat after losing the toss by Sri Lanka.

Zimbabwe’s dismissal all out for 199 in this game provides the 15^th occasion of a teama dismissed all out for 199 in the history of one day games. It is interesting to note that India is the only team which has won the game when it was dismissed for 199 – {vs Sri Lanka at Singapore on 03.04.96 by seven runs}

Zimbabwe became the fourth team to be dismissed all out by Sri Lanka after being inserted in a tournament final. The four occasions are – Pakistan {215 at Singapore on 07.04.96}, Bangladesh {152 at Dhaka on 16.01.09}, India {245 at Dhaka on 13.01.10} and Zimbabwe {199 at Harare on 09.06.10}

T Taibu’s 71 in this game represent his 13^th one day half century and 15^th fifty. His knock also represents his second half century against Sri Lanka, the first being – 96 not out at Bulawayo on 20.04.04.

T Taibu’s 71 in this game represent the 38^th occasion of a Zimbabwe batsman scoring a fifty against Sri Lanka in one day games.

WU Tharanga {72} and TM Dilshan {108*} scored fifties in this game providing the 29^th occasion of both Sri Lankan openers scoring fifties in a one day game. It is the fifth such instance against Zimbabwe.

WU Tharanga {72} and TM Dilshan {108*} scored fifties in this game providing the 27th occasion of both the openers of a team scoring fifties in a game in the history of one day internationals in a tournament finals. It is he fourth such instance by Sri Lankan openers in a tournament finals. The other three occasions are – RS Mahanama {66} and ST Jayasuriya {57} vs West Indies at Sharjah on 20.10.95 in the finals of the Singer Champions Trophy, ST Jayauriya {96} and MS Atapattu {53} vs Pakistan at Mohali on 24.05.97 in the first finals of the Pepsi Independence Cup and ST Jayasuriya {63} and MS Atapattu {84} vs India ot Col-RPS on 26.05.97 in the finals of the Pepsi Asia Cup

WU Tharanga {72} and TM Dilshan {108*} scored fifties in this game providing the first occasion of Sri Lankan openers scoring a fifty and a hundred in a one day game in tournament finals.

WU Tharanga was run out for 72 in this game providing the 26^th occasion of a Sri Lankan opening batsman run out after scoring a fifty in one day games. His run out in this game also provides the 81^st occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman dismissed run out with a fifty plus score against various oppositions.

WU Tharanga’s run for 72 in this game provides the seventh occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman dismissed run out after scoring a fifty against Zimbabwe. WU Tharanga is the second Sri Lankan opening batsman dismissed run out against Zimbabwe with a fifty to his credit, the first being RS Kaluwitharana who was run out for 54 at Bulawayo on 11.12.99

WU Tharanga’s run out for 72 in this game provides the 17th occasion of an opening batsman dismissed run out with a fifty plus score to his credit in tournament finals. It also provides the third occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman dismissed in a such a manner. The other two occasions are – ST Jayasuriya for 68 vs South Africa at Col-RPS on 14.07.00 in Singer Triangular Series final and ST Jayasuriya for 67 vs India at Col-RPS on 09.08.05 in Indian Oil Cup final

WU Tharanga completed 3000 one day runs during his knock of 72 in this game and at the end of this game his aggregate stood at 3027. He became the 13^th Sri Lankan batsman to total 3000 plus runs in one day games. The complete list read thus – ST Jayasuriya {13428}, PA de Silva {9284}, DPMD Jayawardene {8702}, MS Atapattu {8529}, KC Sangakkara {8152}, A Ranatunga {7456}, RS Mahanama {5162}, TM Dilshan {4508}, RP Arnold {3950}, AP Gurusinha {3902}, HP Tilakaratne {3711} and WU Tharanga {3027}

TM Dislhan’s 108 not out in this game represent the 108^th occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman scoring a hundred against various oppositions in one day games

TM Dislhan’s 108 not out in this game represent his seventh one day hundred. The complete list read thus – 160 vs India at Rajkot on 15.12.09, 137* vs Pakistan at Lahore on 24.01.09, 123 vs India at Nagpur on 18.12.09, 117* vs Netherlands at Amstelveen on 04.07.06, 108* vs Zimbabwe at Harare on 09.06.10, 106 vs South Africa at Centurion on 22.09.09 and 104 vs Bangladesh at Dhaka on 04.01.10

TM Dilshan’s 108 not out in this game provide the 62^nd occasion of a Sri Lankan opening batsman scoring a hundred in a one day game. It also represents his sixth hundred as an opening batsman. He became the fourth Sri Lankan opening batsman to score six or more hundreds. Others are – ST Jayasuriya {28}, WU Tharanga {08} and MS Atapattu {06}

TM Dilshan’s 108 not out in this game provide the sixth occasion of a Sri Lankan opening batsman scoring a hundred against Zimbabwe. The six occasions are – 119* by RS Mahanama at Harare on 03.11.94, 108 by RS Mahanama at Harare on 05.11.94, 102 by ST Jayasuriya at Col-SSC on 26.01.98, 103* by MS Atapattu at East London on 15.03.03, 110 by WU Tharanga at Ahmedabad on 10.10.06 and 108* by TM Dilshan at Harare on 09.06.10

TM Dilshan’s 108 not out contained 14 boundary fours which is a record for most boundary fours scored by a Sri Lankan opening batsman while scoring a hundred against Zimbabwe. The previous record is 13 boundary fours scored by ST Jayasuriya in his knock of 102 at Col-SSC on 26.01.98 and by WU Thranga in his knock of 110 at Ahmedabad on 10.10.06

TM Dilshan’s 108 not out in this game provide the ninth occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman scoring a hundred against Zimbabwe. TM Dilshan’s 108 not out contained 14 boundary fours which is a record for most boundary fours scored by a Sri Lankan batsman while scoring a hundred against Zimbabwe. The previous record is 13 boundary fours scored by PA de Silva in his knock of 127 not out at Col-SSC on 03.09.96, by ST Jayasuriya in his knock of 102 at Col-SSC on 26.01.98 and by WU Tharanga in his knock of 110 at Ahmedabad on 10.10.06

TM Dislhan’s 108 not out in this game represent the 149th occasion of captain scoring a hundred in one day games. It also represents the 19^th occasion of a Sri Lankan captain scoring a hundred in one day games. It also represents the second hundred by a Sri Lankan captain against Zimbabwe, the first being ST Jayauriya’s 102 at Col-SSC on 26.01.98. Thus TM Dilshan’s knock of 108 not out in this game represents the highest individual score by a Sri Lankan captain against Zimbabwe in one day games

TM Dilshan’s 108 not out in this game represent the tenth occasion of a captain scoring a hundred in a tournament final. The complete list read thus – 102 by CH Lloyd of West Indies vs Australia at Lord’s on 21.06.75 in the finals of the Prudential World Cup, 127 not out by AR Border of Australia vs West Indies at Sydney on 06.02.85 in the first final of Benson and Hedges World Series Cup, 117 by SC Ganguly of India vs New Zealand at Nairobi {Gym} on 15.10.00 in the finals of ICC KnockOut Trophy, 189 by ST Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka at Sharjah on 29.10.00 in the finals of Coco-Cola Champions Trophy, 115* by N Hussain of England vs India at Lord’s on 13.07.02 in the finals of NatWest Series, 140* by RT Ponting of Australia vs India at Jo’burg on 23.03.03 in the finals of ICC World Cup, 124 by RT Ponting of Australia vs Sri Lanka at Sydney on 12.02.06 in the second finals of VB Series, 110 by CH Gayle of West Indies vs Canada on 24.08.08 in the finals of Scotiabank Series, 104 not out by WTS Porterfield of Ireland vs Canada at Centurion on 19.04.09 in the finals of the ICC World Cup Qualifiers and 108* by TM Dilshan of Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe at Harare on 09.06.10 in the finals of Zimbabwe tri series

TM Dilshan with his 108 not out became the second Sri Lankan captain to score a hundred in a tournament final. ST Jayasuriya is the other Sri Lankan captain. He had scored 189 against India at Sharjah on 29.10.00 in the finals of Coco-Cola Champions Trophy,

WU Tharanga and TM Dilshan added 160 runs for the first wicket in this game providing the 188^th occasion of Sri Lankan batsmen posting a three figure partnership in one day games. This stand also represents the 35^th occasion of a three figure partnership by Sri Lankan batsmen for the first wicket in one day games.

This stand provides the 15^th occasion of a three figure partnership by Sri Lankan batsmen for various wickets against Zimbabwe. It also represents the fifth occasion of a three figure partnership for the first wicket by Sri Lankan batsmen against Zimbabwe. The five occasions are – 128 runs between RS Mahanama and MAR Samarasekera at New Plymouth on 23.02.92, 112 runs between RS Mahanama and UC Hathurasinghe at Sharjah on 03.02.93 and 110 runs between ST Jayasuriya and RS Kaluwitharana at Sharjah on 25.10.00, 122 runs between WU Tharanga and TM Dilshan at Harare on 07.06.10 and 160 runs between WU Tharanga and TM Dilshan at Harare on 09.06.10

WU Tharanga and TM Dilshan added 160 runs for the first wicket in this game which represents the record first wicket partnership by Sri Lankan batsmen against Zimbabwe. The previous best was 128 runs between RS Mahanama and MAR Samarasekera at New Plymouth on 23.02.92

WU Tharanga and TM Dilshan added 160 runs for the first wicket in this game providing the 30^th occasion of a three figure partnership by various teams in tournament finals. This stand represents the fourth occasion of Sri Lankan batsman posting a first wicket three figure partnership in tournament finals and also represents the record stand by Sri Lankan batsmen. The other three partnerships are – 148 runs between MS Atapattu and ST Jayasuriya vs Pakistan ot Mohali on 24.05.97 in the first final of Pepsi Independence Cup, 137 runs between ST Jayasuriya and MS Atapattu vs India at Col-RPS on 26.07.97 in the finals of Pepsi Asia Cup and 111 runs between ST Jayasuriya and RS Mahanama vs West Indies at Sharjah on 20.10.95 in the finals of Singer Champions Trophy

Sri Lanka won this game by nine wickets providing its 282^nd win in one day games. Its nine wickets in this game provide the 14^th occasion of a nine wickets victory in one day games.

This win gave Sri Lanka its 24^th victory in a tournament final. Sri Lanka now stands second in the list of teams which has won most tournament final. Australia leads the list with 52 wins. Prior to this game, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and West Indies had won 23 games thus sharing the second position jointly.