Sri Lanka Triangular Series in 2010
| Tri-nation series in Sri Lanka in 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | 10 August 2010 – 28 August 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Result |  Sri Lanka won the series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Player of the series |  Virender Sehwag | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Tri-nation series in Sri Lanka in 2010 was the One Day International cricket tournament in Sri Lanka that was held between India, Sri Lanka and New Zealand in the month of August 2010. All the matches were held in Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla.
Format
[edit]Points were awarded in group stage as follows:[1]
| Result | Points |
|---|---|
| Win | 4 points |
| Tie | 2 points |
| No result | 2 points |
| Loss | 0 points |
One bonus point was awarded in a match if a team won with a run rate 25% or more higher than the losing team. (i.e. By winning within 40 overs batting second or by restrict the opposition to 80% of their target after batting first.)
Fixtures
[edit]Group stage
[edit]Points table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | T | BP | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sri Lanka
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | +0.960 |
| 2 | India
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4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | -0.946 |
| 3 |  New Zealand
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4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | +0.394 |
Round 1
[edit]New Zealand elected to bat and collapsed at 28/3 before Scott Styris and Ross Taylor came into the crease and scored 88 and 95 respectively this helped to push the New Zealand total to 288. India then started to bat and got of to a good start before a flurry of Indian wickets fell starting with opener Virender Sehwag, most of the batters were caught in the slip cordon. India then collapsed at 88.[2]
Round 2
[edit] 19 August
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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
- Match abandoned due to rain. Match rescheduled for 20 August.
Final
[edit]Media coverage
[edit]Television
[edit]- Ten Sports / TEN Cricket : India, Pakistan, Middle East, Indonesia, Hong Kong and Singapore
- Doordarshan : India (Only India matches and final)
- Zee Café : England and Wales
- SuperSport : South Africa, Kenya and Zimbabwe
- Setanta Sports : Australia
- Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation : Sri Lanka
- Sky Network Television : New Zealand
References
[edit]- ^ "Sri Lanka Tri Series 2010 Points Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
- ^ "India Get thumped by New Zealand". 2010-08-08. Retrieved 2010-08-08.