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Sri Lanka 6 4 1 0 1 9 +2.582

Australia 6 4 1 0 1 9 +1.123

New Zealand 6 4 2 0 0 8 +1.135

Zimbabwe 6 2 4 0 0 4 +0.030

Canada 6 1 5 0 0 2 -1.987

Kenya 6 0 6 0 0 0 -3.042

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South Africa 6 5 1 0 0 10 +2.026

India 6 4 1 1 0 9 +0.900

England 6 3 2 1 0 7 +0.072

West Indies 6 3 3 0 0 6 +1.066

Bangladesh 6 3 3 0 0 6 -1.361

Ireland 6 2 4 0 0 4 -0.696

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Sri Lanka v New Zealand

Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets (with 13 balls remaining)

ODI no. 3146 | 2010/11 season

Played at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

29 March 2011 - day/night (50-over match)

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