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Tendulkar's final onslaught

Stats highlights from the Compaq Cup final, which gave India only their fourth win in 21 finals since 2000

14-Sep-2009•S Rajesh

The old rush

Sachin Tendulkar's 134 in Sharjah in 1998 set the bar for his centuries in a one-day final, but damned if today's effort doesn't at least nip at its skirts

14-Sep-2009•Jamie Alter at the Premadasa Stadium

Win the toss, win the match

The toss has played a huge role in deciding the fate of ODIs at the Premadasa Stadium

14-Sep-2009•Siddhartha Talya

India look to break finals jinx

India's inability to win when it matters is infamous, and tomorrow's final is a step towards setting things right

13-Sep-2009•Jamie Alter in Colombo

A tale of two left-handers

Driven by desperation, and fuelled by self-belief, Sanath Jayasuriya and Thilina Kandamby, in their own way, made their statement

12-Sep-2009•Jamie Alter at the Premadasa Stadium

Depleted India show few signs of weakness

For a depleted India to successfully chase a total which, given the reputation this venue has, was one of those awkward in-between targets was creditable

11-Sep-2009•Jamie Alter at the Premadasa Stadium

Butler bounces back

He's gone from young fast bowler to injury casualty to allrounder. Now Ian Butler's back to the big time, and he's still got time on his side

10-Sep-2009•Jamie Alter

Samaraweera shows off his one-day skills

He chose a crucial time to score his maiden ODI century, and did so in a manner that confirmed he has turned a corner in his stop-start career

08-Sep-2009•Jamie Alter in Colombo

Sri Lanka's chance to regain home dominance

Stats preview to the 2009 Compaq Cup

07-Sep-2009•S Rajesh

Fascinating, not regressive

Rahul Dravid's return to the ODI scene is not knee-jerk, nor is it regressive; it is a fascinating story

16-Aug-2009•Sidharth Monga

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