Cricket series
| Micromax Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | 28 May 2010 – 9 June 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Zimbabwe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Result |  Sri Lanka won the series. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Player of the series |  Brendan Taylor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Tri-nation series in Zimbabwe in 2010 (known as Micromax Cup and Zimbabwe Triangular Series 2010 too) was the name of the One Day International cricket tournament in Zimbabwe that was between India, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe. The Zimbabwean boards expected better sponsorship offers with Indian cricket team involved. Sri Lanka won the series by beating Zimbabwe in the finals.
Squads
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Zimbabwe
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0.214 |
| 2 | Sri Lanka
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.104 |
| 3 |  India
|
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −0.278 |
Group stage
Round 1
| 28 May Scorecard |
| India 285/5 (50 overs) |
v | Zimbabwe 289/4 (48.2 overs) |
| Rohit Sharma 114 (119) Christopher Mpofu 2/63 (10 overs) |
Brendan Taylor 81 (103) Vinay Kumar 2/51 (8 overs) |
| Zimbabwe won by 6 wickets Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Umpires: Brian Jerling (SA) and Russell Tiffin (Zim) Player of the match: Brendan Taylor (Zim) |
- India won the toss and elected to bat.
- ODI Debuts: Umesh Yadav, Vinay Kumar, Ashok Dinda (Ind), Craig Ervine (Zim)
- Rohit Sharma (Ind) scored his first century in ODIs.
| 30 May Scorecard |
| Sri Lanka 242 (49.5 overs) |
v | India 243/3 (43.3 overs) |
| Angelo Mathews 75 (95) Ashok Dinda 2/44 (9.5 overs) |
Rohit Sharma 101* (100) Nuwan Kulasekara 1/34 (9 overs) |
| India won by 7 wickets Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Umpires: Brian Jerling (SA) and Russell Tiffin (Zim) Player of the match: Rohit Sharma (Ind) |
- India won the toss and elected to field.
| 1 June Scorecard |
| Zimbabwe 118 (24.5 overs) |
v | Sri Lanka 119/1 (15.2 overs) |
| Hamilton Masakadza 62 (69) Suraj Randiv 3/23 (5 overs) |
Tillakaratne Dilshan 60* (45) Graeme Cremer 0/11 (1 over) |
| Sri Lanka won by 9 wickets Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Umpires: Owen Chirombe (Zim) and Rudi Koertzen (SA) Player of the match: Suraj Randiv (SL) |
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain reduced play to 26 overs.
- ODI Debuts: Dinesh Chandimal, Jeewan Mendis (SL)
Round 2
| 3 June Scorecard |
| India 194/9 (50 overs) |
v | Zimbabwe 197/3 (38.2 overs) |
| Ravindra Jadeja 51 (72) Greg Lamb 3/45 (10 overs) |
Brendan Taylor 74 (90) Ravindra Jadeja 2/27 (7 overs) |
| Zimbabwe won by 7 wickets Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Owen Chirombe (Zim) and Rudi Koertzen (SA) Player of the match: Brendan Taylor (Zim) |
- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
| 5 June Scorecard |
| India 268/9 (50 overs) |
v | Sri Lanka 270/4 (48.2 overs) |
| Virat Kohli 68 (95) Thilan Thushara 3/57 (9overs) |
Dinesh Chandimal 111 (130) Ravichandran Ashwin 2/50 (10 overs) |
| Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets. Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Rudi Koertzen (SA) and Russell Tiffin (Zim) Player of the match: Dinesh Chandimal (SL) |
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
- ODI Debuts: Ravichandran Ashwin, Naman Ojha and Pankaj Singh (Ind)
| 7 June Scorecard |
| Sri Lanka 236 (47.5 overs) |
v | Zimbabwe 240/2 (47.5 overs) |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan 78 (84) Chris Mpofu 2/32 (9 overs) |
Brendan Taylor 119 (137) Tillakaratne Dilshan 1/35 (8 overs) |
| Zimbabwe won by 8 wickets Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Rudi Koertzen (SA) and Russell Tiffin (Zim) Player of the match: Brendan Taylor (Zim) |
- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
Final
| 9 June Scorecard |
| Zimbabwe 199 (49 overs) |
v | Sri Lanka 203/1 (34.4 overs) |
| Tatenda Taibu 71 (93) Dilhara Fernando 3/36 (9 overs) |
Tillakaratne Dilshan 108* (102) Hamilton Masakadza 0/8 (1 over) |
| Sri Lanka won by 9 wickets. Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Rudi Koertzen (SA) and Russell Tiffin (Zim) Player of the match: Tillakaratne Dilshan (SL) |
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
Media coverage
Television
- Ten Sports : India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Europe, Japan, Hong Kong in China, Indonesia, Maldives and Nepal.
- Doordarshan : India
- Zee Cinema : India
- Prime Sports : Middle East
- SuperSport : Africa
- Setanta Sports : Australia
- Asian Television Network : Canada
- StarHub : Singapore
- Astro : Malaysia
- CMC : Guyana, Barbados, Grenada, Jamaica, St Lucia, Antigua, Trinidad and Cayman Islands.
Internet
References
- "Dilshan century drives Sri Lanka to title". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 June 2010.
- "Taylor and Ervine seal terrific win". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
- "Sri Lanka field in 26-over fixture". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 June 2010.
External links
| International cricket in 2010 | |
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| Preceding season: International cricket in 2009–10 | |
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| Following season: International cricket in 2010–11 | |