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Dhoni lauds bowlers, slams batsmen after defeat
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said his team fell 20 runs short in the tri-series final against Sri Lanka and could have even won the match but for Ashish Nehra's injury.

• 'We could have dismissed India for less than 245'
• India stay at No 2 in ODI rankings
• SL looking to exploit inconsistent Indian bowling in final
• India targets No 1 spot with series win
• It's good to see the whole team contributing: Dhoni
• I don't want to pressurise myself by setting goals: Kohli
• Dhoni credits fast bowlers for win over Lanka
• We failed in all three departments: Bayliss

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Schedule

Bangladesh tri-series
Date	Match	Venue	Time
Jan 4	Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka	Mirpur	1400 IST
Jan 5	India vs Sri Lanka	Mirpur	1400 IST
Jan 7	India vs Bangladesh	Mirpur	1400 IST
Jan 8	Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka	Mirpur	1330 IST
Jan 10	Sri Lanka vs India	Mirpur	1330 IST
Jan 11	Bangladesh vs India	Mirpur	1330 IST
Jan 13	Final: India vs Sri Lanka	Mirpur	1330 IST

Match reports

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Sri Lanka beat India to win tri-series
Kohli hits hundred as India rout Bangladesh
India crush Sri Lanka to storm into final
Tharanga, Jayawardene guide Lanka to comfortable win
Dhoni's unbeaten century lifts India to victory
Samaraweera, Welegedara steer Sri Lanka to victory
Dilshan ton powers Sri Lanka past Bangladesh

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Statistics

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• India vs Sri Lanka, Tri-series, final
• India vs Bangladesh, Tri-series, Match 6
• Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh, Tri-series, Match 4
• India vs Bangladesh, Tri-series, Match 3
• India vs Sri Lanka, Tri-series, Match 2
• Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh, Tri-series, Match 1
• Rediff ODI rankings: India end 2009 in second place
• Dilshan is MVP in India-Sri Lanka ODI series

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