| The final group match of the 2010 Tri-Series in | | | | Zimbabwe's spinners restricted the visitors and |
| Zimbabwe was of academic value to the participating | | | | managed to take vital wickets in the middle and |
| teams. Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka were already | | | | lower order. Sri Lanka collapsed from 192/4 to 219/8. |
| through to the final, with India being eliminated in the | | | | The lower order managed to scrape a few runs at |
| penultimate match. Having defeated Zimbabwe earlier | | | | the end, but the Asians were bowled out for 236 in |
| in the tournament, Sri Lanka was seeking to keep | | | | the 48th over. Apart from the openers, no other |
| the momentum up against the home side. Zimbabwe | | | | batsmen dominated the Zimbabwe spinners. Chris |
| was merely seeking to even the scores to give them | | | | Mpofu, Graeme Cremer and Prosper Utseya took |
| a psychological edge heading into the final. | | | | two wickets each for the home side. |
| Sri Lanka batted first in this match, with Tillekeratne | | | | In their run chase, Zimbabwe had an average start |
| Dilshan and Upul Tharanga opening the batting for the | | | | when Hamilton Masakadza fell to Thilan Thushara for |
| Asian islanders. They gave Sri Lanka a commanding | | | | three runs; Zimbabwe was 14/1 in the fifth over. |
| start with a 122-run partnership for the first wicket | | | | However, the home side did not falter as one might |
| off just 122 balls. Dilshan was the first out after | | | | have expected. Chamu Chibhabha joined Brendan |
| scoring 78 off 66 balls. After the promising start, Sri | | | | Taylor and the two batsmen took Zimbabwe's score |
| Lanka lost Dinesh Chandimal (6) and Chamara | | | | to 148, before Dilshan's part-time spin accounted for |
| Kapugedera (12) were back in the pavilion shortly | | | | Chibhabha (58). Tatenda Taibu joined Taylor and the |
| afterwards; Sri Lanka was 155/3 after 29.3 overs. | | | | two helped the home side past the Sri Lankan's total. |
| Thilan Samaraweera joined Tharanga and the two | | | | Taylor forged a magnificent unbeaten century (119* |
| tried to steady the innings. However, with the score | | | | off 137 balls), while Taibu chipped in with 42 off 55 |
| on 181, Tharanga fell to Graeme Cremer for 69. | | | | balls. |