Sri Lanka create record with huge win

Sri Lanka [ Images ] beat Bangladesh by 10 wickets in the ninth match of the Asia Cup cricket tournament in Colombo on Friday.

This was the second 10-wicket win achieved in the Asia Cup and the 24th in the history of one-day internationals.

Sri Lanka have now registered four 10-wicket victories. West Indies [ Images ] hold the lion share in the list of 24 instances with six such wins followed by India [ Images ] (5). Sri Lanka are now at level with South Africa [ Images ] with four 10-wicket wins. Australia [ Images ] have twice romped home without losing a wicket, whereas England [ Images ], Pakistan and New Zealand [ Images ] have registered one win each by 10 wickets.

Bangladesh, at the other hand, have now suffered this humiliation four times – most by any team in one-day internationals. India, England, New Zealand and West Indies jointly hold the second place with three 10-wicket defeats. Kenya and Zimbabwe have recorded two defeats each by such a huge margin, while East Africa, Pakistan, South Africa and Sri Lanka have let the opponents win a match by 10-wickets once each.

The accompanying table lists all 10-wicket wins in one-day internationals:

Match (score)	Venue	Date
India (123-0) beat East Africa (120)	Leeds	Jun 11, 1975
New Zealand (113-0) beat India (112-9)	Melbourne [ Images ]	Jan 10, 1981
West Indies (172-0) beat Zimbabwe (171)	Birmingham	Jun 20, 1983
India (97-0) beat Sri Lanka (96)	Sharjah	Apr 3, 1984
West Indies (117-0) beat New Zealand (116)	Port of Spain	Apr 17, 1985
Pakistan (66-0) beat New Zealand (64)	Sharjah	Apr 15, 1986
West Indies (192-0) beat New Zealand (191-9)	Christchurch	Mar 29, 1987
West Indies (221-0) beat Pakistan (220-2)	Melbourne	Feb 23, 1992 +
West Indies (154-0) beat South Africa (152)	Port of Spain	Apr 11, 1992
India (116-0) beat West Indies (121)	Port of Spain	Apr 27,1997 #
West Indies (200-0) beat India (199-7)	Bridgetown	May 3, 1997
India (197-0) beat Zimbabwe (196-9)	Sharjah	Nov 13, 1998
South Africa (168-0) beat India (164)	Sharjah	Mar 22, 2000
England (171-0) beat West Indies (169-8)	Chester-le-Street	Jul 15, 2000
Australia (124-0) beat West Indies (123)	Adelaide	Jan 26, 2001
Sri Lanka (166-0) beat England (165-9)	Colombo (SSC)	Mar 27, 2001
India (91-0) beat Kenya (90)	Bloemfontein	Oct 12, 2001
South Africa (155-0) beat Bangladesh (154-9)	Benoni	Oct 6, 2002
Australia (118-0) beat England (117)	Sydney [ Images ]	Jan 23, 2003
South Africa (142-0) beat Kenya (140)	Potchefstroom	Feb 12, 2003
Sri Lanka (126-0) beat Bangladesh (124)	Pietermaritzburg	Feb 14, 2003
South Africa (109-0) beat Bangladesh (108)	Bloemfontein	Feb 22, 2003
Sri Lanka (89-0) beat England (88)	Dambulla	Nov 18, 2003
Sri Lanka (191-0) beat Bangladesh (190-9)	Colombo (RPS)	Jul 23, 2004