India in final : Sachin everywhere

MS Dhoni’s Indian team will play against Sri Lanka in the final of the Tri series at the R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo on Monday. At the beginning of the tournament India had upper hand and favorite to win the 4-match series but after losing to the host in the league match on Saturday.
Let’s see how India performed till date in the finals of the various tournaments. It was 1983 World Cup when India first played in the final of any tournament and they beat mighty West Indies at Lord’s.
India has won 36.26% final matches in the final. So far India has played 44 finals and won 16 of them while lost 23 finals.
Here are some facts of the Indian team in the finals.
Most Vs: 13 finals Vs Sri Lanka with 5-win, 6-loss record, and 2 ended in No result.

Toss: 23 times India won the toss.
Highest Total: 8 for 326 Vs England at Lord’s in 2002.
Lowest Total: 54 Vs Sri Lanka at Sharjah in 2000-01.
Most Fours: 34, Vs England at Lord’s in 2002.
Most Sixes: 9, Vs Zimbabwe at Sharjah in 1998-99.
Total RUNS: 8863 for 308 wickets @28.78
Total Hundred: 7
Total Fifties: 47.
Total Ducks: 36
Total Nervous Nineties: 4

Most Runs: 1242 by Sachin Tendulkar in 28 innings @51.75 with 4x100, 7x50
Highest score: 134 by Sachin Tendulakr Vs Australia at Sharjah in 1997-98
Most Hundreds: 4 by Sachin Tendulkar
Most Fifties: 7 by Sachin Tendulkar
Most Wickets: 33 by Anil Kumble in 24 match @27.52 with one time 5 wkt
Best Bowling: 6 for 12 by Anil Kumble Vs West Indies at Kolkata in 1993-94

Most Matches: 29 Sachin Tendulkar
26 Sourav Ganguly
24 Anil Kumble
Most consecutive final appearance: 23 by Sourav Ganguly.

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