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Following are the statistical highlights of the fifth and final one-day international between India and Sri Lanka which was abandoned due to unfit pitch conditions at the Ferozeshah Kotla stadium.

# With a no-result game, India have played 31, winning 17 and losing 10 this year. Four games involving India could not produce results - the most by any country in 2009. India`s winning per cent is 62. 96.

# Sri Lanka have won 12 and lost 14 out of 27 contested with only one no-result game this year. Sri Lanka`s winning per cent is 46. 15.

# Sanath Jayasuriya (20 years 1 day) has become the third player after Javed Miandad (20 years 272 days) and Sachin Tendulkar (20 years 6 days) to have played ODIs for 20 years.

# Appearing un his 85th ODI on Indian soil, Harbhajan Singh, with Jayasuriya`s wicket, has become the fifth bowler to take 100 wickets in India, joining Anil Kumble (126), Ajit Agarkar (109), Javagal Srinath (103) and Kapil Dev (100).

# Dilshan`s tally of 353 (ave 70.60) is a record in Sri Lanka-India ODIs, outstripping Mahendra Singh Dhoni`s tally of 346 in five innings at an average of 115.33, in 2005-06 in India.

# Both Gordon Greenidge (353 in 1983-84) and Dilshan share a record for most runs in five-ODI series against India.

# Zaheer Khan is the top wicket-taker in the series – 7 at an average of 40.00.