India and Sri Lanka met in a tournament final for the 12th time — sixth time the two teams have met in an Asia Cup final

This was Sri Lanka’s first tournament final since the 2007 World Cup

Since 1999, India have reached 22 tournament finals. They have won only 2, lost 18 and 2 were shared

This was Sanath Jayasuriya’s 304th ODI away from home. He overtook Pakistan’s Inzamam-ul Haq (303) as the player now with most matches overseas

When on 48, Jayasuriya achieved the milestone of scoring 1500 runs in finals. He is only the second player to achieve this. Sachin Tendulkar (1695) heads the list of 8 cricketers who have scored 1000-plus runs in finals

When he scored his century, Jayasuriya (2429) became the highest run scorer in ODIs against India. He overtook Inzamam

Jayasuriya (125) scored his 27th ODI century — his 21st away from home, 6th in Asia Cups, 6th versus India and his 3rd on Pakistan soil

Jayasuriya’s century was only the second to be scored in an Asia Cup final. The other centurion being Maravan Atapattu who made 100 (versus Pak) in Dhaka on June 7, 2000. Sri Lanka lost that match

When on 11, Chaminda Vaas completed 2000 runs in ODIs. He became the fourth player to complete the allrounders double of 2000 runs and 300 wickets

When he scored his fifty in 26 balls, Sehwag registered the fastest half-century in the Asia Cup, surpassing Moin Khan

Ajantha Mendis, with 17 wickets in this competition, bagged the most wickets in a single edition of Asia Cup

Mendis also became the first bowler to claim two five-wicket hauls in a single edition

Mendis (6/13) also recorded his best figures in ODIs

Mendis became the first bowler to claim six wickets in Asia Cup. His figures (6/13) are now the best bowling figures in this tournament

Sri Lanka have won the Asia Cup for the fourth time and for the first time outside their country