| Tri-Series in Bangladesh in 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | 10 January 2009 – 16 January 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Bangladesh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Result |  Sri Lanka wins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Player of the series | Shakib Al Hasan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Tri-Series in Bangladesh in 2009 was a One Day International cricket tournament held in Bangladesh from January 10 to January 16, 2009. The tri-series involved the national teams of Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe, [1] with Sri Lanka winning the tournament.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR | For | Against |
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| 1 | Sri Lanka | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1.279 | 357/81 | 231/73.5 |
| 2 |  Bangladesh | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | −0.039 | 318/73.5 | 352/81 |
| 3 |  Zimbabwe | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −0.920 | 285/100 | 377/100 |
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