31.   He needs a victory to earn an invitation to the event.

32.   But that victory earned a bonus win in the finals.

33.   Each victory earns four points with the losing team able to pick up a consolation point if they lose by seven points or less.

34.   The victory earned Sri Lanka two points in the first match of the round-robin league also featuring world champions Pakistan and Australia.

35.   Victory also earns them an unlikely place in the UEFA Cup next season -- a scenario manager Jimmy Nicholl had described as laughable before the final.