Sri Lanka reaching finals are like Misbah's ridiculous number of half centuries and no century in ODIs. Not getting the full credit they deserve. Or a student consistently getting As across all academic subjects but not getting any A+. Consistently performing, not getting that one magic milestone. Not a fair reflection of the contribution or performance. Excellent consistency, just falling short of a landmark. A landmark which is given too much  importance and tends to overshadow the consistency.