Smith pays tribute to Phillip Hughes after scoring his century
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Australia batsman Steven Smith scored an unbeaten 162 and captain Michael Clarke made 128 as the pair continued to punish India on the second day of the first Test in Adelaide.
Islam became the first player in ODI history to take a hat-trick on debut
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Bangladesh debutant Taijul Islam ripped through Zimbabwe’s batting line-up with an incredible hat-trick to help his side whitewash Zimbabwe 5-0.
De Kock celebrates after scoring his fifth ODI century
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South Africa opener Quinton de Kock and captain AB de Villiers both hammered spectacular centuries to not only lead their side to an 82-run victory over Sri Lanka in Hambantota, but also to hand the Proteas their first ODI series win in the subcontinent nation.
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Starc recorded the most economical figures in a Twenty20 International in Centurion
Australia put up a fantastic all-round performance to breeze past a hapless South Africa by six wickets in the third and final Twenty20 International in Centurion.
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Root and Buttler helped England earn a hard-fought 2-1 series win
England batsman Joe Root smashed a stunning century and wicketkeeper Jos Buttler walloped a breathtaking 99 to lead their side to a 25-run win over the West Indies in the third and final ODI in Antigua.
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Sangakkara celebrates after scoring his 17th ODI century
Sri Lanka wicketkeeper-batsman Kumar Sangakkara smashed a sparkling century to lead his side to a comfortable 61-run win over Bangladesh in the second ODI in Mirpur.
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Lyon claimed three wickets, while Maddinson powered his way to an unbeaten half-century
The Sydney Sixers cruised past their crosstown rivals, the Sydney Thunder, by eight wickets behind off-spinner Nathan Lyon’s three wickets and Nic Maddinson’s unbeaten half-century.
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Jamaica won the inaugural edition of the CPL
The Jamaica Tallawahs were crowned champions of the inaugural edition of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) after breezing past the Guyana Amazon Warriors by seven wickets.
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Root, Bell and Swann were all credited for their game-changing contributions
Australia captain Michael Clarke will be sweating buckets for the remainder of this Ashes series after his team fell to England once again, thanks largely to the outstanding batting efforts of Ian Bell and Joe Root and the masterful spin bowling of Graeme Swann.
