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Arafat was the hero of the Super Over
Pakistan pace bowler Yasir Arafat took six wickets to help the Perth Scorchers emerge victorious over the Sydney Sixers in the first-ever Super Over in Big Bash League (BBL) history.
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Coulter-Nile picked up three key wickets
Australia pace bowler Nathan Coulter-Nile took three wickets to help the Perth Scorchers skirt past the Hobart Hurricanes by six runs at the WACA.
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Klinger was the Strikers’ top-scorer with 44 runs
The Adelaide Strikers escaped with a six-run victory against the Sydney Thunder despite a magnificent knock of 85 by captain Michael Hussey.
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Taylor scored his maiden double century
New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor smashed his maiden double century to keep New Zealand firmly in charge on the second day of the first Test against the West Indies in Dunedin.
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“I’m certainly expecting it to be a lot closer”
Former England batsman Graeme Hick, who was recently appointed as the high performance coach at the Centre of Excellence in Brisbane, has issued a stern warning to England, stating that Australia will give them “more of a challenge” in the upcoming Ashes series after being thrashed 3-0 in August.
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“They can use the runs up in those games that’s fine as long as they don’t get them in the Test”
Legendary Australia captain Steve Waugh has announced that he is unperturbed by England’s pre-Ashes form after their opening pair of captain Alastair Cook and Michael Carberry registered an unbeaten 318-run partnership against Australia A on the opening day of their four-day warm-up match.
