New Zealand vs Sri Lanka 5th ODI: Ronchi and Elliot flatten Sri Lanka with record partnership

Ronchi and Elliott both made centuries during their record-breaking 267-run partnership

Ronchi and Elliott both made centuries during their record-breaking 267-run partnership

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New Zealand wicketkeeper Luke Ronchi and batsman Grant Elliott broke the record for the highest sixth-wicket partnership in ODI history as the Blackcaps flattened Sri Lanka by 108 runs in the fifth ODI in Dunedin.

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Investigation into CB40 match was not ‘shut down’ by ICC, says Sir Ronnie Flanagan

"It was through the ACSU's work, including work with Lou Vincent, that we came to the conclusion that this match had to be re-examined"

“It was through the ACSU’s work, including work with Lou Vincent, that we came to the conclusion that this match had to be re-examined”

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The head of the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU), Sir Ronnie Flanagan, has insisted that the global cricketing body did not shut down the investigation into a 2011 CB40 match between Sussex and Kent.

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IPL 2014 Match 38: Singh is king as Bangalore ease past Delhi

Singh walloped nine sixes during his unbeaten knock of 68

Singh walloped nine sixes during his unbeaten knock of 68

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Fans at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore were treated to a flashback of Yuvraj Singh’s prime days as a cricketer as the Indian all-rounder launched a blitzkreig against the Delhi Daredevils to help the Royal Challengers Bangalore ease to a 16-run victory.

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