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Thirimanne’s heroics helped Sri Lanka win the Asia Cup
Sri Lanka opening batsman Lahiru Thirimanne smashed a splendid century to help his side be crowned Asia Cup champions following their five-wicket win over Pakistan in Mirpur.
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Du Plessis walloped 77 runs off 42 balls
South Africa captain Faf du Plessis smashed a sparkling half-century to lead the Proteas to a 14-run win over the country’s rugby team, who are better known as the Springboks.
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“We have confidence that he will be fit for the first Test”
Australia coach Darren Lehmann has announced that he is confident all-rounder Shane Watson will be fit for the first Ashes Test, which gets underway on November 21 in Brisbane, after he sustained a hamstring injury during the final ODI against India in Bangalore.
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“Hopefully it won’t be too bad at all, and won’t put me out for too long”
Just a day after he succumbed to a hamstring injury during Australia’s 57-run loss to India in the seventh ODI in Bangalore, baggy greens all-rounder Shane Watson has revealed that his injury is “not too bad”.
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Watson will undergo further tests in order to assess how serious his injury is
The entire Australia team will be sweating and desperate to find out just how serious all-rounder Shane Watson’s hamstring injury is after he pulled up when running in to deliver the first ball of his sixth over in the final ODI against India in Bangalore.
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Sharma became only the third cricketer to score an ODI double century
India opening batsman Rohit Sharma’s maiden ODI double century proved to be too much for James Faulkner, who smashed a magnificent century, and the rest of his Australian team-mates to handle.
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Cotterrell’s four-wicket haul left Barbados in absolute tatters
The Antigua Hawksbills walked away with a comfortable five-wicket win over the Barbados Tridents thanks to left-arm pace bowler Sheldon Cotterrell’s four-wicket haul.
