New Zealand vs South Africa 1st ODI: De Villiers and Duminy hand South Africa 1-0 lead

De Villiers and Duminy celebrate after leading South Africa to victory

De Villiers and Duminy celebrate after leading South Africa to victory

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South Africa captain AB de Villiers smashed an entertaining 89 and all-rounder Jean Paul (JP) Duminy hit a fluent 58 to lead the Proteas to a six-wicket win over New Zealand in the first ODI in Mount Maunganui.

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Zimbabwe vs Pakistan 2nd Test: Zimbabwe record historic win against Pakistan

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Chatara’s heroics in the second innings snapped Zimbabwe’s 12-year winless streak

Zimbabwe’s last Test win came all the way back in 2001 against Bangladesh, but they managed to end their 12-year drought as they recorded a historic 24-run win over Pakistan to leave the Test series drawn at one game apiece.

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West Indies vs Pakistan 3rd ODI: First Pakistan win, then West Indies win and now we have a tie

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Ul-Haq and Simmons both made 75 runs

It is fairly special to witness a tie during an ODI match, but to have a tie after both the West Indies and Pakistan won one game apiece was even more spectacular as it indicated just how evenly matched these two sides are.

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Champions Trophy 2013 9th match: One ball, one wicket and a tied match

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Pollard was heart-broken to find out that his wicket had cost the West Indies a spot in the semi-finals

West Indies all-rounder Kieron Pollard will never forget this match for the rest of his life as his wicket off the last ball before the rain fell helped South Africa secure themselves a semi-final spot, while the men from the Caribbean fell agonisingly short of advancing to the next stage.

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