Sangakkara celebrates after scoring his 20th century
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Sri Lanka wicketkeeper-batsman Kumar Sangakkara smashed a spectacular century to not only help his side thrash England by 90 runs in the fifth ODI in Pallekele, but also give them an unassailable 4-2 lead in the series.
Finch hammered 23 boundaries and six sixes during his match-winning knock of 181
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Australia opener Aaron Finch blitzed his way to an unbeaten 181 to lead the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) to a comfortable seven-wicket win over the Rest of the World in the Lord’s Bicentenary match.
“I think if we had got north of anywhere between 320-330 , it would would have been a really good effort”
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New Zealand all-rounder James Neesham has announced that it was “a little bit disappointing” that his side fell “20 or 30 short” of a par score at Barbados during their first innings on the first day of the third Test against the West Indies.
Benn picked up his fourth five-wicket haul
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West Indies spinner Sulieman Benn took a five-wicket haul and pace bowler Kemar Roach picked up four wickets to help their side slice through New Zealand on the first day of the third Test in Barbados.
Sangakkara’s century played a pivotal role in helping Sri Lanka level the series
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Sri Lanka survived England wicketkeeper Jos Buttler’s incredible 121-run blitz at Lord’s to level the series at 2-2.
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Anderson smashed 68 runs off 40 balls
New Zealand’s batting trio of Kane Williamson, Ross Taylor and Corey Anderson all scored half-centuries to lead the Black Caps to a 24-run win over India in the first ODI in Napier.
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“Just because I averaged 30 doesn’t make it a huge train smash”
England batsman Jonathan Trott has revealed that after his disappointing performance during the recent Ashes series, where he only scored 293 runs at a dismal average of 29.30, he has revitalised himself and now feels that he is ready for a second round showdown against arch-rivals Australia.
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Sangakkara’s triumphant knock cut England down to their knees
Kumar Sangakkara singlehandedly put Sri Lanka on his back and carried them across the finish line against England in what many cricket pundits would have arguably called his best ODI innings to date.
