England vs South Africa 4th Test Day 3: South Africa fight, but Moeen pushes England’s lead to 360

Moeen struck eight boundaries and three sixes during his unbeaten knock of 67

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Rain might have had the final say on the third day of the fourth Test at Old Trafford, but prior to that, South Africa put up a valiant fight, that was until Moeen Ali smashed an unbeaten 67 to hand England a 360-run lead.

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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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India vs Australia 2nd ODI: Your going to need to come up with something more challenging than 359 to defeat us Australia!

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Sharma and Kohli helped India pull off the second-highest run chase in ODI history

India opening batsman Rohit Sharma played the innings of his life as he and Virat Kohli pulled off the country’s highest ODI chase of 360 against Australia in a dramatic high-scoring affair in Jaipur.

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Age is the least of my concerns, says Brad Haddin

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Haddin will be hoping third time’s the charm

At 35-years-old, Australia wicketkeeper-batsman Brad Haddin, who has also been named as the Test team’s new vice-captain, is by far one of the oldest players in the national team at the moment, however, the veteran has announced that age is the least of his concerns with the back-to-back Ashes series set to begin in just over a months time.

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