Faulkner and Smith celebrate after leading Rajasthan to a come-from-behind victory
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Australia batsman Steven Smith and all-rounder James Faulkner amassed an unbeaten 85-run partnership at a trailblazing run rate of 15.93 to help the Rajasthan Royals stun the Royal Challengers Bangalore by five wickets in Bangalore.
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The rain Gods helped Sri Lanka reach the finals once again
Sri Lanka made it to their second consecutive World Twenty20 final after beating the West Indies, who were the defending champions, by 27 runs via the Duckworth-Lewis method in the first semi-final in Mirpur.
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Sammy dismissed Poynter, O’Brien and Thompson
West Indies captain Darren Sammy took three wickets in quick succession to help his side beat Ireland by 12 runs in the second Twenty20 International in Jamaica.
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Sangakkara celebrates after scoring his 17th ODI century
Sri Lanka wicketkeeper-batsman Kumar Sangakkara smashed a sparkling century to lead his side to a comfortable 61-run win over Bangladesh in the second ODI in Mirpur.
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Henriques walloped seven boundaries during his knock of 55
The Sydney Sixers skirted past the Melbourne Renegades by two runs at the Docklands Stadium to sneak into the semi-finals of the Big Bash League (BBL).
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Faulkner walloped five sixes during his unbeaten knock of 69
Australia batsman James Faulkner smashed an unbeaten half-century to lead the baggy greens to a stunning one-wicket win over England in Brisbane.
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McDermott is extremely worried about Australia’s lack of swing
Former Australia pace bowler Craig McDermott, who was recently re-appointed as the national team’s bowling coach for Test matches, has admitted that the lack of swing Australia’s pace bowlers are getting in India “is a real concern” ahead of their Ashes series at home next month.
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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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Gazi became the first cricketer in history to score a century and take a hat-trick in a Test match
Bangladesh spinner Sohag Gazi became the first cricketer in the history of the sport to score a century and take a hat-trick in a Test match as the first Test between his side and New Zealand in Chittagong ended as a draw.
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Samuels dismissed three of St Lucia’s most important batsmen
West Indies all-rounder and Antigua Hawksbills captain Marlon Samuels took three key wickets to guide his team to their first triumph in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL).
