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Sibanda instantly became a hero when he hammered the last ball for six
Zimbabwe kept their hopes of making it to the group stages of the World Twenty20 alive thanks to Vusi Sibanda’s last-ball six, which helped the African nation defeat the Netherlands by five wickets in Sylhet.
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Perera was named Man of the Match for his sparkling half-century
Sri Lanka opening batsman Kusal Perera hammered an entertaining half-century as his side escaped with a two-run win in a heart-racing last ball showdown against Bangladesh in the first Twenty20 International in Chittagong.
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Bailey and White absolutely demolished England’s bowling attack
Australia’s batting duo of George Bailey and Cameron White both hammered half-centuries to crush England by eight wickets in the second Twenty20 International in Melbourne.
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Guptill scored his fifth ODI century, while Jadeja proved to be India’s saviour with an unbeaten 66
India now have a chance to end the ongoing ODI series 2-2 following their dramatic tie against New Zealand in the third ODI in Auckland.
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“I suppose being in and out of the side is never ideal”
Australia opening batsman Aaron Finch is looking to cement a permanent spot in the country’s Twenty20 squad after his record 156, which also included 14 sixes, the most ever hit by a batsman in a Twenty20 innings, against England sent his stock value soaring.
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Hafeez’s last-minute heroics knocked Antigua out
Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez and left-arm pace bowler Krishmar Santokie sent the Antigua Hawksbills packing with a five-wicket last-ball win, while also keeping the Guyana Amazon Warriors’ dream of becoming the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) champions alive.
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Sri Lanka recorded a 4-1 series win over South Africa behind Dilshan’s 99
Sri Lanka ended their five-match ODI series against South Africa in the most dominant fashion possible, registering a 128-run win over the Proteas thanks to a firework show from Tillakaratne Dilshan, Lahiru Thirimanne and Kumar Sangakkara.
