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Khakurel smashed six boundaries during his knock of 56
Nepal opener Subash Khakurel scored a stunning half-century to help his side triumph over Afghanistan by nine runs in Chittagong.
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Asia Cup 10th Match: Mathews’ half-century too much for Bangladesh to handle
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Mathews was named Man of the Match for his vital knock
Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim would have been delighted with his decision to bat first early on as the opening pair of Anamul Haque and Shamsur Rahman amassed a 74-run partnership before Rahman was given out lbw off the bowling of Ajantha Mendis for 39.
South Africa vs Australia 2nd Test Day 3: Amla keeps South Africa in firm control
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Amla demolished Australia’s bowling attack
South Africa batsman Hashim Amla scored an unbeaten 93 to keep the Proteas in firm control against Australia on the third day of the second Test in Port Elizabeth.
New Zealand vs West Indies 4th ODI: New Zealand take 2-1 lead behind Guptill’s 81
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Guptill amassed 81 runs off 119 balls
New Zealand opening batsman Martin Guptill scored a fantastic 81 to give the Blackcaps a 2-1 lead over the West Indies after they won the fourth ODI in Nelson by 58 runs via the Duckworth-Lewis method after the match was cut off due to heavy rain.
Adelaide is ‘going to be a good challenge for me’, says Nathan Lyon
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“It looks like I’m going to be able to bowl a few overs here and I’m looking forward to that challenge [of] bowling to their batsmen”
Australia off-spinner Nathan Lyon has admitted that the second Test in Adelaide is “going to be a good challenge for me” after he was absolutely dominated by England batsman Kevin Pietersen at the same venue in the 2010-11 Ashes series.
Lehmann confident Watson will be fit for first Ashes Test
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“We have confidence that he will be fit for the first Test”
Australia coach Darren Lehmann has announced that he is confident all-rounder Shane Watson will be fit for the first Ashes Test, which gets underway on November 21 in Brisbane, after he sustained a hamstring injury during the final ODI against India in Bangalore.
India vs Australia 7th ODI: Sharma’s 209 too much for Faulkner and Australia to handle
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Sharma became only the third cricketer to score an ODI double century
India opening batsman Rohit Sharma’s maiden ODI double century proved to be too much for James Faulkner, who smashed a magnificent century, and the rest of his Australian team-mates to handle.
Caribbean Premier League 2nd semi-final: Kumar Sangakkara and Andre Russell decimate Barbados
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Russell and Sangakkara dashed Barbados’ hopes of reaching the finals
Sri Lanka wicketkeeper-batsman Kumar Sangakkara and West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell booked a finals showdown against the Guyana Amazon Warriors after the Jamaica Tallawahs absolutely decimated the Barbados Tridents by seven wickets in the second semi-final of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL).
A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: Vernon Philander still has room for improvement, says Graeme Smith
Smith has challenged Philander to increase the speed of his bowling
Having taken 89 wickets in just 16 Tests matches at an absolutely jaw-dropping average of 17.13, South Africa pace bowler Vernon Philander is definitely one of the biggest threats in the cricketing world right now, but Proteas captain Graeme Smith still sees room for improvement for his star seamer.