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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).
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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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Mishra equalled Srinath’s record for most wickets taken during a bi-lateral ODI series
India recorded their first ODI whitewash away from home after thrashing Zimbabwe by seven wickets in the fifth and final ODI at Bulawayo.
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Simmons played a sensible innings as the Amazon Warriors knocked off the Red Steel
A classy knock of 42 by Lendl Simmons, which was followed by three wickets from Veerasammy Permaul helped the Guyana Amazon Warriors triumph over the Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel by 19 runs in the second game of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL).
Williams admitted to lying about the testimony he gave during the trial in 2000
When the match-fixing case against the late South African captain Hansie Cronje first emerged, it took the cricketing world by storm and rocked the sport to its core, but more than a decade later, details about the events are still being revealed, as former Proteas bowler Henry Williams recently admitted that Cronje never offered him US$ 15,000 to concede more than 50 runs during the fifth ODI against India in Nagpur in 2000.
