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Lumb and Jordan saved England from being whitewashed 3-0
England opening batsman Michael Lumb hammered a spectacular half-century and pace bowler Chris Jordan smashed a quickfire 27 and took three wickets to lead their side to a nail-biting five-run consolation win over the West Indies in the third and final Twenty20 International in Barbados.
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Shehzad and Afridi’s heroics helped Pakistan chase down their highest total in ODI history
Pakistan opening batsman Ahmed Shehzad scored a spectacular century and all-rounder Shahid Afridi blasted a rapid half-century to help Pakistan chase down their highest total in ODI history and set up a clash with Sri Lanka in the final.
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White hammered 84 runs off 49 balls
Australia batsman Cameron White and all-rounder Glenn Maxwell both scored half-centuries as the Melbourne Stars crushed their arch-rivals the Melbourne Renegades by nine wickets at the Docklands Stadium.
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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.
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Klinger hammered 86 runs off 55 balls
Michael Klinger smashed an unbeaten 86 to lead the Adelaide Strikers to a six-wicket win over the Perth Scorchers and put them on top of the Big Bash League (BBL) table.
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Clarke scored his 25th century to leave England in complete disarray
Australia captain Michael Clarke and flamboyant opening batsman David Warner both scored breathtaking centuries to leave England in absolute tatters at the end of the third day of the first Ashes Test in Brisbane.
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Johnson’s four-wicket haul sparked Australia’s counter-attack
Australia’s bowlers launched an awe-inspiring counter-attack against England on the second day of the first Ashes Test in Brisbane.
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England registered a crushing 3-0 series win over Australia
England were denied the opportunity of humiliating their rivals even further after bad light stopped play on the final day at The Oval with the home team needing just 21 more runs to register a 4-0 thrashing of Australia.
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The men’s and women’s national team both received monetary rewards from the PCB
Both the Pakistan men’s and women’s national team have received a financial reward from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for their recent triumphs at the international level.
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Afridi was offered a contract on the recommendation of Sammy
The St Lucia Zouks have offered Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi a contract to represent them in the inaugural edition of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) after he played an instrumental role in leading the national team to a 3-1 victory over the West Indies in their recent ODI series.
