2014 has been New Zealand’s best year in Test history
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New Zealand’s pace duo of Trent Boult and Tim Southee took four wickets apiece to help their side cruise past Sri Lanka by eight wickets on the fourth day of the first Test in Christchurch.
Babar finished with figures of 4-137 off 45 overs
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Pakistan spinner Zulfiqar Babar took four wickets to restrict New Zealand to 403 on the second day of the second Test in Dubai.
Johnson has been in red-hot form ever since he made his Test return
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Australia left-arm pace bowler Mitchell Johnson has been named the International Cricket Council (ICC) Cricketer of the Year and Test Cricketer of the Year.
Al Hasan scored his first Test century since 2011
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Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan and opening batsman Tamim Iqbal both made centuries to keep their side in control against Zimbabwe on the second day of the second Test in Khulna.
Islam finished with a career-best 8-39 off 16.5 overs
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Bangladesh left-arm spinner Taijul Islam sliced through Zimbabwe’s batting line-up with eight wickets as his side escaped with a three-wicket win on the third day of the first Test in Mirpur.
Australia celebrate after whitewashing Pakistan 3-0
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Australia completed their 3-0 whitewash of Pakistan with a nail-biting one-run victory in the third ODI in Abu Dhabi.
De Villiers led by example with his match-winning knock of 136
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South Africa captain AB de Villiers and batsman Faf du Plessis both smashed sensational centuries to make easy work of Australia’s mammoth score of 327 in Harare.
Herath dismissed Ali, ul-Haq, Khan and Shafiq
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Sri Lanka spinner Rangana Herath sliced through Pakistan’s batting line-up once again to leave them in absolute tatters during their chase of 271 on the fourth day of the second Test in Colombo.
Gayle walloped 10 sixes during his match-winning knock of 111
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Jamaica Tallawahs captain Chris Gayle single-handedly annihilated the St Lucia Zouks with his maiden Caribbean Premier League (CPL) century.
Rahane was named Man of the Match for his brilliant knock of 64
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India’s opening pair of Robin Uthappa and Ajinkya Rahane both scored half-centuries to lead their side to a seven-wicket win via the Duckworth-Lewis method in a rain-affected encounter against Bangladesh in Mirpur.
