Mohammad Hafeez: “Saud Shakeel, Hasan Ali & Abdullah Shafique are doing exceptionally well in this World Cup so far who actually were not in [the] plans of the brain trust. Interesting”
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Mohammad Hafeez, the former all-rounder, has pointed out that opener Abdullah Shafique, middle order batsman Saud Shakeel and fast bowler Hasan Ali were not initially part of the plans for the World Cup.
Wells struck four boundaries and a six during his superb innings of 68
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Hobart Hurricanes batsman Jonathan Wells hammered 68 runs and pace bowler Ben Hilfenhaus took four wickets to crush the Melbourne Stars by 52 runs.
Williamson’s magnificent form with the bat continued
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New Zealand captain Kane Williamson, batsman Ross Taylor and pace bowler Matt Henry all performed spectacularly to help their side take down Pakistan by 68 runs in the series decider in Abu Dhabi.
Haque struck five boundaries and a six during his knock of 80
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Bangladesh’s opening pair of Anamul Haque and Tamim Iqbal scored 80 and 76 respectively to help their side crush Zimbabwe by 68 runs in the second ODI in Chittagong.
“He will be India’s match-winner there”
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Legendary Sri Lanka spinner Muttiah Muralitharan has announced that he believes India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh “will play a big role in the 2015 World Cup” in Australia and New Zealand.
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Faulkner smashed 30 runs off an Ishant Sharma over to turn the tables on India
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s brilliant century counted for nothing at all as Australia batsman Adam Voges and all-rounder James Faulkner inspired the baggy greens to a sensational comeback in the third ODI in Mohali.
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Broad’s 11 wickets left Australia down for the count
After England retained the Ashes in less than impressive circumstances, with rain virtually wiping out the final day of the third Test to end it as a draw, more salt was rubbed in Australia’s wounds as they faltered in their chase of 299 to hand England an unassailable 3-0 lead in the series.
