Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe 1st ODI: Al Hasan demolishes Zimbabwe with sparkling all-round performance

Al Hasan became the first Bangladeshi player to score a century and take four wickets in an ODI

Al Hasan became the first Bangladeshi player to score a century and take four wickets in an ODI

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Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan scored a magnificent century and took four wickets to help his side demolish Zimbabwe by 87 runs in the first ODI in Chittagong.

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England vs Sri Lanka 1st ODI: Bell, Ballance and Jordan star in England’s 81-run rout of Sri Lanka

Jordan excelled with both the bat and ball

Jordan excelled with both the bat and ball

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England batsmen Ian Bell and Gary Ballance both scored half-centuries, while pace bowler Chris Jordan played a vital role with the bat and ball, to help their side rout Sri Lanka by 81 runs via the Duckworth-Lewis method at The Oval.

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Asia Cup 1st Match: Thirimanne and Malinga help Sri Lanka skirt past Pakistan

        

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Thirimanne soaks in the moment after scoring his century, while Malinga is ecstatic after taking a wicket

Sri Lanka opening batsman Lahiru Thirimanne scored a spectacular century and pace bowler Lasith Malinga took a five-wicket haul to help their side register a 12-run win over Pakistan in the first match of the Asia Cup.

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Sri Lanka vs New Zealand 2nd ODI: Latham, Ronchi and McCullum stun Sri Lanka in last ball thriller

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McCullum’s blitz powered New Zealand to a 1-0 lead in the series

New Zealand all-rounder Nathan McCullum stole the spotlight in the second ODI in Hambantota as he smashed a massive six off the last ball of the match to hand the Black Caps an incredible four-wicket win over Sri Lanka.

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Sri Lanka vs South Africa 3rd ODI: Score one for South Africa as David Miller and Lonwabo Tsotsobe bring them back from brink of series defeat

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Miller’s 85 helped South Africa get back into the series

With South Africa staring down the barrel of a series defeat, batsman David Miller and pace bowler Lonwabo Tsotsobe led the Proteas to a 56-run victory over Sri Lanka in the third ODI in Pallekele.

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