“Dickwella admitted the offence and accepted the sanction proposed by match referee Chris Broad”
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Sri Lanka wicketkeeper-batsman Niroshan Dickwella was fined 30 per cent of his match fee after attempting a stumping that was deemed to be “contrary to the spirit of the game”.
Sri Lanka celebrate after beating England 3-2
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Sri Lanka’s batting duo of Mahela Jayawardene and Lahiru Thirimanne both scored half-centuries to lead their side to a comfortable six-wicket win over England at Edgbaston.
Kolkata celebrate after being crowned champions of the 2014 IPL
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The Kolkata Knight Riders were crowned IPL champions behind batsman Manish Pandey’s sparkling knock of 94.
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Southee ripped through the West Indies’ batting line-up with four wickets
The West Indies were forced to follow on after New Zealand pace bowler Tim Southee’s four wickets left them in absolute tatters during the third day of the first Test in Dunedin.
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Australia dominated arch-rivals England to take a 1-0 lead in the five-Test series
Victory probably never tasted sweeter for Australia as left-arm pace bowler Mitchell Johnson helped his side draw first blood in the Ashes series with a five-wicket haul, which gave the baggy greens a convincing 381-run win over arch-rivals England in Brisbane.
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The three-match ODI series ended as a 1-1 draw
Sri Lanka escaped with a 36-run win against New Zealand in the third ODI in Dambulla due to heavy rain and bad light.
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Both Akmal and Peterson pleaded guilty to breaching the ICC Code of Conduct
Pakistan wicketkeeper batsman Adnan Akmal and South Africa all-rounder Robin Peterson have been fined 50 per cent of their match fees after getting involved in an on-field altercation during the first Test in Abu Dhabi, which Pakistan won by seven wickets.
