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Philander’s three wickets earned him the Man of the Match award
South Africa were able to prevent Pakistan from whitewashing them 3-0 after emerging victorious by four wickets in the third and final ODI in Centurion.
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South Africa vs Pakistan 2nd ODI: Pakistan triumph in one-run thriller to record first bilateral ODI series win against South Africa
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Shehzad’s century guided Pakistan to their first bilateral ODI series win over South Africa
Pakistan won their first ever bilateral ODI series against South Africa after clinching a nail-biting one-run win over them in the second ODI in Port Elizabeth.
Australia vs England 1st Test Day 1: Broad’s five-for leaves Australia reeling
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Broad registered his 11th five-wicket haul
England pace bowler Stuart Broad gave Australia five more reasons to despise him even more as he recorded a magnificent five-wicket haul to leave the baggy greens reeling at the end of the first day of the first Ashes Test in Brisbane.
South Africa vs Pakistan 1st T20: Rain Gods help South Africa escape with narrow win
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De Kock smashed a quickfire 43
The rain Gods must have been on South Africa’s side during the first ODI in Johannesburg as the Proteas escaped with a narrow four-run win over Pakistan via the Duckworth-Lewis method to take a 1-0 lead in the series.
India vs West Indies 2nd Test Day 1: Ojha and Ashwin steal spotlight on opening day
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Ojha stole the limelight with his sixth five-wicket haul
Despite all the attention being focused on Sachin Tendulkar for his 200th and final Test match in an India jersey, the country’s spin duo of Pragyan Ojha and Ravichandran Ashwin stole the spotlight on the opening day of the second Test in Mumbai as they dismissed the West Indies for a dismal 182.
Good to be back among the runs, says Jonathan Trott
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“I feel I have got a bit of rhythm coming back but you never quite know until you are in front of 40,000 people in Brisbane whether all the hard work is going to pay off or not”
England batsman Jonathan Trott is glad to be back amongst the runs after scoring just 293 runs against Australia in the recent Ashes series at a dismal average of 29.30.
Pakistan vs South Africa 1st T20: South Africa cruise past lacklustre Pakistan
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South Africa crushed Pakistan to take a 1-0 lead in the series
Fresh off their 4-1 win in the ODI series, South Africa kept their scintillating run of form alive as they cruised past a lacklustre Pakistan side by nine wickets in the first Twenty2o International in Dubai.
Pakistan vs South Africa 5th ODI: De Villiers’ century annihilates Pakistan
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De Villiers’ century led South Africa to a convincing 4-1 series win
South Africa captain AB de Villiers led by example in the final ODI in Sharjah as he smashed a spectacular century to annihilate Pakistan by 117 runs and give the Proteas a convincing 4-1 series win.
Sri Lanka vs New Zealand 1st ODI: Rain has the final say after Sri Lanka score 288
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Malinga’s early wicket went in vain as the rain had the last laugh
New Zealand were looking to add to their winning streak after beating Bangladesh in a one-off Twenty20 International just four days ago, but heavy rain ensured that neither them nor Sri Lanka walked away with a victory in the first ODI in Hambantota.
Pakistan vs South Africa 4th ODI: De Kock and Steyn seal series for South Africa
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Steyn claimed three wickets in one over to extinguish Pakistan’s hopes of levelling the series
South Africa opening batsman Quinton de Kock smashed a spectacular maiden century and pace spearhead Dale Steyn registered his second five-wicket haul as the Proteas beat Pakistan by 28 runs in the fourth ODI in Abu Dhabi to take an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match series.