Sri Lanka vs Pakistan 1st ODI: Maqsood and Alam guide Pakistan to incredible win

Maqsood was named Man of the Match for his match-winning and career-best knock of 89

Maqsood was named Man of the Match for his career-best knock of 89

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Pakistan’s batting duo of Shoaib Maqsood and Fawad Alam both scored half-centuries as they rescued their side from a precarious position and guided them to an incredible four-wicket win over Sri Lanka via the Duckworth-Lewis method in the first ODI in Hambantota.

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‘The setback helped me become a more mature player’, says Shikhar Dhawan

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“When I went to New Zealand that practice became my instinct and that’s how I scored big runs there”

India opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan has revealed that the “setback” he suffered during the national team’s tour of South Africa at the end of last year has helped him “become a more mature player” since he is more wary about the shots he plays while batting.

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Australia’s confidence levels could not be any lower, says George Bailey

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Watson’s lack of runs is a big worry for Australia

Having come off a dreadful run during the Champions Trophy, Australia are definitely looking like a team on the decline and ODI stand-in captain George Bailey has for once agreed with the pundits, admitting that the team’s confidence levels could not be any lower.

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Champions Trophy 2013 12th Match: Mahela Jayawardene’s the name and he knocked Australia out of the game

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Jayawardene single-handedly crushed Australia’s hopes and dreams of reaching the semi-finals

Sri Lanka fans would have been beating their drums and blowing their trumpets louder than ever as Mahela Jayawardene’s brilliant knock of 84 catapulted his side into the semi-finals, while Australia could only bury their face in their hands and think about what could have been if they had played harder.

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