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.

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Luck was not on my side during the last Ashes series, now I’m looking to change that, says Matt Prior

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“You need a bit of luck, and you can’t over-estimate how much that plays a part”

England vice-captain and wicketkeeper Matt Prior has announced that he is on a mission to score some runs in the upcoming Ashes series after lady luck refused to shine down on him during the last series, where he only scored 133 runs at a disappointing average of 19.

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‘I don’t think Shane Warne’s ever said a nice thing about an England touring team’, says Joe Root

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“I don’t know why he said that”

England batsman Joe Root has lashed out at former Australia spin king Shane Warne over the comments he made about captain Alastair Cook being “negative, boring [and] not very imaginative”, stating that “I don’t think Shane Warne’s ever said a nice thing about an England touring team”.

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