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Sangakkara’s half-century helped Sri Lanka reach the final of the Asia Cup
Sri Lanka wicketkeeper-batsman Kumar Sangakkara scored a fluent half-century to help lead his side to a convincing 129-run win over Afghanistan and earn them a spot in the final of the Asia Cup.
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McCullum is now the only New Zealand cricketer to have scored a triple century
New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum became the first cricketer from his country to score a triple century in Test cricket when he accomplished the feat during the final day of the second Test against India in Wellington.
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Haque’s century kept Bangladesh’s innings intact
Bangladesh batsman Mominul Haque stole the limelight on the final day of the second Test against Sri Lanka in Chittagong as he scored a magnificent unbeaten century.
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Guptill scored his fifth ODI century, while Jadeja proved to be India’s saviour with an unbeaten 66
India now have a chance to end the ongoing ODI series 2-2 following their dramatic tie against New Zealand in the third ODI in Auckland.
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Sharma became only the third cricketer to score an ODI double century
India opening batsman Rohit Sharma’s maiden ODI double century proved to be too much for James Faulkner, who smashed a magnificent century, and the rest of his Australian team-mates to handle.
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Bangladesh secured an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series
Bangladesh breezed past New Zealand by 40 runs in the second ODI in Mirpur to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match ODI series.
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“His final dismissal will signal the beginning of a new era for our sport”
West Indies opening batsman Kieran Powell has admitted that “it will be a surreal moment” when his side dismiss India batsman Sachin Tendulkar for the last time.
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Afghanistan will be participating in their maiden World Cup
Australia captain Michael Clarke and New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum have lavished praise upon Afghanistan after they recently beat Kenya 2-0 to qualify for the 2015 International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cup.
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Chatara’s heroics in the second innings snapped Zimbabwe’s 12-year winless streak
Zimbabwe’s last Test win came all the way back in 2001 against Bangladesh, but they managed to end their 12-year drought as they recorded a historic 24-run win over Pakistan to leave the Test series drawn at one game apiece.
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England registered a crushing 3-0 series win over Australia
England were denied the opportunity of humiliating their rivals even further after bad light stopped play on the final day at The Oval with the home team needing just 21 more runs to register a 4-0 thrashing of Australia.
