Zimbabwe beat Australia for the first time in 31 years
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Australia head coach Darren Lehmann has announced that the national team ought to be extremely embarrassed after they were beaten by Zimbabwe for the first time in 31 years.
Woakes finished with figures of 3-30 off his 14 overs
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India’s batting line-up, with the exception of captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, crumbled once again in shambolic fashion against England on the first day of the fifth Test at The Oval.
Ali was England’s hero once again
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England all-rounder Moeen Ali took four key wickets to deliver the knockout blow to India and hand his side a 2-1 lead in the series.
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“I have started to regain respect in the cricketing circles and I am happy and satisfied that I am accepted again”
Former Pakistan wicketkeeper Zulqarnain Haider has revealed that he was “nervous, tense and almost crumbled” during a series against South Africa in November 2010.
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“We orchestrated most of our dismissals ourselves”
Pakistan coach Dav Whatmore has announced that he is “pretty angry” with the batting display he witnessed today as the national team’s batsmen crumbled under the pressure of South Africa spinner Imran Tahir on day one of the second Test in Dubai.
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“It should spin a lot more from day three, so in that case it will be more difficult for both the teams to score and there is a good possibility for a result”
With heavy rain having intervened and ended play early on the first two days of the second Test between Bangladesh and New Zealand in Mirpur, Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan believes “if the next three days are played completely, there will be a result in this match”.
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Wagner registered his maiden five-wicket haul
New Zealand left-arm pace bowler Neil Wagner stole the spotlight on the second day of the second Test in Mirpur, which finished early due to heavy rain, with a five-wicket haul.
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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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Hales hammered 94 off 61 deliveries
Alex Hales was England’s hero in the second Twenty20 International at Durham as he went on a rampage against Australia to guide his side to a 27-run win and end the series as a 1-1 draw.
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Sharma and Raina ensured India reached their target with little trouble
With India holding on to an unassailable 3-0 lead heading into the fourth ODI, Zimbabwe were desperate to beat their subcontinent opponents at least once, but thanks to a fine all-round bowling performance and some spectacular batting by Rohit Sharma and Suresh Raina, the Zimbabweans’ wait will have to continue.
