South Africa vs Australia 4th Test Day 5: Philander’s career-best six-for provides Morkel with perfect swansong

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Vernon Philander finished with career-best figures of 6-21

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South Africa pace bowler Vernon Philander took a career-best 6-21 on the fifth day of the fourth Test in Johannesburg to not only lead his side to a 492-run win over Australia, but also ensure fellow seamer Morne Morkel had a perfect swansong.

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New Zealand vs England 2nd Test Day 5: Sodhi denies England on final day as New Zealand claim 1-0 series win

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Ish Sodhi’s third Test fifty helped New Zealand end the match as a draw and win the series 1-0

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Ish Sodhi provided some much-needed heroics on the final day of the second Test in Christchurch as he scored an unbeaten 56 to help New Zealand end the match as a draw and deny England a series-levelling win.

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South Africa vs Australia 1st Test Day 5: Australia thrash South Africa to take 1-0 lead

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Australia seamer Josh Hazlewood is ecstatic after dismissing Quinton de Kock and handing his side a 1-0 lead in the series

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Australia needed just under four overs to wrap up a convincing 118-run win over South Africa on the final day in Durban and take a 1-0 lead in the four-Test series.

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Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka 1st Test Day 5: Mominul, Liton star before first Test ends as a draw

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Mominul Haque became the first Bangladesh player to score a century in each innings of a Test match

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Mominul Haque struck his second successive hundred, while Liton Das made 94 as Bangladesh frustrated Sri Lanka on the final day in Chittagong before the first Test ended as a draw.

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