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“I am going to be [adopting] a new role so they may want to target that”
South Africa batsman Faf du Plessis has announced that Australia will be gunning for him during the upcoming Test series, given that he has been promoted to the number four spot on the batting order, which used to belong to all-rounder Jacques Kallis, who retired from Test cricket in December 2013.
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South Africa crushed Pakistan to take a 1-0 lead in the series
Fresh off their 4-1 win in the ODI series, South Africa kept their scintillating run of form alive as they cruised past a lacklustre Pakistan side by nine wickets in the first Twenty2o International in Dubai.
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Sri Lanka sealed the series behind Dilshan and Sangakkara’s awe-inspiring knocks
Sri Lanka batting duo Tillakaratne Dilshan and Kumar Sangakkara helped the Lankan Lions to an eight-wicket win over South Africa to give them an unassailable 3-1 lead in their five-match ODI series.
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Sangakkara’s triumphant knock cut England down to their knees
Kumar Sangakkara singlehandedly put Sri Lanka on his back and carried them across the finish line against England in what many cricket pundits would have arguably called his best ODI innings to date.
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Bell’s 91 propelled England to an emphatic win
The historic Edgbaston ground in Birmingham was the place to be on June 8 as arch-rivals England and Australia prepared for their pre-Ashes clash in which the winner would be deemed to have the psychological advantage over their opponent heading into the first Ashes Test at Trent Bridge in Nottingham on July 10.
Ul-Haq knows that Philander is absolutely unstoppable if he picks up a couple of wickets
Pakistan Test captain Misbah-ul-Haq has announced that the national team have to limit the impact South Africa pace bowler Vernon Philander has throughout the ongoing Test series, in which Pakistan are currently trailing 1-0.
