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Williamson and Taylor both scored half-centuries
Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor both scored half-centuries to help New Zealand take a 2-0 lead against India in a rain-affected encounter in Hamilton.
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BBL 2013/14 Match 5: Renegades fall short in low-scoring thriller
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Arafat picked up three key wickets
The Perth Scorchers emerged victorious in their thrilling low-scoring encounter against the Melbourne Renegades at the WACA.
Ashes triumph is proof that sacking Arthur was the right decision, says James Sutherland
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“Certainly looking back on it now, it looks like a pretty good decision doesn’t it?”
Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland has announced that the national team’s Ashes triumph is proof that sacking former head coach Mickey Arthur and replacing him with Darren Lehmann was the right decision.
South Africa aiming to be number one T20 team by start of World T20, says Faf du Plessis
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“We’ve set a goal for ourselves to try and get to number one by the time the tournament starts”
South Africa Twenty20 captain Faf du Plessis has announced that the Proteas are aiming to be the number one ranked Twenty20 team prior to the start of the World Twenty20 in Bangladesh in March 2014.
‘Sachin’s intensity reaches 200 per cent against Pakistan’, says Suresh Raina
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“When we won the World Cup, the way his family, fans and the whole of Mumbai rejoiced, it was a touching moment for every player”
India batsman Suresh Raina has revealed that veteran batsman Sachin Tendulkar’s “intensity” used to reach “200 per cent” whenever the national team played against arch-rivals Pakistan.
Ready or not England here I come, says Ryan Harris
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Harris has vowed not to let his injury get the better of him
Australia pace bowler Ryan Harris has had his share of bad luck over the past year, but the 33-year-old has sent a warning message to England ahead of their highly anticipated Ashes encounter, which gets underway in just four days.
Champions Trophy 2013 1st semi-final: England Trott along to final after blowing past the ‘chokers’
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‘Mr Consistent’ did what he does best to knock South Africa out of the tournament
South Africa captain AB de Villiers was adamant that his side would not ‘choke’ during their semi-final encounter with England, but that was exactly what ended up happening as they were dominated and put out of their misery by Jonathan Trott.
Champions Trophy 2013 5th match: Pakistan slump to embarrassing 67-run loss against South Africa
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Amla’s 81 effectively dumped Pakistan out of the tournament
Pakistan’s Champion Trophy dreams were crushed to a pulp after they suffered an embarrassing 67-run loss against South Africa.
A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: Sachin Tendulkar’s longevity constantly amazes me, admits Michael Clarke
Clarke is still amazed at how Tendulkar has continued to excel throughout his 23 years in the game
With Australia already having lost their Test series against India and being on the brink of a 4-0 whitewashing, captain Michael Clarke has admitted that veteran Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar’s longevity has never ceased to amaze him.