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Smith hammered 10 boundaries during his knock of 72, while Badree recorded his best bowling figures in a Twenty20 International
West Indies opener Dwayne Smith smashed a stunning half-century and leg-spinner Samuel Badree took four wickets to annihilate Bangladesh by 73 runs in Mirpur.
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Netherlands defied the odds to qualify for the Super-10 stage of the World Twenty20
The Netherlands achieved the impossible today as they chased down a target of 190 inside of 14 overs to not only beat Ireland by six wickets, but to also qualify for the Super-10 stage of the World Twenty20.
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Clarke remained unbeaten on 161
Australia captain Michael Clarke cracked a fabulous unbeaten century to add to South Africa’s misery on the second day of the third Test in Cape Town.
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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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Pakistan now hold the record for the fastest 300-plus run chase in Test cricket history
Pakistan completed the fastest 300-plus run chase in Test cricket history behind Azhar Ali’s sparkling century and captain Misbah-ul-Haq’s outstanding half-century on the fifth and final day of the third Test against Sri Lanka in Sharjah.
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Edwards and Bravo both smashed breathtaking centuries
West Indies batsman Kirk Edwards and captain Dwayne Bravo both scored centuries as the men from the Caribbean destroyed New Zealand by 203 runs in the fifth and final ODI in Hamilton to end the series as a 2-2 draw.
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Guptill amassed 81 runs off 119 balls
New Zealand opening batsman Martin Guptill scored a fantastic 81 to give the Blackcaps a 2-1 lead over the West Indies after they won the fourth ODI in Nelson by 58 runs via the Duckworth-Lewis method after the match was cut off due to heavy rain.
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Kallis scored a half-century in his final Test match
South Africa all-rounder Jacques Kallis and wicketkeeper-batsman AB de Villiers both scored half-centuries to keep the Proteas in control against India on the third day of the second Test in Durban.
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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.
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“The position we got to, we’d have liked to win the game and be part of the best Test match ever”
South Africa batsman Faf du Plessis has revealed that he knew right from the get go that his match-saving innings of 134 in the first Test against India in Johannesburg would be much harder than his fabulous unbeaten knock of 110 against Australia in the second Test in Adelaide in November 2012.
