Masakadza was named Man of the Match for his crucial innings of 83
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Zimbabwe reduced the deficit in their ongoing ODI series against Afghanistan to 2-1 after they routed the latter by 117 runs in the third ODI in Sharjah.
Rashid is likely to make his Test debut during the first Ashes Test
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Uncapped leg-spinner Adil Rashid has been included in England’s 13-man squad for the first Ashes Test against Australia, which starts on July 8 in Cardiff.
New Zealand remain on top after taking out Pakistan’s top and middle order
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Despite half-centuries from Azhar Ali and Younis Khan, Pakistan’s batting line-up faltered against New Zealand on the third day of the second Test in Dubai.
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Bravo and Sammy demolished England’s bowling attack
West Indies captain Dwayne Bravo and all-rounder Darren Sammy helped their side draw first blood in the first ODI against England in Antigua by hammering rapid half-centuries and taking one wicket each.
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Broad’s 11 wickets left Australia down for the count
After England retained the Ashes in less than impressive circumstances, with rain virtually wiping out the final day of the third Test to end it as a draw, more salt was rubbed in Australia’s wounds as they faltered in their chase of 299 to hand England an unassailable 3-0 lead in the series.
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Afridi’s seven wickets for 12 runs is now his new personal best bowling figures in ODIs
Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi backed up his statement about himself being “better” than many of the other international players in the game after he scored 76 runs and took seven wickets against the West Indies in a fairytale-like ODI return.
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Jayawardene single-handedly crushed Australia’s hopes and dreams of reaching the semi-finals
Sri Lanka fans would have been beating their drums and blowing their trumpets louder than ever as Mahela Jayawardene’s brilliant knock of 84 catapulted his side into the semi-finals, while Australia could only bury their face in their hands and think about what could have been if they had played harder.
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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.
Sammy was extremely disappointed with his team’s performance throughout the ODI series
West Indies captain Darren Sammy has announced that he is still extremely disappointed about the outcome of the national team’s tour to Bangladesh, despite winning the two-Test series 2-0 and the one-off Twenty20 International.
