England celebrate after winning the series 3-1
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England all-rounder Moeen Ali took a five-wicket haul to not only hand his side a 177-run win over South Africa at Old Trafford, but also lead them to a 3-1 series win.
Duminy only scored 17 runs in the first Test at Lord’s
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South Africa have released all-rounder JP Duminy from their squad for the remainder of the ongoing Test series against England.
Amla scored his 34th Test fifty
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England face a monumental task going into the penultimate day of second Test at Trent Bridge as South Africa set them a mammoth target of 474 to win.
Amla became the fourth South African batsman to surpass 8,000 Test runs after Jacques Kallis, Graeme Smith and AB de Villiers
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The South African trio of Hashim Amla, Quinton de Kock and Vernon Philander proved to be thorns in England’s side on the opening day of the second Test at Trent Bridge as they scored 78, 68 and 54 not out respectively.
“It now becomes a race for the first Test match”
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South Africa captain Faf du Plessis faces the prospect of missing the first Test against England, which starts on July 6 at Lord’s, due to the birth of his first child.
De Villiers will be handed the reins for the Twenty20 series against England
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South Africa ODI captain AB de Villiers has been handed the Twenty20 captaincy for the upcoming three-match Twenty20 series against England next week.
“It definitely was [pivotal] to me becoming the person I am today”
Australia opener David Warner has said that his infamous punch-up with England batsman Joe Root in 2013 helped him shed his old ways and transform into the cricketer and man he is today.
“Records are meant to broken so there’s no sentimental value to it”
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South Africa opener Hashim Amla refused to get overexcited after he scored a record-breaking century in his side’s Champions Trophy opener against Sri Lanka on Saturday.
“He’s performed so consistently, and is undoubtedly now the best short form spinner in the world”
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Former South Africa captain Graeme Smith has lauded Imran Tahir, branding him as the “best short form spinner in the world”.
Tahir was named Man of the Match for his figures of 4-27 off 8.3 overs
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South Africa opened their Champions Trophy account with a convincing 96-run win over Sri Lanka courtesy of opener Hashim Amla’s record-breaking century and spinner Imran Tahir’s superb four-for.
