Ashwin finished with figures of 5-42 off 16 overs
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India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin sliced through Sri Lanka’s batting line-up with five wickets to not only lead his side to a 278-run win in the second Test in Colombo, but also help them level the series at 1-1.
Fletcher hammered three boundaries and three sixes during his knock of 62
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Following their heart-breaking 12-run loss via the Duckworth-Lewis method in the first Twenty20 International, the West Indies fought back with a 39-run victory against New Zealand in the second Twenty20 International in Dominica.
Hesson and McCullum are both hoping that Taylor decides to return soon
New Zealand batsman Brendon McCullum has been named as the national team’s new captain across all three formats after Ross Taylor refused to accept a situation where he would lead the Test side in a split-captaincy scenario.
Vettori failed to recover from his hernia and Achilles injury
New Zealand left-arm spinner Daniel Vettori has been ruled out of the entire South Africa series after failing to fully recover from a hernia and Achilles injury (more on the subject: Physiomesh Brand Hernia mesh Lawsuit), he sustained during the International Cricket Council (ICC) World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka.
