“Asela got injured in the first session itself and we badly missed him throughout out the match”
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Sri Lanka Test captain Dinesh Chandimal has called on the International Cricket Council (ICC) to allow substitutions in an international match if a player suffers a serious injury within the first hour of the game.
“We are all a bit sick and tired of not taking our opportunities and we are sitting here with another opportunity”
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South Africa captain AB de Villiers has called on his side to keep their momentum going by looking to whitewash Sri Lanka in their ongoing ODI series.
Starc holds the record for the fastest ball ever bowled in a Test match
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Australia left-arm seamer Mitchell Starc etched his name in the record books after he delivered the fastest ball ever bowled in a Test match during the third day of the second Test against New Zealand in Perth.
Heavy rain led to day four ending early
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New Zealand have a good chance of saving the first Test against Australia in Brisbane after a good portion of the fourth day was abandoned due to rain.
South Africa celebrate after beating India 2-0
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A wet outfield saw the three-match Twenty20 series between India and South Africa end on a disappointing note as the final match was abandoned without a single ball being bowled.
Warner was named Man of the Match for his knock of 84
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Australia opener David Warner and debutant Joe Burns scored 84 and 69 respectively to lead the Baggy Greens to a 23-run win via the Duckworth-Lewis method in a rain-affected showdown against Ireland in Belfast.
No play was possible for the third successive day
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The Test series between Bangladesh and South Africa is all set to end as a 0-0 draw after Cyclone Komen caused the fourth day of the second Test in Mirpur to be washed out.
Not a single ball was balled for the second day in a row
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The second Test between Bangladesh and South Africa in Mirpur took one step closer to ending as a draw after Cyclone Komen led to play being abandoned for the second successive day.
Iqbal (left) ended up scoring 57, while Mahmudullah (right) made 67
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Despite Bangladesh batsman Mahmudullah and opener Tamim Iqbal both scoring half-centuries, persistent rain restricted the hosts from making South Africa suffer even more.
Rahman finished with figures of 5-50 off 9.2 overs on debut
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Bangladesh debutant Mustafizur Rahman had a debut to remember as he not only claimed a five-wicket haul, but helped his side shock India by 79 runs in Mirpur.
