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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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Smith and Powell both scored half-centuries
The West Indies’ opening pair of Dwayne Smith and Kieran Powell both scored half-centuries to help their side cruise to a comfortable four-wicket win over Ireland in the one-off ODI in Jamaica.
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McCullum hammered four sixes during his unbeaten knock of 60
New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum smashed a magnificent half-century to help the Black Caps draw first blood against the West Indies in the first Twenty20 International in Auckland.
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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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Anderson smashed the fastest century in ODI history
New Zealand all-rounder Corey Anderson annihilated the West Indies during the third ODI in Queenstown as he smashed the fastest century in ODI history.
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Sammy’s blazing knock of 43 helped the West Indies salvage a two-wicket win
West Indies all-rounder Darren Sammy smashed a trailblazing 43 to save his side from being humiliated in their chase of 157 during the first ODI against New Zealand in Auckland.
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Taylor became only the second New Zealand batsman to score three consecutive Test centuries
New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor scored his third consecutive century, while the country’s pace attack ripped through the West Indies’ batting line-up to leave the Black Caps on the brink of victory on the third day of the third Test in Hamilton.
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Ramdin revived the West Indies with a game-changing century
West Indies wicketkeeper Denesh Ramdin scored a century and veteran batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul remained unbeaten on 94 as they saved their country from being humiliated by New Zealand on the first day of the third Test in Hamilton.
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Boult recorded his maiden ten-wicket haul
New Zealand left-arm pace bowler Trent Boult registered his maiden ten-wicket haul as the Black Caps won their first Test match of 2013 after thrashing the West Indies by an innings and 73 runs on the third day of the second Test in Wellington.
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Gayle has yet to recover from his hamstring injury
West Indies flamboyant opening batsman Chris Gayle and all-rounder Kieron Pollard will miss the upcoming ODI series against New Zealand, which gets underway on December 26, due to injuries.
