Watson struck two boundaries and five sixes during his innings of 55
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Sydney Thunder captain Shane Watson led by example as he smashed a brilliant 55 to not only lead his side to a six-wicket win over the Hobart Hurricanes, but also ensure they weren’t knocked out of the Big Bash League (BBL).
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“As a Pakistan T20 captain I solely take the whole responsibility for the performance in the World T20 and decided to step down from the captaincy”
Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez has quit as the country’s Twenty20 captain following his team’s failure to reach the semi-final of the World Twenty20 in Bangladesh.
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Russell and Sangakkara dashed Barbados’ hopes of reaching the finals
Sri Lanka wicketkeeper-batsman Kumar Sangakkara and West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell booked a finals showdown against the Guyana Amazon Warriors after the Jamaica Tallawahs absolutely decimated the Barbados Tridents by seven wickets in the second semi-final of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL).
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Bravo was all smiles as his side progressed to the semi-finals
West Indies Twenty20 and Test captain Darren Sammy was absolutely gutted after his side, the St Lucia Zouks, were knocked out of the inaugural edition of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) by the Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel.
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.
Whatmore denies having any problems with Hafeez
Pakistan head coach Dav Whatmore has revealed that he never wanted to replace Twenty20 captain Mohammad Hafeez after the national team were knocked out in the semi-finals of the International Cricket Council (ICC) World Twenty20.
Mathews and Oram both believe that their respective countries have the upper hand
Veteran New Zealand all-rounder Jacob Oram believes that the team possesses more than enough talent to defeat Sri Lank in front of their home fans.
Pybus agreed to become the coach of Bangladesh in May
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) have announced that they are extremely worried about Richard Pybus, who took over as coach of the national team in May, not signing a contract yet.
Dhoni believes his squad should be proud of their performance in the World Twenty20
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has defended his team over growing criticism of their failure to make it past the super 8s stages in the International Cricket Council (ICC) World Twenty20.
Muralitharan believes South African selectors have to be more careful in the future
Sri Lanka spin legend Muttiah Muralitharan has announced that he believes South Africa did not pick their strongest XI in the International Cricket Council (ICC) World Twenty20.
