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Shehzad’s century guided Pakistan to their first bilateral ODI series win over South Africa
Pakistan won their first ever bilateral ODI series against South Africa after clinching a nail-biting one-run win over them in the second ODI in Port Elizabeth.
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Dhawan’s century helped India win the decider
India opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan smashed a trailblazing century to demolish the West Indies by five wickets in the third and final ODI in Kanpur.
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Pakistan’s win ensured the series finished as a 1-1 draw
Pakistan captain Mohammad Hafeez and wicketkeeper Umar Akmal both smashed half-centuries to help their side to a six-run win over South Africa in the second and final Twenty20 in Cape Town.
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Kohli’s stellar innings of 86 earned him the Man of the Match award
India drew first blood in the ODI series as a superb all-round team performance helped them breeze past the West Indies by six wickets in the first ODI in Kochi.
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Du Plessis’ outstanding knock of 58 helped South Africa whitewash Pakistan 2-0
South Africa captain Faf du Plessis, who scored a spectacular half-century, and left-arm pace bowler Wayne Parnell, who picked up three wickets, helped the Proteas register a thrilling six-win run over Pakistan in the second Twenty2o International in Dubai.
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“We have confidence that he will be fit for the first Test”
Australia coach Darren Lehmann has announced that he is confident all-rounder Shane Watson will be fit for the first Ashes Test, which gets underway on November 21 in Brisbane, after he sustained a hamstring injury during the final ODI against India in Bangalore.
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Munro helped New Zealand end their tour of Bangladesh on a high note
Coming off a humiliating 3-0 whitewash in the ODI series, Colin Munro’s fantastic knock of 73 helped New Zealand triumph over Bangladesh in the one-off Twenty20 International in Mirpur.
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“Hopefully it won’t be too bad at all, and won’t put me out for too long”
Just a day after he succumbed to a hamstring injury during Australia’s 57-run loss to India in the seventh ODI in Bangalore, baggy greens all-rounder Shane Watson has revealed that his injury is “not too bad”.
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Bangladesh humiliated New Zealand by whitewashing them 3-0
Bangladesh completed a 3-0 series whitewash over New Zealand after registering a four-wicket win in the third ODI in Fatullah.
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Watson will undergo further tests in order to assess how serious his injury is
The entire Australia team will be sweating and desperate to find out just how serious all-rounder Shane Watson’s hamstring injury is after he pulled up when running in to deliver the first ball of his sixth over in the final ODI against India in Bangalore.
