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“I don’t think some of the pitches we have played on over the last six months have been conducive to entertaining and high quality cricket”
Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland has accused both India and England of pitch doctoring when Australia toured in February and July respectively.
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Samuels dismissed three of St Lucia’s most important batsmen
West Indies all-rounder and Antigua Hawksbills captain Marlon Samuels took three key wickets to guide his team to their first triumph in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL).
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Chandimal’s ODI captaincy record now reads two wins and zero losses
After hammering South Africa by 180 runs in the first ODI, in which wicketkeeper-batsman Kumar Sangakkara recorded his career-best score of 169, Sri Lanka continued their winning ways, beating the Proteas by 17 runs, despite the rain interruptions.
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Ul-Haq and Simmons both made 75 runs
It is fairly special to witness a tie during an ODI match, but to have a tie after both the West Indies and Pakistan won one game apiece was even more spectacular as it indicated just how evenly matched these two sides are.
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Narine’s four wickets helped the West Indies tie the series
After suffering their largest loss to Pakistan and recording their lowest total at home during the first ODI, the West Indies were hungry for redemption and they got it thanks to the outstanding effort of spinner Sunil Narine.
