Rana scored his third IPL fifty
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Nitish Rana, captain Rohit Sharma and Kieron Pollard clubbed 53, 40 not out and 39 respectively to not only help the Mumbai Indians take down the Gujarat Lions by six wickets, but also put them at the top of the points table.
Azam scored his fifth ODI century
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Babar Azam scored a career-best 125 not out and Hasan Ali took a five-wicket haul as Pakistan downed the West Indies by 74 runs in Guyana.
Smith is pumped after leading the Supergiants to victory
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Rising Pune Supergiants captain Steve Smith and opening batsman Ajinkya Rahane hammered 84 not out and 60 respectively to lead their side to a nail-biting seven-wicket win over the Mumbai Indians.
Iyer has yet to make his international debut
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Uncapped batsman Shreyas Iyer has been drafted into India’s squad for the fourth Test against Australia in Dharamsala.
Smith celebrates after scoring his 19th Test hundred
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Australia looked as if they were teetering on the edge of another major batting collapse on the first day in Ranchi, but captain Steve Smith and all-rounder Glenn Maxwell scored an unbeaten 117 and 82 not out respectively to turn the tide in the tourists’ favour.
Bangladesh kept taking wickets at regular intervals throughout the day
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Playing in their 100th Test, Bangladesh’s bowling attack worked in tandem to pile the pressure on Sri Lanka on the first day in Colombo even though Dinesh Chandimal made a gutsy 86 not out.
“We felt the time had come to introduce sanctions for poor player behaviour”
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The MCC have passed new laws, which will come into effect on October 1, 2017, that will hand umpires the authority to send players off for severe breaches of behaviour.
Guptill has not played Test cricket since October 2016
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New Zealand head coach Mike Hesson has made it clear that opening batsman Martin Guptill won’t earn a Test recall following his superb knock of 180 not out on Wednesday. Continue reading
Gunaratne is mobbed by his team-mates after leading Sri Lanka to victory
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Asela Gunaratne blasted a career-best 84 not out to lead Sri Lanka to a spectacular come-from-behind win over Australia in Geelong.
“I’ve had an amazing couple of years with Australia with the Test team and I’ve loved every minute of it”
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Australia batsman Adam Voges has announced his retirement from international cricket with immediate effect.
