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Herath took five wickets and only gave away three runs from 3.3 overs
Sri Lanka spinner Rangana Herath wreaked havoc on the New Zealand batsmen as he recorded his maiden five-wicket haul to lead his side to a 59-run win in Chittagong and to the semi-finals of the World Twenty20.
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Netherlands defied the odds to qualify for the Super-10 stage of the World Twenty20
The Netherlands achieved the impossible today as they chased down a target of 190 inside of 14 overs to not only beat Ireland by six wickets, but to also qualify for the Super-10 stage of the World Twenty20.
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Sibanda instantly became a hero when he hammered the last ball for six
Zimbabwe kept their hopes of making it to the group stages of the World Twenty20 alive thanks to Vusi Sibanda’s last-ball six, which helped the African nation defeat the Netherlands by five wickets in Sylhet.
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Gauchan took three wickets and only gave away nine runs off his four overs
In a battle of the two World Twenty20 debutants, Hong Kong proved to be no match for a rampant Nepal as they were blown away by 80 runs in Chittagong.
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Shehzad and Afridi’s heroics helped Pakistan chase down their highest total in ODI history
Pakistan opening batsman Ahmed Shehzad scored a spectacular century and all-rounder Shahid Afridi blasted a rapid half-century to help Pakistan chase down their highest total in ODI history and set up a clash with Sri Lanka in the final.
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Kamungozi has not represented Zimbabwe since October 2006
In a rather surprising move, Zimbabwe have included 26-year-old leg-spinner Tafadzwa Kamungozi in their squad for the qualifying round of the World Twenty20, which takes place in Bangladesh next month.
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“What Mitchell Johnson did in this Test match and in the Ashes is add a new dimension to what you’ve seen over the past five or six years in Test cricket”
Legendary West Indies pace bowler Michael Holding has announced that Australia left-arm seamer Mitchell Johnson has brought batsmen back to reality with his lethal pace.
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Malinga’s early wicket went in vain as the rain had the last laugh
New Zealand were looking to add to their winning streak after beating Bangladesh in a one-off Twenty20 International just four days ago, but heavy rain ensured that neither them nor Sri Lanka walked away with a victory in the first ODI in Hambantota.
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“It is very exciting to lead the guys out, everyone is raring to go and it should be good fun”
England vice-captain Matt Prior will lead the national team during their three-day warm-up match against Western Australia in Perth tomorrow.
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Sharma and Kohli helped India pull off the second-highest run chase in ODI history
India opening batsman Rohit Sharma played the innings of his life as he and Virat Kohli pulled off the country’s highest ODI chase of 360 against Australia in a dramatic high-scoring affair in Jaipur.
