“Are we any closer to solving those problems at the top of the order? To be honest, no”
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England head coach Trevor Bayliss has admitted that his side need to sort out their top order woes, even though they beat South Africa 3-1.
“I was really surprised, really happy and really excited when I saw what was happening”
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It remains to be seen whether Russell will appeal against his ban
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West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell has been banned for a year by an independent anti-doping tribunal in Kingston, Jamaica.
Ashwin finished with career-best figures of 7-66 off 29.5 overs
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India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin sliced through South Africa’s batting line-up with seven wickets to lead his side to a 124-run win and snap the Proteas’ nine-year away winning streak.
Perera fell one agonising run short of his third ODI century
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Sri Lanka opener Kusal Perera scored 99 and batsman Lahiru Thirimanne made an unbeaten 81 to lead their side to an eight-wicket win via the Duckworth-Lewis method against the West Indies in the second ODI in Colombo.
Brathwaite finished with career-best figures of 6-29 off 11.3 overs
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West Indies opener Kraigg Brathwaite sliced through Sri Lanka’s batting line-up with a career-best six wickets to leave his side needing 244 runs to win the second Test in Colombo.
Latham (left) and Guptill (right) both scored centuries
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New Zealand’s opening duo of Martin Guptill and Tom Latham both scored centuries to lead their side to a convincing 10-wicket win over Zimbabwe in the second ODI in Harare.
Finn finished with figures of 5-45 off 13 overs
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England pace bowler Steven Finn picked up his fifth five-wicket haul to leave England teetering on the edge of going 2-1 up in the Ashes.
Akmal was named Man of the Match for his knock of 49
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Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal smashed a quickfire 49 to not only help his side beat the Guyana Amazon Warriors by six wickets, but also led them to their first ever Caribbean Premier League (CPL) final, where they will face the Barbados Tridents.
Root was named Man of the Match for his entertaining innings of 68
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Joe Root’s brilliant form with the bat continued as he smashed a magnificent 68 to help England register a 56-run win over New Zealand in the one-off Twenty20 International in Manchester.
