West Indies vs England 3rd T20: Lumb and Jordan hand England nail-biting consolation win

         

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Lumb and Jordan saved England from being whitewashed 3-0

England opening batsman Michael Lumb hammered a spectacular half-century and pace bowler Chris Jordan smashed a quickfire 27 and took three wickets to lead their side to a nail-biting five-run consolation win over the West Indies in the third and final Twenty20 International in Barbados.

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Asia Cup 8th Match: Shehzad and Afridi star in record chase

         

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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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Asia Cup 1st Match: Thirimanne and Malinga help Sri Lanka skirt past Pakistan

        

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Thirimanne soaks in the moment after scoring his century, while Malinga is ecstatic after taking a wicket

Sri Lanka opening batsman Lahiru Thirimanne scored a spectacular century and pace bowler Lasith Malinga took a five-wicket haul to help their side register a 12-run win over Pakistan in the first match of the Asia Cup.

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2013/14 BBL 1st semi-final: Paine’s half-century rockets Hurricanes to BBL finals

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The Hurricanes celebrate upon confirming their place in the BBL finals

Hobart Hurricanes wicketkeeper-batsman Tim Paine scored a spectacular half-century to help his side reach the Big Bash League (BBL) finals and dump the Melbourne Stars, who were undefeated coming into this match, out of the tournament.

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Australia vs England 4th ODI: Buttler and Stokes help England snap eight-game losing streak

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Stokes was named Man of the Match for his heroics with both the bat and ball

England wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler smashed a quickfire 71 and all-rounder Ben Stokes hammered 70 runs and claimed four wickets to help England snap their eight-game losing streak with a convincing 57-run victory against Australia in the fourth ODI in Perth.

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