Morgan was named Man of the Match for scoring 113
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After losing the last two ODIs and facing the threat of giving up an unassailable 3-1 lead, England were all business during the fourth ODI in Nottingham as they chased down their highest total in ODI history to batter New Zealand by seven wickets.
1st Quarter-final: South Africa vs Sri Lanka
Tahir was named Man of the Match for his bowling figures of 4-26 off 8.2 overs
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A spectacular all-round performance saw South Africa crush Sri Lanka by nine wickets in Sydney and knock them out of the World Cup.
“In this game, at the moment who knows? We are seeing so many different shots, different deliveries, so much power”
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Australia captain Michael Clarke believes that it is only a matter of time before someone scores a triple century in an ODI.
McCullum became the first New Zealand batsman to score 1,000 Test runs in 2014
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Brendon McCullum has been named New Zealand sportsman of the year and is the first cricketer to win the award since Martin Crowe did in 1991.
“I want the hundreds”
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After having converted only one of his six half-centuries into a triple figure score, there is no doubt why Sri Lanka opener Kaushal Silva has vowed to do everything in his power to improve that record.
“He knows he’s one of the better players in the world at the moment”
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Australia opener Chris Rogers has announced that “it’s scary to think how good” stand-in captain Steven Smith can become after he made an unbeaten 72 on the first day of the Boxing Day Test against India in Melbourne.
Rahane celebrates after bringing up his maiden ODI century
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India opener Ajinkya Rahane scored his maiden ODI century and his partner, Shikhar Dhawan, smashed an unbeaten 97 to lead the national team to a convincing nine-wicket win over England in the fourth ODI in Birmingham.
“With my new role it’s very important for me to make sure I get those hundreds”
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After scoring his maiden ODI century against Australia, South Africa batsman Faf du Plessis has announced that he wants to “make this No. 3 position my own”.
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“West Indies had to bowl with a ball being like soap and [got] it changed two-three times”
New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor has admitted that it was easier to bat in the rainy conditions during the first Twenty20 International against the West Indies in Dominica.
“It’s been a special day…one I certainly won’t ever be forgetting”
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England opening batsman Sam Robson has described his maiden Test century against Sri Lanka on the second day of the second Test at Headingley as “the stuff dreams are made of”.