Herath finished with figures of 6-68 off 33 overs
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Sri Lanka spinner Rangana Herath never had a lot of success with the ball when playing against the West Indies in the past as he had taken eight wickets in five Tests. However, he nearly doubled his wicket tally against the men from the Caribbean on the third day of the first Test in Galle as he claimed six wickets in the first innings and one in the second to leave the West Indies reeling.
Rahim was named Man of the Match for his knock of 71
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Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan and wicketkeeper-batsman Mushfiqur Rahim both scored half-centuries to spoil Afghanistan’s World Cup debut.
Ahmed leaps in the air after scoring his third Test century
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Pakistan fought back on the fourth day of the second Test in Dubai following a magnificent century from Sarfraz Ahmed and some superb bowling by the spin duo of Zulfiqar Babar and Yasir Shah.
Smith celebrates after bringing up his maiden ODI century
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Australia all-rounder Steven Smith scored his maiden ODI century to help his side demolish Pakistan by 93 runs in the first ODI in Sharjah.
Sri Lanka finally won their first Test series in England
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Sri Lanka created history by winning their first Test series in England following their convincing 100-run victory on the fifth and final day of the second Test at Headingley.
“The cricket committee believes that a non-striker should be deterred from leaving his or her crease before the time the bowler normally delivers the ball”
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After England wicketkeeper Jos Buttler became the first batsman to be Mankaded in an international match since 1992, the International Cricket Council (ICC) have laid down the law on the controversial dismissal.
“It’s just important you let your cricket do the talking as well”
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England captain Alastair Cook has admitted that Sri Lanka spinner Sachithra Senanayake’s decision to Mankad England wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler during the fifth ODI at Edgbaston will “spice” up the upcoming Test series.
“We warned them and we warned the umpires, but they didn’t listen to us, so we had to take the right steps”
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Sri Lanka batsman Mahela Jayawardene has announced that spinner Sachithra Senanayake was right to Mankad England wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler during the fifth ODI at Edgbaston.
Sri Lanka celebrate after beating England 3-2
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Sri Lanka’s batting duo of Mahela Jayawardene and Lahiru Thirimanne both scored half-centuries to lead their side to a comfortable six-wicket win over England at Edgbaston.
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Amla celebrates his century, while Steyn is pumped after taking a wicket
South Africa batsman Hashim Amla scored a magnificent century and pace bowler Dale Steyn took four wickets to help the Proteas to a 231-run win over Australia on the fourth day of the second Test in Port Elizabeth.
