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Root and Buttler helped England earn a hard-fought 2-1 series win
England batsman Joe Root smashed a stunning century and wicketkeeper Jos Buttler walloped a breathtaking 99 to lead their side to a 25-run win over the West Indies in the third and final ODI in Antigua.
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Australia thrashed England 4-1
It was a very special Australia Day for the fans of Australian cricket as the national team emerged victorious in a nail-biting five-run win against England during the fifth and final ODI in Adelaide.
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Arafat was the hero of the Super Over
Pakistan pace bowler Yasir Arafat took six wickets to help the Perth Scorchers emerge victorious over the Sydney Sixers in the first-ever Super Over in Big Bash League (BBL) history.
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Arafat picked up three key wickets
The Perth Scorchers emerged victorious in their thrilling low-scoring encounter against the Melbourne Renegades at the WACA.
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Philander’s three wickets earned him the Man of the Match award
South Africa were able to prevent Pakistan from whitewashing them 3-0 after emerging victorious by four wickets in the third and final ODI in Centurion.
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Dhawan’s century helped India win the decider
India opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan smashed a trailblazing century to demolish the West Indies by five wickets in the third and final ODI in Kanpur.
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“It’s going to be a big first hour”
Former England captain Andrew Strauss has announced that on “the first day” of the first Ashes Test in Brisbane, “the first hour or so is going to be really important”.
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Gayle’s last Test match came against Zimbabwe in March
West Indies opening batsman Chris Gayle has announced that the national team’s upcoming tour of India is a “big occasion” as they have the “chance to gain points to move to No. 5 on the ICC [International Cricket Council] rankings” if they manage to emerge victorious.
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“England have had a lot of success against Australia since 2009 – it’s very much [been] one-way traffic”
In the 2010-11 Ashes series Andrew Strauss led England to a 3-1 win over Australia in the Land Down Under, but the former captain is not hestitating to predict the same scoreline when his successor, Alastair Cook, leads the national team into hostile territory next month.
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It is only a matter of time before du Plessis replaces de Villiers as ODI captain
South Africa Twenty20 captain Faf du Plessis has admitted that his “performances need to be better” if he is to have any chance of replacing AB de Villiers as skipper of the ODI team.
