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Smith’s half-century proved to be the game-changer
Sydney Sixers captain Steven Smith smashed a magnificent half-century to help his side prevail by seven runs in a close contest with the Hobart Hurricanes at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
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Perera helped Sri Lanka retain their number one ranking
Sri Lanka opening batsman Kusal Perera demolished Pakistan with an entertaining innings of 84 as the Lankan Lions cruised to a 24-run win in the second and final Twenty20 International in Dubai to end the series as a 1-1 tie.
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“I’m not worried about the speed gun anymore”
Despite the media claiming that Mitchell Johnson is going to attack the English batsmen with a barrage of bouncers, the Australia left-arm pace bowler has revealed that “it’s not going to be all-out bouncers, it’s picking the right times and being smart”.
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“We gradually got better throughout the game”
England stand-in captain Matt Prior has revealed that he was pleased with his side’s performance against Western Australia, despite a less than impressive bowling performance and only three batsmen making a major contribution with the bat.
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Kohli became the fastest cricketer to score 17 ODI centuries
India opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan and vice-captain Virat Kohli kept the national team’s hopes of winning the seven-match ODI series against Australia alive as they both registered centuries to make a mockery of the baggy greens’ total of 350 in the sixth ODI in Nagpur.
Lara still remembers the day he met Clarke
Legendary West Indies batsman Brian Lara has congratulated Australia Test captain Michael Clarke for his outstanding performance with the bat throughout the three-Test series against South Africa, stating that he has now become a run-scoring machine.
