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Joe Root’s sixth Test hundred piloted England to a position of control at 373 for six in reply to the West Indies first innings total of 299 at stumps on the third day of the second Test.
Duminy leads Daredevils to victory
Delhi skipper JP Duminy was in devilishly good form for his side once again, as his knock of 78 inspired them to a 37-run victory over the Mumbai Indians on Thursday evening.
Club Champs: Petersen goes big for Maties
Keegan Petersen hit 158 at less than a run a ball to lead Steinhoff Maties to a colossal 171-run victory over the Burma Lads CC on day two of the 28th annual Momentum National Club Championship in Pretoria on Thursday.
Club Champs: Pike stars for Tuks
Gerry Pike scored an unbeaten 123 to set up Assupol Tuks’ first win in the 2015 Momentum National Club Championship in Pretoria on Wednesday. The defending champions beat University of Free State by 42 runs.
Hudson ‘won’t stand for re-election’
Andrew Hudson will step down as South Africa’s convener of selectors when his contract expires in June.
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Alastair Cook closed in on becoming England’s highest Test run-maker as his team began their pursuit of West Indies’ 299 all out on the second day of the second Test in Grenada.
Rudolph counters KP fifty
Kevin Pietersen knows that only weight of runs will get him back in the England side and he signalled his intent with a breezy fifty as Surrey tried force a result against Glamorgan in Cardiff on Wednesday.
Faf du Plessis stars in CSK win
The Chennai Super Kings returned to winning ways after they defeated the Royal Challengers Bangalore by 27 runs at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
Patient Rossouw bides his time
Rilee Rossouw is using his time at the IPL in India to improve his batting against spin bowling, while also trying to break into the Royal Challengers Bangalore team.
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Zimbabwe will tour Pakistan to play a short limited over series next month, becoming the first Test team to visit the terror-hit country in six years.
Prince leads Lancs’ fight
Former Proteas star Ashwell Prince is blossoming once again under the Red Rose of Lancashire, producing a fighting innings of 97 which would be enough to secure victory against Derbyshire in the English county league.
Kings XI beat Royals in super over
Kings XI Punjab ended Rajasthan Royals’ unbeaten run in the IPL, as Shaun Marsh provided the damage in a super over after the sides were tied from their allotted overs.
Parnell linked to county contract
South African all-rounder Wayne Parnell has been linked to an English county, ahead of this year’s Natwest T20 Blast.
Derbyshire sign Hashim Amla
Derbyshire County Cricket Club have filled the gap created by Martin Guptill’s Test recall by signing South Africa batsman and Test captain, Hashim Amla.
Twitter reacts to Arfica T20 Cup
The new Africa T20 Cup and its spelling was an instant hit on Twitter. Here’s some of the reaction to #ArficaT20Cup.
