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Zimbabwe register first ever ODI win on Australian soil

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 The Zimbabwean team created history as they defeated a full-strength Australian side in the 3 rd One-day international match played at Townsville on Saturday. Zimbabwe captain Regis Chakabva won the toss and decided to field first. The bowlers made use of conditions as Ngavara got the initial breakthrough dismissing Australian captain Aaron Finch providing an easy catch to Ryan Burl. Nyauchi dismissed Steve Smith misjudging in front of the stumps to leave Australia in trouble. David Warner looked in decent touch putting the bad deliveries away for boundaries. Brad Evans got rid of Alex Carey with a lovely delivery providing an easy catch to Chakabva. At the end of the first 10 overs, Australia looked in trouble at 37 for 3. Warner played with intent keeping the momentum going for the hosts while Marcus Stoinis struggled against disciplined Zimbabwe bowling. Evans dismissed Marcus Stoinis to leave Australia in massive trouble. Warner made the batting look easy and completed fi...

ICC ODI Super League: Ireland level the series with a resounding win

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  After suffering a narrow 1 run loss, the Ireland Cricket Team registered an emphatic win over the Netherlands in the 2 nd One-day international match played at Utrecht on Friday. Netherlands captain Pieter Seelar won the toss and decided to bat first again. Max O Donald started with aggressive intent putting pressure on Ireland bowlers while Myburg struggled to hit positive strokes. At the end of the first 10 overs, Netherlands scored 34 for 0. Joshua Little got the breakthrough for Ireland getting rid of Myburg with a beauty ending 44 runs opening partnership. Little then dismissed Ben Cooper without opening his account. Little produced a good delivery to dismiss Max O Donald to trigger a mini-collapse for the Netherlands. Bas Leede and Pieter Seelar steadied the ship for the Netherlands, but Craig Young dismissed Seelar after struggling with his timing. McBrine left Ireland in big trouble reducing Ireland to 85 for 5 getting the wicket of Bas Leede. Scott Edwards played ...

Netherlands opens their account in ODI Super League

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  Netherlands started their ICC ODI Super League tournament with a thrilling win over Ireland in the first One-day international played at Utrecht on Wednesday. Netherlands captain Pieter Seelar won the toss and decided to bat first. Stephen Myburg and Max O Donald gave a steady start putting some pressure on the Ireland bowling line-up with cracking strokes. Craig Young got the breakthrough for Ireland getting rid of Myburg as Netherlands openers added 32 runs. Max O Donald looked impressive with his strokes. At the end of the first 10 overs, Netherlands made 49 for 1. Simi Singh dismissed the dangerous O Donald and that resulted in a collapse as Ireland took 4 wickets in the gap of 2 runs leaving the Netherlands in tatters at 53 for 5. Bas de Leede and Saqib Zulfiqar showed some resistance keeping the scoreboard ticking hitting boundaries and making life tough for Ireland. McBrine got the breakthrough for Ireland dismissing de Leede. De Leede and Zulfiqar added 49 runs for ...