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Simon ODonnells fastest fifty in ODIs — off 18 balls

Simon O'Donnell's fastest fifty in ODIs — off 18 balls

On May 2, 1990 Australia flogged Sri Lanka in the second semifinal of the Austral-Asia cup. If Dean Jones’s century grinded the Sri Lankans, then Simon O’Donnell’s 29-ball 74 came as the executioner’s axe. Sarang Bhalerao revisits O’Donnell’s world-record feat of scoring the fastest fifty in the One Day Internationals at that time.

Sarang Bhalerao, Moments in history, Simon O'Donnell, Dean Jones, Champaka Ramanayake, Arjuna Ranatunga, Allan Border, Australia, Sri Lanka, 1990 Austral-Asia cup

June 14 2013, 1:04 am

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Asia Cup 1995: Sachin Tendulkars hundred gives India resounding win over Sri Lanka

Asia Cup 1995: Sachin Tendulkar's hundred gives India resounding win over Sri Lanka

In a must-win league encounter of the Asia Cup at Sharjah on April 9, 1995 Sachin Tendulkar scored an attacking hundred against Sri Lanka to bolster India’s net run-rate at Sharjah and improve their chances of reaching the final. Sarang Bhalerao revisits Tendulkar’s swashbuckling hundred.

Sarang Bhalerao, Moments in history, Sachin Tendulkar, India vs Sri Lanka 1995 Sharjah, Asia Cup 1995, Chaminda Vaas, Arjuna Ranatunga, Champaka Ramanayake, Kumar Dharmasena, Sanath Jayasuriya, Aravinda de Silva

April 9 2013, 11:28 am

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A cricketing epic that this generation was privileged to witness!

A cricketing epic that this generation was privileged to witness!

By Tejaswini Tirta I must confess, like numerous others, I too was totally dejected and had lost hope when Sachin Tendulkar got out. It was the World Cup final and we’ve seen and talked at length about the Great Indian batting collapse. I also take back every despicable thing I said about Yuvraj Singh and Gautam Gambhir before the World Cup. Both these batsmen played their best when it was needed most.

India, Sri Lanka, World Cup, Final, Tejaswini Tirta

June 16 2013, 4:50 pm

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