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JOHANNESBURG, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Kumar Sangakkara compiled a well-paced century to help Sri Lanka to a two-wicket win over South Africa off the penultimate ball in the fifth one-day international at the Wanderers on Sunday. (original story)
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MELBOURNE, Jan 22 (Reuters) - India have five days at the Adelaide Oval to show some fighting spirit, restore a modicum of pride and avoid a whitewash in the fourth and final test against Australia this week. (original story)
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JOHANNESBURG, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka beat South Africa by two wickets with one ball remaining in the fifth and final one-day international at the Wanderers on Sunday. Scores South Africa 312 for four off 50 overs (Graeme Smith 125, AB de Villiers 125 not out) v Sri Lanka 314 for eigh... (original story)
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ADELAIDE, Jan 23 (Reuters) - India are considering playing two spinners in the fourth and final test against Australia and have brought leftarmer Pragyan Ojha into the squad for the match, stand-in captain Virender Sehwag said on Monday. (original story)
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ADELAIDE, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Australia have left paceman Mitchell Starc out of their team to face India in the fourth and final test and brought spinner Nathan Lyon back into the side, captain Michael Clarke said on Monday. (original story)
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NEW DELHI, Jan 22 (Reuters) - With Pakistan shedding their notorious unpredictability and Australia coming to terms with a tricky transition, test cricket hierarchy in the next couple of months might look more like a banana republic... ripe for a coup. (original story)
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MELBOURNE, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Factbox on the fourth test match between Australia and India, which starts on Tuesday: - - WHERE? Adelaide Oval. Capacity: 36,000 - - WHEN? Jan. 24-28. Play starts at 1030 local time (0000 GMT) - - AUSTRALIA (World rankin... (original story)
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KIMBERLEY, South Africa, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Captain Tillakaratne Dilshan led from the front with 87 and Thisara Perera hit his first half-century in a one-dayer to lead Sri Lanka to a superb five-wicket win over South Africa on Friday. (original story)
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ADELAIDE, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Indian batsman Virender Sehwag rates the current Australia pace attack as among the best he has faced in his 10-year test career. (original story)
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* Saha to replace Dhoni as wicketkeeper (Adds quotes, details) (original story)