The big news: India register ODI series win with a comprehensive win

Amit Mishra took five wickets in six overs to spin New Zealand out for a lowly 79 to help his side win the fifth One-Day International by a comprehensive 190 runs. On a slow wicket in Visakhapatnam, Rohit Sharma's half-century had taken India to 269/6, which turned out to be a match-winning total. For the match, the Indian cricketers had their mother's names imprinted on their shirts as a part of an advertisement campaign.

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  1. Punjab countered Deepak Hooda's heroics in the Ranji Trophy in style with veteran Yuvraj Singh and Manan Vohra piling on the misery. Punjab ended the second day at 452/2 with Vohra slamming a double ton and Yuvraj Singh, after missing out in the previous round, was at his fluent best, scoring 179.
  2. England were rescued by a 99-run partnership for the ninth wicket by Adil Rashid and Chris Woakes, helping them take a slender lead but the Bangladesh batsmen were looking in fine nick in the fourth innings. The hosts, at the end of day two, were 152/3 with a 128-run lead. Debutant Zafar Ansari scalped his first and second wickets for England.
  3. Kusal Perera's blistering maiden hundred helped Sri Lanka to a commanding score of 317/4 at the end of day one against Zimbabwe in Harare. Graeme Cremer scalped three wickets while Lankan opener Kaushal Silva missed out on a hundred by six runs. The hosts were woeful on the field and dropped several catches as the batsmen made merry.
  4. Veteran Australian spinner Brad Hogg revealed that he underwent depression after retiring in 2008. The left-armer also stated that his failed marriage had forced him into heavy drinking and even considered taking his own life. The 45-year-old has since gone on to play a pivotal role in franchise cricket across the world.
  5. Irish Cricket Union Limited disclosed that they made almost €6 million in revenues in 2015. Ireland had a good 2015 World Cup campaign, where they defeated Test sides West Indies and Zimbabwe in the group stages, further enhancing their reputation.
  6. Pakistan and West Indies face off in the dead rubber third Test at Sharjah with the former leading the series 2-0. No side has lost all the matches across formats on a tour and the West Indies run the risk of creating that dubious record. Prior to the Test series, Pakistan had whitewashed West Indies in the Twenty20s and the ODI series.