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SYDNEY, March 14 (Xinhua) -- Following are the leading batting and bowling figures at the 2015 World Cup on Saturday:
Batting
Leading run-makers
Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) 496
Brendan Taylor (Zimbabwe) 433
AB de Villiers (South Africa) 417
Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka) 395
Mahmudullah (Bangladesh) 344
Sean Williams (Zimbabwe) 339
Shikhar Dhawan (India) 337
Best performances
Chris Gayle (West Indies) 215
David Warner (Australia) 178
AB de Villiers (South Africa) 162 not out
Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka) 161 not out
Hashim Amla (South Africa) 159
Bowling
Leading wicket-takers
Mitchell Starc (Australia) 16
Mohammed Shami (India) 15
Trent Boult (New Zealand) 15
Josh Davey (Scotland) 15
Morne Morkel (South Africa) 13
Tim Southee (New Zealand) 13
Daniel Vettori (New Zealand) 13
Best performances
Tim Southee (New Zealand) 733
Mitchell Starc (Australia) 628
Trent Boult (New Zealand) 527
Mitchell Marsh (Australia) 533
Imran Tahir (South Africa) 545
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NAIROBI Nike Air Max 90 Sale Online , Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- Kenya and Tanzania will hold discussions in November to boost bilateral trade, a Kenyan official said on Tuesday.
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Cooperatives Chris Kiptoo told journalists in Nairobi that both nations are concerned about the decline in cross-border since 2015.