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MS Dhoni hit his third half century in a row and won the Man-of-the-series award. His 87 not out was well complemented by Jadhav with an unbeaten 61 as the duo took the team home in the final over. India were set a target of 231

With his latest three-figure score, Shane Watson became the first batsman in history to have hit a century in the Indian Premier League (IPL), BBL, and also for Australia in T20Is. He is also the oldest to score a hundred in BBL history

Faf du Plessis scored a century in the first innings while Dale Steyn and Kagiso Rabada bagged four wickets each as South Africa cantered to a win over the touring Pakistan 

Virat Kohli topped the Test batting charts in the world with 1,322 runs. He was also the highest century-maker in 2018 with five. Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara were India's Test batting stalwarts this year as we look back at the top-10 knocks by Indians in the five-day format. It was also a memorable year for India debutants Rishabh Pant and Prithvi Shaw

Elder sister was 100 years old and died of age related issues. Hearing the tragic news, her 96-year-old sister passed away due to cardiac arrest

 

The Lingayat sect was founded by the 12th century social reformer Basaveshwara, whose belief revolved around social justice, benevolence and piety