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1.Who scored a triple-century in the New Year Test in Sydney in January 2012? AB de Villiers Michael Hussey Michael Clarke GautamGambhir

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Series records
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Season

winners
/inner Captain Coach 0eague finish at / 0 Runner$up

1223

>a;ast.an >oya$s

S.ane Earne

S.ane Earne

1st

16

13

C.ennai Su&er @in/s

1224

Deccan C.ar/ers

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16

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1252

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MS D.oni

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Mumbai "n ians

1255

C.ennai Su&er @in/s

MS D.oni

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2n

16

11

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C.ennai Su&er @in/s

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Shane ,ats"n

Rajasthan R"yals

17

432 171'36 43'20

13

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(eccan Char'ers

16

497 172'30 30'93

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2010

Sachin #endulkar

Mumbai !ndians

16

61< 132'61 43'73

2011

Chris Gayle

R"yal Challen'ers Ban'al"re

12

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K"lkata Kni'ht Riders

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RCB

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200/

S"hail #anvir

Rajasthan R"yals

22

11

41'1

6'46

12'09

11'2

6 A 14

200@

R< < Sin'h

(eccan Char'ers

23

16

79'4

6'9<

1<'13

17'7

4 A 22

2010

ra'yan *jha

(eccan Char'ers

21

16

7<'7

3'29

20'42

16'<

3 A 26

2011

&asith Malin'a

Mumbai !ndians

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16

63'0

6'03

13'39

13'7

7 A 13

2012

M"rnU M"rkel

(elhi (aredevils

27

16

63'0

3'19

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17'1

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Sures. >aina

C.ennai Su&er @in/s 200<B2012

12=;

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