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Meanwhile Roma midfielder Daniele De Rossi scored the only goal of the game to give his side a narrow victory over nine-man Catania in the quarterfinal of the in the Coppa Italia .

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Daan van Bunge (33) and van Troost hit two sixes each in a show of defiance and Borren chipped in with 34 late on before Farveez Maharoof bowled last man Pieter Seelaar with the final delivery of the 49th over to end the game.

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Dirk Nowitzki is playing like a man possessed, scoring more than 40 points twice in the recent five-game win over the Oklahoma City Thunder.

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The result left both nations on four points from two matches in Group C ahead of the day's other game, which saw 10-man Bahrain get off the mark with a 5-2 victory over India as Ismaeel Abdulatif scored four goals.

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