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Plays of the Day from the Lions v Otago Champions League T20 match in Jaipur

Mohammad Isam29-Sep-2013The fumble
Almost everything that Quinton de Kock did in this game went right, except for the final ball. With Neil Wagner swinging hard at Sohail Tanvir, the Lions wicketkeeper fumbled the ball and gave away the bye that tied the game. Tanvir was left disappointed, and so was de Kock, who knew that it only took one little mistake to undo a lot of good work. And undo it did, as de Kock’s day got worse with the mix-up off the final ball in the Super Over.The stinger
Lions pace bowler Ethan O’Reilly is a bustling character who was in the thick of things for most of the Otago innings. He sent down a stinker in the 17th of the innings, a beamer that hit Ian Butler flush on his elbow. Butler crumbled in pain, with O’Reilly apologising right away. The physio came in and made sure he continued the innings. De Kock too was banged on the elbow in the penultimate over of the Lions’ innings. That time it was Neil Wagner’s beamer that struck him, but he ran the single and didn’t ask for the physio. He was nearing a second Twenty20 century, and probably didn’t want a break in concentration.The misfortune
Nick Beard started the day quite well, picking up two wickets off consecutive balls in his first over. He missed the hat-trick, but bowled a tight second over. It didn’t go too well for him thereafter, though, as he missed a catch of de Kock, helping the young opener to his half-century. Beard over-ran the ball at deep square-leg, had it go through his fingers and on to the boundary. It went further downhill for the left-arm spinner thereafter, as he gave away 16 in his next over and was not asked to finish his quota.The scud
Quinton de Kock’s stinging straight drive off Neil Wagner in the 19th over belied his physique. It was a power-packed shot which rushed past the bowler, the non-striker and the umpire, and struck the boundary board in a blink. He looks physically unthreatening for an opening batsman of this era but, today, several of his pull shots off the fast bowlers and against anything that was full from the spinners were as good as any from well-built batsmen.

Kumar Sangakkara, the tenth batsman to reach 10,000 runs, stands out among Sri Lankan batsmen because of his strong performances in foreign conditions

Madhusudhan Ramakrishnan17-Feb-2012Until November 2011, Sanath Jayasuriya was the only Sri Lanka batsman in the elite 10,000-ODI-runs club. Just 11 matches after Mahela Jayawardene reached the mark against Pakistan, Kumar Sangakkara also achieved the feat, during his breezy knock of 30 against Australia in Sydney. Sri Lanka are thus the only team to have two current players with 10,000-plus ODI aggregates, and also the second team after India to have three players who have surpassed the landmark. Sangakkara, who has been the mainstay of Sri Lanka’s batting in Tests and ODIs along with the classy Jayawardene, reached the 10,000-run mark in his 315th ODI. He is the fastest to the mark among Sri Lanka batsmen, both in terms of matches and innings. While most Sri Lanka batsmen have struggled overseas over the years, the compact Sangakkara has dealt with foreign conditions a lot better, and averages close to 40 outside Sri Lanka.Overall, Sangakkara has a highly respectable record in ODIs, averaging 37.80 with 12 centuries and 67 fifties. However, what is surprising is that his away record is much better than his home one. In 106 home ODIs, Sangakkara averages slightly below 35 with just one century. In away matches, not only is his average much higher (39.29) but also his century tally (11). His away stats, however, are slightly skewed towards performances in the subcontinent. In the subcontinent, he averages 38.80 while scoring ten of his 12 centuries. Outside the subcontinent, he has done fairly well (average of 36.52) but has a poorer ratio of centuries to fifties (2:31) as compared to the corresponding number in the subcontinent (10:36). As is the case with most top ODI batsmen, Sangakkara has lifted his game in World Cups. Among Sri Lankan batsmen who have played at least 25 World Cup matches, his average of 45.04 is the second-highest behind Arjuna Ranatunga’s, and his aggregate of 991 runs is behind only those of Jayasuriya and Aravinda de Silva. He has no century in tournament finals but his average of 38.18 is marginally better than his overall ODI average.

Batting stats of Sangakkara in ODIs

MatchesRunsAverageSR100/50Overall3151001937.8075.3312/67Home106302534.7772.471/21Away/neutral209699439.2973.4211/46In subcontinent179578238.8075.7610/36Outside subcontinent136423736.5274.752/31In World Cup3099145.0478.711/7Tournament finals2284038.1872.280/9Sangakkara endured a fairly ordinary start to his career before cementing his place as one of Sri Lanka’s best ODI batsmen. In his first four years (2000-2003), he had an average of just 28.55 and a strike-rate of 69.39 in 96 matches, while scoring only two centuries. Things turned around after that though; in the next five years (2004-2008), his average went up to almost 41 as he scored eight centuries in 139 ODIs. His best year in the period was 2004, when he scored over 1000 runs at an average of 53.15 with one century and ten fifties. In 2008, he averaged 39.25 but scored four centuries in 27 ODIs. In the last three years (2009 onwards), his average and strike-rate have gone up to 42.50 and 78.48, but he has struggled to convert the starts into centuries (two hundreds in 80 matches). Between 2009 and 2011, when Sangakkara was the ODI captain, he scored 1756 runs at a high average of 47.45.

Various phases of Sangakkara’s career

PhaseMatchesRunsAverageSR100/502000-200396217028.5569.392/92004-2008139478940.9376.348/342009-present80306042.5078.482/24Overall3151001937.8075.3312/67Sangakkara and Jayawardene’s stats are, in many ways, strikingly similar. Both batsmen have close to 7000 runs in away matches and over 3000 runs in home ODIs. In away matches, both batsmen have the same number of centuries (11) but while Sangakkara has just one century in home ODIs, Jayawardene has four. Sangakkara has been the more successful player in Australia, averaging 38.72 to Jayawardene’s 32.94. Jayawardene has three hundreds in England but his average of 43.80 is lower than that of Sangakkara, who is yet to score a century there. In ODIs in South Africa and New Zealand, Sangakkara is comfortably ahead of Jayawardene, who averages just 17.45 and 20.42 respectively in each country. However, in the West Indies, Jayawardene has done much better, averaging 47.21 with a century and five fifties, while Sangakkara has struggled, scoring four fifties in 17 games and averaging 28.68.

Sangakkara and Jayawardene outside the subcontinent (excl Zimbabwe)

CountryMatches/Runs (Sangakkara)Average, 100/50 (Sangakkara)Matches/Runs (Jayawardene)Average, 100/50 (Jayawardene)Australia38/139438.72, 1/943/128532.94, 1/11England16/57948.25, 0/623/92043.80, 3/3New Zealand15/42532.69, 0/415/19217.45, 0/0South Africa31/78531.40, 1/430/53120.42, 0/4West Indies17/45928.68, 0/417/66147.21, 1/5Sangakkara, who has batted at No. 3 for the majority of his career, has been immensely successful in that position. He is one of only four players to score over 5000 runs at No. 3. Ricky Ponting leads the fray in terms of runs but Jacques Kallis’ average of 46.94 is the highest among batsmen with 4000-plus runs at No.3, and is followed by Brian Lara’s 45.84. Sangakkara averages a relatively lower 38.53 but has a strike-rate of 75.57, which is bettered only by Lara and Ponting, who have corresponding numbers of 85.98 and 80.82 respectively. However, Sangakkara’s century tally at No. 3 (5) is the second-lowest in the group and is better only when compared to Marvan Atapattu, who managed to score just four centuries batting at that position.

Top run-getters at No. 3 in ODIs

BatsmanMatchesRunsAverageSR100/50Ricky Ponting3341265542.6080.8229/74Jacques Kallis199774646.9473.8213/57Kumar Sangakkara160562638.5375.675/41Dean Jones132510043.5872.077/39Brian Lara109444745.8485.9812/26Marvan Atapattu122414238.3566.334/33Rahul Dravid112400038.8369.607/27Sangakkara’s feat is all the more remarkable considering that for the majority of his career he has also kept wickets. In Tests, his average in matches when he has played as a wicketkeeper is much lower than in those where he has played purely as a batsman. However, in ODIs, the numbers are reversed. Sangakkara has relished the dual role and his run-tally as a wicketkeeper-batsman is second only to Adam Gilchrist’s. Among batsman-wicketkeepers with 4000-plus ODI runs, Sangakkara has an average of 39.50 which is bettered only by MS Dhoni, who has a stunning average of 51.41. By virtue of batting higher in the order, Sangakkara has scored ten centuries, which is behind only Gilchrist’s tally of 16, but his strike rate of 76.72 is well behind those of Gilchrist and Dhoni, who have corresponding numbers of 96.94 and 88.32.

Top batsmen-wicketkeepers in ODIs

PlayerMatchesRunsAverageSR100/50Catches/stumpingsAdam Gilchrist282941035.6496.9416/53417/55Kumar Sangakkara271912639.5076.7210/65289/79MS Dhoni200663251.4188.327/44190/63Andy Flower186584534.5873.714/46133/32Mark Boucher294468028.7184.931/26402/22

Both sides came into the game with one win and four defeats behind them; both seemed afraid of victory

Cricinfo staff03-May-2008

	Rahul Dravid needs to sort out issues with the batting order and the constant shuffling has only exposed their weakness © AFP

There were times tonight when Bangalore Royal Challengers and Deccan Chargers felt like the resistible force and the movable object. Both sides came into the game with one win and four defeats behind them; both seemed afraid of victory. And, well though Praveen Kumar and Zaheer Khan bowled at the death, it seemed appropriate that the final nails were banged into the Hyderabadis’ coffin by two poor legbefore decisions – one each by Billy Doctrove and Suresh Shastri.Even then, there was time for a final twist as Anil Kumble, the most experienced man on either side, was hit for successive sixes by Sanjay Bangar with the Chargers requiring 18 off four balls. But each time the momentum appeared to swing one way in this match, it duly swung the other. “I thought, ‘he can’t do it again, can he?'” said Rahul Dravid, afterwards. He couldn’t: Bangar managed just a single off the game’s penultimate delivery and Arjun Yadav was unable to clear the ropes off the last.Fireworks went off around the Chinnaswamy Stadium even as the batsmen completed their forlorn single and Bangalore will be hugely relieved. “I thought we deserved a bit of luck today,” said Dravid. Perhaps. But the truth is his side could easily have lost.In a match riddled with doubt, Deccan Chargers appeared to be on their way to a much-needed win of their own while VVS Laxman – finally doing a decent impersonation of a Twenty20 batsman – and the prodigiously gifted Rohit Sharma were adding 96 for the third wicket in 11.4 overs. But with 30 needed off 19 balls and Bangalore shoulders preparing to slump yet again, Rohit plonked one down Wasim Jaffer’s throat at long-on, before Shahid Afridi fell to a stunning catch in the same position, this time by Dale Steyn.Then came the lbw howlers. There must have been some doubt in Doctrove’s mind before he dispatched Laxman as to whether the ball had pitched outside leg (it had, just). But Shastri’s decision to give out Scott Styris next ball to Zaheer was truly awful, the ball landing several inches outside leg. To lose to Rajasthan when Shane Warne butchered Andrew Symonds was hard enough; but this was sickening.”It’s disappointing to lose these close games,” said Laxman, before exaggerating by one the number of truly close games his side has actually been involved in. “We have lost three close ones and if they had been three wins, it would be a different story altogether. Rohit’s wicket was the key, but from the 16th over, we lost too many wickets. We’re just not able to finish things off at the moment.”The Royal Challengers can consider themselves fortunate to have come up against a side that currently lacks the killer instinct, because – as Dravid himself admitted – a total of 156 for 8 was at least 15 runs below par. This is hardly surprising, since the top order, now without the classy hitting of Ross Taylor, who has gone to play for New Zealand in England, still looks desperately unsettled.The constant tinkering with the batting line-up suggests all is not well. Five different batsmen – Jaffer, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Bharat Chipli, Praveen and Dravid himself – have formed four different opening partnerships, and together they have totalled 74 runs in 12.3 overs. That’s one run per ball – unacceptable when the fielding restrictions are in place for the first six overs of every innings – and a wicket on average at the end of the second over. This is not the stuff of which firm foundations are made.There’s more. No Bangalore player has yet made more than Jacques Kallis’ 54, against Delhi Daredevils. That’s the lowest high score of any of the eight franchises. Of the 37 scores in the competition of 50 or more, only three have come from the bat of a Royal Challenger. They are manifestly not pulling their weight, despite Dravid’s assertion last night that Jaffer has “always been a strokemaker” and has suffered from being pigeon-holed too early.It’s true that Dravid himself batted well at No. 6 for a 19-ball 26 – the role of an innings finisher surely suits him best – but you sense Bangalore will need to assign specific tasks to each of their top six for their remaining eight group games if they are to reach the last four.

Arsenal have stolen a march on Liverpool and now look favourites to sign highly-rated young striker Will Wright from Salford City.

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  According to , Arsenal have submitted a bid of £250,000 with add-ons and are now expected to wrap up a deal for Wright ahead of rivals Liverpool. The Reds were said to be in advanced talks with Salford over the youngster, who scored more than 40 goals at academy level last season, but their offer of £100,000 plus incentives has been beaten by the Gunners.

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  17-year-old Wright made his senior Salford debut back in January during an 8-0 FA Cup defeat to Man City, though he only played a few minutes at the end of the contest. He went on to make two more substitute appearances in League Two for the club which is owned by Manchester United legends David Beckham and Gary Neville.

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O Grêmio Novorizontino lançou na tarde da última quinta-feira (9), seu currículo de formação de atletas, batizado ‘Em Frente, Tigre Valente’. O documento traz a linha de condutas de trabalho a serem seguidas no processo de formação de jogadores desde a categoria sub-11 até o sub-20, baseadas nos valores, missão e visão do clube.

O evento ocorreu no auditório do Edifício Pelé, na Federação Paulista de Futebol e contou com a presença de autoridades do esporte, como o vice-presidente da FPF, Mauro Silva, e representantes de vários clubes do país, além deempresas de gestão esportiva, prefeituras e instituições de ensino como a Universidade do Futebol.

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O presidente do Novorizontino,Genilson da Rocha Santos, afirmou que o documento estará em constante atualização, sempre voltando suas diretrizes para os objetivos futuros do clube.

-O propósito do clube agora é fazer com que esse currículo seja aplicado de forma efetiva dentro da instituição, para que tenhamos sempre em nosso horizonte o que está funcionando, o que precisamos melhorar, o que falta acrescentar – declarou o mandatário.

O currículo foi construído com base em pesquisas bibliográficas e documentais, em análises do contexto da instituição e de recomendações de entidades esportivas, como a Conmebol. Carlos Rogério Thiengo, doutor em Educação Física, foi consultor do Novorizontino na construção do currículo e detalhou os objetivos do documento na formação dos jogadores.

– O objetivo é organizar a ação da instituição junto a formação dos futebolistas, respeitando e valorizando a sua identidade, mas com a visão de futuro, de oferecer uma preparação para carreira esportiva das próximas décadas e, principalmente, contribuir no desenvolvimento pessoal dos jovens.

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A postura do clube foi muito elogiada por Mauro Silva, um dos nomes fortes da Federação Paulista de Futebol na atualidade. Para o dirigente, o currículo apresentado pelo Novorizontino mostra a importância de um clube definir seus processos para que a instituição não fique sujeita a alterações bruscas com a troca de treinadores,

-Quando os clubes não têm essas informações organizadas e os processos definidos, o treinador que chega ele muda.Hoje é um dia imensamente feliz para a Federação Paulista e o Novorizontino é um exemplo com esse currículo de formação que está sendo apresentado, com a preocupação de ter um modelo de formação tão claro, com foco no desenvolvimento humano.

Com a execução das diretrizes deste documento, o Grêmio Novorizontino esperafigurar entre os principais clubes do Brasil e entrar na rota de negócios no mercado nacional e internacional, garantindo receitas para a manutenção do processo.

“You saw the number of tight finishes we had in last year’s IPL. So, you know, it has made a big difference”

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Impact Player rule – should it stay or should it go?

The Impact Player rule in the IPL has not gone down too well with some current players and coaches, but former India coach Ravi Shastri is in favour of it, saying it has contributed to a number of thrilling finishes.”The Impact Player [rule] is good. You have to evolve with the times,” Shastri told R Ashwin on his Youtube channel. “You know, it happens in other sports as well. It’s got tighter finishes. You have to evolve with the times and I think it’s a good rule. You saw the number of tight finishes we had in last year’s IPL. So, you know, it has made a big difference.”While some – like India captain Rohit Sharma – feel that the rule is detrimental to the development of allrounders, Ashwin cited the example of Dhruv Jurel, who began his IPL career as an Impact Player in IPL 2023 and went onto make his Test debut for India within a year.”You know when any new rule comes in, there will be…people will try and justify why that’s not right,” Shastri said. “But in time when you see the scores – 200 and 190 – and then like you mentioned individuals grabbing that opportunity and making the most of it, people will start re-looking at how they think about it.”Related

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Jay Shah, the BCCI secretary, said last week that the Impact Player rule is “not permanent” and that a call on its use in subsequent editions of the IPL will be taken after a discussion with stakeholders after the 2024 T20 World Cup.”Impact Player is like a test case. We have implemented it slowly. The biggest advantage of it is that two Indian players are getting a chance [in each game], which is the most important,” Shah had told reporters at the BCCI headquarters in Mumbai on Thursday. “We will consult with the players, franchises, broadcasters [and take a call]. This is not permanent [but] I am not saying that it will go.”[We’ll see] if it’s making the game more competitive or not. Even then, if a player feels that this is not right, then we will talk to them. But no one has told us anything yet, so it will be decided after the World Cup.”Rohit was the first high-profile Indian player to criticise the rule, which came into the IPL in 2023 after being trialled in the domestic Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 tournament, allowing teams to bring in a 12th player at any point in a match to replace a player from the original XI announced at the toss.Among others to speak out against the rule were Axar Patel and Mukesh Kumar of Delhi Capitals (DC).DC head coach Ricky Ponting, however, had said he was happy for the IPL to retain the Impact Player if it was making the tournament a “better spectacle”. But from his perspective as a coach, he admitted he wasn’t too keen on the rule, calling it a “nightmare”.

Manchester United have flown to the United States to begin their Premier League Summer Series campaign, but one notable name is missing from the travelling squad, Harry Maguire. The England international has not joined his teammates on the flight to Chicago due to a "personal matter", per multiple reports.

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Ruben Amorim has selected a 32-man group to represent United on their American pre-season tour, reflecting a blend of fresh acquisitions, returning stars, and promising youth talent. The club is set to participate in the Premier League's Summer Series, which will take place across the Atlantic.

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Two marquee signings, Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo, are part of the travelling contingent. Mbeumo was officially unveiled just a day before the flight after his high-profile £71 million ($96m) switch from Brentford. Cunha, who joined United from Wolverhampton Wanderers last month in a £62.5m ($84m) deal, is also present despite recently welcoming his second child.

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Lisandro Martinez has been included in the list of players headed to the United States; however, fans shouldn’t expect to see him in action anytime soon. The Argentine defender is still recovering from injury and is not yet fit to train fully or participate in match action as he continues rehabilitation.

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Several senior players have been left out of the pre-season trip, including Jadon Sancho, Alejandro Garnacho, Antony, and Tyrell Malacia, often dubbed the "bomb squad" due to their peripheral status, have all remained in the UK. Marcus Rashford, another high-profile absentee, is not with the squad either. The winger is in Spain finalising a loan move to Barcelona.

Goalkeepers: Altay Bayindir, Tom Heaton, Dermot Mee, Will Murdock, Andre Onana.

Defenders: Diogo Dalot, Matthijs de Ligt, Patrick Chinazaekpere Dorgu, Tyler Fredricson, Ayden Heaven, Diego Leon, Lisandro Martinez, Noussair Mazraoui, Reece Munro, Luke Shaw, Leny Yoro.

Midfielders: Casemiro, Toby Collyer, Bruno Fernandes, Jack Fletcher, Sekou Kone, Kobbie Mainoo, Mason Mount, Manuel Ugarte.

Forwards: Amad, Matheus Cunha, Rasmus Hojlund, Bendito Mantato, Bryan Mbeumo, Chido Obi, Ethan Williams, Joshua Zirkzee.

Perth Scorchers had claimed four wickets for nine runs but the home side turned the tables

AAP29-Oct-2023Melbourne Stars 154 for 7 (Sutherland 49) beat Perth Scorchers 147 for 9 (Darke 45, Day 4-27) by seven runsAnnabel Sutherland’s late power hitting and smarts with the ball helped take the Melbourne Stars to a crucial seven-run WBBL win over Perth Scorchers.After Stars lost 3-0 midway through their innings at Junction Oval, Sutherland smashed 49 off 27 to help her side recover to 154 for 7.Sutherland then took 2 for 31, including the key wicket of Scorchers’ top-scorer Maddy Darke, to put paid to a late fightback.The win snapped a three-game losing streak for Stars, who had been beaten by Adelaide Strikers twice and Brisbane Heat once in the past week and a half.And much like their other win this season over Sydney Sixers, they had player-of-the-match Sutherland to thank for it.With Stars battling midway through their innings, Sutherland swung the momentum when she hit spinner Lilly Mills for 22 off one over. The big over included a powerful blow back over Mills’ head for six, as well as three other boundaries against the spinner.After taking 2 for 41 herself, Mills eventually caught Sutherland with her hands over the long-on boundary rope late in the innings to put an end to the onslaught.But Scorchers were on the back foot from early in their chase, with left-arm spinner Sophie Day taking 4 for 27.Day’s wickets included key overseas marquees Sophie Devine and Amy Jones for 9 each, while she also removed Chloe Piparo and Amy Edgar.Rising talent Darke had threatened to keep Scorchers in the hunt with 45 off 33, but Sutherland had her caught on the rope in the 15th over during the power surge.The allrounder then removed Lisa Griffith next ball for a golden duck, taking the pace off as she delivered it out the back of her hand to have the right-hander swinging hard and caught at gully.From there the Scorchers fell well out of the contest and to a 2-2 record, with only 21 runs from the final over off Alice Capsey adding respectability to the scorecard.