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Preview of the first T20 between Zimbabwe and Bangladesh in Bulawayo

The Preview by Mohammad Isam10-May-2013Match factsMay 11, 2013
Start time 1330 (1130 GMT)It has gone downhill for Mushfiqur Rahim after the drawn Test series. For the time being, the team has to give him a fine send-off•AFPBig PictureZimbabwe’s last Twenty20 experience at home is a cheery one. In the final of an unofficial three-nation tournament last year, they crushed a South Africa XI by nine wickets. There were several heroes that day for the home side, and as they play their first home T20 international in 18 months, the spirits would still remain high. Bangladesh, meanwhile, are at the opposite end of the cheery scale.Zimbabwe have just clinched the three-match ODI series after coming back from a game down. They have a few more players who have stood up when the chips were down. The Taylors and Masakadzas took a backseat as Vusi Sibanda, Sean Williams and Tendai Chatara grabbed their opportunities to turn in match-winning performances. Zimbabwe would still rely on a strong bowling performance to pull them through, like in the last two ODIs. Chatara complemented Kyle Jarvis and Brian Vitori quite well, using his accuracy and bounce to surprise the visitors.Hamilton Masakadza will be at the forefront of their batting and, with Sibanda also in form, there will be much to look forward to for the Bulawayo crowd that turns up on Saturday afternoon.The same cannot be said about the visitors. After going down in the ODI series, they have lost their leader after he resigned in a fit of rage. Mushfiqur Rahim will still lead the team out but these will be his last matches as captain. For the time being, the team has to give him a fine send-off.Bangladesh, just like Zimbabwe, have been without a win in their last five matches. Remarkably, for a young side with lots of trigger-happy batsmen, Bangladesh admittedly struggle in T20s. It will still be a close contest at the start but the team with more confidence will take this away quickly.Form guideZimbabwe: LLLLL (completed games, most recent results first)
Bangladesh: LLLLLPlayers to watchHamilton Masakadza has six international fifties in this format, and can be explosive during a chase. He recovered from a poor spell in the BPL with a more productive performance in Zimbabwe’s domestic T20 tournament, averaging 44.83 at a strike-rate just under 140.Bangladesh don’t possess too many T20 specialists but Ziaur Rahman is one of them. His big-hitting abilities have not come to the fore so far on this tour but this is a format where he has made a name for himself. With his medium-pace is coming together, he should go into these two matches in a confident frame of mind.Team newsZimbabwe are likely to continue with the combination from the ODI series. However, Elton Chigumbura has been ruled out of the T20 series after suffering a groin strain. Fast bowler Shingi Masakadza or legspinner Tinotenda Mutombodzi may find a place in the playing XI.Zimbabwe (possible): 1 Vusi Sibanda, 2 Hamilton Masakadza, 3 Sikandar Raza, 4 Brendan Taylor (capt & wk), 5 Malcolm Waller, 6 Sean Williams, 7 Shingi Masakadza/Tinotenda Mutombodzi, 8 Prosper Utseya, 9 Kyle Jarvis, 10 Brian Vitori, 11 Tendai ChataraShamsur Rahman will most likely come in, having been around the team since the end of the Test series. He did well in the BPL this year, so he has the runs behind him to stake a claim. The rest of the playing XI could remain the same as the ODI series.Bangladesh (possible): 1 Tamim Iqbal, 2 Shamsur Rahman, 3 Mohammad Ashraful, 4 Mushfiqur Rahim (capt & wk), 5 Shakib Al Hasan, 6 Nasir Hossain, 7 Mahmudullah, 8 Ziaur Rahman, 9 Abdur Razzak, 10 Shafiul Islam, 11 Robiul IslamPitch and conditionsThe 1:30 pm start will aid both both batting sides because the Queens Sports Club pitch flattens out in the afternoon. There will also be slight movement for the quick bowlers.Stats and trivia Zimbabwe and Bangladesh have played just one T20I in 2006. Bangladesh beat Zimbabwe by 43 runs in that game The Queens Sports Club ground in Bulawayo has never hosted a T20 international Ireland (30) have played more T20 internationals than Bangladesh (28) and Zimbabwe (24) Hamilton Masakadza’s six fifties are the most for any batsman on both sides. Abdur Razzak, with 36, has taken the most wicketsQuotes”It is a format we haven’t played a lot of. But playing at home and winning this series, it gives us some momentum to take forward. We have a few things to work on. But we are going to be up for it.””There are a couple of Zimbabwe guys who also play in the BPL. They know how we will go about the T20s, but we will hopefully bounce back.”

Delhi Daredevils batsman Unmukt Chand has said the absence of two key overseas players in Kevin Pietersen and Jesse Ryder will increase the responsibility on the rest of the team during the IPL

ESPNcricinfo staff01-Apr-2013Delhi Daredevils batsman Unmukt Chand has said the absence of two key overseas players in Kevin Pietersen and Jesse Ryder will increase the responsibility on the rest of the team during the IPL. Ryder, the New Zealand batsman, was in a coma after he was assaulted outside a bar and has since begun the path to recovery. Pietersen had to withdraw from the tour of New Zealand early due to a knee injury and was ruled out of cricket for up to eight weeks. Daredevils are yet to name their replacements.”Jesse’s incident was unfortunate. We really feel sad about it. His absence would mean additional responsibility. He will be a big miss this time.” Chand said. “We have to rise to the occasion. It probably gives some of us Indian batsmen an opportunity to put our hands up and perform well.”Ryder was hospitalised on Wednesday for a fractured skull and a collapsed lung. Over the next few days he came out of coma and on Sunday was released from the intensive care unit.Chand made his IPL debut for Daredevils in 2011 but didn’t feature regularly over two seasons, having played only four games for them in total. He led India Under-19s to victory in the World Cup last year and featured in four Champions League games in South Africa later in the year. He was in good form in the recently-concluded Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tournament, smashing back to back centuries for his state team, Delhi. In the Ranji Trophy, he hit 445 runs in eight matches with a century and three fifties.”I have played well in Ranji matches this season. I hope I will be able to retain the form I displayed in Ranji matches,” he said. “I would like to take the confidence and momentum from the couple of hundreds that I scored in [the T20s] in Indore last week. I hope I am able to replicate that in IPL.”While the IPL may not match up to playing for India, it still required players to perform at their best, Chand said: “Even though you are not playing for your country, you have to raise your game to international standards. Being able to play with some of the big names and with everyone watching you, it sure is a big platform.”Chand opened the batting for Delhi in the domestic T20 games, but isn’t sure where he will fit in for Daredevils. “The team management had not told me anything so far. I will bat in whatever position the team management asks me to.”Daredevils play their first game on April 3 against Kolkata Knight Riders – the tournament’s curtain-raiser.

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O negócio avançou. O diretor de futebol do Vasco, Alexandre Faria, falou sobre o acordo do clube com o lateral-direito Raul Cáceres em tom otimista e o paraguaio deve ser anunciado em breve pelo Cruz-Maltino.

– O Cáceres jogou mais de 90% das partidas do Cerro no ano. Tem uma bola aérea defensiva importante, mas uma qualidade ofensiva importante também. Com ele, tudo certo. Falta só um detalhezinho com o Cerro Porteño (PAR) que é o valor da opção de compra – disse, em entrevista à ESPN Brasil.

Ribamar
No início da noite desta quinta-feira, o diretor de futebol do Vasco deu novas declarações sobre a montagem do elenco cruz-maltino para a temporada 2019. Dentre as contratações já fechadas ou encaminhadas que comentou, ele falou também do interesse que havia, de um semestre atrás, no atacante Ribamar. O atleta de 21 anos estava no Ohod, da Arábia Saudita, e chega por empréstimo de dois anos.

– No meio deste ano, chegamos a acertar com ele, que estava no Athletico, mas o Pyramidis, do Egito, entrou no circuito aos 44 do segundo tempo. Ele tem uma força física muito grande. Já chegou no Brasil, depende só dos exames médicos. O Vasco fica com 50% dos direitos econômicos, está adquirindo um ativo importante – entende.

O dirigente afirmou também que faltam detalhes burocráticos para Danilo Barcelos ser emprestado pelo Atlético-MG ao Vasco. Ele explicou também que a pré-temporada deverá ser realizada em Atibaia (SP).

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يلتقي فريق ليفربول ظهر اليوم السبت مع خصمه مانشستر سيتي، في بطولة الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز.

ويستضيف ملعب “الاتحاد” مباراة الفريقين، في قمة منافسات الجولة التاسعة والعشرين من الدوري الإنجليزي، موسم 2022/23.

وكانت مباراة الدور الأول بين الفريقين في الموسم الحالي، على ملعب “الأنفيلد”، قد انتهت بفوز ليفربول بهدف دون رد.

ويمتلك ليفربول حاليًا 42 نقطة في المركز السادس، بينما يتواجد مانشستر سيتي في المركز الثاني برصيد 61 نقطة.

طالع| مباشر بالفيديو | مباراة ليفربول ومانشستر سيتي في الدوري الإنجليزي.. إعلان التشكيلتين موعد مباراة ليفربول ومانشستر سيتي

من المقرر أن تنطلق المباراة في تمام الساعة الواحدة والنصف ظهرًا بتوقيت القاهرة، الثانية والنصف بتوقيت السعودية. القناة الناقلة لمباراة ليفربول ومانشستر سيتي

تُذاع المباراة عبر قناة beIN Sports 1 HD Premium.

ويمكنكم مطالعة مواعيد ونتائج جميع المباريات لحظة بلحظة عبر مركز المباريات من هنا.

Michael Hogan, the Western Australia fast bowler, will quit Australian cricket after one more season in order to take up a contract with Glamorgan

ESPNcricinfo staff30-May-2012

Michael Hogan, the Western Australia fast bowler, will quit Australian cricket after one more season in order to take up a contract with Glamorgan which had been due to start later this year.Hogan, 30, was due to link up with Glamorgan for the last two months of the 2012 English season but will now see out his Warriors contract before switching. Hogan holds a British passport so will not be classed as an overseas player, but regulations mean he has to stop playing Australian domestic cricket.”He has recently announced that he will retire from playing cricket in Australia at the end of March 2013,” a Glamorgan statement said. “He will then join up with his new team-mates ahead of the start of the new season and will play for Glamorgan for a minimum of two seasons.”Hogan has played 27 first-class matches and taken 100 wickets at 28.46 with a best of 6 for 70.

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اختتمت اليوم السبت مواجهات الجولة الأولى للمجموعة الثالثة في بطولة دوري أبطال إفريقيا.

وتضم المجموعة الثالثة الرجاء البيضاوي المغربي وحوريا كوناكري بطل غينيا بجانب سيمبا التنزاني وفريق فايبرز من أوغندا.

وتمكن الرجاء البيضاوي من تحقيق الفوز بنتيجة 5-0 أمام فريق فايبرز الأوغندي على ملعب محمد الخامس في المغرب، واستغل حوريا الغيني عاملي الأرض والجماهير ليفوز 1-0 على سيمبا التنزاني.

اقرأ أيضا..ترتيب مجموعة الأهلي في دوري أبطال إفريقيا بعد فوز صن داونز على الهلال السوداني

ويتصدر الرجاء البيضاوي المجموعة برصيد 3 نقاط بفارق الأهداف عن حوريا الغيني. ترتيب المجموعة الثالثة في دوري أبطال إفريقيا

1/ الرجاء البيضاوي (المغرب): 3 نقاط (+5 أهداف)

2/ حوريا (غينيا): 3 نقاط (+1 أهداف)

3/ سيمبا (تنزانيا): 0 نقاط (-1 فارق أهداف)

4/ فايبرز(أوغندا): 0 نقاط (-5 أهداف)

The first one-day international was a rude awakening for a young England team and already the talk has begun of ‘here we go again’ when it comes to their one-day record in India

The Preview by Andrew McGlashan16-Oct-2011Match FactsOctober 17, Delhi
Start time 1430 (0900GMT)Alastair Cook was the one England batsman to shine in Hyderabad, while Jonathan Trott continues to provoke debate•AFP

The Big PictureThe first one-day international was a rude awakening for a young England team and already the talk has begun of ‘here we go again’ when it comes to their one-day record in India. The warning signs are certainly there – three years ago India won the first ODI in Rajkot by 158 runs to begin their march to a 5-0 scoreline before the series was curtailed – and it will be a major test of the Alastair Cook-Andy Flower combination to respond to the opening result. A five-match series gives the visitors time to fight back, but that recovery has to start in Delhi otherwise there will be too much daylight between the teams.Back on home soil, with time to move on from the defeats in England, India looked much more like the marauding force that took the World Cup. For Duncan Fletcher (and, to a lesser degree, MS Dhoni) the India team is a long-term project as a rebuilding phase begins and he’ll be heartened by some of the performances. Put coloured clothes on Suresh Raina and he’s a world-beater, R Ashwin is a promising spinner, Umesh Yadav has a bit of pace and the fielding is showing signs of improvement.Then there’s the captain himself. Dhoni is a phenomenal cricketer and not only because of that helicopter shot that keeps depositing balls into the stands. He just keeps on going. Straight after the England tour – which pushed him to the limit – he was leading Chennai Super Kings at the Champions Trophy and now there’s this series. Then West Indies arrive for a full tour before a trip to face Australia down under. He’s had one break this year, but after his struggles on the early part of the England tour, is back to delivering consistently with the bat.However, despite the positive signs for the hosts, this series isn’t yet beyond England. They have shown, time and again, their ability to bounce back from disappointment. This is a team made of stern stuff. But they need to play smart cricket and think on their feet. The fast bowlers didn’t react to Dhoni’s onslaught in Hyderabad, while the middle-order collapse against spin wasn’t a new phenomenon. The batting order continues to vex minds – for, example, where is Jonathan Trott’s best position and should Ian Bell play? – while Samit Patel hasn’t really done enough since his return to the team. Flower has made tough calls in the past, but he has also remained calm under pressure. This situation calls for both traits.Form guide (completed matches, most recent first)
India WLTLL
England LWTWWSpotlightIn the absence of Harbhajan Singh, R Ashwin has become India’s senior spinner in one-day cricket. Tall, able to extract bounce and with a well-disguised carrom ball, he caused England plenty of problems in the opening game. None of the batsmen appeared to be able to pick his variations and were often left waiting to play off the pitch which leaves precious little time to adjust. Harbhajan may well be back before too long, but Ashwin has more than earned an extended run.Kevin Pietersen has insisted he knows the secret to turning around his one-day form and England need him to prove it in Delhi. Shuffled back up to No.3 on Friday with a tough target to chase, he never settled while making 19 and appeared more troubled by the pitch than many. When the ball bounced, or kept low, Pietersen’s reactions made sure everyone knew the ball have done something alarming. Throw in his poor fielding display, where he let through three boundaries, and it was a performance to suggest all is not quite right.Team newsThere is little reason for India to tinker with their side after such a comprehensive performance. The initial squad was selected for the first two matches so it will be interesting to see if any changes are made for later in the series.India (probable): 1 Parthiv Patel, 2 Ajinkya Rahane, 3 Gautam Gambhir, 4 Virat Kohli, 5 Suresh Raina, 6 MS Dhoni (capt & wk), 7 Ravindra Jadeja, 8 R Ashwin, 9 Praveen Kumar, 10 Vinay Kumar, 11 Umesh YadavEngland tend not to rush into changes after one defeat so the odds favour them giving the same side a chance to make amends for the opening display. However, legspinner Scott Borthwick and seamer Chris Woakes showed form in the warm-ups and are options to strengthen the bowling attack possibly at the expense of Samit Patel.England (probable): 1 Alastair Cook (capt), 2 Craig Kieswetter (wk), 3 Jonathan Trott, 4 Kevin Pietersen, 5 Ravi Bopara, 6 Jonny Bairstow, 7 Samit Patel, 8 Tim Bresnan, 9 Graeme Swann, 10 Steven Finn, 11 Jade DernbachPitch and conditionsThe Feroz Shah Kotla stadium regained its international status in time for the World Cup after the ICC suspended the venue following the abandonment of the India-Sri Lanka ODI in December, 2009. The old wicket was a flat track full of runs, and while the new strip is not as lifeless, it is unlikely to give the bowlers much joy.Stats and trivia England have played two ODIs in Delhi (it would have been three but the 2008 match was cancelled) and they have a 1-1 record. In 2006 they lost by 39 runs but in 2002 clung on for two-run victory which kept them alive in a series they would finish sharing. In his last four ODI innings, MS Dhoni has hit 284 runs for just once out which has lifted his average back over 50Quotes”We were outplayed by the Indians on this occasion. They out-fielded us – something that doesn’t often happen to us – and we didn’t deserve to win the game. But one down in a five-match series, we’re going to look to do something about that in Delhi.”
Andy Flower keeps a level head about England’s position”We always kept our heads high and that probably made the difference in this first game. We would like to continue with that attitude.”
Virat Kohli on the virtues of having the right mindset