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Seamer hopes lessons of 2019-20 Lions tour will serve him well in maiden Ashes series

Andrew Miller04-Dec-2021As a 13-year-old in 2006-07, Ollie Robinson bunked off a week of school to spend Christmas out in Australia and watch Andrew Flintoff’s team get crushed in three of the five Tests of that winter’s Ashes whitewash. He’s back 15 years later with rather more uplifting recent memories of life Down Under, after his starring role in England Lions’ victory over Australia A two winters ago, a performance which he hopes can help him continue an impressive start to his Test career.Memories are all that any of England’s players have got to fall back on ahead of the Brisbane Test on Wednesday, after an extraordinary build-up – dominated on the one hand by their quarantine period on the Gold Coast, and by torrential rain on the other, as their intended seven days of intra-squad practice were reduced to two and a bit of glorified nets.And yet, Robinson believes his 12 wicketless overs on the penultimate day of that warm-up period will stand him in good enough stead for the Gabba, and better even than their Australian opponents, who have yet to have any meaningful red-ball cricket since their white-ball players returned from victory in the T20 World Cup last month.Related

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“It’s obviously not ideal preparation but, as a group, we feel we’ve made do with what we’ve been given,” Robinson said. “We feel in a good place, and we feel ahead of the Aussies which is the main thing. They were at the World Cup and in quarantine so they are probably a few weeks behind us. We feel like we have some good work in us since being here and hopefully that will give us the edge in the first Test.”Though he is still a rookie in international terms – and certainly compared to his senior seam partners, James Anderson and Stuart Broad – Robinson nevertheless turned 28 at the start of the month, and believes he’s long enough in the tooth to know his own game in spite of the limited preparation time.”It’s changed as I’ve got older,” he said. “I’ve learnt about my body and that I can get bowling ready in different ways. I’ve done a lot more running here than bowling outdoors just because of the weather, and I feel like I’ve learnt a bit more about how to get ready, really. I’ve taken note from Jimmy and Broady, they have done a lot of Test series and situations like this. I’ve done it differently this time but I feel ready to take it on.”Although England’s original bowling plans for the Ashes have had to be scrapped due to the absence of prospective pace spearheads such as Jofra Archer and Olly Stone, Robinson has long seemed assured of a starting berth at the Gabba – both due to the excellence of his maiden summer in England colours, in which he claimed 28 wickets at 19.60 in five Tests against New Zealand and India, and due to his seven-wicket showing in the unofficial Test win over Australia A at Melbourne in March 2020.

“It’s massive,” he said. “I didn’t think at one stage I was going to be playing for England again. So it’s been quite a rollercoaster over the last six to eight months, and to be here with the team, it’s quite an emotional time for me. To hopefully play the first Test is going to be huge for me and a massive achievement, and something that I’ll never forget.”I don’t feel as though [last summer] took a huge amount out of me,” he added. “It was obviously a tough series but I felt mentally fresh and, physically, it probably took me a week to get back to normal after the series, once the emotions died down. I felt like I could go again quite soon. Hopefully that’s a positive to take from that. Look at Jimmy and Broady: they’ve done it for years and years, and they have to be physically and mentally capable and fit to do that, so it makes me feel like I am in a better place after the summer and what I experienced.”Robinson’s two stints in Australian grade cricket, alongside Josh Hazlewood and Trent Copeland for Sydney and St George, have also helped to hone him as a bowler, while more recently he has been picking the brains of Troy Cooley, the former England and Australia bowling coach, who has been recruited by the ECB as a consultant for this opening portion of the tour.”When I came my second time at St George I really spoke to them [Hazlewood and Copeland] in depth about how they bowled in Australia,” he said. “I was actually a professional cricketer the second time out. So I knew that I was trying to make it at a higher level and any information they could give me would help. Hopefully it helps me with the Test series.”One area, however, where he believes he will need no Australian instruction is in the matter of on-field verbals. “The Aussie chat is pretty horrendous if I’m honest, so not really,” he said. “I don’t think me as a person could keep my head down if I tried. I’m definitely going to be trying to get under their skins and try and unsettle them as it were, batters and bowlers really.”If I can get them off their rhythm then we’re winning, so it’s something you’ll definitely see and hopefully we will come out on top.”

WI vice-captain says his BPL experience will come in handy against Bangladesh

Deivarayan Muthu28-Oct-2021

On a personal note, Pooran’s batting form is on a slump too•BCCI

After West Indies tumbled to 55 all out in their opener against England in Dubai, their head coach Phil Simmons said they just couldn’t wait for the next game to shake it off. West Indies similarly fell in a heap against South Africa despite Evin Lewis’ half-century, and now they are desperate to break out of the funk.They will have to do so without Obed McCoy, who has been ruled out of the rest of the tournament with injury.Bangladesh are in the same boat, having lost both their matches in the Super 12s and Mohammad Saifuddin to injury. Nicholas Pooran, the West Indies vice-captain, reckoned that Friday could be their best opportunity to get their first points.”Yeah, I think Bangladesh after losing two games – they are in the same situation as us as well,” Pooran said. “So, I think it’s going to be a good challenge for us tomorrow. We need to get that victory and playing in Sharjah as well… We know Bangladesh have a lot of spinners as well. It’s definitely going to be a challenge for us as well and it’s how bad we actually want it.”Reflecting on the twin batting collapses, Pooran admitted that West Indies’ batters were “not good enough” in Dubai, but backed them to fare better in Sharjah.”The mood in the camp is still good,” Pooran said. “The guys are gelling really good; I think we’re really hurt at losing those two games and we have only ourselves to blame. But the mood is still good. We know what we have to do and everyone is up for the challenge.”Jason Holder coming into the team…obviously, he’s a quality player as well. We’re happy to have him and we wish him all the best. With the batting order and the batsmen, we just didn’t rise to the occasion to be honest. If you can accept that you weren’t good in the first two games… I think as batsmen and as a team we’ve already accepted that we didn’t come to the party and we’re looking forward to moving forward and hopefully we can do much better.”Pooran had been bumped up to No.3 to offset Lendl Simmons’ go-slow on Tuesday. Keeping Pooran at the top could potentially neutralise Bangladesh’s left-arm spinners – he strikes at nearly 171 against left-arm orthodox in T20 cricket – but he held his cards close to his chest.”For me it’s just about doing what the team wants me to do, to be honest,” he said. “At the moment, the tournament is just for us to put our hands up and perform whatever role the team requires from me.”It doesn’t really matter to be honest. We back our batsmen 100%. Doesn’t matter if it’s a right-hand or left-hand batsman. We back them to do the job for us – whoever is playing in that XI tomorrow, they’ll have specific roles. We have a wonderful captain and he knows what he’s doing as well. So whatever he says goes and we back him to make some really good decisions for us tomorrow to be successful.”Pooran felt his familiarity with the Bangladesh players, having played alongside the likes of Liton Das and Afif Hossain for Sylhet Sixers in the 2018-19 BPL, could come in handy on Friday. During that season, Pooran hit 379 runs in 11 innings at a strike rate of just under 160. Only Rilee Rossouw, Tamim Iqbal and Mushfiqur Rahim had scored more runs than Pooran in that BPL.”It helps a lot,” Pooran said of the BPL experience. ‘I’ve spent a bit of time in Bangladesh as well, not only me but a lot of the other guys as well. We have good friendships; we make good friendships with the guys. We get to understand them and learn off them as well, especially in different conditions. So going into the game, [we] actually know what these guys do – being a bit familiar with it and I think that helps us a lot as batsmen and as bowlers as well.”

Following such a disastrous start to the season, INEOS now reportedly want to sell one Manchester United star as early as the January transfer window, according to their former scout.

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A year on from making their worst-ever start to a Premier League season, Erik ten Hag’s side beat their own record after failing to find a way past Aston Villa in frustrating fashion. That 0-0 draw did at least see the Red Devils avoid yet another defeat after their humiliation at the hands of Tottenham Hotspur in the week prior at Old Trafford, with the North London club soaring to a 3-0 victory.

Yet, even after such a poor start, INEOS look set to stick with Ten Hag in what could quickly prove to be a costly decision. Instead, Sir Jim Ratcliffe looks set to make a ruthless decision on the sales front when the January transfer window arrives.

According to former Old Trafford scout Mick Brown, who was close to Sir Alex Ferguson, INEOS now want to sell Casemiro as soon as possible following his own poor start to the campaign, in which he’s lost his place to summer signing Manuel Ugarte.

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Brown told Football Insider: “I’m told they’ll look to cash in on him as soon as they can, on the 1st January if possible. He’s one of the biggest wage-earners and he’s not going to feature regularly in the first team.

“He’s been benched because he hasn’t been performing and can’t do it any more. I’m sure they would love to offload him if they could to get him out of the squad and off the wage bill, which would allow them to spend some money.

“Whether it’s a move to Saudi Arabia or elsewhere, you’ve got to find someone who’s willing to pay the money both to United and to him. They’re not going to make back anywhere near what they paid for him but they’ll look to bring in some money if they do let him go.“

Man Utd right to show Casemiro the door

It wouldn’t be absurd to suggest that Casemiro should never have found himself on his way to Old Trafford in the first place, given that he was already on his way past the incredibly successful peak that he enjoyed at Real Madrid. His arrival has proved to be quite the error and one that has seen INEOS quickly change the transfer policy that was in place before their arrival.

Earning a reported £350,000-a-week, the Red Devils must show the Brazilian the door in the January transfer window. With Ugarte to choose from and Casemiro now an unreliable option even from the bench, the best outcome from all parties is a swift winter exit to end what has become a miserable spell.

One reporter has now provided a big new update regarding Cardiff City and the future of manager Erol Bulut.

Cardiff City’s results so far

It has been a season to forget for the Bluebirds so far in the Championship, who currently find themselves winless after five second-tier games, scoring just once against rivals Swansea City.

Derby County 1-0 Cardiff City

14th September

Cardiff City 0-2 Middlesbrough

31st August

Swansea City 1-1 Cardiff City

25th August

Burnley 5-0 Cardiff City

17th August

Cardiff City 0-2 Sunderland

10th August

As a result, they find themselves bottom of the table on just one point, which has led to plenty of speculation regarding Bulut’s position. The manager didn’t even face the media following Cardiff’s 1-0 defeat to Derby County last time out, with rumours in recent days claiming the club could be about to make a change.

Things don’t get any easier next up, either, with the Bluebirds hosting Leeds United on Saturday afternoon, and by the looks of things, Bulut is unlikely to be in the dugout for that fixture.

Cardiff City ready to sack Erol Bulut

According to Football Insider reporter Pete O’Rourke, Cardiff City are ready and even preparing to sack Bulut this week. It is stated that the 49-year-old has ‘lost the dressing room at the Cardiff City Stadium’ and as a result, I expected to become the third Championship manager to depart after Ryan Lowe and Steven Schumacher leaving Preston North End and Stoke City respectively.

Bulut was set to be out of contract back in the summer but after months of talks, signed a new deal back in June. Those fresh terms were until the end of the 2025/26 season, so Cardiff will now seemingly have to pay the former Fenerbahce boss off.

Talking after putting pen to paper on his new deal, Bulut said: “I’m very proud and happy to be extending my time with you all here in the capital city of Wales. It is a privilege to be part of your family.”

However, things have changed extremely quickly and it looks as if the Bluebirds will soon be on the search for a new permanent manager in the coming days. WalesOnline reporter Paul Abbandonato recently called for a change in style to “get the fans excited”, saying:

“It’s blindingly obvious Bulut is a naturally cautious manager, but the shackles simply have to come off. No-one is asking for him to suddenly morph into Mario Zalago and Brazil 1970, nor for a return to Warnockball, but is there really any harm in getting the ball forward more quickly and then trying to run beyond defences with skill, pace and vigour in the final third.

“Get the fans excited. Put an end to this boring sideways, backwards, sideways again, ponderous approach which enables opposition defences to re-set and to me seems passing without a purpose at times. When Bulut signed his contract during the summer, amid a plethora of new signings, many were delighted. Yes there were gaps, but with a glut of gifted Academy players he’d fast-tracked through to back up the senior pros, plus the return of three more, Issak Davies, Eli King and Joel Bagan as better players from loan spells away, there were plenty of reasons for optimism.

“I was told there would be a more adventurous approach. It would take some major mismanagement to get this wrong.”

Whether that’s with or without Bulut remains to be seen, but following the update from O’Rourke, his days appear to be numbered.

Waite contributes with bat and ball after fifties to Tattersall, Hill and Ballance set Yorkshire up

ECB Reporters Network03-Aug-2021Matthew Waite smashed 42 unbeaten off 16 balls and claimed two new-ball wickets as Yorkshire secured a high-scoring Royal London Cup win over Warwickshire at York.The Vikings slipped to 0 for 2 after four balls of Clifton Park’s first List A fixture before recovering to 320 for 7 as Waite took the lion’s share of 32 from the final over of the innings.Similarly paced half-centuries from captain Gary Ballance, George Hill and Jonny Tattersall, the latter on his club ground, were equally important.The Bears then recovered from 134 for 5 in the 30th over as youngsters Jacob Bethell and Dan Mousley hit quick-fire scores of 66 and 61 and shared 115 before being bowled out for 281 inside 48 overs – defeated by 39 runs.Yorkshire secured their second Group B win in five matches to keep alive their knockout hopes, while Warwickshire lost for the third time in five.Ballance made 54 off 71 balls on an excellent pitch having lost Yorkshire’s fifth successive toss, Hill 64 off 65 and Tattersall 70 off 67. But their standout innings came from Waite, who crashed four sixes and three fours in front of a 3,000 strong crowd. Three of those fours and three sixes came off Ethan Brookes in the final over, which started with a no ball.The Vikings had been plunged into early trouble as impressive George Garrett had Will Fraine caught behind with the first ball of the match before Will Luxton top-edged a pull to mid-off.Ballance shared 89 for the third wicket with opener Harry Duke, who contributed 42. Hill and Tattersall later advanced from 114 for 4 in the 24th over with a 110-run partnership to set the platform for late fireworks. Tattersall’s was his first Yorkshire fifty of the summer.Warwickshire were hurt by a hamstring injury for Garrett, limiting him to seven overs and 2 for 24.Waite then continued his excellent day by getting openers Rob Yates and Ed Pollock inside 10 overs of Warwickshire’s chase – 49 for 2. Yates miscued a pull to mid-off and Pollock uppercut the final ball of the 10th to third, having just hit successive sixes to leg.Warwickshire’s captain and keeper, Will Rhodes and Michael Burgess, shared a steadying 62 for the third wicket. However, they both fell in a damaging loss of three wickets for 23 as the score slipped to 134 for 5 in the 30th – Rhodes run out for 37 and Burgess bowled by Hill for 33.But Yorkshire’s dominance at that stage was eroded significantly by 17-year-old Bethell and Burgess, 20, as the sixth-wicket pair shared 115 in 12 overs – a Bears record in List A cricket versus the White Rose. Bethell reached his swashbuckling maiden List A fifty off only 27 balls and went on to hit four sixes. And when he miscued Duanne Olivier to cover, the game was back in the balance at 249 for 6 in the 42nd.Despite Mousley passing 50 and remaining unbeaten, Yorkshire were able to squeeze and hold their nerve. Hill finished with a career-best 3 for 47, added to 3 for 30 from miserly Ben Coad.

Celtic return to action in the Scottish Premiership this afternoon as they prepare to take on Hearts at Parkhead in their fifth match of the season.

The Hoops have enjoyed a perfect start to the 2024/25 campaign in the top-flight, winning all four of their games without conceding a single goal.

Brendan Rodgers’ side secured a convincing 3-0 win over local rivals Rangers in the first Old Firm clash of the season last time out, before the international break.

Despite the impressive and comfortable victory at Paradise, Reo Hatate is one player who could be ruthlessly ditched from the starting XI for this clash with Steven Naismith’s side.

Reo Hatate's performance against Rangers

The Japan international was selected to start in the middle of the park alongside Callum McGregor and Paulo Bernardo and did not enjoy his best afternoon.

Out of possession, Hatate left a lot to be desired from his defensive work. The central midfielder lost three of his five duels on the ground and his only aerial contest, which shows that the opposition got the better of him more often than not.

Despite having 60 touches of the ball in a dominant win for Celtic, the 26-year-old whiz only created one chance for his teammates in 77 minutes on the pitch.

The Japanese ace also had a glorious chance to get himself on the scoresheet when the ball came to him, unmarked, at the back post in the first half but he blazed his shot well wide of the target, which represented a ‘big chance’ missed.

Luke McCowan, who joined from Dundee on deadline day, came on for Hatate for the final 13 minutes to make his debut against Rangers and should now be brought into the starting XI.

Why Luke McCowan should start

The Scottish maestro should be unleashed from the start after the Japan international struggled in the 3-0 win over Rangers, as he is a proven Premiership performer who should be ready to play straight away.

He does not need time to settle in and adapt to the league or country, due to his time with Dundee, and his performances over the last 13 months or so suggest that the midfielder could make an instant impact.

McCowan started this season with a return of two goals and one assist in three league matches before Celtic swooped in to sign him on a permanent deal.

Appearances

37

Goals

10

Assists

5

Big chances created

9

Key passes per game

1.6

As you can see in the table above, the left-footed attacking midfielder also enjoyed a superb 2023/24 campaign for Dundee, with 15 direct goal contributions from a midfield position.

The 26-year-old wizard, who was described as a “game winner” by Marvin Bartley last month, has proven that he can make a big impact at the top end of the pitch as both a scorer and a creator of goals in the Premiership.

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This means that Rodgers should be able to rely upon him to come in and slot straight into the side as an excellent option to call upon, which is why he should get the nod after Hatate’s struggles last time out.

تعرض محمود جهاد لاعب فريق الكرة بنادي الزمالك للإصابة خلال مباراة اليوم أمام الإسماعيلي والتي تجمع بينهما ضمن منافسات الدوري المصري.

ويلتقي الزمالك مع الإسماعيلي على أرضية استاد السلام، ضمن في الجولة 12 من الدوري المصري.

وكان مصطفى شلبي قد سجل هدف الزمالك الأول في الدقيقة 18 من عمر اللقاء، بعد تلقيه تمريرة عرضية من محمد السيد زميله بالقلعة البيضاء.

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وسقط محمود جهاد على أرض الملعب بشكل مفاجئ، وحاول اللاعب الضغط على نفسه واستكمال المباراة إلا أنه لم يستطع ليتم استبداله.

وقرر جروس المدير الفني للزمالك الدفع بـ محمود بنتايج لاعب الفريق بدلًا من محمود جهاد في الدقيقة 80 من عمر اللقاء. إصابة محمود جهاد في مباراة الزمالك والإسماعيلي

Ipswich Town will hope, after valiantly battling away with Liverpool on the Premier League opening day, that they don't roll over for Manchester City to convincingly win during their next mammoth fixture back in the top division.

That will be easier said than done though, with Erling Haaland already underway this season with a goal versus Chelsea in a 2-0 victory at Stamford Bridge, among the other top talents that Pep Guardiola has at his disposal that will be ready to test the Tractor Boys even more.

New recruit Jens Cajuste could have a role to play at the Etihad this coming weekend for Kieran McKenna and Co, after finally signing on the dotted line from Napoli to make a loan switch possible, with more targets also firmly on the newly promoted side's agenda.

Ipswich going after Championship ace

As per journalist Alan Nixon, Ipswich are now targeting Burnley star Dara O'Shea, as McKenna goes about improving his side defensively even more.

With Conor Townsend, Ben Johnson and Jacob Greaves all in through the door as new defensive recruits this summer – with Greaves even starting in the heart of defence versus Arne Slot's Liverpool – the next new arrival could well be the named Irish centre-back, who is being touted for a move away from Turf Moor for £10m.

This could also see the Suffolk side move away from their reported interest in Anel Ahmedhodzic, as the Sheffield United defender is also lined up to make a move to Wolverhampton Wanderers, alongside potentially relocating to Portman Road.

Now, O'Shea could be the man they want to further bolster at the back, with the in-demand gem arguably a better purchase to get in through the door, than the towering Bosnian.

What O'Shea can offer Ipswich

Firstly, the 25-year-old has more experience when it comes to the bright lights of the very top division compared to the other Ipswich target, with 61 top-flight appearances under his belt.

In contrast, Ahmedhodzic only has one top-flight campaign next to his name, and that season would have broken the 25-year-old somewhat, as Chris Wilder's men leaked a dismal 104 goals and finished rock bottom of the pile.

Stat – per 90 mins*

Ahmedhodzic

O'Shea

Games played

31

33

Goals scored

2

3

Assists

0

4

Touches*

44.5

64.4

Big chances created

1

3

Accurate passes*

23.3 (76%)

41.8 (80%)

Interceptions*

1.1

1.1

Tackles*

2.1

1.2

Ball recoveries*

3.4

4.2

Clearances*

4.3

4.8

Total duels won*

4.5

5.5

Clean sheet

1

1

Looking at the extensive numbers from the table above, even though O'Shea was also involved in a side that suffered the same relegation fate as the Blades, the Irishman had a better time of things with the Clarets.

Beating Ahmedhodzic when it comes to total duels won, on top of offering more when operating as a creative spark playing out from the back with an impressive seven goal contributions tallied up, O'Shea would bed in well into his new environment at Ipswich, offering competition to the likes of Luke Woolfenden and Cameron Burgess who have also had their rise courtesy of the EFL.

Already excelling back in the second tier with Scott Parker's Burnley, with a goal on the opening day coolly headed home at Kenilworth Road, O'Shea will be desperate to return to the top flight and prove himself with McKenna's minnows.

Notching up 97 games in the EFL across his varied career to date for the likes of West Bromwich Albion as well as Burnley, his former Baggies boss, Valerien Ismael, has even described the 6 foot 1 star as being a "warrior", after he bravely came back into the Baggies first-team fold after a serious injury back in 2021.

McKenna will want more warriors in his side to try and stave off the drop, as O'Shea is now potentially preferred over other targets on the Ipswich shopping list.

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India arrived a little too late on this tour but announced themselves with a display of complete control to claim a consolation win in the T20 series.The final match was a non-contest before it even really began with South Africa reduced to 17 for 3 after seven overs, 40 for 4 after 11 overs and 68 for 5 after 15 overs. They managed to drag themselves to a triple-figure total but it was never going to be enough.At a venue where the chasing team has won every match on this tour, India eased their way to the target in 11 overs. Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana shared an opening stand of 96, with Verma contributing 60 of those runs from just 30 balls, including her third T20 half-century. Mandhana was the perfect foil, acted as the accumulator to Verma’s aggressive approach and was there at the end to take India to victory in a flurry of boundaries. In total, India hit 16 fours and five sixes, several of successive deliveries. Mandhana finished the match with three fours off Nadine de Klerk, who, along with Shabnim Ismail, conceded at more than 10 runs an over.Shafali v Shabnim If Shafali Verma was taught to respect her elders, she definitely doesn’t show it on the cricket field. Shabnim Ismail is almost double her age but Verma wasn’t thinking about that when she slammed her opening over for 18 runs to get India’s chase underway in the most assertive way possible. Verma helped the first ball off her hips to the fine leg fence, walked outside her leg stump to make room to launch the second over long-on for six, cut the fourth ball for four and slashed at the last ball, a short one, to send over the wicket-keeper’s head. Verma batted Ismail out of the attack temporarily but treated the rest of the attack with similar disdain. She hit Tumi Sekhukhune between midwicket and long-on for six and Nadine de Klerk for two sixes down the ground. By the time Ismail came back on, Smiriti Mandhana was in the mood and drilled South Africa’s best bowler for three fours, punishing the full ball, the back-of-a-length delivery and the short ball in equal measure.Deepti drops and then dives India’s fielding has been forgettable through much of the series and the first few overs seemed to be headed the same way. Deepti Sharma was at midwicket when Lizelle Lee inside-edged an Arundhati Reddy ball that she hoped to hit through the on-side and should have taken an easy catch. Instead, the ball popped out of her hands and, knowing the form Lee is in, would have been concerned about the impact of her miss. Lee only lasted into the next over before being bowled by a Rajeshwari Gayakwad arm-ball to leave South Africa 16 for 2 after the Powerplay. And then came Deepti’s shot at redemption. Laura Wolvaardt pushed at a Radha Yadav delivery that turned away from her and looped up to extra cover. Deepti had to scramble forward and drive full stretch to take the catches inches off the turf and did to show that India can still hold on to some chances.Gayakwad’s series gains Rajeshwari Gayakwad has flown under the radar in this series but has been India’s best bowler throughout. She was the joint-leading wicket-taker in the ODIs, alongside Jhulan Goswami, with eight wickets, and in the T20s, level with Shabnim Ismail’s four. Gayakwad picked up three of her four wickets in this match, for a career-best haul of 3 for 9. She bowled Anneke Bosch in her first over after Bosch swiped across the line and missed and could have had Faye Tunnicliffe in the next over when the ball turned past her attempted slog, and in the over after that, she beat the outside edge. Instead, Gayakwad also bowled Lee with a quicker delivery that she played too early and then returned for a second spell that saw the end of Nadine de Klerk, also playing across the line to an arm ball and missing. Gayakwad left South Africa at 68 for 5 at the end of 15 overs,First sight of Sinalo Jafta Perhaps the only reason South Africa did not end up with a double-figure score was Sinalo Jafta, who was required to bat for the first time on this tour. She ran the second ball she faced fine past short third and then laced the next ball through short fine for back-to-back boundaries in South Africa’s best over. Jafta got off strike after her twin fours and let it to Lara Goodall to loft Simran Bahadur over short fine for a third four. South Africa scored 16 runs off that over, and 39 off the last four overs to ensure they got into triple-figure territory albeit well below-par.

أحرز لاعب الفريق الأول لكرة القدم بنادي ريال مدريد، كيليان مبابي، هدف الملكي الأول في شباك برشلونة، بمنافسات كأس السوبر الإسباني.

ويواجه ريال مدريد نظيره برشلونة، في منافسات نهائي كأس السوبر الإسباني، على ملعب “الملك عبد الله الدولي”.

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ونجح لاعب ريال مدريد، كيليان مبابي، في تسجيل هدف ريال مدريد الأول عند الدقيقة الخامسة من عمر الشوط الأول.

الهدف جاء بعد انطلاقة ممتازة من كيليان مبابي، بعد تمريرة فينيسيوس جونيور، بعدما حصل على الكرة من كاسادو، ليمر كيليان من بالدي ويضعها في مرمى تشيزني ببراعة.

ويقدم بطولات تغطية مباشرة لأحداث مباراة ريال مدريد وبرشلونة في كأس السوبر الإسباني من خلال الرابط. هدف مبابي في مرمي برشلونة بنهائي كأس السوبر الاسباني