ANÁLISE: Palmeiras precisa de um volante, um elenco mais forte e do Abel Ferreira

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Foi assustador como o Palmeiras complicou uma partida que se desenhava fácil quando perdeu o técnico Abel Ferreira na tarde do último sábado (15), contra o Cuiabá, pela primeira rodada do Campeonato Brasileiro. Já vimos o Verdão ir bem sem Abel no banco de reservas algumas vezes. Mas não podemos descartar que o elenco palmeirense para essa temporada está enfraquecido.

Peças importantes saíram e não foram repostas. E as que foram, tiveram os seus reforços contratados mais tarde e estão em período de adaptação, que é o caso do atacante Artur. Assim, o plantel do Verdão nunca esteve tão rejuvenescido nas mãos do técnico português como agora. E, naturalmente, os atletas mais novos precisam de um ponto de referência no banco: o treinador.

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É impossível, também, falar da expulsão de Abel Ferreira e não entrar no mérito dela. O lance em que o português recebe o cartão vermelho é tão confuso quanto a arbitragem do mineiro Paulo César Zanovelli, no Allianz Parque, que, além de colocar para fora o comandante palmeirense, por muitas vezes enervou os jogadores do Verdão, ignorando faltas e invertendo marcações, principalmente no primeiro tempo.

Porém, uma das marcas do “Palmeiras de Abel” não pôde ser vista no jogo contra o Cuiabá: os atletas até tiveram o coração quente para vencer a partida, por 2 a 1, mas estiveram longe de possuir a cabeça fria. E isso não diz somente sobre perder as estribeiras e partir para a violência, mas, também, se perder nos próprios erros e potencializar as próprias deficiências. E aí que vem a necessidade de um volante e um elenco mais qualificado.

SOS VOLANTE

Em relação à primeira questão: Gabriel Menino na vaga deixada por Danilo, negociado com o Nottingham Forest, da Inglaterra, em janeiro foi uma alternativa que deu certo do meio para frente, mas no setor onde a lacuna ficou aberta a solução ainda precisa ser encontrada. Zé Rafael tapou o buraco do primeiro volante, mas, como não é do setor, é como se fosse uma esponja que retém por algum tempo, mas em alguns momentos solta o que está guardado.

No lance do gol do Cuiabá, marcado por Raniele no último minuto do primeiro tempo, a parte defensiva palmeirense estava completamente desorganizada. Marcos Rocha estava no meio da área, mas deveria estar no espaço onde o volante do Dourado infiltrou com total liberdade. Mas isso só aconteceu porque não tinha um volante acompanhando. E isso não foi um “acidente de percurso”: o Palmeiras tem cedido muitos lances assim, o que pode custar caro em um mata-mata ou em uma daquelas partidas importantes nos pontos corridos.

SOS ELENCO

Quanto ao elenco, a história é a mesma. Olha para o banco de reservas. Você não vê jogador capaz de mudar a partida. Richard Ríos é uma exceção, porque tem entrado bem e mostrado potencial. Todavia, ele é um volante. Segundo homem de meio-campo, com habilidade com a bola, mas, ainda assim, um volante. Então: “torcedores, calma”, já diria o letreiro de São Januário.

E com uma quantidade relativa de atletas no departamento médio ou transição física, na qual o Palmeiras não está acostumado, a necessidade de reforçar o elenco parece gritar ainda mais. Sete jogadores desfalcaram o Verdão contra o Cuiabá por conta dessas questões: Vinicius Silvestre, Mayke, Piquerez, Atuesta, Raphael Veiga, Bruno Tabata e Rony.

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إيزاك بعد فوز ليفربول على ساوثهامبتون: إضاعة الفرص جزء من وظيفتي

علّق ألكسندر إيزاك، لاعب فريق ليفربول، على مشاركته في مباراة الأمس ضد فريق ساوثهامبتون في بطولة كأس رابطة الأندية الإنجليزية، وتسجيله أولى أهدافه بقميص الريدز.

واستضاف ملعب “الأنفيلد” مباراة فريقي ليفربول وساوثهامبتون في إطار منافسات دور الـ32 من بطولة كأس كاراباو، حيث حقق ليفربول فوزًا بهدفين لهدف.

وتمكن ألكسندر إيزاك من تسجيل هدف ليفربول الأول، في الدقيقة 42 من عمر الشوط الأول، وهو أول أهدافه بقميص ليفربول.

وقال إيزاك، في تصريحات نشرها موقع ليفربول الرسمي: “الأمر رائع، كان من الرائع العودة إلى أرض الملعب وتسجيل هدفي الأول هنا في أنفيلد والفوز كذلك، إنها ليلة رائعة”.

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وأضاف: “كان يتعين عليً التسجيل من تلك الفرصة المبكرة كذلك (الدقيقة الأولى)، لكن ذلك جزءًا من كوني مهاجمًا، أضيع بعض الفرص ثم أسجل أخرى، أعتقد أن أهم شيء هو تجاوز الأمر والاستعداد للفرصة التالية”.

وواصل:”أحاول فقط أن ألعب بأسلوبي ولا أفكر كثيرًا، أشعر بالثقة في نفسي بأن الأمور ستسير على ما يرام، وأنني سأستغل الفرص عندما تتاح لي، هذه هي عقليتي، أنا سعيد بتسجيلي هدفًا اليوم”.

وأكد: “أشعر أنني بحالة جيدة، أشعر أنني بحالة جيدة، أعتقد أن كل مباراة ألعبها تساعدني كثيرًا وتجعلني في حالة بدنية أفضل، أنا أستعد أكثر فأكثر”.

وعندما سُئل عن مدى قربه من لياقته البدنية الكاملة، أجاب اللاعب السويدي: “تحديد ذلك أمر صعب، أعتقد أن الأمر مزيج من اللياقة البدنية ومهارات كرة القدم، أشعر أنني بحالة جيدة، أشعر أنني في حالة بدنية تسمح لي بإحداث فرق على الأقل”.

Rana, Poonam, Knight, Tahuhu released ahead of WPL 2025 auction

The teams will have an additional INR 1.5 crore for the auction, which is expected in early December

ESPNcricinfo staff07-Nov-2024

Issy Wong was the only overseas player released by Mumbai Indians•BCCI

Sneh Rana, Poonam Yadav, Heather Knight and Lea Tahuhu are among the prominent players released by their respective Women’s Premier League (WPL) franchises ahead of the next auction in the lead-up to the 2025 season. The auction is likely to be in early December and the purse has been increased from INR 13.5 crore last season to INR 15 crore this year. Here is how the teams stack up currently.Delhi CapitalsThe biggest name released by Delhi Capitals (DC), the losing finalists in both seasons of the WPL so far, was legspinner Poonam. Once a mainstay of the Indian team across formats, Poonam hasn’t played international cricket since March 2022. She didn’t get a game in the last WPL either.Apart from Poonam, DC let go of Laura Harris, the Australian power-hitter, and Aparna Mondal and Ashwani Kumari, the two uncapped Indians who warmed the bench last season.Retained: Meg Lanning, Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, Radha Yadav, Arundhati Reddy, Shikha Pandey, Taniya Bhatia, Minnu Mani, Sneha Deepthi, Titas Sadhu, Marizanne Kapp, Jess Jonassen, Alice Capsey, Annabel Sutherland
Released: Laura Harris, Poonam Yadav, Aparna Mondal, Ashwini Kumari
Purse remaining: INR 2.5 crore
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Gujarat GiantsGujarat Giants, who finished bottom of the five-team table in both seasons so far, let go of Rana, the allrounder who led them in the first season after captain Beth Mooney left the tournament with an injury, as well as New Zealand’s Tahuhu and Scotland captain Kathryn Bryce.Rana’ last white-ball game for India was in December 2023, her last T20I in February 2023. She has had a rough time at the WPL, too. In 12 matches across two seasons, she took only six wickets at an economy of 9.02 and scored 47 runs at an average of 6.71.Tahuhu, a veteran of the game, wasn’t one of Giants’ preferred overseas players in 2024, playing just two games in the season for one wicket at an economy of 7.60. Bryce played all eight games, averaged 20.75 with the bat and had an economy rate of 8.66 with the ball.Sneh Rana is one of the big-name players to be released ahead of the auction•BCCI

GG also released Lauren Cheatle, Mannat Kashyap, Veda Krishnamurthy and Tarannum Pathan, and will have the biggest purse (INR 4.40 crore) going into the auction.Retained: Ashleigh Gardner, Beth Mooney, Bharti Fulmali, Dayalan Hemalatha, Harleen Deol, Kashvee Gautam, Laura Wolvaardt, Mannat Kashyap, Meghna Singh, Phoebe Litchfield, Priya Mishra, Sayali Satghare, Shabnam Shakil,Tanuja Kanwar
Released: Kathryn Bryce, Lauren Cheatle, Lea Tahuhu, Sneh Rana, Tarannum Pathan, Trisha Poojitha, Veda Krishnamurthy
Purse remaining: INR 4.4 crore
Slots remaining: 4Mumbai IndiansMumbai Indians retained their strong core of international stars including captain Harmanpreet Kaur, Amelia Kerr, Hayley Matthews, Chloe Tryon and Shabnim Ismail. The only overseas player they released was England fast bowler Issy Wong. Apart from her, they let go of Fatima Jaffer, Humaira Kazi and Priyanka Bala.Retained: Amandeep Kaur, Amanjot Kaur, Amelia Kerr, Chloe Tryon, Harmanpreet Kaur, Hayley Mathews, Jintimani Kalita, Keerthana Balakrishnan, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Pooja Vastrakar, S Sajana, Saika Ishaq, Shabnim Ismail, Yastika Bhatia
Released: Issy Wong, Fatima Jaffer, Humaira Kazi, Priyanka Bala
Purse remaining: INR 2.65 crore
Slots remaining: 4Heather Knight had pulled out of WPL 2024 due to international duty•BCCI

Royal Challengers BengaluruEngland captain Knight, who had pulled out of the 2024 season due to international duty, was released by defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru. They released six other players, including South Africa allrounder Nadine de Klerk who came in as Knight’s replacement last season. Among Indians, Shubha Satheesh, Disha Kasat, Indrani Roy, Simran Bahadur and Shraddha Pokarkar were let go of.Retained: Smriti Mandhana, Ellyse Perry, Richa Ghosh, Sabbineni Meghana, Shreyanka Patil, Georgia Wareham, Asha Sobhana, Renuka Singh, Sophie Devine, Sophie Molineux, Ekta Bisht, Kanika Ahuja, Kate Cross, Danielle Wyatt-Hodge (traded from UPW)
Released: Heather Knight, Nadine de Klerk, Shubha Satheesh, Disha Kasat, Indrani Roy, Simran Bahadur, Shraddha Pokharkar
Purse remaining: INR 3.25 crore
Slots remaining: 4UP WarriorzUP Warriorz (UPW), who made the playoffs after finishing third on the table in the first season but only finished No. 4 in 2024, released legspinner Parshavi Chopra and wicketkeeper Laxmi Yadav, who was added to the squad as an injury replacement for Uma Chetry, seamer S Yashasri and England fast bowler Lauren Bell. Chetry remains part of the squad. UPW had earlier traded Danni Wyatt-Hodge to RCB.Retained: Alyssa Healy, Kiran Navgire, Shweta Sehrawat, Deepti Sharma, Chamari Athapaththu, Grace Harris, Sophie Ecclestone, Tahlia McGrath, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Saima Thakor, Anjali Sarvani, Gouher Sultana, Poonam Khemnar, Uma Chetry, Vrinda Dinesh
Released: Parshavi Chopra, Laxmi Yadav, S Yashasri, Lauren Bell
Purse remaining: INR 3.90 crore
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Birmingham backed to sign "proven goalscorer" who Wenger wanted at Arsenal

Former Birmingham City winger Jermaine Pennant has backed the Blues to make a “clever signing” after the club registered their interest in a deal earlier this month.

Chris Davies and Co have been hard at work this summer, improving the squad with fresh faces in order to mount an Ipswich-esque charge on back to back promotions.

The Blues romped to the League One title last season and have added several exciting signings to a squad already brimming with quality, with former Celtic superstar Kyogo Furuhashi the pick of the bunch while the return of Demarai Gray will get fans off their seats.

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Perhaps the one area still in need of reinforcements is the number nine department, with Tyler Roberts not an out and out striker and Kyogo more of a versatile forward who floats between roles, leaving Jay Stansfield with a lot of responsibility to stay fit and firing.

Indeed, earlier this month reports revealed the Blues are moving to rectify that situation with an approach for Leicester legend Jamie Vardy, who is a free agent after his contract with the Foxes expired earlier this summer.

Pennant backs Blues to sign Vardy

Speaking to Football FanCast on behalf of Adventure Gamers, former Birmingham winger Pennant backed a move for Vardy due to the experience and goal threat he could provide off the bench.

Vardy’s goalscoring record and longevity is indeed remarkable, racking up 244 career goals for club and country, including nine in the top flight last season despite Leicester’s perilous form.

At his peak, the 38 year-old’s tireless running in behind was bordering on unstoppable, leading Arsene Wenger to try and sign him for Arsenal after being pipped to the Premier League title by the Vardy-led Foxes.

“I offered him a lot of money at the time,” Wenger said back in 2021. “Leicester had just won the championship at the time in 2016, and they absolutely did not want to lose him and offered him a longer contract with approximately the same money if not more.

Jamie Vardy’s career

Appearances

Goals

Leicester

500

200

Fleetwood

40

34

England

26

7

Halifax Town

4

3

“He is always in the game. He doesn’t look like he mentally gets out of the game and the great strikers are like that. It means he will score at some stage. Even when he misses a chance he stays in the game.”

Vardy’s record in the Championship suggests he would have no problem adapting to a new role at St Andrews either, scoring or assisting 54 times in 98 appearances in the competition.

تشكيل الأهلي المتوقع أمام الزمالك في الدوري المصري.. طاهر أساسيًا

يخوض الفريق الأول لكرة القدم بالنادي الأهلي، مبارة قوية من العيار الثقيل أمام منافسه الزمالك، ضمن منافسات بطولة الدوري المصري الممتاز.

ويلتقي الأهلي مع الزمالك، على أرضية استاد القاهرة الدولي، ضمن منافسات الجولة التاسعة من عمر مباريات بطولة الدوري المصري الممتاز.

طالع | تشكيل الأهلي أمام الزمالك في الدوري المصري.. القوة الضاربة

يدخل الأهلي المباراة محتلاً المركز الثامن بجدول ترتيب الدوري المصري برصيد 12 نقطة، جمعها من 7 مباريات، حقق الفوز في 3 لقاءات، وتعادل في مثلها، بينما تلقى هزيمة واحدة.

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على الجانب الأخر، يحتل الزمالك صدارة ترتيب جدول الدوري المصري برصيد 17 نقطة من 8 مباريات، فاز في 5، وتعادل في 2، وتلقى هزيمة.

وأظهرت تدريبات الأخير ملامح التشكيل المتوقع للأهلي الذي سيخوض به عماد النحاس مباراة الزمالك. تشكيل الأهلي المتوقع أمام الزمالك في الدوري

حراسة المرمى: محمد الشناوي.

خط الدفاع: أحمد نبيل كوكا – ياسر إبراهيم – أحمد رمضان بيكهام – محمد هاني.

خط الوسط: مروان عطية – أليو ديانج – محمد علي بن رمضان – محمود حسن تريزيجيه – طاهر محمد طاهر.

خط الهجوم: محمد شريف.

Michael Klinger appointed head coach of Manchester Originals women

Klinger will combine role with coaching positions in the WPL and WBBL

ESPNcricinfo staff25-Nov-2024

Michael Klinger is assistant coach at Sydney Thunder women•Getty Images

Michael Klinger, the former Australia batter, has been named head coach of Manchester Originals women’s team, replacing Stephen Parry in the role.Klinger has juggled a number of coaching and administrative jobs since finishing his playing career in 2019. He currently coaches WPL team Gujarat Giants, is general manager of Washington Freedom in MLC, and assistant coach at Sydney Thunder in the WBBL.He was previously head of men’s T20 for Cricket New South Wales and coached Melbourne Renegades in the BBL between 2019 and 2021.”This is an incredibly exciting opportunity for me, and I am eagerly looking forward to arriving at Emirates Old Trafford next summer,” Klinger said. “The Originals women have an extremely talented group of players, and we will have the opportunity to add to that with the squad retentions and draft coming up early next year.”I hope that I can help the team to push on, achieve our ambitions and bring success to Manchester in the Hundred women’s competition.”Originals finished seventh and sixth in their two seasons under Parry and are the only team in the women’s Hundred never to have qualified for the knockouts.James Sheridan, Manchester Originals chair, said: “We are delighted to bring one of the world’s leading franchise cricket coaches to the group as part of our ambition to provide our fans with the very best cricket stars and sporting entertainment in Manchester every August.”Michael was the outstanding candidate throughout the process – led by Mark Chilton – and will bring a wealth of knowledge and experience, across both women’s and men’s cricket, with him to Manchester Originals next summer.”This appointment marks the start of a new era for the team, and we are extremely excited by what this group of players can achieve under Michael’s leadership.”

Chelsea now readying £43m offer for Real Madrid target to replace Colwill

Chelsea are now preparing a £43m offer for a “world-class” Real Madrid target, who could be brought in as a replacement for Levi Colwill, according to a report.

Blues readying bid for centre-back after Colwill blow

There were always concerns that competing in the Club World Cup may have a negative knock-on effect going into the new season, and the Blues have already suffered a major injury blow, with Colwill set to miss most of the campaign due to an ACL injury.

Since then, Enzo Maresca has hinted that another centre-back could be brought in to account for the loss of the 22-year-old, with the manager saying: “It depends – we will wait and see.

“You know in our way, how important Levi has been. I spoke with him yesterday and I told him that if we achieve what we achieved last year, it is also because of him – and he was a main player for us.”

It has since been revealed that the west Londoners are expected to make a bid for Barcelona defender Ronald Araujo imminently, but a Premier League centre-back has also now entered the frame as a potential option…

That is according to reports in Spain, which state Chelsea are now preparing a €50m (£43m) offer for Liverpool defender Ibrahima Konate, who is also being targeted by Spanish heavyweights Real Madrid.

Madrid are confident about securing Konate’s signature on a free transfer next summer, upon the expiration of his contract, but the Blues have now entered the race, and they are willing to pay the exact amount Liverpool are looking for.

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At present, however, a move to Real Madrid is still the most likely outcome, given that the Reds are reluctant to strengthen one of their direct Premier League rivals, and the player himself is leaning towards a move to the Santiago Bernabéu.

"World-class" Konate would be major coup for Chelsea

In truth, it seems unlikely that the Blues will be able to get a deal done, considering the French defender has no reason to leave the reigning Premier League champions, and Liverpool are hesitant to let him move to Stamford Bridge.

However, the Reds are at risk of losing the 26-year-old on a free transfer if they don’t cash-in this summer, which means it could be tempting to sanction a sale, and he could be a fantastic acquisition for the Blues.

The France international played a major role in Liverpool’s 2024-25 Premier League title triumph, making 31 appearances, and journalist David Lynch believes he is now “world-class”.

Konate is clearly entering the prime of his career, and it would be a major coup if Chelsea were able to get a deal done, but it seems extremely unlikely that Arne Slot’s side will agree to a sale, given that they are already light on centre-back options.

De Pena admite alívio com gol que deu vitória ao Internacional: 'Sofremos demais'

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Em um jogo que se provou perigoso e ofereceu oportunidades aos dois lados para saírem com a vitória, o Internacional se deu melhor e bateu o Goiás no Beira-Rio por 1 a 0, em duelo válido pela terceira rodada do Campeonato Brasileiro. E Carlos de Pena, que decidiu o confronto com um belo chute da entrada da área, admitiu que costuma treinar este tipo de finalização e já foi para a bola com a intenção de buscar o gol.

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+É na terça! Veja os times e regras para o sorteio das oitavas da Copa do Brasil 2023

– A bola sobrou. Eu tinha em mente chutar. Às vezes entra, às vezes não. No outro dia, a bola passou perto da trave, mas hoje significou a vitória. São mais três pontos e estamos nas primeiras posições da tabela.

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De Pena ainda fez questão de reconhecer que a equipe ficou devendo no meio de semana, na Copa do Brasil, apesar da classificação. Depois de vencer o CSA por 2 a 1 em casa, o Colorado foi derrotado pelo mesmo placar como visitante e precisou decidir a vaga nos pênaltis, com vitória por 7 a 6.

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+Delegação do Inter alega que foi agredida por torcedores do CSA

O volante uruguaio destacou que o resultado sobre o Goiás também serve como uma resposta para os torcedores, que esperavam esquecer o sofrimento da partida de Alagoas com uma vitória no Beira-Rio.

+VÍDEO: Veja os melhores lances e o golaço que deu a vitória ao Internacional sobre o Goiás

– Foi um gol muito importante para mim, porque significou a vitória. Tivemos uma classificação sofrida na Copa do Brasil, precisávamos confirmar. Às vezes sofremos demais, mas é o futebol. Os três pontos em casa eram muito importantes. Fico muito feliz pelo gol, claro.

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A vitória deixou o Internacional na quarta colocação do Campeonato Brasileiro, com sete pontos conquistados em três jogos — mesmo somatório de Fortaleza e Palmeiras. No próximo domingo, a equipe viaja ao Morumbi para enfrentar o São Paulo, pela quarta rodada da competição, a partir das 16h (de Brasília).

Potter green lights sale of £180k-p/w West Ham trio after Sunderland defeat

West Ham United manager Graham Potter has now approved the sale of three first-team players after the very disappointing opening day defeat against Sunderland, according to a report.

Potter left frustrated by opening day defeat at Sunderland

West Ham suffered a 3-0 defeat at the Stadium of Light in their opening Premier League game of the season, and Potter subsequently admitted his side’s performance wasn’t up to par.

The Hammers boss said: “The second half was not good from us in terms of the basics. First half was quite good, we controlled the crowd and were unfortunate not to score. The first goal was always going to be important. Basics of football we have to really improve.

“It is the first day, we know these things can happen as much as we don’t like it to happen. We have a big game on Friday, we have to react and do a lot better.”

Even though we are only one game into the new campaign, pressure is arguably already mounting on Potter, given that the 50-year-old was unable to oversee a major improvement last season either, having averaged just 1.0 points per match during his time at the London Stadium.

As such, the Englishman is now looking to reshuffle his squad before the transfer deadline, and there may be some drastic action, with the West Ham manager now willing to sanction the departure of three first-team players.

That is according to a report from the Sunday Mirror (via West Ham Zone), which states Potter has approved the sales of Edson Alvarez, Guido Rodriguez and Andy Irving, who will all now be allowed to leave for the right fee.

The midfield trio, who rake in a combined £180k-a-week, clearly haven’t done enough to impress the Solihull-born manager, and a number of new central midfielders have been identified as potential replacements.

Target

Current club

League G/A in 24/25

Aleix Garcia

Bayer Leverkusen

7

Eljif Elmas

RB Leipzig

4

Andrey Santos

Chelsea

14

Mateus Fernandes

Southampton

6

Potter needs to make major changes before transfer deadline

It is a good sign that Potter is willing to take radical action to improve his squad, given that there have been very few promising signs ever since the former Chelsea manager’s arrival at the London Stadium, amassing just 43 points last season.

Rodriguez failed to have any impact on the match against Sunderland, with the defensive midfielder not making a single defensive action, while he was also dribbled past on one occasion.

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Irving, on the other hand, came on as a late substitute, having failed to establish himself as a regular starter ever since his arrival, while Alvarez didn’t even make it off the bench, amid well-documented interest from Ajax and Monaco.

As such, West Ham fans are unlikely to be too disappointed to see any of the trio leave the club this summer, and some exciting potential replacements have been identified, with Chelsea’s Santos scoring ten league goals on loan at Strasbourg last term.

Litton Das and Tanzid Hasan slam tons to take Dhaka Capitals to record total

The pair also put on the second-highest partnership in all men’s T20 cricket: 241

ESPNcricinfo staff12-Jan-2025

Tanzid Hasan and Litton Das put on 241 – the second-highest stand in men’s T20s•Dhaka Capitals

This morning, Litton Das was left out of Bangladesh’s squad for the Champion’s Trophy 2025. By the evening, he was taking his frustrations – if any – out on Durbar Rajshahi at the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL). He slammed his maiden T20 hundred and batted through the innings for Dhaka Capitals, finishing on 125 not out off 55 balls with ten fours and nine sixes and a strike rate of 227.27. At his side for most of this was Tanzid Hasan, who will be going to Pakistan for the Champions Trophy. The pair added 241 off 118 – the second-highest stand in all men’s T20 cricket – and Dhaka finished with 254 for 1, which is the highest total in the BPL.Related

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Litton got to his hundred off 44 balls, which makes it the second-fastest by a Bangladeshi player in men’s T20s, behind Parvez Hossain’s 42-ball hundred for Fortune Barishal in the Bangabandhu T20 Cup in December 2020. He finished fourth on the list of highest scores at the BPL, behind two efforts from Chris Gayle and one from Tamim Iqbal.Rajshahi had elected to bowl in the game and it seemed like a sound decision when Dhaka got to 22 for 0 after four overs. But then Tanzid took 21 off a Sunzamul Islam over, and Dhaka never looked back. By the end of this over, the fifth, Litton was 10 off 9, but he got going in the next, the last of the Powerplay, hitting SM Meherob for 4, 6, 4 off consecutive deliveries.Litton Das got to his hundred off 44 balls, the second-fastest by a Bangladeshi in men’s T20s•Dhaka Capitals

Litton brought up his fifty in the ninth over, with a six off a no-ball. By the end of ten overs Dhaka were 115 for 0 and they just kept going. Tanzid also brought up his fifty with a six, off Ryan Burl to end the 11th. Litton continued the pair’s pattern of bringing up their landmarks with a boundary, getting to his hundred in the 16th with a four off Shafiul Islam.Tanzid completed the set in the final over, taking four first ball to bring up his hundred, before hitting Shafiul for six more and then holing out for 108 off 64 balls (six fours, eight sixes, strike rate 168.75).By then Dhaka already had the record for highest total in the BPL, and the wicket hardly slowed them down with Sabbir Rahman and Litton hitting one more six apiece to close out the innings on a dazzling 254 for 1.In response, Rajshahi quickly wilted, falling to 34 for 5 before an unbeaten 47 from Ryan Burl held off the inevitable. Eventually, they were bowled out for 105 in the 16th over, falling short of their target by 150 runs.

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