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Hetmyer and Dube: examples of RCB's underused resources

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RCB, it seems, did not know what their best XI was for much of this season and did not give players a long enough rope when warranted

Saurabh Somani in Bengaluru05-May-2019In the IPL auction for the 2019 season, Royal Challengers Bangalore spent a total of INR 15.85 crore in buying eight players. Almost 60% of that money was spent on two men: Shimron Hetmyer and Shivam Dube.Of the 14 games Royal Challengers played in the season, Hetmyer played five and Dube played four. Even without digging deeper, those seem like very limited opportunities for players a franchise seemingly has faith in, given they were willing to spend so much on them.Digging deeper, Royal Challengers had struggled in the middle overs, not getting enough momentum against spinners. Before Hetmyer launched into Rashid Khan and company on Saturday night, their middle-overs run rate across the last two IPL seasons was 7.6, the lowest among all eight teams. Against spin in IPL 2019, their run rate was 6.6, and they had also lost 20 wickets in the middle overs – both the worst figures for the season.But after he failed in his first four games, Hetmyer didn’t get a look in until the very last match, against Sunrisers Hyderabad. When he did get an opportunity, he showed the team management what they had missed. He was especially brutal against Rashid, taking him for 32 runs off 15 balls, four of which went over the boundary. Rashid was frazzled, and his lengths suffered. His googly, which batsmen have struggled to read, was landing too short and Hetmyer could hammer it away easily. His leggies were also all awry, and Hetmyer found the arc between mid-on and square leg a productive area.Shimron Hetmyer celebrates his half-century•BCCIHe had walked in at 18 for 2 and seen it become 20 for 3 with both Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers gone. The perennial complaint of Royal Challengers over the past few seasons has been that the batting seems to start and end with these two. Hetmyer, still only 22, offered hope that things could change.Where Royal Challengers need to ask themselves questions though, is what they offered him in return. True, he failed in his first four innings. But what of the nature of the failures? On IPL debut he lost his head in going for a run that wasn’t there, but many of his team-mates lost their heads too because they could only muster 70 all out. Two games later, he was part of another collapse, with Sunrisers smothering Royal Challengers in a 118-run victory. He batted at No. 5 in his first two knocks, was sent to open against Sunrisers, then came in at No. 4.That is perhaps the nature of the beast, with T20 cricket demanding flexibility from teams and players alike. But the flipside of the asking flexibility of a player should be a long enough rope where warranted. And Hetmyer’s international record in the past seven months warranted it.”The starting was a little bit tough for me I would say,” Hetmyer told the host broadcaster after his 75 off 47 on Saturday. “It’s just about getting used to the environment and getting used to IPL itself. Sometimes it gets in your head, but you just try to clear your mind as much as possible and just go out and execute.”Dube didn’t even get that opportunity. He was also part of the two horror batting games Royal Challengers had, against Super Kings and Sunrisers in the first week of the tournament. He did his part against Mumbai Indians in between, facing only five balls at the death but smashing a six to score nine runs – but his team couldn’t get over the line. He bowled all of 10 balls in the season, and in his first three games it was a mere four balls. Brought back in Royal Challengers’ last week, he made 24 off 16 against Delhi Capitals, and bowled one over while giving up five runs. None of these are spectacular returns, but then, Dube hardly had spectacular opportunities.In fact, bowling wise, without any consideration of minimum overs bowled, Dube had the best economy rate for the team. It was strange to see Royal Challengers lose faith in him so quickly, because the way they went after him aggressively in the auction suggested they saw great potential.On the eve of the last league match against Sunrisers, coach Gary Kirsten had spoken of how he was “a fan” of continuity.”You want to try and build your core of players and build a culture where you can keep coming back to the same players,” Kirsten had said. “I think the most successful franchises in IPL have done that. We’re searching for that in RCB… we need to really start building a core of players that we believe in, and back them. I think the franchises that do a lot of chopping and changing every year run into problems.”And yet, Royal Challengers used 21 players over the course of the season – the second highest among all teams. Crucially, they seemed to be unsure of what their best XI was – or not have enough patience to deal with the nature of T20 cricket, a format where a run of failures is common enough.Hetmyer and Dube are two examples of Royal Challengers’ underused resources, but not the only ones. This year, Washington Sundar played only three games, the first of which was more than a month after the tournament began. Last season, Navdeep Saini had spent all his time on the bench without getting a game, even as Royal Challengers struggled with bowling options. He has turned into a find for them this year, but last year too he was coming off an excellent domestic season.Hetmyer showed in their last league game, what might have been. As he walked off the park after being dismissed, there was a spontaneous standing ovation from the full house at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. The fans had kept packing the stadium despite the defeats, and they were showing their warmth at getting something back in return. Hetmyer walked off with bat raised to all parts of the ground to acknowledge the applause.And perhaps that raised bat and the sight of a stadium on its feet held a message for Royal Challengers for the next season.

'This is how cornered tigers fight'

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The reactions on Twitter following Pakistan’s close three-wicket win over Sri Lanka

ESPNcricinfo staff12-Jun-2017Chasing 237, Pakistan’s semi-final hopes were looking up when they were 92 for 1. It started fading as the slide began: 92 for 2… 95 for 3… 110 for 4… 131 for 5… 137 for 6… and eventually 162 for 7. But Sarfraz Ahmed, their captain, and Mohammad Amir combined to see them home, much to the delight of their supporters.

Before his composure with the bat, Mohammad Amir had begun the slide in Sri Lanka’s innings, removing the two set batsmen in Angelo Mathews and Niroshan Dickwella.

Sri Lanka would rue the chances they missed on the field.

Lasith Malinga tried his best to fashion a win but his efforts seemed futile as Sarfraz Ahmed was dropped twice in six balls off his bowling.

Was Sri Lanka’s performance one of the worst seen on the field in recent times?

The win extended Pakistan’s dominance over Sri Lanka in big tournaments.

The match was surely the best in the group phase of a tournament that had too many lacklustre contests.

Time for apologies?

Pakistan meet hosts England, one of the tournament favourites, in the semi-finals. Will it again be their day?

South Africa ponder Steyn fitness for Delhi

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The series against India has gone and there are some interesting scenarios for South Africa as to how they use the final match in Delhi ahead of their home season

Firdose Moonda30-Nov-20151:46

Moonda: Delhi is all about fitness of SA bowlers

For the next ten days, South Africa will have to realign their expectations. The nine-year unbeaten run away from home is over. They will be hurting because of that – it was a hugely proud record in an era when teams struggle manfully outside of their own shores – but once refreshed from the disappointments of Nagpur they may also see it as an opportunity.Hashim Amla will not want a 3-0 scoreline on his CV, but Delhi is a chance for them to play with freedom and not be overly worried about the final outcome. If they want, they can also stop pretending they are happy with the pitches.Their first taste of being unshackled came at the Pench Tiger Reserve, 80 kilometres outside Nagpur, where they tracked down a tiger who even posed for pictures. The photographer in chief was Dale Steyn, who remains on the tour despite missing two-and-a-half Tests with injury, and whose participation, or lack thereof, in Delhi could be one of South Africa’s key considerations.

Awesome Tiger safari this morning. Dead eye Dale spotted Mr Tiger hiding in the bush, he kindly decided to take a stroll in front of us for 15min after, such a beautiful beast! #biggerthanhelooks #tiger

A video posted by DALE STEYN (@dalesteyn) on Nov 28, 2015 at 2:19am PST

On the face of it, there is no reason to risk Steyn. In fact, the talk throughout the week was that only if South Africa won in Nagpur and Delhi was a decider would they go to every effort to ensure Steyn was ready for a final showdown. But now that Delhi is a dead-rubber, Steyn does not need to be hurried back, except that what looms for the South Africa could make it a tricky decision for the selectors.Less than three weeks after South Africa return home from India, they will begin a four-Test series against England, for which they need Steyn fit and firing. If he is able to play the Delhi Test, they may want to give him overs in the legs as a warm-up for the home matches, especially as the man himself has admitted he performs better once he has bowled competitively, although there is a round of Sunfoil matches before the Boxing Day Test that Steyn could conceivably play in.If there is any doubt about Steyn’s availability he will be given the extra days off because South Africa will not want to deplete their resources even more. They are already in danger of being without Vernon Philander, who is recovering from torn ankle ligaments, for the early part of England series. That will also mean South Africa pondering giving their reserve seamers – Kyle Abbott and Marchant de Lange – a run in Delhi and resting Kagiso Rabada, who has played every match on tour and may be required to do the same against England.They may also want to give their reserve batsman, Temba Bavuma, time in the middle after what has been a month of carrying drinks. Although there is no obvious spot for Bavuma in the line-up, Stiaan van Zyl’s misfiring may have run its course and Bavuma could be asked to prove his versatility as a result. But if they want to be fair to Bavuma and open a spot in the middle for him, they will have to ask AB de Villiers to keep and drop Dane Vilas, who could be facing the end of the road anyway.Vilas’ body language says it all. He went from looking up keenly at big-screen replays of the byes he conceded to see how he could better his technique, to bowing his head in disappointment every time an image of him committing a blunder came up. He is unlucky in that he was given a difficult job to do in a difficult place to do it – claim the Test wicketkeeper’s spot on the subcontinent – but luck can sometimes determine who makes it and who doesn’t.For now, South Africa have resisted the temptation to recall Quinton de Kock but it is unlikely they will able to do that for much longer. As harsh as it would be to take the gloves away from Vilas mid-series, it may be the only way of gauging whether someone like Bavuma or even the extra spinner, Dane Piedt, merit a more permanent place in the line-up.This kind of experimental talk is usually unheard of in Test cricket. Even when there is seemingly nothing to play for, teams like to put their strongest XI forward. But South Africa have been unable to do that throughout the series as injuries have interfered with their equilibrium. They have been off balance for all three matches and it would be brave of them to deliberately leave themselves that way to prepare for what is ahead. Still they can do it without fearing the consequences because the challenge of this series has proved a step too far. The next challenge, though, is just around the corner.

Australia slow on the uptake of the slow

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Australia’s performances on slow pitches are consistent. And the more they struggle, the more teams will prepare slow surfaces to greet them

Brydon Coverdale in Dubai24-Oct-2014To Chennai, Hyderabad, Mohali, Delhi, Nottingham, Lord’s, Chester-le-Street and Port Elizabeth can now be added Dubai. Not yet in terms of Australia’s losing venues over the past 18 months, for they will hold out hope of preventing defeat over the next two days. But all were pitches that lacked the pace and bounce Australia are used to in their home conditions. And all were pitches on which Australia’s batsmen struggled.”It’s hard to get in,” they like to say of such surfaces. They have proved it’s easy to get out. In many cases, to get yourself out. In England last year, new coach Darren Lehmann had plenty of cause for disappointment but was particularly irate after the loss in Durham. Set 299 to win, Australia started with a 109-run opening stand from David Warner and Chris Rogers. They were bowled out for 224.”Blokes are missing straight ones. That doesn’t help,” Lehmann said after that loss. A penny for his thoughts on the two wickets Zulfiqar Babar claimed in Dubai, when Michael Clarke inside edged an arm ball to short leg and Mitchell Marsh was lbw to a straight one. For all the talk of raging turners in the UAE, that is not what has greeted Australia. Here we have witnessed a slow pitch with a little rough and a lot of batsmen making bad choices.Mitchell Marsh was lbw to a straight one after Pakistan reviewed the umpire’s not-out decision•Getty ImagesThat is not to devalue Pakistan’s bowling. They assessed what would work against Australia and made it happen. The finger spinners, Babar and Mohammad Hafeez, worked on accuracy and kept the runs down. Yasir Shah’s legspin provided more scoring opportunities but also sharper turn. Warner aside, Australia were made to look poor against an attack whose four specialists entered the match with a combined eight Tests of experience.Again Australia had a strong opening partnership, this time of 128. But Warner and Rogers were their two top-scorers. If reaching 20 can be considered a start, four more men made starts after the openers but none passed 40. Australia lost 10 for 190 on the third day, six of those wickets to spin, but the pitch was not deteriorating, nor the ball zipping around corners. It was just sluggish, the ball did not come on.In such circumstances, either Warneresque attack or extreme patience is required. Rogers faced 103 dot balls on his crawling route to 38. He is a man designed for endurance, but also for scoring against the fast bowlers. When he tried to force the pace with a cut, he played on to Rahat Ali. For him, 130 deliveries of “getting in” were still not enough; 230 may not have been either.Alex Doolan got so bogged down that he tried for a run where a run barely existed. Clarke and Marsh were done by straight balls from Babar; Steve O’Keefe might have wished he could bowl to them instead of the Pakistan batsmen.Steven Smith showed his class against spin with a whip through midwicket against the turn of Yasir for four, but then lost his head cutting a long hop to point. Yasir pitched it short and wide and there was a touch extra bounce, but it was as if the ball was so unexpectedly mediocre that Smith’s normal thought process ceased to function. In short, it was Steven Smith getting out to a Steven Smith ball.The delivery that finally removed Warner turned out of the rough and struck middle stump, but Warner admonished himself for not defending it as he had similar balls. Instead he tried to open the face and get the score moving after the hour-long lunch break.”I tried to be too cute and look for a run and played all around it,” Warner said after play. “Credit to him, he got me out, but I was looking to score and I made a half-tracker look like a good ball.”It was better than a half-tracker, but nor was it unplayable. And that was the story of Australia throughout the innings. On a slow pitch, the dots compiled and they tried to force the issue, or in a couple of cases tricked themselves into thinking the ball would turn from the middle of the pitch. In Warner’s opinion, the rough is too wide to be a major threat.”There’s a bit of turn there but it is turn that is outside the [danger] areas,” he said. “The bowlers are going to have to pitch it out wide and it will be easy to sweep as a batsman rather than being defensive … I think it [the pitch] has been the same as day one, very consistent.”What is also consistent is Australia’s performances on such pitches. And the more they struggle, the more teams will prepare slow surfaces to greet them. Already it is happening outside Asia, as the Ashes in England last year demonstrated. There is another Ashes tour there next year. But first, they must find a way to get through this series unscathed.Perhaps more liberal use of the sweep, as Warner suggested and Pakistan demonstrated on the first two days, might help tick the scoreboard over in the second innings and keep players from getting mired down. That and not missing straight ones. Otherwise Australia’s list of recent losing venues will have another entry.

Broad's heeling process

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Stuart Broad’s impressive spell in Wellington capped off a comeback from his heel injury and indifferent form

Andrew McGlashan in Wellington16-Mar-2013Before the opening Test of this series it was widely accepted that Stuart Broad was bowling for his Test place. His cause was helped by Graham Onions’ wayward show in Queenstown, which made it inevitable that Broad would return to the side. However, after a difficult six months, where form subsided and injury struck, he still had much to prove.So far, it could not have gone much better in New Zealand. After encouraging Twenty20 and one-day displays, he showed glimpses in Dunedin that the tough times were behind him, bowling better than his figures suggested. In Wellington, his figures of 6 for 51 did not flatter him. This was the Broad who tore through India during 2011; brisk, accurate, full but with the clever use of a dangerous short ball. It was his most significant performance since taking 11 in the match against West Indies, at Lord’s, last May – his five-wicket haul at Headingley, against South Africa, came too late to influence the direction of the match.Some will cheapen the wickets with comments about the opposition, but this is not the same callow New Zealand order that was dismantled by South Africa and conditions, both the pitch and the weather, remained largely benign. Consistency is the challenge for him – it was of little surprise that he found reward with full deliveries – and this success does not mean it will be plain sailing, but every revival needs a starting point.It could well be that the Basin Reserve has played a key part in Broad’s career for the second time. It was here, in 2008, that he has handed his second Test cap and, for the first time, played alongside James Anderson in a Test after the established duo of Matthew Hoggard and Steve Harmison were dropped. Broad did not take the new ball on that occasion – Ryan Sidebottom was the senior quick – and neither did he start with it this time. However, by the time the second new ball was taken it was back in the hands of Broad. Promotion inside two Tests is a decent comeback.”I was chatting to Jimmy,” Broad said, “and this was where we made his breakthrough when he was my age so hopefully this is my time to go like he has.”His performances in India, where he ended wicketless in the two Tests he played, capped a slide during the latter half of 2012 but he should never have been playing that series. From the moment he went lame in the warm-up matches his trip never recovered. “I probably should have gone home then,” he admitted. When England bowled out India in the second innings in Mumbai, Broad did not send down a delivery.His heel problem emerged as a long-term concern and a trip to Germany followed to have custom-made boots fitted. Broad has acknowledged the problem will need managing; it is unlikely he will be able to front up for every one of England’s Tests in 2013, although the same can be said for all the quicks in a demanding schedule. By the end of the third day in Wellington the boot was on the other foot with James Anderson battling a back problem, while Broad was savouring a largely pain-free experience.”I’ve managed to get my heel right and it’s nice to attack the crease with confidence knowing that ten times your body weight is going through your heel and it’s able to withstand it. It’s got better and better throughout the tour, I don’t how or why, but it’s getting used to the impact and touch wood I haven’t felt it for about two and a half weeks. I feel I can tear in.”He revealed, too, that he has made some technical changes after noticing that he was delivering from very close to the stumps, which meant he crossed his feet in the action and lost impetus. Before this tour Gemma Broad, his sister who works on England’s backroom staff, compiled clips of Broad’s wickets from when he was previously in form and he immediately noticed the difference. “I got into a bad habit and was pushing the ball. My feet are now straight which means I can get my body through the action,” he explained.In the last few weeks it has become clear how important an in-form Broad is to England’s Test hopes. The reserve options, so long lauded as the best in the world, no longer appear so deep when compared to Australia and South Africa. Onions has struggled through lack of cricket, Tim Bresnan is still recovering from elbow surgery, Chris Woakes does not yet appear a Test-class third seamer and Chris Tremlett needs to prove his body has one more sustained period cricket in it. England, therefore, cannot afford a player who now has 181 Test wickets to be a peripheral figure.As is so often the case the success of one bowler, in this case Broad, relied on the work of others. “It was just my day to get the nicks,” he said. England’s attack hunted as a pack, putting the sort of daylight between them and New Zealand that had been predicted before the contests began. On another day it would have been Anderson with the five-wicket haul. His display with the old ball, against two set batsmen in Brendon McCullum and BJ Watling, was high-class swing bowling.A mention, too, for Monty Panesar’s role. He was not expected to play in this series, but Graeme Swann’s injury has thrust him into the main spinners’ position. No, he does not have a great variance in his pace but, regardless of what Shane Warne might think of it, trying to change the bowler he is will not serve England well.Swann leaves a vast hole in the team – he may well have been a greater wicket-taking threat – but Panesar knew his role and performed it admirably. His long spell, split either side of lunch, of 17-8-28-0 ensured that the fast bowlers would have a crack at New Zealand’s lower order with the a hard ball a few runs to play with. Broad, for one, was hugely grateful for that.

Test wins without a fifty

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Stats highlights of West Indies’ 40-run win against Pakistan in Providence

S Rajesh16-May-2011Saeed Ajmal had match figures of 11 for 111, which are the second-best in a losing cause for Pakistan•AFP

  • The victory is West Indies’ first in 18 Tests, since they beat England by an innings and 23 runs in Kingston in February 2009. In 17 Tests during this period, West Indies lost eight and drew nine.Meanwhile, Pakistan’s win-loss since 2007 isn’t much better: 5-15 in 30 Tests, with ten draws. The defeat also means Pakistan’s record of never having won a Test series in the West Indies will stay on a little longer.
  • The highest score in the match for West Indies was Lendl Simmons’ 49, which makes it only the fourth time since 2000 that a team has won a Test without a single half-century by any of their batsmen. It’s the second such win for West Indies during this period – they’d beaten Zimbabwe by 35 runs in March 2000 when their highest scorer had been Shivanarine Chanderpaul with 49. The previous such instance was New Zealand’s four-wicket win against India in Hamilton in December 2002, when no batsman from either team touched 40.
  • Saeed Ajmal’s match figures of 11 for 111 are the second-best figures by a Pakistan bowler in a losing cause, only a run behind Wasim Akram’s 11 for 110 against the same opponents in Antigua in 2000; in fact, it’s almost exactly 11 years since Akram’s feat. Akram also features three times in the top four such performances for Pakistan. The best figures in a defeat remain Javagal Srinath’s 13 for 132 against Pakistan in Kolkata in February 1999.
  • The match average of 17.90 runs per wicket is the third-lowest in Tests in the West Indies since the beginning of 2000. The lowest is 15.32, in that Test between West Indies and Zimbabwe in Port of Spain in 2000.
  • Darren Sammy’s match figures of 7 for 45 are his second-best in Tests, after his 8 for 98 against England at Old Trafford in 2007. In 12 Tests so far, Sammy has taken 36 wickets at an impressive average of 26.25. Ravi Rampaul’s 7 for 75 are easily his best match figures; in fact, in his previous five Tests he had taken four wickets, and had gone wicketless in his previous two matches.
  • After being reduced to 2 for 3 in their fourth-innings run-chase, Pakistan fought back valiantly with an 81-run stand for the fourth wicket, which is only the third time they’ve managed a fifty-plus stand for the fourth after being three down for less than ten.
  • In conditions in which most bowlers enjoyed themselves, Pakistan’s premier strike bowler Umar Gul had a poor game, finishing wicketless for only the third time in 35 Tests.

How Bell conquered Warne … almost

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Stats highlights from the fourth day’s play at Perth

S Rajesh17-Dec-2006

Where Shane Warne pitched it to Ian Bell (Enlarged image)
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Late wickets by the Australians allowed them to get back on top at Perth, but England had plenty of moments to savour, thanks to the knocks by Alastair Cook and Ian Bell. The most enthralling battle of the day was the one between Bell and Shane Warne, who had already dismissed him four times in Tests. In this innings, Bell tackled Warne quite superbly, using his feet, getting to the pitch of the ball, and scoring 50 from 59 balls off him. Warne, though, still had the last word, nailing him eventually for 87.The pitch-map graphic from Warne to Bell shows the tactics used by the bowler, and how Bell negotiated that. Warne clearly attempted to pitch plenty of deliveries around or outside leg, and spin it across the face of the bat, but Bell was equal to the task through most of the day: he scored off deliveries which were well pitched up or wide outside leg. To deliveries pitched just outside leg, he defended. Bell also used his feet well to get to the pitch of the ball, which allowed him to score his runs well in front of the wicket.

Bell’s wagon wheel against Warne (Enlarged image)
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Warne, though, finally got his man by inducing him to drive without getting to the pitch of the ball. The third graphic illustrates that perfectly: the white track shows the six that Bell hit off Warne in the 31st over, while the green one shows the delivery which dismissed him. The markers show where Bell was when he made contact with the ball – notice how close to the pitch he was when he hit the six.Other stats from the day170 – The partnership between Cook and Bell was England’s highest
second-wicket stand at Perth. The previous best was 95 between David Gower and Chris
Tavare in November 1982.

How Warne finally got his man (Enlarged image)
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24.62 – Bell’s average in 16 innings against Australia. Before the start of the
2006-07 Ashes, Bell averaged 17.10 against them. He’s passed 50 on five occasions
but hasn’t been able to convert them into hundreds. Today’s 87 was his highest score
against Australia.40 – Cook’s strike-rate during his 116 off 290 balls is the second slowest
for a fifty-plus score in the series. The slowest is Ian Bell’s 50 off 162 balls at
Brisbane.21 years and 357 days – Cook’s age when he scored his century. He is the
second youngest England player to score a century in Australia, the youngest being
Jack Hearne, who scored 114 at Melbourne in 1911-12 aged 20 years and 323 days265 for 5 – England’s effort is already the second-highest total in the fourth
innings by a visiting team at Perth. They are currently behind South Africa who
scored 287 for 5 to earn a draw in 2005.

Klaasen's 61-ball 119* helps South Africa gun down target in 29.3 overs

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South Africa were in trouble at 87 for 4 before Klaasen partnered with Miller and Jansen to make light work of the target

Firdose Moonda21-Mar-2023

Heinrich Klaasen smashed the fourth-fastest century by a South Africa batter in ODIs•AFP/Getty Images

South Africa 264 for 6 (Klaasen 119*, Joseph 3-50) beat West Indies 260 for 9 (King 72, Fortuin 2-46) by four wickets Heinrich Klaasen’s second ODI century led South Africa to a series-levelling victory over West Indies in a non-Super League contest. Chasing 261 on a fairly flat surface in Potchefstroom, South Africa were in some trouble on 87 for 4 before Klaasen shared in a half-century stand with David Miller and a 103-run partnership with Marco Jansen, and notched up the fourth-fastest century by a South African to make light work of the target.The result denied West Indies the opportunity to win their third away bilateral series since 2011, and their first against a team ranked in the top eight. They have also never won a bilateral ODI series in South Africa and last claimed a fifty-over trophy here 30 years ago, when they were successful in a triangular series which also involved Pakistan.On reflection, West Indies will look at the performance of their middle order, who squandered a strong start – they were 110 for 1 – and lost 6 for 96 between overs 19 and 40. They did not bat out their overs but gave the attack something to defend with 50 runs off the last 50 balls faced. Their bowlers started well against a South African line-up missing Quinton de Kock (rested) and Temba Bavuma (injured) but Klaasen’s clean-hitting turned it into a no-contest as South Africa won with more than 20 overs to spare.Klaasen was called on after a vicious opening spell by Alzarri Joseph and the departure of stand-in captain Aiden Markram, with a job to do. Joseph sent down a fiery short-ball barrage to remove makeshift opener Ryan Rickelton who fended him to Kyle Mayers at first slip, and No. 3 Rassie van der Dussen who was rushed into the pull shot. Markram saw out the powerplay but then edged a Mayers’ legcutter to Shai Hope to bring Klaasen into play in the 11th over. Nine balls later, West Indies’ successfully reviewed an Akeal Hosein lbw appeal against Tony de Zorzi, that ball-tracking showed was going to hit middle-stump. South Africa were in trouble at 87 for 4.The tension was broken when Klaasen hung back in his crease to dispatch Hosein’s for two fours in the over, something that would become a feature of his innings. He pulled Joseph for back-to-back-to-back fours to end the threat West Indies’ spearhead posed and then launched Odean Smith over deep mid-wicket for the first of his five sixes. David Miller was largely spectator but sent fuller balls from Hosein and Smith for six before handing Hosein a simple return catch.Heinrich Klaasen and Marco Jansen added 103 runs off 62 balls for the sixth wicket to revive South Africa’s chase•AFP/Getty Images

With a slightly shorter batting line-up than usual, South Africa could have unraveled but Marco Jansen, on his home ground, proved up to the task. He scored six runs off the first nine balls he faced before he brought out the reverse sweep against legspinner Yannic Cariah and did it twice in three balls. Jansen took a liking to Cariah and scored 14 runs off his next over, including a six over mid-wicket.By the halfway mark of their innings, South Africa needed just 55 more runs and were scoring at more than eight runs to the over. Klaasen was in the eighties and it took only one Jason Holder over to move him to 99. He reached his hundred with a single off Joseph, off the 54th ball he faced. Jansen was on his way to a first ODI fifty but in his eagerness to get there, guided a Joseph ball to Shamarh Brooks at backward point to leave Wayne Parnell to finish off.Earlier, West Indies’ innings started well when Mayers took advantage of width from Lungi Ngidi and West Indies racked up 39 runs off the first seven overs. But Mayers was already dismissed after he miscued a pull off Jansen, with Ngidi, at mid-on, back-pedalling to take a diving catch.Brandon King continued batting positively and reached his fourth ODI half-century with a slash off 60 balls. King and Shamarh Brooks’ second-wicket stand was starting to show promise when Brooks called for a run but King did not respond and Brook slipped on his way back to his crease. He was run-out for 18, and the partnership ended on 71. It turned out to be the highest in the West Indian innings.Ngidi was brought back after the run-out and King seemed happy to see him. He creamed a half-volley through the covers to enter the 70s but Ngidi had the last laugh. In his next over, King was on his toes trying to play a short ball but chipped it onto his stumps.Nicholas Pooran punished short balls from Coetzee and Ngidi and slog-swept Fortuin over long-on to take West Indies to 148 for 3 at the halfway stage, with 300 in their sights. They finished well short after Markram brought himself on to hold an end and produced the most economical performance of his career. His 10 overs cost just 30 runs and he claimed the wicket of Jason Holder, who was beaten by turn and stumped. By then, Hope had attempted to whip Bjorn Fortuin over short mid-wicket but only found David Miller, Rovman Powell was beaten in flight and stumped, Nicholas Pooran had been bounced out and Carirah was strangled down the leg-side. Smith’s run-a-ball 17 provided some late fireworks but West Indies would have felt they were below-par, and later realised how far off the pace they were.

Leila Pereira divulga fotos do avião que comprou para o Palmeiras utilizar

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Enquanto o torcedor do Palmeiras aguarda a chegada de Andrey Santos como primeiro reforço da temporada, a presidente Leila Pereira aproveitou para divulgar fotos do avião que comprou para o clube utilizar em viagens para jogos. A mandatária postou as imagens em seu perfil oficial no Instagram e mostrou um pouco de como será a aeronave que ainda está sendo preparada.

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-Em breve nossos atletas estarão voando nesta aeronave com muito mais conforto e agilidade!! Avanti Palestra!! – diz a legenda do post de Leila.

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Vale lembrar que o Verdão não será o dono do avião, ou seja, não sairá dos cofres do clube os cerca 50 milhões de dólares (R$ 253 milhões) que valem uma aeronave desse tipo (Embraer E-190). Ela será uma propriedade de uma das empresas de Leila, a Placar Linhas Aéreas S/A, na qual é sócia de seu marido José Roberto Lamacchia. A vantagem será que o Alviverde terá prioridade nos voos, além de economizar bastante nos custos das viagens. Motivos para introduzir essa novidade.

>Entenda como o Palmeiras encaminhou a contratação de Andrey Santos

Enquanto o avião não estiver sendo utilizado pelo clube, ele poderá ser fretado por outras empresas ou até mesmo por outros clubes. Aliás, esse é outro ponto que precisa ser bem explicado, uma vez que os custos totais da aeronave não serão do Verdão e sim da empresa de Leila. O Alviverde ficará responsável pelos custos normais de quando fizer uso do transporte exclusivo para a delegação.

A previsão é de que o Palmeiras estreie sua aeronave na fase de grupos da Libertadores, que tem início justamente em abril, ou seja, a primeira viagem deverá ser para fora do Brasil, em algum país da América do Sul. Ainda não está definido se haverá uma personalização externa do avião, mas é provável que isso não irá acontecer justamente pelo fato de poder ser fretado por outros clubes.

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'Let’s see' – Mikel Arteta reveals Arsenal's plans for 15-year-old Max Dowman after teenager wows fans with sparkling pre-season performances

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Mikel Arteta has confirmed Arsenal’s 15-year-old wonderkid Max Dowman will be given a brief break after an electrifying run of pre-season performances, which have raised expectations of a potential first-team debut this season. The young winger has taken full advantage of the Gunners’ summer friendlies, turning heads with his composure, creativity and attacking flair well beyond his years.

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  • Shone against Villarreal on Wednesday
  • Arteta hints at Premier League debut
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  • WHAT HAPPENED?

    On Wednesday evening, Dowman once again proved his potential, making a strong impression after being introduced from the bench in Arsenal’s narrow 3-2 defeat to Villarreal. His most notable contribution came when he won a penalty following a clever run into the box, showcasing the kind of confidence and technique rarely seen in someone his age.

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    Dowman’s numbers back up the buzz. Against Villarreal, he made 27 touches, attempted 15 passes with 13 of them finding their mark and completed three of his eight dribble attempts, a healthy return for someone in a cameo role. He also won his second penalty of the summer during the Villarreal clash, having previously earned a spot-kick against Newcastle earlier in pre-season.

  • WHAT ARTETA SAID

    When asked about Dowman’s chances of appearing in the Premier League, Arteta said: "Let’s see how it goes. Let’s go into Saturday, into the break as well. He needs a little break as well, because he hasn’t had any holidays, really. So, in the next few days, he’s going to have a break, which I think he needs. And then, following the week, he’ll be ready again to go.

    "He continues to impress, without a doubt. The impact he had in the game again today, the efficiency that he shows in every attacking action, it’s incredible. Again, he deserves to have chances, and if he continues like this, let’s see what happens. I think the reaction [of his team-mates] is very clear. They have the ball and they give it to him! So, that tells you how much they trust him and I think the relationship he’s building within the team. So, I think nothing better than that. The confidence they show to make things happen, and the constant connection that they have with him."

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    Dowman joins the ranks of emerging Hale End graduates like Ethan Nwaneri and Myles Lewis-Skelly. While Arteta appears cautious about pushing Dowman too quickly, the talent is undeniable.

    "With Max it’s been so fast. Even last year when he was training with us, he was doing this kind of thing in training and now he’s doing it in the game consistently," he added. "So the three or four games that he’s played, he’s managed to impact and have big moments in the game. Great.”

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