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Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (or Harmanpreet Kaur vs Smriti Mandhana)

After locking in Smriti Mandhana in the WPL auction, Royal Challengers Bangalore also bid for India captain Harmanpreet Kaur, who eventually went to Mumbai Indians.At a press conference, Mandhana was asked about face-offs with Harmanpreet, and she said, “We haven’t played a lot of domestic cricket in the last four-five years and so didn’t get opportunities to share our experiences with the domestic players. We have played the overseas leagues and know how the setup benefits. So I am sure I can help the RCB girls and she can help the MI girls.”And so, the seeds of some friendly WPL fire were sowed – Harmanpreet versus Mandhana.Related

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Royal Challengers are coming off a hammering against Delhi Capitals. Barring quick bowler Renuka Singh and left-arm spinner Preeti Bose, the other Royal Challengers bowlers had economy rates in excess of nine. Do they shuffle things up after one loss? Dane van Niekerk was on the bench and is eager to return to action. Although getting her to replace one of the four overseas players in the XI after just one outing might be rough. If at all, it could be Sophie Devine making way, which would then allow opening batter Disha Kasat to go up to her preferred spot at the top.Harmanpreet’s side, meanwhile, lit up the opening day of the WPL and showed what a side filled with allrounders could do. They were loaded with batting firepower till at least No. 9 and were not needed to tap into the full complement of their resources. It also allowed Harmanpreet to go through the bowling options at her disposal and she used seven out of the ten that could bowl on the day.A tough assignment then for Royal Challengers, as they look to turn around their campaign.

Players to watch

Disha Kasat batted at No. 4 in the opening game for Royal Challengers, but scored all of her chart-topping 300 runs at the Senior Women’s T20 Trophy at the top of the order at a strike rate of 114.50. Richa Ghosh had a quiet start to the competition but she showed what she could do at the smallish Brabourne Stadium against Australia late last year.Having her batting services largely under-utilised for India, Pooja Vastrakar came in at No. 6 and showed her wares with an eight-ball 15. She could have a larger role to play for Mumbai Indians given she is one of the experienced players in the set-up. And don’t be surprised if allrounder Jintimani Kalita is given more to do in her second outing as teams can afford to try the domestic players before the actual crunch games kick in. Kalita impressed with her athletic efforts and caught Harmanpreet’s eye at Mumbai Indians’ two intra-squad warm-up games.

Likely XIs

Mumbai Indians (possible): 1 Yastika Bhatia (wk), 2 Hayley Matthews, 3 Nat Sciver-Brunt, 4 Harmanpreet Kaur (capt), 5 Amelia Kerr, 6 Humaira Kazi, 7 Pooja Vastrakar, 8 Issy Wong, 9 Amanjot Kaur, 10 Jintimani Kalita, 11 Saika IshaqueRoyal Challengers Bangalore (possible): 1 Smriti Mandhana (capt), 2 Disha Kasat, 3 Ellyse Perry, 4 Sophie Devine/Dane van Niekerk, 5 Richa Ghosh (wk), 6 Heather Knight, 7 Kanika Ahuja/Shreyanka Patil, 8 Asha Sobhana, 9 Megan Schutt, 10 Renuka Singh, 11 Preeti Bose

Quotes

“When I am in my zone, I am clear in the areas I have to pick, and it becomes easy for me. I need to just watch the ball and react instead of thinking about too many shots.””Obviously it [Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers] is a huge rivalry in the men’s game. They have set a brilliant win in their first game; they are a dangerous side.”

Brentford have renewed interest in striker Maximilian Beier as Borussia Dortmund move closer to signing Fabio Silva from Wolves.

• Brentford revive interest in Beier
• Premier League clubs keeping eye on German forward
• Dortmund in final talks for Wolves striker Silva

• WHAT HAPPENED?

  According to , the London side tried to sign the attacker last summer when he was still at Hoffenheim, but Beier chose to move to Dortmund. The 22-year-old remains on Brentford’s radar, with two other Premier League clubs also keeping close watch. Despite the interest, the German club is still unsure about parting ways with the forward. However, with the Bundesliga giants closing in on signing Wolves striker Silva, their stance could change. 

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  Beier was used regularly last season, scoring 10 goals and registering six assists in 46 appearances in all competitions. His form has put him on the radar of several clubs in England, but he feels comfortable in Dortmund despite sitting on the bench for the full 90 minutes of the Bundesliga opener against St. Pauli. 

  Meanwhile, BVB are close to completing a deal for Silva. The Portuguese forward is set to cost around €25 million (£22m/$29m), with final details between the two clubs being settled. 

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  Roma are also pushing for Silva and have reportedly been in talks with the striker’s camp. But Dortmund, after a series of failed transfer signings, are determined to get this one done. Deals for Claudio Echeverri and Facundo Buonanotte have already slipped away, though they did wrap up the arrivals of Carney Chukwuemeka and Aaron Anselmino from Chelsea.

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  For now, Dortmund’s focus is on finalising Silva’s move, while Beier remains part of their plans. Brentford’s interest may not go away, but unless BVB change their stance, the striker looks set to stay in Germany and compete with the Portuguese forward.

Ben Stokes will make his first appearance for Durham in the County Championship since May 2022 against Lancashire this week as he steps up his return as an allrounder.The England Test captain’s last competitive match came in the final match of the tour of India at the start of March. Having pulled out of the IPL, Stokes subsequently made himself unavailable for next month’s T20 World Cup to ensure he can play a full part in the Test summer, with bat and ball, following surgery in November to clear out a troublesome left knee that prevented him from doing the latter.With almost two months to go before the first Test against West Indies, which begins at Lord’s on July 10, Stokes will begin his tune-up at Blackpool on Friday. With Durham sitting fifth in Division One with one win and three draws, head coach Ryan Campbell was understandably buoyed by the influence Stokes’ will have on his squad and the competition as a whole.Related

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“We’re looking to kickstart our season and we’re looking forward to welcoming England captain Ben Stokes back into our team for the first time – it will be absolutely awesome,” Campbell told BBC Radio Newcastle.”I suggest if you’ve got a few days over the weekend you get down to Blackpool and watch the great Ben Stokes return for Durham.”Players always want to play against the best players in the competition. To have one of those players in our own team to show us the way, his experiences, it’s unbelievable.”Suddenly, there’s an air of excitement around the place just because he walks in the room.”Stokes, 32, played all five matches of England’s 4-1 loss in India, but only bowled in the final Test. He removed Rohit Sharma with his very first delivery, eventually bowling just five overs.Having initially ruled himself out of bowling on the trip, such was the speed of his recovery behind the scenes that he decided to turn his arm over in Dharamsala. He subsequently left the tour with his sights set on building his bowling back up, not least because England struggled to balance their team without a seam-bowling allrounder.Though Stokes has had time off, he has ticked over with his bowling, slowly increasing the intensity of sessions with six Tests to come this summer – three against Sri Lanka after the West Indies series – and tours of Pakistan and New Zealand before the end of the year. Speaking to the BBC’s podcast on Monday, men’s managing director Rob Key said he was encouraged by Stokes’ progress.”Ben in particular is feeling, for the first time in quite some time, that he is bowling pain free, and is able to bowl almost, straight away, into his top end speed,” Key said. “And he’s not having to go through pain barriers all the time to do it. I think he feels liberated by the fact the knee op has been a success and he feels he can now look to this part of his career being able to do both things, which is always a big thing for an allrounder.”It’s one thing if you’re batting; if you fail with the bat you feel you can contribute with the ball. If you take one of those away, it becomes a trickier game for allrounders.”The trip to Blackpool is one of four red-ball matches for Durham that Stokes could play between now and the first West Indies Test. It is still to be determined whether he will be available for Durham’s Vitality Blast campaign, which begins on May 30. Whether with the red or white ball, Stokes and the England management will aim to ensure he has the necessary overs under his belt before the Test summer begins.”Even Ben Stokes, as indestructible as we always think he is, he needs to build up slowly and then hopefully peak at just the right time to go on and not have to worry,” said Key.”Because it’s not just about your back, your knee and the knee you had operated on – you just lose that bit of resilience and robustness that bowling requires. I don’t think there’s any other force you can put your body through like what it does when you bowl, so he just needs to build up into that again.”

Jack Grealish took to Instagram to reflect on a long summer break with loved ones as he prepares to make a decision on his Manchester City future.

• Grealish shares snaps of summer break
• Girlfriend Sasha and Oasis children feature
• Man City star is expected to leave this summer

• WHAT HAPPENED?

  Grealish shared a series of snaps depicting his summer adventures to his 8.6 million Instagram followers, where he reflected on a "needed" break which has left him recharged and prepared to go again in the new football season. One snap featured Grealish posing with girlfriend Sasha Attwood and baby daughter Mila, while another standout in the 'photo dump' saw the City star alongside five of Oasis legends Liam and Noel Gallagher's children – Lennon, Gene, Anais, Sonny and Donovan – at one of the band's reunion gigs at Manchester's Heaton Park.

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  Grealish was able to take this time to recharge as he was left out of Pep Guardiola's Club World Cup squad after falling increasingly out of favour last campaign. The consensus between all parties is believed to be that now is the right time for Grealish to move on from Man City, with the club set to make a huge loss on the £100m they shelled out for him in 2021. A move has yet to materialise, though this may have partially been due to Grealish's extended time away. He has also spent time training alone this summer.

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  The 29-year-old will hope to have a new home next season if he is to have the best chance of forcing his way into Thomas Tuchel's England World Cup squad. Boyhood club Aston Villa have been touted to make a move for their former captain, while a sensational switch to link up with Kevin De Bruyne at Serie A champions Napoli has also been rumoured.

Rachin Ravindra and Kane Williamson put on a 180-run second-wicket stand to take New Zealand to 401 for 6. A winning total on most days, but in Bengaluru on Saturday, it didn’t prove enough as Pakistan had their own mammoth unbroken second-wicket stand of 194, between Fakhar Zaman and Babar Azam, which gave them a 21-run DLS win.”They played exceptionally well,” Williamson said on the host broadcast after the game, “and they gave themselves every chance, and at the end of the day, they got across the line. I suppose having the match shortened brings both teams a bit closer together when you’re chasing 400, but they played exceptionally well. They were certainly on target with their chase.”It would have been nice for the full 50 [overs], but having said that, there are absolutely things we want to touch on. It was really tricky to shut down that short side [boundary], Zaman exploited that beautifully in that partnership with Babar as well. So full credit, they deserve their result today and for us, it’s moving on quickly and facing our next challenge.”Related

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• Stats – Rachin emulates Sachin, but Fakhar steals the show

That challenge, for both sides, is to win their final league-stage game. They are both on four wins from eight games, and will hope to get to ten points and have a shot at making the semi-finals.Babar was aware of the short boundary, the pitch favouring batters, and the weather around. As a result, he wasn’t perturbed by the early loss of Abdullah Shafique as he walked out at 6 for 1 after two overs. His message for Fakhar was to play himself in for 15 overs and set the stage alight after that, which he did.”I just asked Fakhar, ‘if you play 15 overs, we are ahead’,” Babar said. “Back of the mind, we knew that the rain was coming, but unfortunately, the rain was too much, [we were] not expecting that much of rain. We just planned to build a partnership, I just tried to [hand over the] strike to Fakhar because he [seemed like he] was playing on a different pitch. We know we have a short boundary and we utilised it.”Fakhar peppered the short boundary in his 126 not out, which included eight fours and 11 sixes. The big hits, along with the challenges offered by bowling to a left-right duo, left too much for Williamson, and New Zealand, to do.”If you get a wicket or two, you’re able to take the short side out of it, in terms of left-and-right combination, and things can change quickly,” Williamson said. “But we weren’t able to do that today and Pakistan exploited that to the max and deserved the win.”

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O Palmeiras irá enfrentar o Botafogo nesta segunda-feira, às 20h, no estádio Nilton Santos, no Rio de Janeiro, pelo Brasileirão. Um dos titulares absolutos e peça importante no plantel de Abel Ferreira, Dudu pode atingir mais uma marca na história do clube.

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> Relembre os jogos da invencibilidade do Palmeiras fora de casa no Brasileirão

Na partida em questão, caso esteja em campo, o camisa 7 vai igualar o ex-goleiro e ídolo Marcos como o jogador com mais jogos pelo clube no século, totalizando 392 partidas.

No ranking geral da história palmeirense, Dudu é o 18º jogador que mais vezes defendeu a equipe e está a apenas três jogos de se igualar a Zeca, que é o 17º.

Como ainda está em atividade e segue defendendo a camisa palmeirense,ele pode atingir a marca de 400 partidas em toda a história, não só no século, marca última vez alcançada justamente por Marcos, no ano de 2008.

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– É cada vez mais gratificante e me dá muito orgulho aumentar meus números e minha história nesse clube que tanto amo. Entrar nessa galeria de jogador que mais vezes atuou pelo clube no século é muito positivo e demonstra que o meu trabalho está sendo bem feito. É uma grande honra poder ver meu nome na mesma prateleira de outros grandes ídolos do Palmeiras, como o Leão e o Marcos. Amo vestir essa camisa e sempre darei a minha vida para defender o nosso time dentro e fora de campo – ressaltou o jogador em uma zona mista após uma partida.

Dudu busca seu terceiro Campeonato Brasileiro com a camisa do Palmeiras. Caso conquiste, passará a ter oito títulos pelo clube e entrará na segunda posição do ranking de jogadores que mais levantaram taças pelo Verdão.

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Confira os jogadores que mais atuaram pelo Palmeiras no século XXI:

1 – Marcos (392 jogos)
2 -Dudu (391 jogos)
3 – Fernando Prass (274 jogos)
4 – Weverton (258 jogos)
5 -Willian Bigode (253 jogos)
6 – Márcio Araújo (252 jogos)
7 – Valdivia (241 jogos)
8 -Marcos Rocha (226 jogos)
9 – Felipe Melo (225 jogos)
10 – Gustavo Scarpa (224 jogos)

Nick Gubbins gave Hampshire a sniff of saving their LV= Insurance County Championship fixture with Essex with an unbeaten 44.Hampshire looked on the brink of a fourth defeat of the season, which would have all but ended their title hopes, having given up a 49-run first-innings lead and lost four second-innings wickets before wiping out the deficit.Jamie Porter was the main architect of the destruction with another three wickets to go with his first-innings 5 for 37, but Gubbins showed a high level of control of a tricky pitch to reach the highest individual score of the match so far.When the day-ending rain came at tea, he was six runs shy of a fifth half-century of the season and helped his side to a 73-run lead.Essex lost their four remaining wickets for just 24 runs as the pitch lost its green tinge and became a much slower surface, albeit still favouring the bowlers with turn and invariable bounce coming to the fore.Adam Rossington was challenged outside his off stump by John Turner to edge behind, the newly England-qualified fast bowler claiming Championship-best figures of 3 for 23. Sam Cook was leg-before to Kyle Abbott before Liam Dawson had Porter caught behind.Shane Snater had been helped off the field just over 24 hours previously, having damaged his calf while bowling, but bravely reappeared with Michael Pepper as his runner. He lasted just three balls before he was lbw to Dawson.Essex’s 169 had put them on top in the match before their new-ball bowling rammed home their dominance. Ian Holland was the latest member to get back on the Hampshire opening batter merry-go-round against Nottinghamshire last time out, and took his chance with a sensational 138 not out.Related

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But the frustrating inconsistency at the top of the order, which has seen Felix Organ and Joe Weatherley discarded this season, struck as his first-innings three was joined by a second innings four as Porter had him lbw. Fletcha Middleton, who has opened throughout the season, only made eight before Cook stung his pads.Gubbins had top scored for Hampshire in the first innings with 25 and demonstrated great patience, and trust in his exemplary technique, by taking 13 balls to get off the mark. He put on 34 with James Vince – who suffered a blow to the box when the ball misbehaved – before the captain hoicked to long leg off Paul Walter’s first ball, the tall left-armer picking him up in both innings.Ben Brown was unconvincing in his edge to gully, Dawson filthy with himself after going back to Harmer and dragging on before Organ was Porter’s eighth victim of the match with another leg-before.Gubbins, who had an early life when an edge went through second slip, responded to that wicket by crouching onto his haunches and squatting a praying pose with the lead at a nominal 41.His prayer was answered in the form of James Fuller, who joined him in an unbroken 32-run stand which nudged Hampshire towards setting Essex a target of note. However, the visitors remain heavy favourites.

Manchester United’s woes this season have been epitomised over the international break, with there notably having not been a single Red Devils representative named in Thomas Tuchel’s first England squad.

With the likes of Harry Maguire, Mason Mount, Luke Shaw and Kobbie Mainoo all making their respective returns from injury, United’s only connection to the Three Lions this time around was that of Marcus Rashford, albeit with the 27-year-old currently on loan at Aston Villa.

The Old Trafford outcast started in both games against Albania and Latvia, although endured two mixed performances on the flanks, with Tuchel admitting that he had “spoken” to both Rashford and Phil Foden following Friday’s win.

The United academy graduate has, it must be said, enjoyed a lively start to life at Villa Park after racking up four assists from just nine outings for his new side, yet the wait goes on to break his duck in the Midlands.

Even amid the shortage of attacking depth in Ruben Amorim’s ranks, few will be truly lamenting the decision to loan out Rashford back in January, with it already looking like the end of his lengthy association with the Manchester side.

Why Marcus Rashford should be sold this summer

It is now just over nine years ago that a teenage Rashford burst onto the scene following that brace against FC Midtjylland in February 2016, with the 18-year-old capitalising on a centre-forward injury crisis to force his way into Louis van Gaal’s senior set-up.

A further 136 goals and 425 games have followed in the time since, although it would appear that the forward’s time at Old Trafford has come to its conclusion, not least with Villa holding a £40m option to buy this summer.

Not long ago, Rashford had looked almost “unstoppable” after returning from the 2022 World Cup, as per then-boss Erik ten Hag, with the Englishman ultimately finishing that 2022/23 campaign with 30 goals to his name at club level.

£300k-per-week deal in the summer of 2023, albeit with the long-serving star failing to kick on since then, having scored just eight times last season.

A muted start to the current campaign, which yielded just seven goals, was followed by an imposed exile amid Amorim’s appointment, with Rashford having not been seen in a United shirt since being left out for the Manchester Derby back in December.

Previously described as a “major major problem” for the club by journalist Liam Canning, Rashford did himself outline his desire for a “new challenge” late last year, with talk of a dream move to Barcelona on the cards, prior to his switch to Villa.

That now looks to have marked the beginning of the end for his United journey – hopefully the same isn’t true of Kobbie Mainoo.

Man Utd have struck gold on Rashford 2.0

Despite the way it appears to be ending, Rashford’s spell at United has largely represented a real bright spot in an at times bleak post-Sir Alex Ferguson era, with the forward’s rise from academy prospect to first-team talisman having been simply meteoric.

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Now, amid the ongoing PSR restrictions, cashing in on the Manchester-born striker would represent astute business for the club, particularly if that £40m price tag is met.

While there may also be a temptation to nudge other academy talents towards the exit door, it would be a crying shame for young Mainoo to follow suit, despite talk surrounding a £70m move to Chelsea back in January.

Player

Current club

Market value

Alejandro Garnacho

Manchester United

£38m

Scott McTominay

Napoli

£34m

Mason Greenwood

Marseille

£29m

Anthony Elanga

Nottingham Forest

£29m

Dwight McNeil

Everton

£21m

Angel Gomes

Lille

£17m

Andreas Pereira

Fulham

£17m

James Garner

Everton

£17m

There have been whispers in recent months that the teenager may even look to move abroad after a stall in contract talks, albeit with a more recent update indicating that the latest negotiations over a new deal have been ‘positive’.

The 19-year-old has endured an injury-hit season, although it was not too long ago that he looked the type of player that United should be building around – a point that pundit Jack Wilshere also thought was true at international level:

Who can forget the midfielder’s decisive strike in the FA Cup final, nor his delightful, curling effort in the 2-2 draw with Liverpool. Those moments of magic had come following a sublime solo goal away at Molineux in the 4-3 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers back in February 2024.

Described as a “generational talent” by teammate Rasmus Hojlund, Mainoo – who started every knockout stage game at Euro 2024 – hasn’t enjoyed a smooth ride under the new Amorim regime, although he did showcase his credentials in a number ten berth after scoring and assisting away at FCSB.

In truth, the United boss must find a home for the midfield maestro in his 3-4-3 set-up, with it likely to represent a real waste of talent and potential if Mainoo simply tumbles down the pecking order.

Indeed, the youngster’s status is indicated best by the fact that he is now worth around £46m, according to Transfermarkt, placing him ahead of that man Rashford in that regard, with the latter man deemed to be worth £42m.

Having followed in his teammate’s footsteps after rising from the youth ranks, Mainoo can now kick on and show just why he is United and England’s future. Rashford, meanwhile, could well be resigned to the past on both fronts.

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Nadine de Klerk backs up last weekend’s bowling exploits for The Blaze with top score of 43

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England captain Heather Knight saw her return to domestic action curtailed by the weather as Western Storm’s Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy match against The Blaze at Leicester was abandoned just beyond the halfway stage, both sides taking two points each.Knight, preparing to lead England in this summer’s home Ashes series against Australia, was just five overs into her first bat on home soil since July last year when showers gave way to heavy rain.Knight missed a large part of last season because of a hip injury for which she later had surgery and played in this year’s inaugural Women’s Premier League in India following a return to international action in the winter.She did not bowl as The Blaze posted 209 for 9 from their 50 overs but opened the batting for Storm alongside Alex Griffiths and was 5 not out with her side 23 without loss when bad weather arrived.The multi-format Ashes series begins with a Test match at Trent Bridge on June 22, preceded by a red-ball match between England and Australia A in Derby a week earlier.Today’s abandonment meant both The Blaze and Storm have suffered two no-results in their first five matches in the women’s regional 50-over competition, although The Blaze have won all three completed matches to lead the early season table.Storm would have fancied ending that run after restricting the home side to what was probably a sub-par score, even though conditions favoured the bowlers with the ball swinging under the cloud cover.South Africa’s Nadine de Klerk, their star with the ball in a career-best 7 for 33 against Northern Diamonds last weekend, top-scored with 43 for The Blaze, Georgie Boyce making 34. Danielle Gibson, Chloe Skelton and Griffths took two wickets each for Western Storm.The Blaze made a terrible start after being put in, losing leading-scorer Tammy Beaumont in the third over and opening partner Marie Kelly in the fourth, each contributing only a single.Beaumont would not have enjoyed watching her dismissal, bowled shouldering arms to an inswinging Gibson delivery that jagged back off the pitch. Kelly, pushing forward, edged Lauren Filer behind.The third-wicket pairing of Boyce and Kathryn Bryce repaired the damage by adding 51 for the second wicket, helped by a generous number of wides, but after a half-hour stoppage for rain lost Bryce to a catch at slip off the medium pace of Mollie Robbins.Sarah Bryce helped Boyce keep the scoreboard moving but from 93 for 3 in the 22nd over, The Blaze lost three wickets in as many overs to slip to 99 for 6.Boyce was unlucky, jamming the bat down on a yorker-length delivery from Griffiths only for the ball to somehow squirm back onto the stumps. Then Sarah Glenn feathered a catch behind off Skelton’s off-spin, and Bryce dragged one on to hand Griffiths a second success.The Blaze looked in danger of going down cheaply at 110 for 7 when Lucy Higham chopped straight to backward point but a combination of de Klerk’s quality and a strong showing from the tail almost doubled the total in the remaining 23 overs.Sophie Munro punched a valuable 24 off 40 balls including a pulled six off Filer and after de Klerk had been bowled attempting to slog-sweep Gibson, skipper Kirstie Gordon and Grace Ballinger added 21 off the last 21 balls to take the total beyond 200.

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Neste sábado (9), o Sampaio Corrêa venceu o Ituano por 2 a 0, atuando no estádio do Castelão, pela Série B, os gols foram marcados por Gabriel Poveda, duas vezes.

Com o resultado, a equipe do Maranhão subiu para a 11ª colocação, com 22 pontos conquistados. Por sua vez, o Ituano está logo atrás, com 18.

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JOGO QUENTE E BOLA NA REDE!

Os donos da casa começaram com tudo no campo de ataque e quase marcaram com Poveda. Logo depois, Pimentinha cobrou escanteio direto para o gol e acertou a trave. Em seguida, Mateusinho arriscou de longe, com perigo. Bem como Pimentinha, que desta vez, acertou o travessão.

A primeira oportunidade dos visitantes surgiu com Rafael Elias, em chute forte no meio. Mais tarde, Neto Berola arrancou para a área e acertou a trave. Em seguida, o atacante arriscou de fora. Aos 44′, novamente no campo ofensivo, o Sampaio foi letal. Em assistência de Pimentinha, Gabriel Poveda recebeu e abriu o placar para os mandantes.

​POVEDA NELES!
Na volta do intervalo, o Ituano ensaiou uma reação é que empatou com cabeceio de Rafael Elias. Logo depois, do mesmo jeito, Bernardo também desperdiçou.

Mais tarde, os paulistas eram todo pressão e Bernardo quase marcou de cabeça. Logo depois, Aylon teve grande chance.

FICHA TÉCNICA DA PARTIDA
Sampaio Corrêa x Ituano
Local: Estádio Castelão, São Luís-MA
Data/horário: 09/07/2022 – 18h30 (de Brasília)
​Árbitro: Paulo Roberto Alves Junior (PR)
Assistente 1: Jucimar dos Santos Dias (BA)
Assistente 2: Fábio Pereira (TO)
Quarto árbitro: Mayron Frederico dos Reis Novais (MA)
Árbitro de Vídeo (VAR): Daniel Nobre Bins (RS)
Assistente VAR: Adriano Barros Carneiro (CE)
Cartões amarelos: Aylon, Dudu Vieira (Ituano)
Cartões vermelhos: –
GOLS: Gabriel Poveda (44’/2T) (1-0)

Sampaio Corrêa – técnico: Léo Conde
Gabriel Batista; Mateusinho, Alan Godói, Nilson Júnior e Pará; André Luiz, Ferreira e Rafael Vila; Ygor Catatau (Renatinho 36’/2T), Pimentinha (Lucas Araújo 40’/2T) e Gabriel Poveda (Willian 46’/2T).

Ituano – técnico: Mazola Júnior
Pegorari; Léo Santos, Rafael Pereira (Chrigor 31’/2T) e Bernardo; Córdoba (Aylon – intervalo), Caíque, Kaio (João Victor 19’/2T), Dudu Vieira e Roberto (Mário Sérgio 20’/2T); Neto Berola (Gerson Magrão 19’/2T) e Rafael Elias.