Depois que o Cruzeiro mudou o estatuto para permitir que boa parte das ações da Sociedade Anônima do Futebol (SAF) fiquem nas mãos de investidores, Bap, através de uma publicação nas redes sociais, revelou que tem sido perguntado se há essa possibilidade para o Flamengo. Assim, oex-vice Presidente de Relações Externase atual presidente do Conselho de Administração destacou que não acredita em um único modelo para todos os clubes e ressaltou que o Fla está bem estruturado. De acordo com ele, isso permite o Flamengo sem ter um dono necessariamente.
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-O Cruzeiro virou empresa. Agora tem dono.Alguns perguntando que se der certo, o Flamengo estaria em risco esportivo?Não vejo assim. Não acredito apenas em um modelo para todos. O Flamengo está bem estruturado, o que nos permite sucesso sem necessariamente termos um dono – publicou.
O Cruzeiro virou empresa. Agora tem dono. Alguns perguntando que se der certo, o Flamengo estaria em risco esportivo? Não vejo assim. Não acredito apenas em um modelo para todos. O Flamengo está bem estruturado, o que nos permite sucesso sem necessariamente termos um dono.
— Luiz Eduardo Baptista (@BapLuizEduardo) December 21, 2021
Especificamente no caso do Cruzeiro, o comprador foi Ronaldo Fenômeno. No último sábado, foi anunciado que o ex-jogador da Raposa e ídolo da Seleção Brasileira comprará 90% das ações da SAF. O investimento feito por ele está na casa dos R$ 400 milhões.
أشاد مجدي عبد الغني، نجم الأهلي السابق، بالأداء القوي الذي قدمه فريق الزمالك خلال مواجهة القمة أمام المارد الأحمر، مؤكدًا أنه لم يكن يتوقع هذا المستوى الرجولي من الفريق الأبيض، رغم الظروف الصعبة التي يمر بها النادي.
وتعادل الأهلي والزمالك بهدف لكل منهما في المواجهة التي جمعتهما على استاد القاهرة الدولي، ضمن منافسات الجولة الخامسة عشرة من الدوري المصري الممتاز.
وقال عبد الغني، خلال تصريحاته عبر قناة “الشمس”: “يجب أن أوجه التحية لنادي الزمالك، لم أكن أتوقع أن يؤدي بهذا الشكل القوي، وأن تكون النتيجة بهذا السيناريو. الأهلي فريق مستقر، دعم صفوفه بصفقات قوية في يناير، بينما الزمالك لم يبرم سوى صفقة واحدة، وهي التونسي صلاح مصدق، الذي قدم مباراة رائعة وكان على قدر المسؤولية”.
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كما أثنى عبد الغني على قرار مجلس إدارة الزمالك بالتعاقد مع البرتغالي جوزيه بيسيرو، خلفًا للسويسري كريستيان جروس، قائلًا: “التغيير كان موفقًا، بيسيرو لعب المباراة بواقعية، لم يندفع هجوميًا أمام فريق بقوة الأهلي، احترم إمكانيات لاعبيه، وتمركز جيدًا عند فقدان الكرة، مما حدّ من خطورة هجوم الأهلي”.
وشدد: “أنا أعجبت جدًا بأداء نادي الزمالك اليوم، خاصة وإنه كان متأخر في النتيجة بهدف دون رد، وكان أمام الأهلي فرصة إنه يزيد الفارق، إلا إن فريق الزمالك بقيادة بيسيرو كانوا عند حسن ظن جماهيرهم وتعادلوا أمام المارد الأحمر، لكن ربنا اسمه العدل، ولا يستحق أي من الفريقين الخسارة”.
واختتم عبد الغني تصريحاته بالإشادة بإدارة الزمالك، مؤكدًا أن “بيسيرو قادر على تحقيق نتائج جيدة مع الفريق خلال المرحلة المقبلة، إذا استمر بنفس النهج الذي ظهر عليه في مباراة القمة”.
After defeating Bayern Munich, Aston Villa have seemingly been brought back down to earth by a whole string of injury news, with a key player now potentially joining as many as five others on the sidelines this weekend.
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If the rest of the Premier League were surprised by Aston Villa’s top four place last season, then they’d have been even more shocked by their 1-0 victory over Bayern Munich in their second Champions League game of the season, but the Villans have more than deserved both impressive feats.
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The Bundesliga giants made the trip in good form, with Harry Kane even making his return to England amid fitness doubts. But it was Jhon Duran who once again stole the headlines from the bench, scoring a sensational winner for his side deep into the second-half.
The Villans don’t have long to bask in the glory of defeating such a top side, however, as their focus now turns straight back to the Premier League in which they play host to Manchester United this weekend. Whilst Bayern Munich presented challenges of their own, Unai Emery’s side face a slightly different battle against Manchester United and a first real test of the season when it comes to their squad depth, following such an exhausting effort to best Bayern.
According to 3 Added Minutes, as many as six players are now potentially sidelined for the Villans, with Amadou Onana among those who may now miss Manchester United this weekend. The Belgian, who has hit the ground running in the Midlands, limped off with what looked like a hamstring injury against Bayern Munich to add to Villa’s injury woes following Jacob Ramsey’s earlier knock.
The duo join Matty Cash, John McGinn, Tyrone Mings and Boubacar Kamara on Emery’s list of injury doubts, as Villa look to return to winning ways in the Premier League after a frustrating 2-2 draw against Ipswich Town last time out.
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At times, big-money signings take half a season to settle in, but that’s far from been the case for Onana at Villa. The former Everton midfielder is arguably playing the best football of his career, providing a goal threat and remaining defensively reliable in a Villa side gunning for Champions League qualification for the second season on the bounce.
His form does, however, mean that he’ll be a big miss against Manchester United if injury against Bayern Munich forces Emery into a frustrating change. The Spaniard will be keen to round off what would be an excellent week by defeating the Red Devils and only adding to Erik ten Hag’s recent woes.
Without their £140,000-a-week star though, those in the Midlands may struggle to make their desired statement, keeping the door ajar for Manchester United to earn a result. Dubbed “fantastic” by Football Talent Scout’s Jacek Kulig in the past, Onana will prove to be quite the miss if he is sidelined for this weekend’s clash at Villa Park.
Angel Gomes’ career so far has been quite the adventure. A Manchester United academy graduate, the English midfielder was released by the Red Devils in 2020 after being unable to make his mark in the first team. As a free agent, he was snapped up by Ligue 1 side Lille before being loaned out to Portuguese side Boavista.
After a stellar season in Iberia, he returned to Lille, where he has since been a regular starter for the six-time French champions. Now, not only is he an England international, but the 24-year-old is also attracting the attention of clubs from across the continent.
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Realising they may have made an error in allowing Angel Gomes to leave the club, the Red Devils are now keen to bring him back to Old Trafford. That’s according to GiveMeSport, which reported last month that United are “mulling over handing Gomes a chance to return” as he would count towards their homegrown quota.
According to GiveMeSport, United boss Erik ten Hag has told his scouting department to keep tabs on Gomes to see whether he can adjust to their style of play. However, if United did want to bring Gomes back, they’d have to give him a hefty pay rise, with the player reportedly looking to earn somewhere in the region of £150,000 per week. Gomes has previously said that he one day would like to return to Old Trafford.
“Do I imagine myself coming back one day? Obviously, it’s home. I would love to come back, but you never know in football,” he told L’Equipe last year. “I just have to keep my feet on the ground, and keep playing, making the most of it. I can’t predict what will happen in the future.”
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According to a report from TEAMtalk, Liverpool sent scouts to watch Gomes in action last month. They reported that Liverpool’s chief executive of football, Michael Edwards, sent representatives from Anfield to watch Gomes in Lille’s 1-0 defeat at Saint-Etienne as they continue to consider a January move for the midfielder.
Should he join Liverpool, Gomes would become the 13th player to have played for both United and the Reds, joining the likes of Michael Owen, Paul Ince, and Peter Beardsley.
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According to GiveMeSport, Tottenham are seriously considering a move for Gomes. It was claimed last month that Spurs want to offer the 24-year-old a “route back to his homeland” and hope that they can negotiate a low-cost deal with Lille in January due to the midfielder’s contract expiring in the summer.
Last summer, Spurs allowed three deep-lying midfielders to leave in the form of Oliver Skipp, Tanguy Ndombele and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, but only signed one player in the same position – that being Archie Gray, who they splashed £40 million on to bring in from Leeds United.
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Few players in history have ever dared to cross the divide by representing Manchester United and Manchester City. According to TBR Football, City are hoping Gomes will soon be one of theirs.
It was reported in early October that the Sky Blues had joined the race to sign Gomes, with the club eyeing the Englishman as a long-term replacement for Ilkay Gundogan, who turns 34 at the end of October. Former United midfielder Nicky Butt said last month that Gomes is so good, he “could play for City tomorrow”.
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Gomes is thought to be Newcastle United’s top target for January. Reports relayed by Caught Offside stated in September that Magpies boss Eddie Howe is gearing up to make a move for the Lille star in the new year. However, while interested in Gomes, Newcastle do have “reservations about his size and slight frame”, according to recruitment expert and former United chief scout Mick Brown.
“He’s always been a talent, when he was at [Manchester] United as a kid, he was impressive at every level, but there were always question marks about his physicality,” Brown explained to Football Insider. “That’s why United let him go, but he’s gone abroad and been really impressive. I think French or Spanish football suits Angel more than the Premier League.”
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Aston Villa are the most recent Premier League club to be linked with Gomes, with GiveMeSport reporting that Unai Emery’s side have joined the race to sign the England international.
If he was to join Villa, Gomes would be reunited with fellow midfielder Amadou Onana, whom he played alongside for Lille during the 2021/22 season. Onana left Lille to join Everton before moving to Villa in the summer for a fee of £50m.
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A Era Paulo Sousa está em seus primeiros momentos no Flamengo e, aos poucos, seguindo a sua filosofia de trabalho, o português vai implantando métodos que estimulem o foco e a competitividade interna. Em sua chegada, além deexigir que jogadores almocem no CT, externou que ainda não definiu um esquema e que diversas hipóteses são consideradas, como atuar com três zagueiros ou escalar Gabigol e Pedro juntos no ataque.
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Nesta terça, Paulo Sousa dará o primeiro treino ao elenco no gramado – ontem, os atletas, na reapresentação, realizaram apenas testes físicos e exames. Por falar em campo, o treinador espera definir as suas predileções a partir do “zero”, após testes e interações.
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– Claro que só depois de trabalhar em campo vamos poder entender a capacidade de cada um (em relação a Pedro e Gabigol). Só depois de interagirmos, vamos poder tomar decisões. Em outros clubes, integrei três atacantes. Penso também em fazer em vários jogos desde o início e durante o próprio jogo também. Com certeza, trabalhando com uma ideia clara, é possível. Bruno (Henrique) é muito forte, tem muita qualidade. Também pensamos em integrá-lo em todos os processos e dinâmicas. Gosto de ver minha equipe criar oportunidades. São três jogadores com muitas oportunidades de concretizar. Marcando mais do que nossos adversário, ganhamos os jogos. Quero criar oportunidades para fazermos muitos gols – comentou Paulo Sousa, em entrevista coletiva.
Ao longo de seus trabalhos mais recentes, Paulo Sousa tem como preferência o4-2-3-1, com dois meio-campistas abertos e um atacante como referência. O treinador já detectou a falta de mobilidade do meio rubro-negro recentemente, mas, sem apontar qual esquema tende a adotar no Fla, apenas destacou que cobiça um time dominante e que recupere a bola o mais cedo possível.
– Podemos ter dois zagueiros, três zagueiros, dois zagueiros e um lateral, mas o importante em uma primeira fase de construção é ter ter qualidade para sair contra equipes que fazem pressão alta. Porque a grande maioria sabe que não tem capacidade fazer pressão alta, então abaixará o bloco e isso exigirá outro posicionamento. O mais importante, e temos a consciência que, com a qualidade e inteligência dos nossos jogadores, terão a capacidade de interpretação, de entenderem o padrão nosso jogo, vamos criar, nossa direção, nossa identidade e o que fazer.
– Quem dá a qualidade ao jogos são os protagonistas e a ocupação dos espaços. Para mim, esquemas táticos não são o mais importante, não são dinâmicos, são estáticos. Para mim, o sistema não é o mais importante. Temos jogadores muito inteligentes, com muita capacidade de entender o jogo e ocupar espaço. Pretendo que seja um time protagonista, dominador, que pressione constantemente, que tenha boa capacidade de controle de jogo com bola. Que esteja o máximo possível perto da área adversária e recuperar a bola rapidamente. Esses são os conceitos que temos de valorizar mais do que o esquema – concluiu.
No início da carreira, noBasel, da Suíça (em 2014), Paulo Sousa já havia feito questão de impor uma choque de ordem:estabeleceu normas rígidas quanto à alimentação e sono, por exemplo. No Flamengo, em cerca de de duas horas na primeira conversa no CT, sublinhou ao grupo a necessidade de mais comprometimento e interesse por suas variações táticas, tanto que pediu para instalar um telão no Ninho do Urubu ao lado do campo. E é lá, do goleiro ao 9, por cerca de um mês só treinando, que o novo time titular será esboçado.
ELENCO DO FLAMENGO PARA 2022
Goleiros: Diego Alves, Hugo, Gabriel Batista e César. Zagueiros: Rodrigo Caio, David Luiz, Gustavo Henrique e Léo Pereira. Laterais: Isla, Matheuzinho (com Covid-19), Rodinei, Filipe Luís, Renê e Ramon. Volantes: Arão, Andreas Pereira, Thiago Maia, Gomes e Piris (de saída para o Cerro Porteño) Meias: Everton Ribeiro, Arrascaeta, Diego, Kenedy e Yuri. Atacantes: Gabigol, Bruno Henrique, Vitinho, Pedro e Michael.
Ponting was also full of praise for Rishabh Pant, saying “his level of maturity in the last couple of seasons has gone through the roof”
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It has been a “disruptive sort of season”, according to Delhi Capitals’ head coach Ricky Ponting, but it has worked out well for his team in at least a couple of ways: they are up at No. 2 on the table and their captain Rishabh Pant who is getting better with each passing day, and the gap between IPL 2021 Part 1 and Part 2 means Shreyas Iyer, who Ponting feels makes “the make-up of our team look a little bit more complete”, is back from his shoulder injury and ready to do his thing again.”I am absolutely delighted to have Shreyas back into our line-up,” Ponting said in a press interaction on the eve of Capitals’ first match in the UAE leg of the tournament, against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Wednesday. “It was devastating for him and the team when he hurt his shoulder just before the start of the IPL earlier in the year. He is a world-class player, and he has been an exceptional player for Delhi Capitals for a long time now. Him slotting back into our line-up, I think it makes the make-up of our team look a little bit more complete.Related
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“The first part of the tournament, as well as we played – we won six of our eight games – our overall balance didn’t quite feel like it was just right. But Shreyas coming back in now, it does give us the opportunity to play the two overseas fast bowlers, which we had [done] successfully in the past.”We know that [Kagiso] Rabada and [Anrich] Nortje are world-class performers, and have done well when they have played together for Delhi Capitals as well. So it does give us that option, but at the end of the day, we still need to pick the best playing XI. We have someone like Avesh Khan, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav and Amit Mishra as well; any of those guys can slot into our XI, and it ends up being a really well-balanced team.”In Iyer’s absence, either Pant or Steven Smith slotted in at No. 3 after Shikhar Dhawan and Prithvi Shaw, with Marcus Stoinis and Shimron Hetmyer completing the batting line-up on most occasions. Of the lot, Ponting has high expectations of Stoinis, who has done the job for Capitals in the past too, and gives the XI a lot of depth with his versatility.”He is very highly regarded here at Delhi Capitals, he’s actually had a lot of big impact on a lot of the games he has played for us in the last season and a half, and I think he has the talent and the capabilities to be one of the better allrounders in world cricket, certainly in the white-ball format,” Ponting said. “We use him in any number of different roles. We saw in the IPL final that we played last year, he opened the batting in that one [but scored a first-ball duck], we know that he can open the batting, we know that he can bat at five or six, and finish off games, and we know that he can chip in with the ball and take some handy wickets. And he is very good in the field.”So with Rishabh four, Stoinis five, Hetmyer six, we’ve got lot of finishing power. If the top order can continue to do the job they did in the first part of the tournament, and obviously having Shreyas Iyer back in our group as well, it makes that batting line-up look really strong and really deep.”Ponting: ‘Pant’s level of maturity in the last couple of seasons has gone through the roof’ And then there is Pant. He has 213 runs from eight innings this IPL, the runs coming at 35.50 and a strike rate of 131.48. Since the end of the first leg of this year’s IPL, he has had a mediocre run with the bat, though all of it has been in Test cricket, in the WTC final against New Zealand and then against England.Rishabh Pant took over as Delhi Capitals captain this season after Shreyas Iyer hurt his shoulder•BCCI/IPL
“I think his level of maturity in the last couple of seasons has gone through the roof,” Ponting said of his captain. “When I first came here, Rishabh was just starting to burst on to the scene, if you like, and I made a pretty big call in the Australian summer last year when Rishabh finally made his way back into the Test team, that I felt there and then that we were going to see the unearthing of someone who could be a star Test-match player for India for some time, and what he has done since then, the last 18 months now, in the international stage is nothing short of sensational. And I could see that coming. Because I could see how much his game had developed, I could see how much he had matured, and I could also see how much he wanted to be in every Indian team. Now I think it is going to take a very good player to knock him out of one of those positions in any of those three teams.”When he wasn’t captain [at the Capitals], he was an exceptional vice-captain. He has taken over the reins for this IPL and he has done a terrific job so far, and I have enjoyed every moment of working alongside him, as I have with all the rest of the boys. We are all striving for something special around the Delhi Capitals franchise. We got close last year, making it to the final. But this year we want to go one step further. And obviously Rishabh is going to be a big part of that.”For his part, Pant is aware of what is expected of him, and as far as he is concerned, he can only do it by being himself, and by making himself slightly better as a person.”I just try to keep the environment light,” Pant said. “I am open to anyone in the team. If anyone has any problem, you can come and discuss it with me, or Ricky, for anything at any point of time. We have a good mix of youth and experience in the team, which [will] help us going forward all the time, and we stick to our basics, our processes, and everything will follow.”As a skipper, I have learnt from Ricky that you have to treat everyone equally, whether he be a senior or a junior, even the coaches. If you respect each and every player in the team, it’s going to be a good combination because when you start respecting your players and support staff around you, special things happen. If you respect them, they are going to give everything, whatever they have, for you. As a skipper, that’s the only thing you want. That whatever you want the team to do, they just stand by you each and every time.”
لم يحتاج النجم المصري عمر مرموش إلى وقت طويل من أجل إثبات نفسه رفقة فريق مانشستر سيتي، بعد انتقاله إلى بطل الدوري الإنجليزي قادمًا من آينتراخت فرانكفورت في يناير الماضي.
وانضم مرموش من الفريق الألماني إلى كتيبة بيب جوارديولا بعد تألقه اللافت للأنظار في النصف الأول من الموسم الحالي.
وتمكن مرموش من تسجيل 3 أهداف رفقة مانشستر سيتي، حتى الآن، وجميعهم في مباراة واحدة، حيث أحرز هاتريك ضد نيوكاسل يونايتد في بطولة الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز.
وأعلن نادي مانشستر سيتي، عبر موقعه الرسمي، عن قائمة الأهداف المرشحة لجائزة أفضل هدف في شهر فبراير الماضي.
وتواجد عمر مرموش ضمن تلك القائمة، بهدفين، وتحديدًا الأول والثالث في شباك نيوكاسل يونايتد. هدف عمر مرموش الأول أمام نيوكاسل يونايتد
هدف عمر مرموش الثالث أمام نيوكاسل يونايتد
وسجل مرموش الهدف الأول أمام نيوكاسل يونايتد بطريقة “لوب” بعد تمريرة من الحارس إيدرسون، حيث دخل الأخير تاريخ الدوري الإنجليزي بفضل المصري (لمطالعة التفاصيل من هنا).
أما الهدف الثالث فقد جاء بعد عرضية من سافيو، حيث وصلت الكرة إلى مرموش الذي سددها من لمسة واحدة في الشباك، معلنًا عن الهاتريك.
واشتملت قائمة المرشحين على 5 لاعبين بـ6 أهداف، من ضمنهم 3 لاعبات، إلى جانب النجم إيرلينج هالاند بهدفه ضد توتنهام.
ويمكن التصويت للنجم عمر مرموش، لاختيار هدف شهر فبراير في مانشستر سيتي، عبر الرابط.
Former scout Mick Brown has suggested that a “fantastic” Leeds United player could be sold by the club, with the individual in question unhappy with Daniel Farke.
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There is still plenty of transfer news affecting the Whites, with Germany World Cup winner Christoph Kramer reportedly training with Farke’s side ahead of a potential free transfer.
With Leeds’ midfield depleted amid injuries to Ethan Ampadu and Ilia Gruev, they have also been linked with a move for former Arsenal ace Francis Coquelin. Now 33, the Frenchman could be seen as an experienced head who can make a big difference in the Championship promotion battle.
Estadio de la Ceramica, Villarreal, Spain – May 3, 2022 Villarreal's Francis Coquelin celebrates scoring their second goal with teammates REUTERS/Pablo MoranoEstadio de la Ceramica, Villarreal, Spain – May 3, 2022 Villarreal's Francis Coquelin celebrates scoring their second goal with teammates.Reuters/Pablo Morano
On the flip side, certain Whites players are being backed to leave Elland Road in the near future, with left-back Junior Firpo reportedly eyeing an exit in the January transfer window.
Meanwhile, Patrick Bamford could also be on his way out of Leeds, with the Englishman said to be growing frustrated with Farke because of his lack of minutes this season.
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Speaking to Football Insider, Brown claimed that Leeds are open to selling Bamford, saying his time at Elland Road is reaching its natural conclusion:
“I’ve heard Leeds are open to letting him leave. His record in front of goal isn’t particularly impressive and hasn’t been for a while now. He’s had countless injury issues as well, which have caused them trouble.
“Where Leeds want to go, they want to earn promotion and they want to be a Premier League side. He doesn’t fit that mould because he couldn’t cut it last time they were up there other than one season, which was an outlier by all means. I think his time at Leeds has come to an end. It’s time for Leeds to move him on. But he won’t be going upwards. He’ll have to settle for a step down.”
Patrick Bamford
It does feel as though the £70,000-a-week Bamford is yesterday’s man at Leeds, with others now being preferred to him in attack and injuries so often stunting his progress in recent years.
The 31-year-old has been limited to just four substitute appearances in the league this season, totalling only 41 minutes, so it has become clear that Farke doesn’t consider him a crucial part of his plans.
The Leeds boss has described Bamford as “fantastic” in the past, so clearly valued him at some point, but his best days arguably look behind him, and he can be improved upon as a squad player.
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He has never quite been the same force since the 2020/21 season, when scored 17 times in the Premier League, and with his current deal expiring in the summer of 2026, next year feels like the right time to move him on, either in January or the summer. That way, the Whites would still be able to receive a fee for him rather than see him exit on a free transfer.
de Villiers had six runs to get off the last two balls but this time the ace finisher couldn’t pull it off
Himanshu Agrawal06-Oct-20213:18
Why is it tough for batters to score off Harshal Patel?
AB de Villiers was left to get six off the last two balls. They were both full tosses but he failed to hit them as he usually does and so the Sunrisers Hyderabad were able to savour victory by four runs.Watch the IPL on ESPN+
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With 13 needed off the last over, bowled by Bhuvneshwar Kumar, de Villiers drilled the fourth ball for six, but fell short in the end. The defeat means Royal Challengers’ chances of finishing inside the top two are all but over, as the eliminated Sunrisers pinched their third win of the season following contributions from pretty much all their bowlers, and Jason Roy and Kane Williamson.Harshal’s hot run continues Harshal Patel was introduced just after the powerplay ended, with the Sunrisers sitting pretty at 50 for the loss of one wicket. His first over went for eight – including a boundary from Roy, who pulled him to deep midwicket – and he was taken off after that.By the time he returned for the 12th over, Sunrisers had managed to maintain the momentum, with Roy and Williamson having added 67 runs together. But two balls and three runs later, Harshal foxed Williamson with an offcutter that landed bang on a good length, and took off to strike the top of middle stump.Sunrisers lost track once that 70-run stand was broken. They made just 50 runs off the last eight overs. There were five wickets as well. Two of those went to Harshal, taking his tournament tally to 29. Brought back to bowl two of the last three overs, he beat Wriddhiman Saha with a lack of pace too, as another offcutter landed in the hands of long-off. And off the final ball of the innings, he went for a slow, dipping full-toss to Jason Holder, who found long-on with his slog.Malik pushes the speed gun Umran Malik, brought on as a short-term replacement for the Covid-positive T Natarajan, attracted eyeballs with his ferocious pace and accuracy. Like Harshal, he too started immediately after the field restrictions were lifted; but contrastingly, he beat the batters with his extra pace. Malik began by hitting 141kph, and conceded just a single off his first four deliveries. The fifth one produced a wicket, KS Bharat caught behind off a searing short ball.Bhuvneshwar Kumar struck in the first over•BCCI
Malik continued to work the speedgun, cranking it up to 153 kph. His first over cost just a single. His second just five. Williamson took him off at that point and brought him back with the Royal Challengers needing 29 off the last three. The pressure was on but Malik was able to handle it well, finishing with 1 for 21 off his four overs.Maxwell’s Big Show Glenn Maxwell arrived at the crease with Royal Challengers at 38 or 3 in the seventh over. While Devdutt Padikkal at the other end was taking his time, Maxwell got stuck into Rashid Khan, launching the second ball he faced – and the first from the legspinner – over deep midwicket for six. That was followed by another maximum over long-on off a tossed-up ball as well as a four two balls later, when he hoicked Rashid to deep midwicket again.Maxwell dominated pace as well, pulling Siddarth Kaul for four, and also stealing another four off the inside edge off Holder. He tried attacking Bhuvneshwar in the 14th over, but tight lines from the bowler meant Royal Challengers could manage just six runs.Then the game changed as Maxwell was run out for 40 off 25. It happened when Padikkal tapped the ball to cover and the batters set off for a non-existent single. Williamson was standing pretty close in, and swooped on the opportunity, his acrobatic direct hit catching the batter well short.