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After choosing to bowl, West Indies picked up nine wickets on a rain-affected day

Hemant Brar01-Dec-2025Michael Bracewell and Nathan Smith’s 52-run stand for the seventh wicket ensured New Zealand ended the rain-affected opening day on an even keel. In seam-friendly conditions at the Hagley Oval, Kane Williamson had set the platform with a half-century but once he fell, New Zealand collapsed to 148 for 6. They looked in danger of being bowled out under 200 before the lower order steered them to 231 for 9 at stumps.After winning the toss, West Indies captain Roston Chase had no hesitation in opting to bowl first. Apart from the overcast conditions and a green pitch, Chase also pointed to the venue’s history. Of the 15 Tests played here, including the current one, only once has a team opted to bat after winning the toss, South Africa in 2022.Kemar Roach, playing his first Test since January 2025, took only three balls to prove his captain right. Bowling around the wicket, he pitched one up in the channel. Devon Conway hung his bat out, got a healthy outside edge, and Justin Greaves did the rest at second slip.Related

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But rain arrived after just 3.3 overs and halted play for 90 minutes. Another shower towards the end of the first session meant only 10.3 overs were possible before an early lunch was taken. New Zealand scored only 17 in that period.Williamson upped the scoring rate after lunch, hitting Johann Layne for two fours in three balls. While he was not always in control, he played late and defended with soft hands, like he always does. That helped him survive and also score runs on a difficult pitch.Debutant Ojay Shields had a forgettable start. His first ball in Test cricket was short and wide and a front-foot no-ball. Tom Latham, who was on 2 off 47 until then, cut it away for four. In his next over, Shields bowled Williamson through the gate but had once again overstepped.Kane Williamson celebrates his half-century•Getty ImagesThat showed there was still help from the pitch but Layne and Shields were not disciplined enough to take advantage of it. But Greaves was. In his back-to-back overs, he removed Williamson and Latham. Williamson was squared up and caught at second slip; Latham nicked an overpitched delivery to the wicketkeeper.Soon after, Jayden Seales castled Rachin Ravindra with a full delivery from around the wicket. Will Young made only 14 before Layne had him caught at second slip, leaving New Zealand 120 for 5. It was Layne’s maiden Test wicket. Shields followed suit when Tom Blundell inside-edged one onto his stumps.Bracewell and Smith then got together and revived the innings. Bracewell was the aggressor in their stand, while Smith defended well. Chase eventually broke the stand when Smith flicked one uppishly to short midwicket.Bracewell realised there was not much batting left and started taking more risks. The strategy didn’t work for long, though. On 47, he miscued a pull to give Shields his second wicket. Matt Henry also fell to the short ball, caught off Roach for 8. Two balls later, Roach hit Jacob Duffy on the helmet with another bouncer. As the physio came out for a concussion test, the umpires realised it had gotten too dark to continue.As a result, only 70 overs were possible in the day’s play. In those 70 overs, West Indies gave away 23 extras, which could prove to be decisive in these conditions.

انضم الفلسطيني عدي الدباغ مهاجم الفريق الأول لكرة القدم بنادي الزمالك، لبعثة الأبيض في جنوب إفريقيا في ساعة مبكرة من صباح اليوم الخميس، استعدادًا لخوض مباراة كايزر تشيفز المقبلة في بطولة كأس الكونفدرالية.

وكان الجهاز الفني للزمالك وافق على مشاركة اللاعب مع منتخب فلسطين أمام ليبيا في التصفيات المؤهلة لبطولة كأس العرب.

ويحل الزمالك ضيفًا على كايزر تشيفز في الجولة الثانية لدور المجموعات في الثالثة عصر السبت 29 نوفمبر الجاري باستاد بيتر موكابا بمدينة بولوكواني.

ونجح جهاز الزمالك في نقل تدريب اليوم الخميس ليقام على الملعب الرئيسي باستاد بيتر موكابا والذي يستضيف المباراة استعدادًا لخوض مواجهة كايزر تشيفز.

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وقام محمد حسن تيتو المدير الإداري بالتنسيق مع مسؤولي الاستاد ليخوض الفريق مرانه اليوم على ملعب المباراة، بخلاف خوض التدريب الأساسي غدًا على نفس الملعب.

ويخوض الزمالك تدريبه في الثالثة عصر اليوم، ومن المقرر أن يلقي أحمد عبد الرؤوف المدير الفني للفريق محاضرة فنية على اللاعبين في الثامنة مساء اليوم للحديث عن المباراة المرتقبة أمام بطل جنوب إفريقيا. 

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has been handed another injury doubt ahead of their looming derby clash at home to Tottenham, following the now-confirmed news that star defender Gabriel Magalhaes is set for weeks on the sidelines.

The Gunners welcome Spurs to the Emirates Stadium on Sunday brimming with confidence, as Arteta’s side look to extend their remarkable recent dominance over their fiercest rivals and strengthen their grip atop the Premier League summit.

Arsenal enter the 198th North London derby in commanding form despite a late setback at Sunderland ending their 10-match winning streak. They sit four points clear at the top of the table, and history suggests they’re well-positioned to maintain that advantage.

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Arsenal have won five of their last six Premier League encounters with Spurs, including three consecutive victories – their longest winning run against Tottenham since the late 80s (The Analyst).

Home advantage has proven decisive in this fixture. Indeed, Arsenal have lost just one of their last 32 home Premier League derbies against Tottenham, winning 19 and drawing 12, with that solitary defeat coming in November 2010 (The Analyst).

The Emirates has become a fortress against their arch rivals, with Arsenal having scored in each of their last 26 home league games against Spurs, netting at least twice in the previous eight meetings.

However, Arsenal have had numerous injury doubts to contend with, as they have for most of this season.

Gabriel is now reportedly set for at least a month on the sidelines after injuring his thigh on international duty with Brazil, with Viktor Gyokeres, Gabriel Martinelli, Martin Odegaard, Kai Havertz, Noni Madueke and Gabriel Jesus have all been missing recently.

Riccardo Calafiori could miss Tottenham as Arsenal dealt another injury doubt

As well as this, star left-back Riccardo Calafiori, who’s been one of Arsenal’s players of the season so far according to Ray Parlour, was nursing a hip problem on international duty with Italy.

After checks this week, Fabrizio Romano stated that Calafiori is ready to play with no injuries, just ‘overload’, so Arteta’s latest update actually comes as quite a surprising twist.

Speaking in his pre-match press conference, via football.london, Arteta says that Calafiori has been unavailable, and they’ll have to wait and see if he can take part against Spurs, pending another Saturday training session.

With Gabriel already ruled out, losing Calafiori would strip Arsenal of their two most versatile defensive options in one fell swoop.

If the former Bologna star is ruled out, Myles Lewis-Skelly is poised to return at left-back, with one of Cristhian Mosquera or Piero Hincapie replacing Gabriel. Calafiori’s been in exceptional form this term, so much so that Lewis-Skelly, one of Hale End’s latest rising stars, has barely got a look-in despite his excellent end to 24/25.

The 23-year-old would be a sore miss for Arteta, who is now facing a real selection headache ahead of one of Arsenal’s biggest games of the year.

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O Palmeiras finalizou nesta tarde de terça-feira (23), a preparação para o duelo diante da Inter de Limeira, pela segunda rodada do Paulistão 2024, no jogo que marca a estreia do Verdão no Allianz Parque em 2024.

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Abel Ferreira contou mais uma vez com a participação de Joaquín Piquerez e Gabriel Menino, que hoje treinaram com todo o resto dos titulares que só tinham feito um regenerativo nesta última segunda-feira.

O provável Palmeiras para encarar a Inter de Limeira é: Weverton, Mayke, Gómez, Murilo e Piquerez; Richard Rios, Zé Rafael e Raphael Veiga; Rony, Breno Lopes e Luís Guilherme.

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A bola rola para Palmeiras x Inter de Limeira nesta quarta-feira (24), a partir das 21h35 (horário de Brasília) e o jogo terá transmissão da Record e do Paulistão Play.

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Até a tarde de hoje, 14.300 ingressos foram vendidos para o jogo que teve uma redução significativa nos preços dos bilhetes. Por conta do palco montado atrás do gol norte, todo o setor norte do Allianz Parque estará fechado para a partida de amanhã.

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Hosts UAE eliminated after a sloppy display in the field, and eventually fell well short in a chase of 172

Danyal Rasool04-Sep-2025Fakhar Zaman and Mohammad Nawaz punished an error-strewn display in the field from the UAE, helping Pakistan recover from a jittery 80 for 5 and seal a 31-run win. Having set UAE 172 to win, Abrar Ahmed, playing his first game this series, helped run through the top and middle order, removing each of Muhammad Waseem, Asif Khan, Rahul Chopra and Harshit Kaushik. UAE would end up folding with limited resistance, and the result guarantees Pakistan and Afghanistan passage through to the final on Sunday, with the hosts eliminated.Pakistan soon ran into trouble after winning the toss and opting to bat. Sahibzada Farhan made a brisk start once more but couldn’t find staying power, holing out to the short onside boundary. It is the fourth game in a row he has been unable to convert a start, and Saim Ayub fell soon after.Related

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UAE dragged Pakistan back post-powerplay, but sloppiness in the field was a harbinger of what was to follow. After Zaman and Nawaz were each put down off an excellent Haider Ali over, Pakistan found their opportunity to cut loose, flaying the UAE for 69 in the final four overs to post 171.The hosts’ response never truly got going, as if they were unsure how to pace the chase. Waseem was circumspect for once, and Alishan Sharafu wasn’t as belligerent at the top as he would be later on during his half-century, and the asking rate only climbed. Abrar was superb through his spell, and ran through the top order, getting rid of each of Waseem, Asif Khan and Rahul Chopra. Sharafu attempted to reignite a flagging chase with a sublime display of power-hitting at the backend, and while it did plenty to burnish his reputation, UAE’s fate in this tournament had already been sealed.Drops lose matchesDespite a vastly improved bowling showing, the first innings was littered with errors in the field for the UAE, who made their bowlers’ jobs much harder than they already were. It all came to a head in the 16th over.Left-arm spinner Haider Ali had conceded just six runs in his first three overs, getting rid of Mohammad Haris and Hasan Nawaz in the process. His final over represented a chance to break the burgeoning sixth-wicket stand between Fakhar and Nawaz, with the possibility of running through the tail afterwards. Having nearly yorked Fakhar first ball, he drew Nawaz into a miscue off the penultimate delivery, only for midwicket to grass it. So he made sure the catch Fakhar offered up the next ball was as easy as it could be, arrowing straight down to long-on. That, too, would somehow be dropped by Sharafu, to howls of anguish from the bowler. That frustration would become even more acute by what followed. The wheels come offBy the end of the 16th over, Pakistan were stuttering at 108 for 5, with the UAE dragging them below seven per over. They had had multiple chances to get rid of the Fakhar-Nawaz pairing, but so far, the damage was manageable. But it was now, the first delivery after those two dropped chances, that the momentum swung on a dime.Fakhar clipped Junaid Siddique for six over long-off, and though he got out of that over, the boundaries soon began to rain down. Fakhar smashed Muhammad Jawadullah for a pair of boundaries to bring up his half-century, but the real carnage came in the final two overs. Nawaz, who had found his innings a struggle until then, lashed Siddique for two fours and two sixes off the final four balls of the 19th, before Fakhar plundered five boundaries on the trot to finish the innings off. The final two overs had gone for 42, and the final five for 74. UAE were never to recover.UAE had no answer to Abrar Ahmed’s wiles•Emirates Cricket BoardAbrar’s career-bestAbrar had lost his place to Sufiyan Muqeem in the starting eleven, but spent that time honing more than just a flashy new haircut. Given his first opportunity, the 26-year-old wasted no time making a statement. In a dazzling display of modern legspin bowling, all of his variations were on display in the shop window, and on a spinning surface, the UAE could not muster a response. A brave over in the powerplay, where he packed the offside and challenged Waseem to beat it, yielded just two, and he snared his man off the first ball of the second sliced wildly towards point.Taken out of the attack, he returned for the 13th over, and his impact was instant once more. He had the courage once again to float one to big hitting Asif Khan, whose eyes lit up as he succumbed to temptation, leathering it high into the Sharjah sky. Shaheen Afridi and Nawaz orbited around it before narrowly avoiding a collision as Afridi held on, and while Rahul Chopra was unfortunate to be adjudged lbw off a googly two balls later, Abrar had earned his luck. He would sign off his spell with the scalp of Kaushik, and ensuring he finished with his best-ever T20 figures, 4-0-9-4 a true reflection of his artistry.

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Enquanto Lucas Perri faz tratamento para se recuperar de uma dor lombar, seu substituto, Gatito Fernández, pode quebrar um longo tabu na meta do Botafogo. O paraguaio não é designado como titular da equipe alvinegra desde o ano passado.

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Outrora titular absoluto da meta do Glorioso, Gatito Fernández iniciou uma partida pelo Brasileirão em 7 de novembro de 2022. Sua participação, no entanto, foi interrompida aos 19 minutos, devido a uma luxação no ombro esquerdo. Lucas Perri entrou em seu lugar e agarrou a chance.

Neste período, o paraguaio viu Perri se firmar e, posteriormente, se tornar crucial para o Alvinegro despontar como favorito ao título brasileiro. A primeira chance com o técnico Bruno Lage demorou.

O camisa 1 só iniciou partidas pela Copa Sul-Americana: uma contra o Patronato (ARG), duas contra o Guaraní (PAR) e as duas diante do Defensa y Justicia (ARG). Mais tarde, Lage afirmou que a atitude foi uma forma de contornar a lesão sofrida por Lucas Perri na vitória por 2 a 0 sobre o Patronato e dar rodagem ao elenco.

Curiosamente, Gatito Fernández voltou a entrar em campo pelo Brasileirão no sábado (16), depois de 313 dias, justamente contra o Atlético-MG, clube contra o qual atuara no Brasileirão em 2022. O ídolo do Botafogo se empenha para comprovar que sua vivência pode ser crucial para mostrar serviço quando for acionado.

Ciente de sua responsabilidade, Gatito se esmera para ratificar o quanto o Alvinegro está bem servido na meta. O Botafogo enfrenta o Corinthians na sexta-feira (22), às 20h, na Neo Química Arena.

Leeds United suffered defeat once again yesterday afternoon, with Daniel Farke’s side now winning just one of their last eight games across all competitions.

Burnley were the latest side to prevent the Whites from claiming all three points, with goals from Lesley Ugochukwu and Loum Tchaaouna on the scoresheet for Scott Parker’s side.

As for Farke’s men, it was an outing to forget at Turf Moor, with the Clarets now sitting just a single point behind them in the current Premier League standings.

Given the recent lack of form, questions could start to be asked about the current situation, with a solution desperately needed to be found to bolster their chances of survival.

However, some of the questions will need to be directed at the board, with numerous players currently not at the level of a side that could stay in England’s top-flight.

The disappointing showing of Aaronson against Burnley

At times in the Championship, midfielder Brenden Aaronson was often called into question for his lack of impact, as he often went missing in key moments of matches.

The 24-year-old ended last season with nine goals and two assists, but many expected him to be replaced in the starting eleven upon promotion back to the Premier League.

However, he’s featured in all eight outings to date, even starting the defeat in Lancashire yesterday, but was unable to have any positive impact on proceedings.

Aaronson featured for 66 minutes before being withdrawn, subsequently missing a big chance in the first half that would’ve put Farke’s men in the lead.

He also only won 50% of the duels he entered, registering just 40 touches of the ball – subsequently being unable to provide the creative spark the side needed.

However, despite his display, he wasn’t alone in failing to deliver, with one other player unable to take full advantage of the opportunity handed his way against the Clarets.

The Leeds star who’s on borrowed time after Burnley

After losing to one of their promotion rivals, it was always going to be a disappointing day for Leeds and the fanbase, but some of the showings were nothing short of unacceptable.

Losing is one thing, but many of the players struggled to match expectations, which led to numerous below-par outings – something which evidently contributed to the defeat.

Aaronson was just one of a handful of players who failed to deliver, with such a performance likely putting his starting role at risk in the next couple of weeks.

However, he shouldn’t be alone in that aspect, with fellow attacker Jack Harrison once again failing to deliver after being brought back into the fold in 2025/26.

The Englishman was a key figure in the Whites’ squad during previous years in the Premier League, but it’s evident that he’s no longer the player he once was.

Farke handed him his first league start of the season during yesterday’s defeat, but it’s a decision that backfired given his lack of impact against the Clarets.

Harrison was replaced at the same time as Aaronson, but his showing was arguably worse, as seen by the stats produced during his time on the pitch.

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Big chances missed

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Crosses completed

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Dribbles completed

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Possession lost

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Passes into final third

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Shots on target

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He attempted seven crosses during his performance, but failed to complete any of them, with a similar story being told in terms of his attempted dribbles.

The 28-year-old also missed a big chance in front of goal and only made one pass into the final third, which highlights his lack of creativity at present.

However, the stat that best showcases his dismal outing was his tally of possession lost, subsequently giving the ball away on 14 separate occasions yesterday.

It was yet another afternoon to forget for Harrison and Leeds, with boss Farke desperately needing to find a solution to their recent slump in the Premier League.

Such a division is one of the most unforgiving in the world, but the manager desperately needs to get on top of their form and drop the aforementioned duo if the club are to head in the right direction.

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Big afternoon stand is bookended by collapses against both new balls on topsy-turvy day in Cardiff

ECB Reporters Network supported by Rothesay23-May-2025Glamorgan were unable to make their mid-innings dominance of Middlesex count, as hundreds from Sam Northeast and Kiran Carlson were offset by the loss of seven wickets on a balanced day one at Sophia Gardens.The captain and vice-captain’s 228-run partnership lifted the hosts to 280 for 3 after three early wickets fell for 52, but they finished on 334 for 7 at the close with Toby Roland-Jones dependable as ever for Middlesex with 4 for 73.Northeast and Carlson both fell within 10 overs for 122 and 109 respectively to give Middlesex a chance to fight back with the new ball towards the end of the day, with Ryan Higgins also taking 3 for 44.Middlesex won the toss and elected to bowl on a green surface at Sophia Gardens with uncertainty of how the lush ground would play following heavy rainfall in south Wales for the first time this season.The visitors got off to a strong start with restrictions on runs initially before the series of plays and misses turned to wickets thanks to the experience and skillset of Middlesex veteran Roland-Jones.Marnus Labuschagne’s woes were improved on last week’s four runs across two innings but he still didn’t look comfortable. The Australian added 23, including a gifted four from a bizarre Luke Hollman overthrow on a certain dot ball.Glamorgan’s new pair combined their red- and white-ball captains, but the bowlers were still on top going into the second session with Northeast scoring cagily at first against a prominent attack which includes three Test internationals.As has been the case for this pair this season, Carlson eventually got his strokes to come together to increase the scoring rate, with typical Carlson backfoot punches and cuts, including against the novice Naavya Sharma in his second match. Meanwhile, Northeast churned out his runs, ambitious to beat his previous season best of 67 in 11 innings. Between them, they produced Glamorgan’s first unbroken session partnership of the season.The pair went at four an over for the afternoon, with a six from the captain moving him to 99 and Carlson surviving an edge evading slip’s head off Hollman on 96 before they both passed three figures.The new ball brought the change in fortune for the visitors in the final 16 overs of the day as the momentum shifted. Carlson was in disbelief to be given out in the 81st over and Tom Bevan following shortly afterwards in his first game of the season, in place for the absent student, Ben Kellaway.Higgins was soon in on the action, bowling Northeast for 122 as four wickets fell for 39 runs. Andy Gorvin was required to survive the night alongside Chris Cooke, who never looked fazed for his unbeaten 32.

It was another batting malfunction from SRH as local boy Siraj ran through them

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Bishop: ‘Surprised by how dominant Washington was’

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) suffered another batting malfunction, this time on a slow, black-soil surface at home, crashing to their fourth successive defeat in IPL 2025. Having lost Travishek in the powerplay, SRH waited until the 13th over to see the first six of the innings, and managed only one more after that. Mohammed Siraj caused irreparable damage right from the start, ending with his career-best IPL figures of 4 for 17.Pat Cummins’ cameo (22* off nine balls) and then his dismissal of Jos Buttler for a duck in Gujarat Titans’ (GT) chase of 153 gave SRH some hope, but that faded away once Washington Sundar clattered 23 off nine balls in the powerplay. Earlier in the day, GT didn’t need Washington with the ball, but his attacking enterprise at No. 4 settled their chase on a slow pitch. Washington fell agonisingly short of a maiden IPL half-century, but his captain Shubman Gill ushered GT home, with an unbeaten 61 off 43 balls, along with Sherfane Rutherford.Travishek vs SirajSiraj had sparked the Border-Gavaskar Trophy to life when he gave Travis Head a send-off in Adelaide last December. Four months on, Siraj was bowling to Head for the first time in T20s, and the battle lasted just five balls. After Head scored two fours off Siraj, the fast bowler struck with his trademark wobble-seam delivery, having him chip a catch to midwicket for 8.Abhishek Sharma hit four fours before Siraj had him miscuing a catch to mid-on in his third over of the powerplay. It was Siraj’s 100th wicket in the IPL and sixth in the powerplay, the most by a bowler in that phase so far this season, with an economy rate of 6.27.Siraj then returned in the death to york both Aniket Verma, the last recognised batter for SRH, and Simarjeet Singh, their Impact Player.Contrasting outings for Rashid and Sai KishoreWith both Head and Abhishek gone early, Rashid Khan, who was coming into this game on the back of figures of 4-0-54-0, could afford to ease himself in. He started fairly well by giving away just 10 runs in his first two overs, but when he erred in length, Nitish Kumar Reddy and Heinrich Klaasen dispatched him to the fence. Rashid finished with 4-0-31-0, going wicketless for a third successive game, and with tournament figures of 1 for 143 in 14 overs at an economy rate of 10.21Left-arm fingerspinner R Sai Kishore, on the other hand, showed remarkable control over his length and variations. He claimed the big wicket of Klaasen by knocking him over with a quick dart, which skidded off the pitch, for 27 off 19 balls. Sai Kishore also had Reddy holing out for 31 off 34 balls and finished with 4-0-24-2.1:31

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That SRH passed 150 was down to Cummins’ late blows. He was the only SRH batter in the top eight to have a strike rate of over 160.Washington at No.4It appeared like GT had handed a franchise debut to Washington to primarily match his offspin up with SRH’s left-hander heavy top order. But with Siraj dominating the powerplay and Sai Kishore taking care of the middle overs, GT ended up not using his offspin.Washington then walked out to bat at No. 4 after his childhood friend B Sai Sudharsan and Buttler fell cheaply in successive overs. Washington took advantage of the last over of the powerplay, smoking Simarjeet for two sixes and two fours. It provided a throwback to Washington of 2016, when he opened the batting, alongside Abhinav Mukund, in the TNPL and showed the intent to hit over the top. Just like that, Washington dumped SRH’s Impact Player out of the attack.Washington continued to attack even after that. When the ambidextrous Kamindu Mendis darted one on the stumps with his right hand, Washington manufactured swinging room and laced him over extra-cover for four. Washington seemed set for a fifty until he holed out one shy of the landmark in the 14th over.Gill, who had already crossed 50 by that point, finished the job along with Rutherford, who hit an unbeaten 35 off 16 balls.

India are set to take a final decision on Jasprit Bumrah’s participation in the Champions Trophy on February 11, the deadline for submission of the final squads to the ICC, as uncertainty lingers over his fitness.ESPNcricinfo has learned that Bumrah has had a scan on his back at the BCCI’s Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru recently. The BCCI’s medical staff will now coordinate with the selectors and the India team management before the decision is taken.Bumrah was included in the provisional 15-man squad for the Champions Trophy announced on January 18, but hasn’t been able to play a part in the ODI series against England, India’s last fixtures before the tournament begins on February 19. While it was hoped that he would be able to play the third ODI in Ahmedabad on Wednesday, Bumrah has travelled to Bengaluru instead.In January, while announcing the provisional squad for the Champions Trophy, chief selector Ajit Agarkar had said that based on information provided by the BCCI medical staff at the time, Bumrah was not “likely to be fit for the first couple of games” of the England ODI series. Agarkar had said that Bumrah was “asked to offload for five weeks” from bowling, before undergoing fresh scans on his back in first week of February.Bumrah has not played a match since he was unable to bowl in Australia’s second innings of the Sydney Test in early January. It is understood he had a stress reaction in his back, which required five weeks of rest.If India feel Bumrah is unlikely to play any part in the Champions Trophy, they could replace him with Harshit Rana, who played the first two ODIs against England. But if there is a chance Bumrah could be available in the later stages of the tournament, India could choose to keep him in the 15 and replace him later subject to ICC approvals. After February 11, any replacement needs the approval of the tournament’s technical committee.India are in Group A of the Champions Trophy along with Pakistan, Bangladesh and New Zealand and will play all their matches in Dubai after not being given permission to travel to Pakistan – the official host of the tournament – by the Indian government. They begin their campaign against Bangladesh on February 20, before playing Pakistan on February 23 and New Zealand on March 2.