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Chris Wood took four wickets to help dismiss Northants for 218 before Hampshire slumped to 42 for 3 in reply

02-May-2012
ScorecardYoung Hampshire seamer Chris Wood took four wickets in bowler-friendly conditions pm day one against Northamptonshire. The hosts lost their last five wickets for just 21 runs as they collapsed to 218 all out, opener Stephen Peters top-scoring with 44.Wood returned figures of 4 for 52 and former Zimbabwe international Sean Ervine 3 for 32 before Hampshire stuttered to close on 42 for 3, 176 runs behind.The visitors won the toss and chose to field and they gave Peters a reprieve in the sixth over when he was dropped on 9 by Ervine at third slip off the bowling of David Balcombe. But Balcombe was to get his reward when Rob Newton edged him to Liam Dawson at second slip to break an opening partnership of 68.Peters perished to the last ball before lunch when he was just about snared after an initial fumble by Hampshire’s stand-in captain, Simon Katich, at first slip off David Griffiths. David Sales went for 10 in the sixth over of the afternoon and Alex Wakely made 27 before he was the next batsman back in the pavilion when his off stump was taken out by Wood.Northamptonshire captain Andrew Hall departed for 8 to give Ervine his first wicket and Scotland international Kyle Coetzer crawled to 41 off 137 balls before he played Wood on to his stumps after tea. Their innings was brought to an end when Jack Brooks edged Ervine to Dawson at second slip.Hall brought himself on in the 13th over of Hampshire’s reply and his second ball clattered into the off stump of Sean Terry (12) before he also bowled nightwatchman Hamza Riazuddin three deliveries later. Michael Carberry then fell in the penultimate over of the day for 4 as the hosts fought back.

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Cruzeiro e Bahia entram em campo nesta domingo, pela 19ª rodada do Campeonato Brasileiro, última partida do turno, no Mineirão. O time mineiro está na oitava posição com 25 pontos, enquanto os baianos aparecem em 13 º na classificação com 21 pontos.

A Raposa busca os três pontos para voltar a vencer no Brasileiro. São quatro jogos sem vitória. Já o Bahia tenta esquecer a eliminação da Copa do Brasil, para o Palmeiras e focar numa recuperação na competição.

Confira mais informações do jogo:
Estádio: Mineirão, Belo Horizonte (MG)
Data: 19/08/2018, às 16h (de Brasília)
Árbitro: Bruno Arleu de Araújo (RJ)
Assistentes: Luiz Claudio Regazone e Carlos Henrique Cardoso (ambos do RJ)
​Onde acompanhar: Premiere e tempo real do LANCE!.

CRUZEIRO (T: Mano Menezes)

Provável escalação: Fábio; Lucas Romero, Léo, Dedé e Egídio; Lucas Silva e Henrique; Robinho, Thiago Neves. Rafinha(David) e Barcos.

Suspensos: Arrascaeta (terceiro cartão amarelo)
Pendurados: Bruno Silva, Ezequiel, Lucas Silva, Rafael Sóbis e Edilson
Lesionados: Edilson

Bahia (T: Enderson Moreira)

Provável escalação: Anderson; Bruno, Thiago, Lucas Fonseca e Léo; Flávio, Helton,Edigar junio e Vinícius; Zé Rafael e Gilberto.

Suspenso: Elias (três cartões amarelos)
Pendurados: Tiago, Flávio, Gregore, Nino Paraíba, Régis, Douglas e Junior Brumado
Retorno: Douglas(goleiro)

PALPITES: Na redação do LANCE!, 95% das pessoas acreditam em vitória do Cruzeiro, enquanto apenas 5% apostam no Bahia. Ninguém crê no empate.

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Flamengo e Ceará se encaram neste domingo, às 11h, no Maracanã, pelo Campeonato Brasileiro. Enquanto o time rubro-negro quer encostar no líder São Paulo, o time alvinegro quer vencer para conseguir se manter na luta para sair da zona de rebaixamento.

No Flamengo, que quer se recuperar após a eliminação na Libertadores, o técnico Maurício Barbieri não poderá contar com o volante Cuéllar e com o volante Leo Duarte, ambos cumprindo suspensão. Para as respectivas vagas, Piris e Rhodolfo devem ter oportunidades.

Já o Ceará, que vive situação complicada no Brasileiro, conviveu com protestos da torcida no decorrer da semana, após a derrota para o Bahia. O técnico Lisca contará com os retornos deEdinho, Arthur e Leandro Carvalho.

FICHA TÉCNICA
Local: Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro (RJ)
Data/horário: 2/9/2018 – 11h
Árbitro: Raphael Claus (Fifa/SP)
Assistentes: Danilo Ricardo Simon Manis (Fifa/SP) e Rogerio Pablos Zanardo (SP)
Onde acompanhar: Premiere e tempo real do LANCE!

Provável Flamengo (Técnico: Maurício Barbieri):
Diego Alves, Rodinei, Rhodolfo, Réver e Renê; Piris, Diego, Lucas Paquetá, Éverton Ribeiro e Vitinho; Henrique Dourado

Desfalques: Cuéllar (suspenso por expulsão direta) e Léo Duarte (suspenso após terceiro amarelo)

Pendurados: Diego Alves, Marlos Moreno, Diego, Rodinei e Geuvânio

Provável Ceará (Técnico: Lisca):
Everson, Fabinho, Tiago Alves, Luiz Otávio e João Lucas; Edinho, Pedro Ken, Ricardinho e Calyson; Arthur e Leandro Carvalho

Desfalques: Fabinho (lesão na coxa esquerda), Cordona (desconforto na coxa direita), Eder Luis (fase final de recuperação) e Richardson (3º Amarelo)

Pendurados: Romário, Reina, Everson, Ricardinho, Leandro Carvalho, Elton e Pio

Palpites: Na redação do LANCE!, 90% das pessoas acreditam na vitória do Flamengo, enquanto outros 10% acham que pode ser empate.

Bangladesh Under-19s took an unassailable 4-2 lead in their seven-match one-day series against England Under-19s, after beating them easily in Sylhet

ESPNcricinfo staff31-Jan-2012
ScorecardBangladesh Under-19s took an unassailable 4-2 lead in their seven-match one-day series against England Under-19s, beating them by six wickets in Sylhet. The hosts took just 42.5 overs to chase England’s total of 206 thanks to an aggressive 86 from Soumya Sarkar, the highest score by a Bangladesh batsman in the series so far. Sarkar dominated a 97-run partnership for the second wicket with Salman Hossain that put the chase on track. He was dismissed in the 33rd over, but Mosaddek Hossain ensured there were no hiccups with a 40-ball 51.England’s 206 had been their highest total batting first in the series, but they would have disappointed with it after a positive start. Daniel Bell-Drummond, the leading run-getter in the series, scored a brisk 51 and had got England to 92 for 1 in the 23rd over before he was dismissed. A flurry of wickets followed and England were soon 101 for 5. The run-rate slowed and though England managed to bat out the 50 overs, the lack of wickets in hand meant it was hard for them to pick up the pace.

The fifth season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), comprising nine teams and 76 matches, will begin on April 4 and conclude on May 27

ESPNcricinfo staff06-Jan-2012The fifth season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), comprising nine teams and 76 matches, will begin and end in Chennai, with the opening match on April 4 and the final on May 27. The teams will play each other at home and away during a league phase consisting of 72 games at 12, possibly 13, venues, beginning with the defending champions Chennai Super Kings playing Champions League T20 winners Mumbai Indians.There won’t, however, be any matches in Sri Lanka, the BCCI apparently turning down a suggestion by Sri Lanka Cricket to stage a few games there.The Pune Warriors franchise will host eight games at the new stadium in Pune, subject to its completion. In 2011, Pune had to stage their ‘home’ games at the DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai. Dharamsala and Visakhapatman will also host two games each, and Cuttack is listed as an alternate venue to Hyderabad for two matches.The first Qualifier, which will be contested by the top two teams in the league, and the Eliminator, contested by Nos. 3 and 4, will be held in Bangalore. Chennai will host the second Qualifier, which will be played between the winner of the Eliminator and the loser of the first Qualifier, and the tournament final.The tournament is scheduled to begin 12 days after the Asia Cup final and a week after the end of South Africa’s tour of New Zealand. At present there are three international series that will clash with the 2012 IPL and could affect player availability for both the franchises and the countries. Sri Lanka are hosting England in April, while West Indies host Australia and then travel to England in May.The next player auction for the IPL is scheduled for February 4.

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Dia 2 de agosto de 2018. Agora é oficial: Bahia x Palmeiras, na Arena Fonte Nova, marcou a estreia definitiva do árbitro de vídeo no futebol brasileiro. Implantado na Copa do Brasil a partir das quartas de final, o VAR alterou pela primeira vez em competições nacionais uma decisão do árbitro de campo. No segundo tempo, em contra-ataque veloz do Verdão, Artur foi derrubado na área por Gregore. Anderson Daronco assinalou a penalidade e na sequência expulsou o volante do Bahia. O juiz, no entanto, retardou a cobrança para esperar a revisão da jogada pela equipe de arbitragem de vídeo, chefiada na partida por Leandro Vuaden. Avisado por rádio, Daronco fez o gesto que ficou famoso na Copa da Rússia, o desenho de uma tela de TV com as mãos, e revisou o lance à beira do campo. Ele manteve a penalidade, mas retirou a expulsão de Gregore, aplicando apenas cartão amarelo. Por ser a primeira vez que a interferência ocorre por aqui, é um avanço. Mas o tempo despendido pela arbitragem para tomar uma decisão final, entre a primeira marcação e a retomada do jogo, foi longo demais, quase seis minutos. Na Copa do Mundo, a média por jogo não ultrapassou 80 segundos. É um aspecto importante a ser avaliado em um procedimento que é novo e depende de ajustes para melhorar a qualidade do espetáculo.

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New South Wales denied Queensland first-innings points in their match at the SCG, which finished in a severely rain-affected draw

ESPNcricinfo staff04-Mar-2012
ScorecardNew South Wales denied Queensland first-innings points in their match at the SCG, which finished in a severely rain-affected draw. The Bulls needed to score 270 to take two points from the game, but instead they will enter the final round of Sheffield Shield matches level on points with Victoria and Tasmania, and four shy of the competition leaders Western Australia.Joe Burns scored 90 for Queensland and was almost single-handedly keeping them in the contest as wickets fell at the other end. Trent Copeland picked up 4 for 69 but it was Scott Coyte who delivered the points to New South Wales when he collected the last two wickets in consecutive deliveries, the first of which was Burns caught at second slip.Steve Magoffin was then bowled first ball to give two points to the Blues, who cannot make the final. New South Wales started their second innings and reached 0 for 15 as the match petered out to a draw

Ricky Ponting and Michael Hussey still have plenty to offer the Australian middle order and will play in the Boxing Day Test against India, according to coach Mickey Arthur

Brydon Coverdale13-Dec-2011

Ricky Ponting and Michael Hussey still have plenty to offer the Australian middle order and will play in the Boxing Day Test against India, according to Mickey Arthur, the team’s coach. Arthur, who is also a selector, said there had been no discussions by the new selection panel on how to plan for the exits of Ponting and Hussey, the two oldest members of Australia’s side.Ponting, who will be 37 by Boxing Day, is still searching for his first Test hundred in nearly two years. His two dismissals in the loss to New Zealand in Hobart reignited debate over his position in the side, after a pair of half-centuries in the previous two Tests had eased the pressure on him. Hussey, 36, had a terrific tour of Sri Lanka but just endured the two least productive series of his career.However, despite the fragility of Australia’s batting at Bellerive Oval, where David Warner was the only man to pass fifty, Australia are reluctant to make too many changes ahead of the India series. Shane Watson is expected to return from a hamstring injury but Shaun Marsh now appears unlikely to reclaim his place after being withdrawn from the tour match against India due to his ongoing back problem.Phillip Hughes is expected to be axed, but Hughes for Watson might now be the only alteration to the batting order. It had been expected that one of the other batsmen, possibly Usman Khawaja, would have made way for Marsh. A likely Australian top six for Boxing Day appears to be Watson, Warner, Khawaja, Ponting, Michael Clarke and Hussey.”I think he should [play on],” Arthur said of Ponting after the Hobart Test. “I’ve had a chat already to [selector] Rod Marsh . . . we’re trying to give ourselves a bit of direction to Boxing Day. I still think Ricky fits very firmly in that picture.”We’re certainly not managing yet how they [Ponting and Hussey] go out of the side. In my opinion they’ve still got big roles to play because we do need some experience within our middle order, there’s no doubt about it. They bring that experience that we need. We haven’t even come to any thought on how we manage any exit on any of those players. The key for us is the get them up firing … on Boxing Day, because they’re key.”The anticipated return of Watson will be a boost to Australia’s team balance, provided he is fully fit to bowl, and they are planning to have Watson fly to Melbourne early to be assessed. Key to that assessment will be determining how much of a bowling load they can give Watson, who hurt his hamstring while bowling in last month’s Johannesburg Test.Arthur said the time had come for the Australian team management to decide what role Watson needed to play in the Test side. He has been one of the most important bowlers over the past year and a half, with his ability to swing the ball and make the batsmen play, but his bowling workload appears to have affected his batting. Arthur said there might come a time when Watson has to move down the order.”It’s been speculated a huge amount,” Arthur said. “I think we’ve got to come to a point now where we make a decision on where Shane is going to bat in the batting order, and how many overs we expect of Shane so there can be no more debate around the issue. We probably need to give him role definition before the Boxing Day Test match.”The Australians flew out of Hobart on Tuesday after their shock seven-run loss to New Zealand knowing that plenty of work remains before they take on India. There were some positives, notably the emergence of Warner and James Pattinson as strong Test players, and they are expected to play significant roles in the four-Test series against India.But the brittle top and middle order is the major concern. And unless the two oldest players in the team stand up, it will remain that way.

ESPNcricinfo previews the fifth ODI between South Africa and Sri Lanka in Johannesburg

The Preview by Abhishek Purohit21-Jan-2012Match factsJanuary 22, Johannesburg
Start time 1000 (0800 GMT)There have been plenty of calls for Tillakaratne Dilshan to be sacked•Getty Images

The Big PictureIt is hard to believe that less than ten months ago, Sri Lanka were World Cup finalists. After the heartbreak of April 2, 2011, they have lost series to England, Australia, Pakistan and now South Africa. Tillakaratne Dilshan’s helpless, yet inwardly hurting, visage has been a common sight in all those defeats. Sunday’s game could be Dilshan’s last as Sri Lanka captain. There have been calls back home to sack him as leader. Some even want him to be dropped from the side. They want change.What is being forgotten is that it is not only Dilshan who has failed. Sri Lanka’s senior batsmen have consistently failed. Their fast bowlers have picked up more injuries than wickets. The hunt for a match-winning spinner continues. To hold Dilshan responsible for all these failures is to ask the world of what was only a stop-gap appointment.It hasn’t helped that leadership does not come to Dilshan as naturally as attacking batting does. The only way he knew was to lead by example, and on that count, he has definitely failed. Even more revealing than a disappointing batting average of 19.95 has been his bowling return of three wickets at 129.33. Dilshan the bowler was Sri Lanka’s partnership breaker. Dilshan the captain has turned Dilshan the bowler into a default Plan B. When the wickets are not coming, he brings himself on. When the runs are flowing, he brings himself on. It shows cluelessness, it shows desperation, and it hasn’t worked.Dilshan finally put it together in the fourth ODI with an innings that seemed to have shaken off the shackles binding him. Sri Lanka took the cue from their captain and an uninhibited Thisara Perera blazed them to their first win of the series. If this indeed turns out to be Dilshan’s final game as captain, he would want his side to play like he has throughout his career. Without apprehension.Sri Lanka’s struggles have made AB de Villiers’ first series as captain much easier than he would have thought. There were signs of panic, though, when Perera started to hit out. Suddenly, the fielding came down several notches, catches were spilled and de Villiers lost control over proceedings. He admitted after the game to have erred tactically. There will be time for him to learn on the job. A win in South Africa’s final game of the home summer season would not be a bad start on the learning curve.Form guideSouth Africa LWWWL
Sri Lanka WLLLLWatch out for …The under-pressure Graeme Smith made only his second half-century in 17 innings in Kimberley. At the very least, his 68 has silenced the critics till Sunday. Another failure will renew the calls for him to be dropped from the limited-overs side. South Africa’s Test captain can do without such added pressure ahead of the tours of New Zealand and England. He needs one more meaty performance tomorrow.For a proud performer who has looked in supreme touch in the previous two matches, Kumar Sangakkara’s 77 runs for the series don’t do him justice. He was run-out after a mix-up in Bloemfontein while what should have been a six was turned into a catch by Alviro Petersen in Kimberley. Will he have better luck in Johannesburg?Team newsRobin Peterson has taken only four wickets in four games and hasn’t been able to squeeze the flow of runs as well. South Africa have run out of reasons to deny Johan Botha, a better batsman than Peterson, a place in the XI. Albie Morkel was “rested” for the fourth ODI after having bowled ten overs in three games. Both Albie and Botha could play tomorrow. That will mean Vernon Philander and Peterson sit out.South Africa: (probable) 1 Graeme Smith, 2 Alviro Petersen, 3 Colin Ingram, 4 AB de Villiers (capt & wk), 5 JP Duminy, 6 Faf du Plessis, 7 Albie Morkel, 8 Johan Botha, 9 Wayne Parnell, 10 Morne Morkel, 11 Lonwabo Tsotsobe.Sri Lanka would not want to tinker with the XI that won in Kimberley. That means the offspinner Sachithra Senanayake could get another game ahead of Dhammika Prasad.Sri Lanka: (probable) 1 Tillakaratne Dilshan (capt), 2 Upul Tharanga, 3 Kumar Sangakkara (wk), 4 Dinesh Chandimal, 5 Lahiru Thirimanne, 6 Angelo Mathews, 7 Thisara Perera, 8 Nuwan Kulasekara, 9 Lasith Malinga, 10 Rangana Herath, 11 Sachithra Senanayake/Dhammika PrasadPitch and conditionsThe Wanderers will have a pitch with more bounce than any of the four venues where the ODIs have been played. Sri Lanka don’t enjoy bounce; South Africa do.Johannesburg has had quite a bit of rain of late and there is a chance of thunderstorms tomorrow.Stats and triviaSouth Africa have lost their previous two completed one-dayers at The Wanderers, the latter by one run to India a year agoWith 191 runs at an average of 63.66, Dinesh Chandimal has been Sri Lanka’s best batsman of the seriesQuotes”We want to finish strongly. 2-3 will be a fantastic result considering how we started this series.”
“We spoke about ruthlessness before this game [Kimberley] but we weren’t that ruthless. We wanted a whitewash but we didn’t do that. We want to make it 4-1 now.”

A round-up of the third day of the first round of matches in the Ranji Trophy Elite 2011-12

ESPNcricinfo staff05-Nov-2011

Group AAn unbeaten double-century from Suresh Raina put Uttar Pradesh in charge against Punjab, at the Punjab Cricket Association Ground. Raina’s effort was well-supported by Parvinder Singh, who equalled his best first-class score: 138. UP had begun day three on 221 for 3, with Raina and Parvinder at the crease. The pair both scored at a commendable rate and went on to add 241 for the fourth wicket. Parvinder was snagged by part-timer Karan Goel, and Manpreet Gony got Arish Alam to edge behind not long after with UP only 100 ahead, but another big stand followed.Piyush Chawla smacked 73 not out off 67 balls as his side looked for quick runs, and put on 146 at almost six an over with Raina. The declaration came soon after Raina went past 200 and his previous top score to finish with 204 at a rate of 71.32. Trailing by 246, Punjab lost two quick wickets ahead of stumps, to finish 26 for 2. Raina’s hundred will put pressure on Yuvraj Singh and Virat Kohli to perform against West Indies in the Test that begins tomorrow, should they be picked in the XI.Karnataka took control of their match against Rajasthan at the Field Club Ground, after their bowlers struck regularly to keep Rajasthan to 255. After Karnataka piled up a mammoth 623 for 6 in their first innings, Rajasthan needed their batsmen to build long innings after getting set. But none of them managed to do that – Ashok Menaria (who consistently churned out the big scores for Rajasthan during the knockout stages last season), Robin Bist and Rohit Jhalani all got to 45, but none of them could not manage more than Menaria’s 57.While new-ball bowlers Vinay Kumar and Abhimanyu Mithun knocked over the top and middle order, taking five wickets between them, left-arm spinner K Appanna cleaned up the tail to finish with 4 for 35. With Rajasthan still trailing by 368, Vinay enforced the follow-on. The opening batsmen’s cautious approach – they scored at less than two runs an over – worked, as they safely saw off the 27 overs before stumps, finishing with 51 for 0.Orissa adopted a very cautious approach against Saurashtra at the Barabati Stadium, edging from 51 for no loss to 246 for 4 in a full-day’s play. Opener Natraj Behera scored most of the 195 runs they managed off 90 overs, carrying his bat through the day and completing his second first-class hundred in the process.Bikas Pati and Biplab Samantray afforded Natraj Behera some support, getting past 40, but neither could hang around long enough to threaten Saurashtra’s first-innings’ score of 545. In the final session, Natraj Behera found another reliable partner in Abhilash Mallick, who finished not out on 35. But Orissa will need both players to bat out as much of the final day as possible to have any chance of securing a draw. Natraj Behera is one short of his best first-class score, 113.File photo: Parthiv Patel led Gujarat’s solid reply at Eden Gardens•ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Mumbai’s spinners, Ramesh Powar and Ankeet Chavan combined to bowl out Railways for 256 at the Karnail Singh Stadium, after which Wasim Jaffer enforced the follow on. Railways had resumed on 66 for 3 and their captain, Sanjay Bangar, made a patient 89. But no one else could get a half-century, as Powar and Chavan picked up three wickets apiece. That meant Railways folded still 227 runs behind Mumbai.They began their second innings in better fashion though, going to stumps 121 for 2, trailing by 106. They lost Shreyas Khanolkar cheaply, but their other opener, Shivakant Shukla who is in his debut season with Railways after transferring from UP, held firm. He put on 89 with Faiz Fazal, before part-timer Suryakumar Yadav had Fazal edging behind just prior to stumps. Shukla finished unbeaten on 64.Group BHundreds from Parthiv Patel and Priyank Panchal carried Gujarat to 315 for 2 in response to Bengal’s 560 at Eden Gardens. The pair began the day with the score on 10 for no loss, and went on to string together a 284-run partnership. Parthiv Patel’s runs came at a good clip: he hit 143 at 70.79 with 18 fours. Panchal’s 139 was his best first-class score and, though a bit slower, included 19 boundaries – 16 fours and three sixes.However, Bengal’s spinners – Iresh Saxena and Saurasish Lahiri – removed the pair in the final session, as Gujarat went to stumps 245 runs in the deficit. The hundred could boost Parthiv’s chances of a Test comeback, as the reserve opener, during the much-anticipated Australia tour that kicks off at the end of the year.Debutant Milind Kumar and Rajat Bhatia went on to complete centuries on the third day at Roshanara Club Ground, to give Delhi the first-innings’ lead against Haryana, despite a collapse. Milind fell for 119 soon after the partnership had crossed the 150-run mark. Puneet Bisht could not get going, but Pawan Negi settled in. His 41-run stand with Bhatia looked promising when Bhatia was cleaned up by Amit Vashisht for 107.That triggered a collapse in which Delhi went from 318 for 5 to 352 all out, with a 59-run lead. The bowlers shared the wickets around. Haryana lost their captain Rahul Dewan early, before a half-century stand between Nitin Saini and Sunny Singh helped wipe out the deficit. However, Bhatia struck late in the day, effectively reducing Haryana to 35 for 2.There was no play possible in the Tamil Nadu v Baroda match at the MA Chidambaram Stadium due to rain, for the third day running.