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A look at the records that tumbled during Quetta Gladiators successful chase against Peshawar Zalmi

Sampath Bandarupalli08-Mar-2023241 Target chased by Quetta Gladiators in Rawalpindi. It is the highest successful target chase in the PSL, surpassing Multan Sultans’ 207 against Lahore Qalandars in 2022. The chase by Gladiators is also the fourth-highest successful target chase in T20 history.ESPNcricinfo Ltd243 for 2 Gladiators’ total against Peshawar Zalmi, the third-highest team total in the PSL. Islamabad United’s 247 for 2 against Zalmi in 2021 is the highest PSL total, followed by 245 for 3 by Multan Sultans against Gladiators in 2022. Zalmi’s 240 for 2 on Wednesday is the fifth highest total in the league and the highest by the franchise.145* Jason Roy’s score against Zalmi is the highest individual score in the Pakistan Super League. The previous highest was an unbeaten 127 by Colin Ingram for Karachi Kings against Quetta Gladiators in 2019.ESPNcricinfo Ltd27 Innings Roy needed to complete 1000 runs in the PSL. He is now the fastest batter to the milestone, bettering Shan Masood, who needed 29 innings. Roy is also one of the three batters to score multiple hundreds in the PSL.44 Balls Roy needed for his hundred, the second fastest by any player in the PSL. The fastest is by Rilee Rossouw, who scored a century in just 43 balls for Multan Sultans against the Gladiators last year. Babar Azam, who took 60 balls for his hundred, recorded the joint-slowest of the league.ESPNcricinfo Ltd88 for 1 Gladiators’ score in the powerplay. It is the second highest powerplay total for any team in the PSL, behind United’s 97 for 0 against Gladiators in 2021. The Quetta Gladiators raced to 100-run mark in 6.5 overs, the second fastest team 100 in the PSL behind United’s in 6.2 overs against Gladiators.8 Hundreds for Babar Azam in T20 cricket, the joint-second-most by any batter. Only Chris Gayle is ahead of Babar with 22 centuries, while Aaron Finch, Michael Klinger and David Warner, all have eight tons each.ESPNcricinfo Ltd162 Partnership runs between Babar and Saim Ayub for the first wicket, the second highest stand by any pair in the PSL. The highest is 176 by Karachi Kings’ opening pair of Sharjeel Khan and Babar, against the Islamabad United in 2021.483 Runs between Zalmi and Gladiators on Wednesday, the highest aggregate for a PSL match. The previous highest was 479 runs between Islamabad United and Gladiators in 2021. The aggregate of 483 runs by Zalmi and Gladiators is also the highest for a T20 match in Asia.

Without Morris, the death bowling – one of the team’s perennial bugbears – will be in focus again

Saurabh Somani07-Apr-20212:14

Team preview: Can RCB go all the way this season?

Where they finished in 2020 Fourth on the points table and fourth overall, losing in the Eliminator to the Sunrisers Hyderabad. This was the first time the team had made the playoffs since 2016.Potential XI 1 Devdutt Padikkal, 2 Virat Kohli (capt), 3 AB de Villiers, 4 Glenn Maxwell, 5 Mohammed Azharuddeen (wk), 6 Dan Christian, 7 Kyle Jamieson, 8 Washington Sundar, 9 Mohammed Siraj, 10 Navdeep Saini, 11 Yuzvendra ChahalPS: Devdutt Padikkal was in isolation after testing positive for Covid-19, but he has now joined the squad after returning two negative tests.Can Glenn Maxwell and Virat Kohli combine to deliver RCB their maiden IPL title?•BCCIBattingIt’s IPL 2021 but the Royal Challengers Bangalore story still seems to be one that stars Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers, and hopes that the supporting cast will step up. If both Kohli and de Villiers have middling IPLs – it’s unlikely to happen but it’s a useful thought experiment to gauge batting strength – it leaves the team looking fairly uncertain. Glenn Maxwell, of course, could turn up and snatch games away on his own, but he remains an enigma in the IPL. He’s got the talent, the nous and the performances all over the world, but he’s somehow not clicked in true Maxwell style in the IPL apart from a couple of seasons.The Royal Challengers have some exciting new talents in Padikkal and Finn Allen, but both of them would be better off being allowed to bat with freedom, instead of being burdened with the pressure of carrying the batting.They didn’t sign a lot of lower-order hitters in the IPL 2021 auction, which puts the onus on Maxwell to marshal the second half of their batting. If all three of Kohli, de Villiers and Maxwell play true to form and class, then the team will be scarily good.Kohli has said he’ll open the batting, which might work towards giving the Royal Challengers some of the batting thrust they missed at the top and in the middle in IPL 2020. They were the slowest team in the middle overs, with a strike rate of just 113.51.Their powerplay strike rate wasn’t too hot either, at 116.05, but while that might not change too much, where Kohli opening could work is that he would be well-set by the middle overs and thus able to score quicker.ESPNcricinfo LtdBowlingThe Royal Challengers let go of Chris Morris, whom they had bought for INR 10 crore, but went up as high as 9.75 crore while bidding for him at the 2021 auctions. If letting Morris go was a puzzling decision at the outset, being prepared to shell out almost the same amount to buy him back was even more baffling.Morris had the death-overs economy rate of bowler in IPL 2020 (minimum 20 balls), conceding a mere 7.03 per over. The next best for the Royal Challengers were Isuru Udana (9.44) and Mohammed Siraj (10.06). Morris was not just outstanding at the death, he was incisive and economical during all phases, and the Royal Challengers don’t have a similar bowler to bank on in their current squad.Without Morris, the death bowling in particular – one of the team’s perennial bugbears – will be in focus once again. They will hope that the big-ticket buy of Kyle Jamieson pays off, and if he can give them some control at the death, their bowling attack will wear a nicely rounded look. Washington Sundar’s control in the powerplay and Yuzvendra Chahal’s guile in the middle overs give them some stability. If Siraj and Navdeep Saini can hit their best bowling form in tandem, that could still make for a very competent attack, even without Morris.Related

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Hit the ball hard: the Finn Allen mantra

Young player to watch out for Finn Allen was picked up as a replacement for Josh Philippe before he had even made his New Zealand debut. A top-order batsman who can keep wickets too, Allen was a like-for-like replacement for Philippe in terms of roles, but given the initial promise he has shown, the Royal Challengers might have just found an upgrade. He had a bumper Super Smash 2020-21, smashing a chart-topping 512 runs at a strike-rate of almost 194 to power the Firebirds to the title. Then, in his third T20I, he uncorked a 29-ball 71 against Bangladesh, reaching his half-century off just 18 balls. Allen, who will turn 22 during the second week of the IPL, might not make the starting XI immediately for the Royal Challengers, but he’s likely to get a few games as the tournament goes on.Coaching staff Mike Hesson (director of cricket operations), Simon Katich (head coach), Adam Griffith (bowling coach), S Sriram (batting and spin bowling coach), Sanjay Bangar (batting consultant), Shanker Basu (strength and conditioning coach), Evan Speechly (physiotherapist)Poll

RCB have now lost three in three at the Chinnaswamy this season, and on each occasion, a former RCB player has played a key role in their defeat

Shashank Kishore19-Apr-20252:46

Pujara: RCB need to find a way to get pitches in their favour

“I am a bit confused about the Impact Player, but we’re playing the same team.”That was Rajat Patidar after losing his third straight toss in IPL 2025 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. In a rain-shortened match, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) held back an eighth batter – Devdutt Padikkal wasn’t named in the XII – against a batting-heavy Punjab Kings (PBKS), a decision that raised eyebrows after Patidar’s remark.Was it oversight or sheer audacity?Or signaling an intent: resist overcommitting batting resources in a condensed game and, instead, strengthen the bowling.Related

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Unfortunately for RCB, the plan unraveled long before it could take shape. Their top order faltered, and it started in the first over itself with Arshdeep Singh knocking over Phil Salt with a short ball, eerily similar to how he had orchestrated his downfall when India played England in a T20I series earlier this year.That set the pattern for a collapse RCB hadn’t bargained for.The rain and the moisture had had its effect on the pitch, with fast bowlers able to extract a little extra, both in terms of bounce and movement.Virat Kohli copped one high on the bat as he miscued a pull to mid-on; Liam Livingstone top-edged a heave; Jitesh Sharma top-edged a slog sweep; Krunal Pandya fell when Marco Jansen’s short ball reared up faster than he had anticipated, with the ball brushing his glove and looping up after thudding into the helmet.At 33 for 5 in 6.1 overs, the scoreboard offered little cushion to justify RCB’s brave call of not starting with Padikkal. With the innings teetering, they were forced to summon their Impact Player – Manoj Bhandage.Yuzvendra Chahal continues to be excellent at taking down batters who look to take him down•Getty ImagesA name tucked away in RCB’s reserves for a number of years, Bhandage had quietly carved a reputation as a finisher in the Karnataka circles, waiting for a stage worthy of his promise. That moment arrived under the blaze of the IPL lights, with 30,000 fans roaring and the weight of a looming crisis showing.It was less a debut and more a trial by fire. Bhandage finally got his moment with RCB 41 for 6 in the eighth over. The innings lasted all of four deliveries, and an attempt to review the lbw off Jansen almost seemed an afterthought. The despondency mirrored RCB’s night of horror.

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In their first home game this season, against Gujarat Titans (GT), RCB were given a stinging reminder of what once was, as Mohammed Siraj – an integral part of their set-up for seven seasons – returned for the opposition to hurt them. A week later, it was KL Rahul who stirred memories of another sliding-door moment.It was in RCB colours, on a warm May afternoon in 2016, that Rahul’s T20 journey truly took shape. Thrust into the XI that day against the now-defunct Gujarat Lions in Rajkot as a late replacement for the injured Mandeep Singh, Rahul had responded with a half-century, and made a middle-order spot his own for the remainder of the season.Back at “home” this season, Rahul hit the winning runs and drew an imaginary circle on the ground and placed his bat into it, enacting a scene from the Kannada film , and walking off proudly telling his team-mates, “this is my ground”.On Friday night, the damage was done long before Nehal Wadhera’s six-hitting blitz sealed a win for PBKS. It began with Yuzvendra Chahal, another ex-RCB stalwart, not just returning but also serving a reminder of the force he still can be despite a poor start to the season where his utility had been questioned.1:00

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Unlike Glenn Maxwell, Chahal had the air of a disgruntled ex when he was released, and justifiably so. No bowler had claimed more wickets at the Chinnaswamy than him. From a modest INR 10 lakh signing to a lynchpin of India’s white-ball attack, Chahal’s rise mirrored RCB’s trust in him.He was the man Kohli, when captain, turned to when the stakes were high. Someone who dared to toss it up on a graveyard for bowlers. On Friday night, Chahal wasn’t just reclaiming his territory, he was making a statement.Chahal began with intent, tossing each of his first four deliveries bravely into the arc of danger. On the fourth, he found reward as Jitesh was lured into the slog sweep that he top-edged to the boundary rider. The ball had drifted in, dipped late, and ripped away – a legspinner’s classic calling card. In a rain-curtailed 14-over game, a four-run over with a wicket was gold.But Chahal wasn’t done. His next act was even grander: the dismissal of Rajat Patidar, a man who dismantles spin not with footwork, but with stillness. Patidar thrives on balance, getting power from a solid base, launching spinners with effortless brutality.Last year in Dharamsala, he had provided a highlights reel of sixes against Rahul Chahar. The conditions may have been different here, but the threat he posed remained just as real, even in the rubble of RCB’s innings. And yet, on Friday night, Chahal cracked the code.1:52

Pujara: From ball one, David was on top of his game

With teasing flight and dip, he drew Patidar into a lofted stroke – not a reckless swipe, but a shot, with the spin, that was on. Only, the ball spun outside his hitting arc. The result: a straightforward catch at long-off. Chahal’s fist-pump, roar, and sprint to his team-mates said it all. And somewhere in the stands, you could almost hear the groan among the RCB faithful: not again.This dismissal left Tim David, a man usually content being a spectator when RCB bat, needing to do the heavy lifting. The situation demanded more than fireworks; it called for composure and calculation, for the danger of being bowled out inside 14 overs was real.David answered the call with his longest IPL innings – 50 off 26 balls – an innings that gave RCB a total that had shape if not heft. And then the bowlers took over, scrapping with spirit, pushing the contest further than the score should have allowed. David gave them a platform. They nearly turned it into something more.RCB teams of the past may have made small chases such as this one into canters. That this team fought back was testimony to how strong their bowling attack is. However, the bottom line is this: they have now let themselves down with the bat for a third straight innings at home, and that has resulted in three home defeats.And they are veering dangerously close to “this [home defeats] isn’t just a coincidence” territory.

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Uma das prioridades do Palmeiras no mercado desde o fim do ano passado era a chegada de um meia para ser o substituto de Raphael Veiga, e Rômulo foi contratado com esta intenção. Tendo a dupla, além de contar com “titular e reserva”, Abel Ferreira poderá repetir uma fórmula de jogar que fez sucesso, em 2022.

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No ano em questão, o Verdão conquistou Paulistão, Recopa Sul-Americana e o Brasileirão. Um dos protagonistas foi Gustavo Scarpa, meia que, teoricamente, disputava posição com Veiga. Porém, na verdade, eles atuaram boa parte da temporada juntos. Na temporada anterior, isso também aconteceu, especialmente na reta final.

Rômulo concede a mesma variação para Abel, pois pode atuar pelos lados além do centro do campo. Assim, o Verdão deixaria de ter apenas atacantes ou alas e acrescentaria a oportunidade de contar com um meia-armador que divide a responsabilidade com Veiga.

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— Venho ao Palmeiras para fazer várias posições. Gosto de atuar no meio-campo e na beirada, como ponta também, vindo flutuar por dentro. Eu posso fazer essas situações e agora é adaptação ao estilo de jogo aqui. Estou bem adaptado e entendendo bem – explicou Rômulo, em entrevista de apresentação no novo clube.

Rômulo não enxerga Veiga apenas como um companheiro de time no Palmeiras. Ele também vê o colega como uma referência e contou história curiosa de quando eles se encontraram na primeira rodada do Paulistão, durante confronto entre o Alviverde e o Novorizontino. Àquela altura, o meia ainda não tinha fechado com o Verdão.

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— Raphael Veiga é minha referência aqui, sempre está falando comigo. A gente tem tudo para dar certo. (…) Acompanho o Veiga há muito tempo, gosto muito do jogo dele. No meio do jogo, não podia perder a oportunidade de conversar com ele. Pedi a camisa e, depois do jogo, ele me tratou muito bem, me deu boas palavras para continuar trabalhando. Até então não sabíamos de nada, depois de alguns jogos veio a notícia do Palmeiras e estar com ele e os companheiros – disse.

Rômulo ainda não estreou pelo Palmeiras, mas ele e Veiga estão à disposição de Abel para jogar na quinta-feira (11). A equipe enfrenta o Liverpool, do Uruguai, pela segunda rodada da fase de grupos da Libertadores.

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Jogador do DC United, da MLS, a liga dos Estados Unidos, Gabriel Pirani concedeu entrevista exclusiva ao Lance! e falou sobre a importância de Fernando Diniz na carreira. O atacante brasileiro foi comandado pelo treinador em duas oportunidades, em 2021, no Santos, e em 2023, no Fluminense.

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Revelado pelo clube paulista, Pirani teve uma maior presença com Diniz em São Paulo, mas a parte mais vitoriosa fica no Rio de Janeiro. No último ano, o jogador conquistou a Libertadores, Campeonato Carioca e Taça Guanabara, e marcou dois gols em 24 partidas.

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– O professor Diniz me tirou da zona de conforto, me fez aprender mais sobre futebol e entender o campo de outra forma. Ele busca ajudar o atleta em todos os aspectos para chegar em alto nível – disse.

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– O diferencial dele (Diniz) é tratar o atleta como um ser humano… Para ele, a evolução do jogador é como um título e isso, querendo ou não, ganha o jogador – destacou.

A relação entre Fernando Diniz e jogadores, principalmente do Fluminense por conta da maior duração pela atual passagem, fez com que Pirani colocasse o treinador como um dos pontos mais importantes de sua carreira em termos de evolução.

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Em meio às críticas da torcida, o técnico do Fluminense insistiu na presença do atacante em alguns jogos da temporada. Como resultado, Pirani marcou um gol importante, no clássico contra o Flamengo, em que garantiu a vitória por 2 a 1 e o título da Taça Guanabara.

– Sou muito grato por tudo que vivi e aprendi trabalhando com ele. Sem dúvidas, sou um atleta diferente após conhecê-lo – afirmou.

Em janeiro deste ano, o Santos oficializou a venda de Gabriel Pirani para o DC United, da MLS, por 1,3 milhão de dólares (cerca de R$6,3 milhões na cotação da época). Pelo clube norte-americano, o atacante soma 2 gols em 23 jogos.

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Manchester United are now preparing a huge bid for a “sensational” midfielder, who is now their priority target, with Ruben Amorim personally keen.

Man Utd readying move for midfielder after Scholes' Mainoo comments

Paul Scholes has recently made it clear he believes Kobbie Mainoo needs to leave his boyhood club, given a lack of game time this season, saying: “For his football career he has to leave Man United. He has lost 18 months of development.

“I hope he goes abroad, it is embarrassing if he goes to Chelsea. They might go and get him, as they are putting together a very good young squad. They keep buying young players and the right good young players.”

Mainoo is still yet to start a Premier League game, although he did impress after coming on as a second-half substitute in the 4-1 rout of Wolverhampton Wanderers last time out.

The Englishman’s most recent display may give Amorim something to think about, but with his future up in the air, the Red Devils have now set their sights on a new central midfielder.

That is according to a report from Spain, which states Man United are now preparing a €100m (£87m) bid for Crystal Palace star Adam Wharton, who has been identified as their ‘absolute priority’ target in the middle of the park.

Amorim is personally keen on signing the England international, with bringing in a new central midfielder deemed essential, given that Casemiro is likely to leave upon the expiration of his contract next summer.

Crystal Palace are reluctant to sell one of their prized assets, but there is now growing interest, with Manchester City, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur also keen.

Signing "sensational" Wharton would soften blow of Mainoo leaving

It is always bitterly disappointing when an academy graduate leaves, especially one as talented as Mainoo, with the 20-year-old playing a major role in United winning the 2024 FA Cup, scoring against Manchester City in the final.

That said, it would be understandable if the youngster wanted to leave, amid interest from reigning Serie A champions Napoli, given that his development is being stifled by a lack of game time, featuring for just 183 minutes in the Premier League this season.

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Signing Wharton could soften the blow of losing Mainoo, however, with the Palace star a similar age to the Stockport-born midfielder at 21, and he has put in some top-quality performances this season.

Most recently, the Englishman chipped in with an assist as Palace won 2-1 away at Fulham, while he has also impressed at international level, making three key passes and maintaining a 91% pass-completion rate in the Three Lions’ 2-0 win against Albania last month.

Having proven himself for club and country, Wharton could be an excellent addition for Man United, and it is exciting news that a bid is being prepared.

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O comentarista da TV Globo Eric Faria não poupou elogios em suas redes socias ao falar sobre o novo uniforme do Cruzeiro. O clube divulgou o modelo nesta terça-feira (5).

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Além de enaltecer o novo uniforme, Eric Faria contou que tem uma camisa do Cabuloso em sua coleção.

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– Pra mim, das mais bonitas do mundo. Sempre achei a camisa do Cruzeiro espetacular. Tenho uma na minha coleção da década de 80 – declarou o cometarista.

O novo uniforme do Cruzeiro foi o inspirado nos grandes títulos do clube. A camisa é predominantemente azul e traz estrelas em outro tom da cor, além das cinco estrelas clássicas em branco.

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Inspirada nas conquistas icônicas de 92 a 95 e no brilho do destino. 🔮

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