Ceni mantém base do São Paulo para clássico, mas corta Galoppo de relacionados; Veja escalação

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Conforme o LANCE! antecipou, o técnico Rogério Ceni seguiu o seu conhecido pragmatismo e manteve a atuação base do São Paulo para o clássico contra o Palmeiras, às 16h (de Brasília) deste domingo (22), no Allianz Parque, pela terceira rodada do Campeonato Paulista.

Sem contar com Pablo Maia, suspenso após a expulsão na vitória por 2 a 1 sobre a Ferroviária, durante a semana, Ceni manteve Jhegson Méndez nos 11 iniciais, dessa vez como primeiro cabeça de área. Nestor, poupado em Araraquara (SP), entra como segundo homem de meio-campo.

Arboleda, outro que sequer viajou para o interior, retorna aos titulares.

Com isso, o São Paulo vai aa campo com Rafael; Rafinha, Ferraresi, Arboleda e Welington; Pablo Maia e Nestor; David, Luciano, Calleri e Wellington Rato.

Galoppo, autor do gol da vitória contra a Ferroviária, acabou cortado dos relacionados pela limitação de estrangeiros. Junto dele, Alan Franco e Gabriel Neves também não foram relacionados. Além dos titulares, Orejuela foi o quinto gringo relacionado.

O meia argentino chegou ao Morumbi cercado de expectativas no meio do ano passado. Foi contratado por US$ 6 milhões (aproximadamente R$ 31,2 milhões) junto ao Banfield, em negociação paga com criptomoedas e que teoricamente será ressarcida por um parceiro do clube.

Entretanto, desde então Ceni mostra pouca empatia com seu camisa 14. Foram apenas sete partidas como titular e dois gols marcados

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مواعيد مباريات اليوم الأحد 31-8-2025 والقنوات الناقلة.. الزمالك ضد وادي دجلة وليفربول أمام آرسنال

تتجه أنظار عشاق الكرة المصرية، مساء اليوم الأحد 31-8-2025، نحو مواجهة الزمالك أمام وادي دجلة في الجولة الخامسة من الدوري المصري الممتاز، حيث يسعى الأبيض لمواصلة نتائجه الإيجابية والانقضاض على المنافسين مبكرًا في صراع القمة، بينما يطمح دجلة في تحقيق مفاجأة ثقيلة تعطل قطار الأبيض.

وفي إنجلترا سيكون ملعب أنفيلد مسرحًا لقمة نارية بين ليفربول وآرسنال في الجولة الثالثة من البريميرليج، حيث يدخل الريدز اللقاء مدعومين بجماهيرهم من أجل إثبات القوة أمام خصم تقليدي، فيما يطمح المدفعجية في الخروج بالانتصار الذي يمنحهم دفعة هائلة في سباق المنافسة المبكر على اللقب.

أما في الدوري الإسباني، فتتجه الأنظار إلى مواجهة برشلونة أمام رايو فاييكانو في ختام الجولة الثالثة، حيث يسعى الفريق الكتالوني للحفاظ على بدايته القوية، بينما يدخل أصحاب الأرض المواجهة بطموح عرقلة العملاق الكتالوني وتحقيق نتيجة تاريخية أمام جماهيرهم.

وعلى صعيد آخر، سيكون عشاق الكرة السعودية على موعد مع مواجهة خاصة في كأس الملك حين يلتقي العربي مع الأهلي في دور الـ32، وهي مباراة ينتظرها جمهور الراقي لرؤية فريقه في اختبار جديد على صعيد البطولات المحلية، وسط تطلع لتحقيق انتصار مريح يضعه في الدور المقبل. مواعيد مباريات اليوم الأحد 31-8-2025 والقنوات الناقلةمواعيد مباريات الدوري المصري اليوم

المصري ضد كهرباء الإسماعيلية، الساعة 6 بتوقيت مصر والسعودية، وتُذاع عبر قناة “ON Sport 1”.

مودرن سبورت ضد حرس الحدود، الساعة 6 بتوقيت مصر والسعودية، وتُذاع عبر قناة “ON Sport 2”.

وادي دجلة ضد الزمالك، الساعة 9 بتوقيت مصر والسعودية، وتُذاع عبر قناة “ON Sport 1”.

سموحة ضد بتروجيت، الساعة 9 بتوقيت مصر والسعودية، وتُذاع عبر قناة “ON Sport 2”.

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العربي ضد الأهلي، الساعة 7 بتوقيت مصر والسعودية، وتُذاع عبر قناة “ثمانية 1”. مواعيد مباريات الدوري الإنجليزي اليوم

برايتون ضد مانشستر سيتي، الساعة 4 بتوقيت مصر والسعودية، وتُذاع عبر قناة “beIN SPORTS 1 HD”.

نوتينجهام فورست ضد وست هام، الساعة 4 بتوقيت مصر والسعودية، وتُذاع عبر قناة “beIN SPORTS 2 HD”.

ليفربول ضد آرسنال، الساعة 6:30 بتوقيت مصر والسعودية، وتُذاع عبر قناة “beIN SPORTS 1 HD”.

أستون فيلا ضد كريستال بالاس، الساعة 9 بتوقيت مصر والسعودية، وتُذاع عبر قناة “beIN SPORTS 2 HD”. مواعيد مباريات الدوري الإسباني اليوم

سيلتا فيجو ضد فياريال، الساعة 6 بتوقيت مصر والسعودية، وتُذاع عبر قناة “beIN SPORTS 3 HD”.

ريال بيتيس ضد أتلتيك بيلباو، الساعة 8 بتوقيت مصر والسعودية، وتُذاع عبر قناة “beIN SPORTS 3 HD”.

إسبانيول ضد جيرونا، الساعة 8:30 بتوقيت مصر والسعودية، وتُذاع عبر قناة “beIN SPORTS 6 HD”.

رايو فاييكانو ضد برشلونة، الساعة 10:30 بتوقيت مصر والسعودية، وتُذاع عبر قناة “beIN SPORTS 1 HD”. مواعيد مباريات الدوري الإيطالي اليوم

جنوى ضد يوفنتوس، الساعة 7:30 بتوقيت مصر والسعودية، وتُذاع عبر “STARZPLAY”.

تورينو ضد فيورنتينا، الساعة 7:30 بتوقيت مصر والسعودية، وتُذاع عبر “STARZPLAY”.

إنتر ضد أودينيزي، الساعة 9:45 بتوقيت مصر والسعودية، وتُذاع عبر “STARZPLAY”.

لاتسيو ضد هيلاس فيرونا، الساعة 9:45 بتوقيت مصر والسعودية، وتُذاع عبر “STARZPLAY”. مواعيد مباريات الدوري الفرنسي اليوم

أنجييه ضد رين، الساعة 4 بتوقيت مصر والسعودية، وتُذاع عبر قناة “beIN SPORTS 4 HD”.

لوهافر ضد نيس، الساعة 6:15 بتوقيت مصر والسعودية، وتُذاع عبر قناة “beIN SPORTS 4 HD”.

موناكو ضد ستراسبورج، الساعة 6:15 بتوقيت مصر والسعودية، وتُذاع عبر قناة “beIN Xtra 1”.

باريس ضد ميتز، الساعة 6:15 بتوقيت مصر والسعودية، وتُذاع عبر قناة “beIN SPORTS 6 HD”.

ليون ضد مارسيليا، الساعة 9:45 بتوقيت مصر والسعودية، وتُذاع عبر قناة “beIN SPORTS 4 HD”. مواعيد مباريات الدوري الألماني اليوم

فولفسبورج ضد ماينتس، الساعة 4:30 بتوقيت مصر والسعودية، وتُذاع عبر “شاهد”.

دورتموند ضد يونيون برلين، الساعة 6:30 بتوقيت مصر والسعودية، وتُذاع عبر “MBC أكشن” و”شاهد”.

كولن ضد فرايبورج، الساعة 8:30 بتوقيت مصر والسعودية، وتُذاع عبر “شاهد”.

ويُمكنكم متابعة أحداث مباريات اليوم لحظة بلحظة من مركز المباريات من هنــــــا

Corinthians repete final do Brasileirão Feminino e pode manter sequência desde a retomada da categoria

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Desde que retomou o futebol feminino, o Corinthians não passou uma temporada sem chegar em, pelo menos, uma final. E a máxima pode ser mantida com apenas dois jogos em 2023. Nesta quinta-feira (9), as Brabas recebem o Internacional, na Neo Química Arena, pela semifinal da Supercopa do Brasil.

Paralisada durante sete anos, o Timão voltou a ter a categoria em 2016, em uma parceria com o Grêmio Osasco Audax que durou dois anos. Nestas temporadas, as corintianas chegaram às decisões da Copa do Brasil (2016) e Libertadores (2017) e ganharam as duas. Em 2017, o Corinthians também chegou à final do Brasileirão, mas perdeu para o Santos.

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+Relembre as derrotas internacionais mais vergonhosas de times brasileiros

Em 2018, as Brabas passaram a ser geridas exclusivamente pelo Time do Povo, tornando-se referência no futebol feminino, em uma gestão que desde o início teve a diretoria Cris Gambaré à frente.

No período, o Corinthians só não esteve em uma final do Paulistão, que foi no ano passado, quando ficou na quinta colocação da primeira fase e nem se classificou às semifinais. Nas demais, foram três títulos (2019, 2020 e 2021) e um vice-campeonato (2018). No Brasileirão, esteve em todas as finais possíveis, perdendo somente em 2019, para a Ferroviária.

+ Confira a tabela do Paulistão e simule os próximos jogos

Já na Libertadores, de duas, uma: ou as Brabas chegam à final e saem campeãs ou nem vão à decisão. Em 2019 e 2021, tudo deu certo. Em 2020, as meninas do Timão caíram na semifinal, e na última edição, em 2022, ficaram nas quartas de final.

+ Veja as movimentações do mercado da bola no vaivém do LANCE!

Na última temporada, duas competições foram disputadas de maneira inédita e foram conquistadas pelo Corinthians: a própria Supercopa do Brasil e a Copa Paulista.

O confronto entre Timão e Inter, que acontece nesta quarta-feira (9), decidiu o Brasileirão Feminino do ano passado. Na ocasião, os times empataram em 1 a 1 no jogo de ida, em Porto Alegre, mas o Corinthians venceu a volta, em São Paulo, por 4 a 1.

Fagner brinca com Biro após garoto da base do Corinthians 'roubar' lugar de Cássio: 'Pediu permissão?'

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O Corinthians divulgou os bastidores da vitória sobre o Santo André, por 3 a 1, pela rodada final da fase de grupos do Paulistão, e uma cena entre Fagner e Guilherme Biro chamou a atenção.

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Relacionado pela primeira vez na temporada após ter o seu contrato renovado, Biro usou o armário de Cássio, preservado pelo técnico Fernando Lázaro para não correr o risco de tomar o terceiro cartão amarelo e perder o duelo contra o Ituano, pelas quartas de final.

+ Veja as movimentações do mercado da bola no LANCE!

Em tom de brincadeira, Fagner cobrou o atleta da base, perguntando se ele havia pedido permissão para usar o armário do capitão corintiano.

Já mandei foto para o Gigante. Você pediu permissão? Dá próxima vez deixa ele sentado no baú – brincou Fagner.

Além da cena protagonizada pelo veterano lateral e o jovem da base, Paulinho foi bastante abraçado e elogiado pelo elenco. O camisa 15 fez o gol da virada do Timão, voltando a marcar após 11 meses.

+ Veja como ficou a tabela e simule o mata-mata do Campeonato Paulista

O Corinthians ganhou folga nesta segunda-feira e seguirá a preparação para o duelo contra o Ituano na terça-feira. A Federação Paulista de Futebol ainda definirá a data e horário do confronto, mas como teve melhor campanha, o Timão jogará em casa, na Neo Química Arena.

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Final do Carioca será tira-teima histórico entre Flamengo e Fluminense

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Flamengo e Fluminense decidirão o título do Campeonato Carioca deste ano em uma final que promete ser emocionante. Esta é a quarta edição seguida do Estadual em que os dois rivais se enfrentam na decisão, o que aumenta a expectativa. Além disso, será a 13ª vez que os clubes decidem o título, sendo o equilíbrio uma marca no histórico do confronto, com seis conquistas para cada. A partir deste sábado teremos o tira-teima no Fla-Flu. O LANCE! transmite o clássico em Tempo Real.

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Esta conta é levando em consideração as edições do Campeonato Carioca nas quais as duas equipes entraram em campo com chances de serem campeãs, em jogos decisivos e com caráter de final. O Flamengo conquistou o título em 1963, 1972, 1991, 2017, 2020 e 2021. Já o Fluminense levou a melhor sobre o adversário em 1936, 1941, 1973, 1984, 1995 e, mais recentemente, em 2022.

O equilíbrio entre os times não se limita ao Estadual.Em 34 confrontos diretos, valendo título ou classificação, inclusive finais de turnos, os rivais estão empatados, com 17 conquistas ou avanço de fase para cada.No Carioca foram 32 mata-matas e decisões, com 16 vitórias do Fla e 16 do Flu.

Apenas em 2009 e 2017 os dois se enfrentaram em outro torneio: a Copa Sul-Americana. No primeiro ano citado, o Fluminense eliminou o Flamengo, na primeira fase, após empates em 0 a 0 e 1 a 1, no Maracanã, por conta do gol marcado como visitante. O Rubro-Negro deu o troco em 2017, nas quartas de final, avançando com vitória por 1 a 0 e empate em 3 a 3 – ambos no Maracanã.

Abel Ferreira nega interesse do Palmeiras em jogador do São Paulo: 'Não vai pular o muro'

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O Palmeiras bateu o Tombense de virada, nesta quarta-feira, pela partida de ida da terceira fase da Copa do Brasil. Apesar do animado placar de 4 a 2, um dos principais assuntos da coletiva de Abel Ferreira foi um suposto interesse do clube em contratar o volante Luan, do São Paulo. Apesar de algumas notícias apontarem para isso, o treinador negou que o Verdão seja o destino do jovem.

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Em 2021, no primeiro jogo da final do Paulistão, Abel apareceu em vídeo da TV do Tricolor elogiando Luan por conta do quanto ele correu naquela oportunidade. A partir dali, surgiu a teoria de que o português gosta do futebol do volante. Agora, que o são-paulino está em discussão de renovação contratual com o rival, a história tem sido retomada. Mas se depender do treinador palmeirense, isso não existe. Segundo ele, o Verdão não irá contratar Luan neste momento.

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-Isso é tudo mentira, são tantas coisas escritas no jornal. Eu vejo tanta coisa… Palmeiras queria jogador do Fortaleza, queria o Luan… o Palmeiras não quer o Luan, não vai pular o muro. Enquanto for o treinador, depois não sei. Mas isso é tudo mentira, acho que a presidente foi muito clara no que disse, não acredito que entre mais alguém, mas estamos atentos. Esse jogador não está na nossa lista. Enquanto eu for treinador, não. É tudo falso, dou minha palavra. Não coloco em causa a qualidade do jogador, digo que nós Palmeiras não queremos esse jogador – garantiu Abel.

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Acompanhando o que Leila Pereira disse sobre o Palmeiras não estar no mercado neste momento, Abel Ferreira fez elogios aos movimentos recentes do clube e fez questão de valorizar o elenco que tem nas mãos. Por enquanto, pelo jeito, é com ele que o Verdão seguirá nesta temporada.

-Ríos no lugar do Atuesta foi oportunidade, jogador de outra divisão. Quando o jogador é bom, joga em qualquer lugar. É assim que tem que ser, temos que ter coragem de colocar jogadores que estão em divisões inferiores. Ninguém foi antes de o ser. Não é só qualidade técnica, é caráter, o grande jogador é aquele que torna a equipe melhor. Felizmente nós temos muitos desses jogadores. Não sei se temos o melhor elenco, mas temos o melhor time – concluiu o português.

O Palmeiras agora volta suas atenções para o Campeonato Brasileiro, no qual estreia neste sábado, às 16h, diante do Cuiabá, no Allianz Parque. Contra o Tombense, o jogo de volta será apenas no dia 26 de abril, fora de casa, às 20h, quando eles decidem vaga nas oitavas de final da Copa do Brasil.

Smith: Can't remember being unsure two days out which pitch I would be playing on

Australia left the ground on Tuesday still in the dark over which of the two surfaces would be used for the match

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Will Ahmedabad give the best batting pitch of the series?

Steven Smith could not remember another occasion where he had been unsure which pitch he would be playing on for a Test match two days out from it starting.That was the situation which emerged on Tuesday in Ahmedabad with Australia leaving the ground still in the dark over which of the two surfaces would be used for the final Test. However, after the visitors had departed the picture became clearer. India’s hierarchy focused their attention on the drier, black-soil pitch, instead of the red-soil one which also appeared significantly greener – although the groundsman had told Smith both would have been significantly trimmed of grass.”[There] might have been a couple of [pitches] prepared maybe a bit longer out than two days but I can’t remember two days,” Smith said.Related

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Even by the time Australia had finished training on Tuesday, around four hours after arriving at the ground, the likely Test pitch had already started to change character.”I didn’t go out and have a look in the afternoon but Alex Carey did,” Smith said. “It looked completely different, a lot drier in the afternoon. It’s very hot here, 37 degrees, which gives it a chance to dry out and I think that the cover was on for a bit today. So they’re potentially worried that it’s drying out too much. It certainly changed in a few hours. Having a look today we’ll be able to potentially see what it’s going to do.”With three three-day Tests so far – and the latter barely reaching that far – this series is well on track to finish with the fewest balls bowled in a four-match series. However, Smith said the groundsman had indicated that this game would go longer than the othersIt all points to Australia again fielding three frontline spinners particularly now Cameron Green is available to balance the side. He was only needed for two overs in Indore, while Mitchell Starc was called on for 12.Smith took the opportunity for a little swipe at some of the punditry that suggested Australia should have stuck to their fast-bowling strengths with three quicks and just one spinner. That was the model which brought the 2004 series victory but on very different surfaces.Scott Boland partnered with Pat Cummins in Nagpur before Cummins was the lone quick in Delhi. Then Starc and Green both returned in Indore. Victory in the third Test has left the team with a sense of vindication that their planning has been correct.”It’s been weird with a bit of the commentary back home, people talking about us playing three quicks and one spinner,” Smith said. “It’s kind of mind-boggling to me when we look at these surfaces and we see what we’ve had, 11 innings in six days or something like that, and spinners have taken the bulk of the wickets and you see how difficult it is to play the spin.”It’s kind of odd to hear that kind of commentary, but we’ve had faith in what we’re trying to do and it’s good that we are able to show that we can play with three spinners and win. We weren’t too far away in Delhi either, outside of that hour of madness. Nice to know our plans and everything we are trying to do can work.”Smith looks for more lower-order runsOne area where Smith would like to see improvement is the productivity of the lower order, where India have overwhelmed what Australia have been able to produce. Even in the victory they lost 6 for 11 on the second day.Axar Patel is the second-highest run-getter in the series with 185 runs in four innings at an average of 92.50•BCCI

From No. 8 onwards, India have scored 307 runs at 25.58 in the series compared to Australia’s 84 and 4.94. In comparison, although Rohit Sharma has scored the lone century, the top seven are all-but identical: Australia have made 776 runs at 22.92 and India 709 runs at 22.15.Australia are not expecting the level of contribution that Axar Patel is able to provide – he would not be out of place in the top six – but want to find a way to eke out partnerships.”The tail is something we’ve spoken about, probably as batters [they] haven’t contributed as much as we would have liked,” Smith said. “That’s been a big difference when you see someone like Axar who has been incredibly difficult to get out. And in terms of our top six versus their top six, there’s not a huge difference in averages for the series.”There is a considerable amount at stake in this final match. A 3-1 scoreline would suggest that there is still a gap when playing India in their conditions, albeit not as wide as some had considered, whereas a 2-2 share would be a remarkable outcome for Australia, especially considering where they were after the second Test in Delhi.”I think it would be a huge achievement for this group, or any touring team, that comes here to India and wins two Test matches,” Smith said. “Unfortunately, we weren’t able to do it earlier in the series and give ourselves a chance to win but to draw the series here would be a huge plus and positive.”

Dhoni grateful for Chennai's 'love and affection' during 'last phase of my career'

“I am definitely old, you can’t really shy away from that, but however long I play, it’s very important to enjoy the IPL”

Ekanth21-Apr-2023

MS Dhoni – “It feels good to be here, the fans always stay back to hear me out”•Associated Press

MS Dhoni is 41 years old and has been part of 240 IPL games, but he came into this season after close to a year-long gap following last year’s edition. He knows he’s at the twilight of his career, but believes that it will not stop him from cherishing every moment of a tournament he has won four times with Chennai Super Kings.”[I am] Definitely old, you know, you can’t really shy away from that. Whatever said and done, it’s [the] last phase of my career,” Dhoni said after leading Super Kings to victory against Sunrisers Hyderabad at Chepauk.But he put a positive spin on the situation by drawing upon the loyal and vigorous support of his fans in Chennai, who came out in droves and sent out a cheer so loud that Dhoni had to wait before he could speak.Related

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“However long I play, it’s very important to enjoy the IPL. After two years, it has been a case where they [the crowd] can come [and] enjoy the game. It’s a full house, they have the new stand, so it feels good to play here.”And I said at the start of the tournament, we haven’t played in Chennai a lot, we have only played like six seasons. So it feels good to be here. They have given a lot of love and affection, and they always stay back to hear me out.”This year, Dhoni has had to mentor a mostly young bowling line-up with limited experience. On Friday, it featured the likes of Akash Singh, Maheesh Theekshana, Tushar Deshpande and Matheesha Pathirana, who bowled 14 of the 20 overs. While Ravindra Jadeja did the bulk of the damage by taking three wickets, Dhoni trusted Akash and Deshpande with the new ball and used spin to tie down the batters in the middle overs. Super Kings conceded 60 runs and took two wickets between overs 6 and 16, including a 36-ball period where no boundaries were scored. When asked about his methods of guiding the youngsters, Dhoni said he offers the first say to the bowlers.”I always tell them that the first preference of field and whatever you want to bowl is with you. Yes, you can convey to me, I may say that, ‘no, I am looking for something like this.’ Other than that, from behind, if the batter is somebody who can play the scoop shot behind, then I try to tell them, ‘okay, we’ll keep the fielder behind then bring in some other fielder on the top.”With [Dwayne] Bravo it was difficult because he would never agree. But the good thing was he would keep an eye on the batters. But with these youngsters, you can tell them, and after that it is their call as to what field they want.”When asked about his wicketkeeping despite his age and lack of game time coming into the tournament, Dhoni let out his competitive spirit by half-jokingly complaining about not being awarded the best catch award for his take to dismiss Aiden Markram. Dhoni, standing up to the stumps, had little time to react and was wrong-footed, but managed to move his hands across and take a sharp catch.”Still they didn’t give the best catch [award], I was in such a wrong position,” Dhoni said. “Just because you wear gloves, people think it’s very easy but I felt that was a fantastic catch. Not because of your ability but at times you’re at the wrong place at the wrong time when you catch it.”

Haider Ali keeps his cool to rescue a tie for Derbyshire at Durham

Final-ball four brings visitors level after hosts lose last five wickets for only 17 runs

ECB Reporters Network16-Jun-2023

Haider Ali showed calm with his side needing five off the last ball to win•Getty Images

Durham and Derbyshire Falcons played out a thrilling tie in their Vitality Blast clash at Seat Unique Riverside as Haider Ali hit the final ball of the innings to the fence to earn his team a share of the spoils.Brydon Carse returned from injury to top score for the home side with a career-best 58 as Durham posted 178 from their 20 overs, although they were to rue a batting collapse, losing their final five wickets for only 17 runs.Derbyshire found their range in response as Luis Reece blasted 58 from 47 balls. But the home side dragged it back to set up a tense finale as Wayne Parnell claimed three wickets. Haider Ali held his nerve from the final ball and rescued a tie for the Falcons finding the boundary on the leg side to claim a valuable point.The visitors won the toss and elected to field, but were put on the back foot by Michael Jones’ early attack. The Scotland international, replacing Graham Clark at opener due to illness, crashed five boundaries in the powerplay before he picked out Mattie McKiernan on the fence to hand Khan the breakthrough.Alex Lees found his touch after a slow start but then suffered an unfortunate end when he was run out at the non-strikers’ end by McKiernan deflecting Carse’s drive back into the stumps. Carse responded to the misfortune by blasting two huge sixes straight down the ground to propel Durham’s scoring rate over nine runs per over.The Falcons kept themselves in the contest as Ollie Robinson and Ashton Turner were dismissed cheaply, reducing the hosts to 100 for 4 with eight overs remaining. Carse notched his second T20 fifty clearing the rope with two further strikes down the ground before Khan returned to the attack and prised out the all-rounder for 58.Carse’s dismissal sparked a collapse in the Durham ranks. The hosts fell from 161 for 5 to 178 all out in the final 15 balls of the innings. Zak Chappell did the damage with four late wickets, while Khan added a fourth for himself to bottle up the Durham lower order.Derbyshire issued a rapid response to their chase as Harry Came set the tone against Parnell, smashing his first over for three-straight boundaries. Came made his way to 34 from 17 before Parnell had his revenge to remove the Falcons’ opener in the final over of the powerplay.But, Reece and Wayne Madsen kept the visitors well ahead of the run rate, finding the fence with ease against slack Durham bowling. Reece made a slow start to his knock but he accelerated through the gears to reach his 16th T20 fifty from 38 balls, including two towering sixes against Liam Trevaskis.Paul Coughlin drew a false shot from Madsen and Nathan Sowter added the wicket of Leus du Plooy to his collection this season to put the visitors back under pressure, elevating the required run rate beyond 12 per over. Haider Ali responded with back-to-back boundaries in the 17th over to open up a tense finale, requiring 31 from the final three overs.Parnell and Trevaskis turned the screw for the hosts, combining twice to prise out Reece for 58 and Brook Guest, swinging the momentum back to Durham. Haider Ali and McKiernan drilled De Leede’s penultimate over for 14, aided by two wides from the Netherlands international, leaving the game in the balance heading into the final six balls.Parnell cost a run with his first ball throwing it needlessly back at the stumps after holding McKiernan in check. But his following four balls were on the money to leave Derbyshire needing five from the final delivery. With the game on the line, Haider Ali found the gap in a leg-side boundary to snatch a tie for the Falcons on the road.

Gaikwad: Last year itself, Dhoni had hinted about captaincy

Dhoni had told Gaikwad to “be ready, it shouldn’t be a surprise to you”

ESPNcricinfo staff22-Mar-20244:52

Is this the right time for Gaikwad the captain?

MS Dhoni had given feelers to Ruturaj Gaikwad about a possible captaincy switch during IPL 2023 itself. Those feelers came alive on the eve of Chennai Super Kings’ IPL 2024 opener against Royal Challengers Bengaluru at MA Chidambaram Stadium on Friday, when Dhoni officially relinquished his captaincy to Gaikwad.”Last year itself, Mahi bhai had hinted about captaincy at some point of time,” Gaikwad told IPLT20.com. “He just hinted that, ‘be ready, it shouldn’t be a surprise to you’. When we came into the camp, he involved me in some of the match simulation.”Prior to the season, Dhoni stoked fan-sentiment on social media by hinting about a “new role”. At the time, it was believed to be promotional campaign towards a broadcast sponsor. But on Thursday evening, it became evident that may have not been the case entirely.Related

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“I remember him posting about a new role on social media and everybody was pointing towards me and asking me, ‘are you the next captain?’. I was like, ‘maybe it meant something else for social media’. But back of the mind, it was there. He came and said, ‘I’ve decided this and this’, but definitely now that I’m here, I’m looking forward to this.”Gaikwad was first signed at base price [INR 20 lakh] prior to the 2019 season, where he didn’t get a game. In IPL 2020, Gaikwad had a tough initiation as he began with three ducks in a season where he also contracted covid. He returned towards the back end of the season and became the first uncapped Indian to hit three back-to-back half-centuries.Since then, he’s been an integral part of the group. In 2021, he formed a superb opening combination with Faf du Plessis as Super Kings won their fourth title. He ended the tournament with the Orange Cap for most runs [635 in 16 games], with du Plessis second on the list. After that tournament, Gaikwad had glowingly talked about the backing and encouragement he’d received from du Plessis.MS Dhoni with new CSK captain Ruturaj Gaikwad at a training session•PTI

“I just met Faf at the [captains’] meeting and said, ‘who would’ve thought a few years down the line, you are playing and leading RCB and me sharing the stage with you at the toss’,” Gaikwad said. “A lot to look forward to. It [opening game] is one of the most exciting first-day games to look forward to.”Dhoni had done something similar in 2022, when he handed the captaincy to Ravindra Jadeja prior to the start of the season. The move backfired, and after Super Kings lost six of their first eight games, Dhoni took over the reins again. Super Kings finished ninth that season.The question of succession planning at Super Kings has been a hot topic of debate ever since, which even head coach Stephen Fleming touched upon at his pre-match press conference. This time around, he felt, the change will be a lot “smoother.””It feels great for two reasons,” Gaikwad said of his new role. “To be part of this wonderful franchise right from when my IPL journey started and then to be trusted by MS Dhoni for a leadership role speaks a lot. The challenge lies ahead and I’m looking forward to it.”I’ve got to know how the franchise works throughout the year, got to know their mantra, the reasons behind their success, what kind of things the franchise goes through, what Mahi bhai or the support staff do. I wouldn’t like to change a single bit of it.”He’s a great backbone to have on the field. I also have Ajju [Ajinkya Rahane] and Jaddu as well, a lot of options to look around. I don’t think I’ll need to change anything. Just give the kind of freedom the players want and everything will be fine.”

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