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England won the toss and elected to bowl. New Zealand has yet to take a wicket in 16 overs and they have managed to score 55 runs. The condition of the pitch makes it look like a batting-friendly pitch. And so in today's match, I am expecting a high score. We will probably see more than 400 runs from the New Zealand team. And if the pitch is batting friendly, the match is most likely to be drawn.
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South Africa proved they're stronger than India with the defeat. Winning by 7 wickets and 5 balls left is a big win for South Africa. There is none to be blamed, and it is the responsible middle order Van Der Dussen and David Miller who have made the winning for South Africa. Lets wait what's gonna happen in the upcoming matches. As it is the first T20 match for Rishabh Pant as captain, I expected and wish for a win.
The performance of Indian batsmen was very good today. Every player in the top order has played well. And 212 runs was enough to win. But the performance of Indian bowlers was very disappointing. Every bowler has given a lot of runs today. An experienced bowler like Bhubaneswar Kumar has given 43 runs in 10 overs. If the Indian bowlers had bowled in a controlled manner from the start of the match, they could have won the match. |
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Today's two matches are expected to be very competitive and exciting. Because Ronaldo is in the Portugal team. He is a living legend. If he can play well, Portugal will win. On the other hand, the recent performance of the Czech Republic party is very stable. And so with Portugal having players like Ronaldo, it is very difficult for them to win this match.
Spain will play against Switzerland today. The Spanish team has a lot of talented players. However, they are not experienced enough. These players need to be more experienced to perform well in the national team. But today I think Spain will be able to win against Switzerland.
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I just saw a post about Lewandowski whose club information is currently Manchester United (but unfortunately, the post seems to have been deleted by the account owner)  https://id.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_LewandowskiIs Wikipedia wrong in writing it ..? I searched for info about this truth but couldn't find. Looks like Wikipedia gave the wrong club info on Lewandowski's profile page. because so far it's been news circulating that Lewandowski will go from Bayern Munich to Barcelona and Barcelona is only what Lewandowski wants next. I will continue to monitor this development looks like a big surprise will happen Well, I noticed that there were a lot of incorrectly informed data from this case, such as Lewandowski's nationality and the current status of the club. was wikipedia hacked.? Things really do not look good between Robert Lewandowski and Bayern Munich. The time has come & he really needs to move from Bayern Munich. 'I've scored 41 goals in a season... not you!': Robert Lewandowski and Bayern boss Julian Nagelsmann 'fell out over instructions on the best position to take for crosses', weeks before striker launched his public push for a transfer Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-10900089/Robert-Lewandowski-Bayern-boss-Julian-Nagelsmann-fell-tactical-instructions.htmlI don't think there is any news about him already joining any club but I think it is going to happen soon. |
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Nunez has accepted Liverpool's terms and the clubs are apparently really close to agreeing on a 80+20 million pound deal.
Would be a huge signing if true, but he'd have some big shoes to fill instantly on his arrival.
In other news - Tottenham is getting more and more confident in extending Kane's contract further.
Poor guy - making all the wrong decisions. He'll end up being one of the top goalscorers without winning a single trophy.
Nunez has agreed to move to Liverpool and even though Manchester United was really interested in this player they are not able to get him. It will be a really big transfer. I generally don't see Liverpool making so much big transfers. With this amount of transfer fee, people are going to expect a lot from this player. I think Harry Kane was surely going to make a move and not continue his career in Tottenham but I think Tottenham played a trump card that they have achieved the spot in the Champions League and to convince him the team is also making some big changes, that's why he stayed. |
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The other game will be between Wales and Netherlands. Wales don't have much chance in this group but Netherlands is the favorite both for the group and this match. I expect them to get another win to secure first spot. They showed great strength against Belgium in first game. Memphis, Bergwijn, Dumfries, Blind, Berghuis, almost all team played excellent. We may expect same thing happen today.
After watching the performance of the Netherlands in the first match, the Netherlands is undoubtedly the favorite in today's match. They had a remarkable 4-1 win against a strong team like Belgium. Throughout the match we have seen the extraordinary attacks of the Dutch players. On the other hand, the Wales team is relatively weak. Wales' only goal in today's match will be to draw the match. The Dutch players must perform very carefully if they want to win. |
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West Indies vs Pakistan, three match ODI series will take place in Multan stadium.
In the first ODI West Indies won the toss the choose to bat first in Multan. Pakistan here clearly favorite to win the ODI series, best of luck Pakistan and also congrats Muhammad Haris for the debut. Looking forward to see Pakistan bowling, Shaheen Afridi as of now get a wickets.
West Indies lost the first wicket by just 9 runs. Kyle Mayers was out for just 3 runs. Mayers is a very important player in the West Indies team. At the end of 10 overs, West Indies collected only 41 runs. Shai Hope scored 19 runs off 26 balls. From Hope I am expecting a big innings today. If Hope is able to stay at the crease then West Indies will be able to collect big runs today. |
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Bukayo Saka should have a long-term contract at Arsenal. In short to avoid this attractions from these clubs. There are rumours that Manchester City and Liverpool are both interested in him, if I were him I would stick to Arsenal because first team is being guaranteed so as to be among players that will go to the world Cup tournament with England. One thing I will always appreciate Emery for is allowing Bukayo Saka to integrate into the first team at such a young age.
I really hope that if saka can stay with arsenal for a long period of time, his brilliant performance in playing has indeed made saka one of the targets for teams such as manchester city, liverpool and munchen so far, this season Saka has performed very well and he managed to score 11 goals from 38 matches he played with arsenal, I agree that arsenal should have fenced off saka with a long contract because of his young age of course he can be a team asset for the long term, although now saka has a contract until 2024 but arsenal should press for saka to extend his contract. City sources have told Mirror Sport there is “nothing in the rumours” linking them with Saka, as Arsenal attempt to tie the highly-rated attacker down to a new long-term contract Source: https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/man-city-transfer-news-saka-27166858As far as I am hearing it feels like Manchester City have some link with this player but Manchester City have confirmed that it is only just a rumor and the rumors are just baseless. So, I believe he is going to stay at Arsenal for a longer period of time. |
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I think, Real Madrid managements will do everything possible to sign in potentian players that will help Real madrid to perform better in next season. I believe, that Real madrid coach will introduce more tactices that will help the both new players and old players to perform better in next season than this season. Those talented players that the management are about to approve into Real madrid, it will really help their defense to be more stronger in next season than this season that made some teams to defeated them in the first leg.
Rudiger has already been signed, and free of charge, and now the negotiations on Tchuameni are entering the final stage. Today I saw the news that the player chose Real Madrid and despite the fact that PSG offer a larger (100 millions vs 80) amount, he asks the Monaco bosses to let him go to Real Madrid. In general, a couple more targeted transfers and Real Madrid will be in the group of favorites to win the Champions League again next season. Real Madrid has a really good amount of money right now. It is really possible for them to build a really good and strong team for the next season. They have already achieved so much without having a very strong team and I think in the next season if Benzema is in the form again, Real Madrid will be really unstoppable. Tchuimeni has taken the right decision in my opinion because Real Madrid is obviously going to play better compared to PSG in both La Liga and also the Champions League. |
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From 100-1 to 128-10, that is Sri Lanka's batting breakdown and simultaneously what a rebound from Aussie blowers!
Now It's time Aussie batters to chase this low total. Australia again show their capabilities, yet is there any challenges sitting tight for Aussie hitters? The target may low, however this will not be a simple for Australia as there are turn wickets.
I was very disappointed to see the batting of the Sri Lankan batsmen. Sri Lanka's collection was 100 in 12 overs. They lost 8 wickets in the last 8 overs and collected only 28 runs. However, the bowling of Starc and Hazlewood was very destructive today. Australia will win this match very easily. I'm looking forward to seeing Aaron Finch and David Warner perform. |
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Strange that you people have time to follow the matches between the weak teams like Namibia or Hong Kong. There was a time when no one even cared to know who won these matches but now I see people discussing extensively about them. Does these means that cricket is gaining more popularity and soon we will see these small teams giving tough competition to the big cricket playing nations?
Namibia is ranked 15th as per the latest ICC rankings. So they are no minnows. If you compare the same for other sports, we have Colombia at #15 as per the FIFA rankings and Japan at #15 as per the FIH rankings. These are very strong and popular teams in these respective sports. So why should we restrict cricket to half a dozen teams? And Namibia took part in the 2003 ODI world cup, and recently they managed to enter the super-12 stage in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup of 2021. Hong Kong is on a downward spiral since quite sometime. @virasog, A few people watching a match which is absolutely not important doesn't mean that cricket is gaining popularity. But I hope that these teams will be able to perform better and Soon enough give competition to the bigger teams in cricket. Obviously, that is going to take time. I really don't like how ICC treats the teams that are not in the top 10. Achieving the 15th rank is not easy at all and this should be considered an achievement. But if we think about a neutral cricket fan we can surely say that he is not going to go to Google and look up which rank is Namibia right now. They will be more interested in the top 10 teams which play cricket regularly. I hope they will be able to perform well and that way ICC will have to give them matches against the top 10 teams. |
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The problem is Man United is very complicated, it is not only about the players but also their unity as a team, their cooperation when in the game, and how to behave with each other, especially during the game. So far, their cooperation also gives influences each other on the performance. The tactic and strategy of the coach are also sometimes not showing their best tactic.
Moreover, it is also about their defender's problems.
Hopefully next season such problems will no longer exist with the Manchester United team so that the Manchester United team can compete very well against the best teams. Because Manchester United is a team that has had a good name and performance in the past and it would be great if the current coach could bring another good performance to Manchester United next season. We all hope that Manchester United will perform better next season. And the Premier League will become more competitive. But if Manchester United do not solve their team's internal problems, their position in the points table next season will not be in the top four. Erik Ten Hag must be given complete freedom to form his team. At the same time, United's players need to build friendly relations with each other. If the bonding between the players is good then the team performance will improve. |
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Sri Lanka VS Australia
The first T20 match between Sri Lanka and Australia will be played in Colombo today. Sri Lanka has played their last two T20 series against India and Australia. They could not win any of the 3 T20 matches against India. On the other hand, they won one of the five matches against Australia. So I think this Australia team is the favorite in today's match. Sri Lanka is no longer a strong team in the T20 format.
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I have doubts about how much Juventus will benefit from Pogba. Juventus needed a regular scorer. But Pogba is a midfielder. Juventus need an experienced striker to win the title
Are you sure that Striker is more important for Juventus? They have Vlahovic already, although he is still very young but he has great potential as long as he is supported by great midfielder. That was one of the main problem of Juventus last season where they have no player who can manage the midfield very well. Pogba can fill this missing position and improve the midfield side of Juventus but of course they need other players for other positions. I still think Juventus need a more experienced striker. Neither Dybala nor Dusan Vlahovic is regular scorers. You say that good midfielder have the potential to perform well if they are supported. I agree with that. But I also have my doubts about whether Pogba will be able to adapt to Juventus. Because I watched almost every match of Pogba's poor performance last season live. So if Juventus are to win the title they need to have another experienced striker. What, Pogba adapted to Juventus? Even though Manchester United bought Pogba at that time from Juventus at a high price. Therefore, the reason Pogba continues to be associated with Juventus is because Pogba is not a stranger to Juventus, because Pogba was also becoming popular at Juventus at that time until Manchester United finally dared to pay a high price. Basically if Pogba really returns to Juventus, then Pogba throughout his career so far only for these two teams. But there is still no official decision on which team Pogba will choose, because there are still other attractive offers such as PSG and Real Madrid who are interested in getting Pogba as well. Pogba may not be unfamiliar to Juventus. However, we do not know how Pogba will play for Juventus next season. Ronaldo did well for Manchester United in the 2007–2008, and 2008–09 seasons, but did not appear to be performing as well as he did last season. Similarly Pogba may have played very well with the Juventus squad in the past. However, now that he is out of form, we cannot say for sure how he will perform with Juventus next season. |
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Chelsea have big one problem they are facing currently, which is their defense line. Their defense, definitely it's going to concede much goals next season if the management fails to sign new quality defenders this summer. Kounde might be a good target for Tuchel only if he beats other teams to sign the tough guy. I suggest the blues should make him their top priority and also go for other top defenders that will eventually replace Christensen who is also leaving the team this summer.
Earlier this season, Chelsea performed well enough. But gradually their performance will continue to be weak. And at the end of the season, their performance becomes completely unstable. Their defense needs to be strengthened next season. I don't think Chesley's team is weak. But their strategy needs to change. Changing the strategy may improve their performance. |
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Even if Real Madrid finish the season without significant transfers, they will still be even the biggest candidate to win the La Liga championship. They actually have signed one already who is Antonio Rudiger. He is a very experienced and skilled defender who can contribute to Real Madrid a lot by all means. He isn't only a great defender. He is also very effective when he is needed for scoring too. He can be even very good at long shots from time to time too. I only wonder if they will sign a striker although they still have Benzema.
Yes, despite the fact that Real seemed to have crashed when they lost both Mbappe and Haaland, now the situation is turning 180 degrees. They got Rudiger for free plus they have a ton of money saved by not buying Mbappe. I think Tchouameni will move to Real Madrid and they still have enough money left for a couple of big transfers. When Karim Benzema still not injury I think have chance for Real Madrid can finosh better and get chance with several trophies next season. All Madrid fans really disappointed after failure negotiation with Mbappe and I think this not end era for Madrid keep become the successful club right now. Real Madrid success with La Liga and UEFA Champion League on this seasin without Mbappe and keep favorite for getting trophies on next season. Real Madrid are the favorites to win the title if Benzema stays in form next season. But if Benzema is out of form, or can't play due to injury, I don't know what will happen to Real Madrid. Atletico Madrid were the champions of the 2020-21 season. They became champions because of Suarez's extraordinary consistent performance. However, due to Suarez not playing well in the 2021-22 season, we have seen irregular and poor performance of Atletico Madrid throughout the season. I think Real Madrid situation will be the same, if Benzema will not play well in next season. |
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I think England has a very good chance of winning this match now. At least the odds look better compared to how they have started the innings. But the first session the next day is going to be very crucial for both teams I think. That period is going to be the decider of the match in my opinion. If New Zealand can get some quick wickets, they will be able to win the match but I think England has a lot of time and there will play really carefully so that they can win the match.
Looks so.. At this point, I would say that England has a 75% chance of winning this match. For New Zealand it is going to be hard, but not impossible if Kyle Jamieson and Trent Boult manages to get a couple of quick wickets. As I pointed out, England is having a very long tail for this match. Even the fall of one wicket in the first few overs will put them under a lot of pressure. However at this point, they are batting sensibly. Joe Root is scoring the runs, while Ben Foakes is playing defensively and engaging in mind games against the Kiwi bowlers. I would still say that the chances of both winning this match are equal. Because in New Zealand's batting we saw that after breaking the partnership of Daryl Mitchell and Tom Blundell, New Zealand was able to collect only 34 runs. Daryl Mitchell was dismissed for 251 and New Zealand's innings ended at 285. I don't think England can win today if Root and Foakes are out early in the day. There is no reason for New Zealand bowlers to feel weak. |
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Mbappe is a professional athlete. Do not mix the personal life of the players and the performance on the field. Every star player leads a luxurious lifestyle. I think the decision to keep Mbappe is right. Because he is still a young player. And he is able to perform well almost the entire season.
True and we saw his professional even when he really wanted to leave PSG. He still contributed his best, totally focused for PSG until the expiration of his contract. He is different and more professional than Pogba who wanted to join Real Madrid too but Pogba never have full focus for Manchester United. You are right. We have often heard rumors that Mbappe will not be staying at PSG. He will join Real Madrid at the end of the season. Yet Mbappe continues to try to play well in every match. On the other hand, Pogba's performance was not as expected in the Manchester United team and the team and fans expect a better performance from him. But he did not try to adapt to the United team. Not only problem with their coach, Pochettino but also their players too. They have good players, some are star and super star players but in important matches, within decisive periods that will decide winner or loser, they lost their confidence, concentration and advantage they have too easily. They need another coach and another captain who is stronger mentally than Marquinhos. A new captain you can motivate his team mates like Roy Kean or Patrick Viera.
The PSG team lacks leadership. They need talented and experienced captains now. But before that, they need an experienced coach. Don't forget the match strategy is decided by the coach, not the captain. If the match strategy is not good, it is not possible to win against a strong team. Real Madrid has won the Champions League only because of their good match strategy. |
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Mbappe has been with the PSG team for a long time and PSG management pays him high wages. Maybe PSG boss Nasser al khelaifi has requested Mbappe to stay at PSG for a little longer season, and this season PSG may be ready to invest more money to win the Champions League title. PSG had a very strong squad this season as well. But PSG's performance was poor due to poor match tactics and poor bonding between the players. If PSG gets a coach like Zidane next season, they will be a good team to win the .Champions League title.
As for the Zidane situation, I would very like to see him managing PSG as of next season as well. However it is still not even clear whether they are aiming to bring him to the team now. I haven't heard any official offer by PSG side to him. In case they do this, I believe Zidane would be eager to join them. Zidane is one of the winner managers in football now. His last team were Real Madrid and he achieved very nice things there. Real Madrid became the champions in the Champions League three years in a row. If he comes to PSG, he can make them the champions there too. Last season I heard some rumors that Khelaifi had offered Zidane to be PSG's coach. But I'm not sure if the PSG management official made any offer to Zidane. However, I have my doubts about whether Zidane will be interested in taking charge of PSG. I think he wants a break. His interest in coaching is low. However, PSG now needs a coach like Zidane. They should find an experienced coach without wasting money on new players. They can offer Zidane high wages. |
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now Barcelona are very aggressive in the hunt for new players, I do not doubt them for next season can achieve even better results.
and for Sevilla, if they are able to maintain their consistency it is very likely for them to be able to compete again at the top of the table.
I have no doubt that Barcelona will play well next season. Barcelona started to get stronger after Xavi became the coach of the team. And now Barcelona is a perfectly stable team. Although they need more experienced players in defense and midfield. Xavi will probably take appropriate steps to strengthen the midfield and defense. Sevilla's squad is not strong enough. They started the season well but at the end of the season, we see their erratic and poor performance. If Sevilla wants to play well next season, they definitely need talented players. Their forwards must be strengthened. |
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