The second Test match between West Indies and Australia is shaping up to be great. In the first test match West Indies team lost badly against Australia but in the second test match they might turn around and try to fight well in this test match. The West Indies cricket team has been batting well so far as they have scored 266 runs for eight wickets. Two of the West Indies batsmen were dismissed after coming close to a century. But Alzarri Joseph of the West Indies team batted today in T20 style, he scored 32 runs from only 22 balls today.
The West Indies team did not perform well in the first Test match losing wickets very quickly. In the second test match too, West Indies batsmen lost 5 wickets after 100 runs. Looking at the game at that time, it seemed that the West Indies team would be all out before they could even score 200 runs. With the amazing batting of these two, Kavem Hodge and Joshua, the West Indies team will be able to put up a fairly good score Against Australia. Kavem Hodge scored 71 runs off 194 balls and Joshua scored 79 runs off 157 balls. If the West Indies team can give Australia a lead of around 300 runs, the game will be competitive. The West Indies lost five wickets on the first day despite coming into the second innings, a sign of the stupidest loss of wickets in a Test match. Basically, the main goal in test matches is to keep wickets for a long time, but the West Indies team did the opposite and could not keep wickets at all. West Indies team indulged in poor performance to score 266 runs while Australia team did their bowling performance so well that they put West Indies team under a lot of pressure. Now all the batsmen in the current crease are not reliable players, maybe they can meet the maximum target of 300 runs by the second day. If the target of 300 runs can be given to the Australian team, then the players of the Australian team will not be under pressure. West Indies team managed to collect 266 runs at the end of the first day. I thought West Indies would lose all wickets before 200. But Kavem Hodge and Joshua De Silva batted well. Hodge scored 71 and Silva scored 79. Joseph also scored 32 runs off 22 balls. West Indies are likely to collect 280 in their first innings. And I think it's a pretty good collection. Compared to the first match, the West Indies batsmen batted better in this match. If the top order of West Indies played well, maybe the West Indies team would have been able to collect 380+. However, the match will not be as one-sided as the first match. This match looks to be a competitive one. |
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India U19 vs Ireland U19 team 15th match India U19 now come out to bat.They scored 41 runs in 11 overs with the loss of 1 wicket.India U19 team batsman Adarsh Singh got out for 17 runs off 33 balls.Adarsh Singh did not perform well in batting today.Arshin Kulkarni scored 16 runs from 30 balls.Musheer Khan scored 6 runs from 10 balls.John McNally of Ireland U19 team took 1 wicket with 18 runs from 3 overs.Oliver Riley gave 6 runs from 4 overs.
India is leading the point table in its group. I don't think Ireland will be able to beat the Indian team. They are still new to cricket in the sense that thier national team hasn't been to good for now. It will be a one sided game and India will win it comfortably Ireland U19 team is not strong enough and chances of Ireland winning against a strong team like India is very low. And Indian team is playing very well today. Ireland won the toss and took the fielding decision. But they are not able to bowl well enough. India lost 1 wicket in 17 overs and collected 69 runs. I guess Team India can give 250+ target today. Australia U19 team is batting very well against Zimbabwe. Australia team did not lose a single wicket in 17 overs. The two openers put on a partnership of 82 runs. Konstas scored 37 runs and Harry Dixon remained unbeaten on 42 runs. |
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It is impressive to see how the three top teams are doing right now. It's all about winning for them and Inter Milan is still one game behind, so I think the positions will be switched very soon again. But Juventus is stepping up their game and at first I thought that Inter Milan would be without serious competition, but seeing how Juventus is now performing and even AC Milan is doing well, Inter knows that they have to win their games. Juventus Turin isn't giving them an easy time. What a tough race it is for now. I hope it stays like that until the end of the season. I wouldn't put Milan between other top 2, yeah they have 4 games winning streak but the point difference is still too high. Inter and Juventus are going great. Inter is the secret leader, when they play their missing game they will pass Juve. They'll also play against each other in ten days. Both teams look so strong and it's hard to pick a side from a neutral eye. On one side Martinez, Çalhanoğlu and Thuram, on the other side Vlahović, Chiesa and Milik. They have great attackers but I believe Inter attackers are more in form. They produce more goals. So that is the match we are most looking forward to we want to know who is the strongest between these two teams I mean we will know who is most worthy of getting the Scudetto after seeing who the winner of the match. Inter Milan will be the favorite as host but for Juventus this is an important moment that should not be missed so they will make every effort to win the match. It's true because with this match we can see who is the strongest between Inter and Juventus, but we definitely know that Inter's performance is very strong because they have more productive strikers, while Juve's strikers are not very productive so this will give a speculation to we all know which team is stronger, but in football surprises can still happen because Juve's defense is also quite solid so Inter won't easily beat Juve even though Inter has an advantage as the home team. I totally disagree with you. At the start of the season we did not get the expected performance from Juventus' strikers. Juventus' attack was far behind Inter Milan's attack. They won most of the matches by narrow margins. But now Juventus' attack can no longer be called weak. Juventus have scored 18 goals in their last 5 matches. And conceded just two goals. From this it can be easily guessed that Juventus' attack and defense are now very strong. Although their performance was poor at the beginning of the season, they gradually strengthened themselves. So I would say right now both Inter Milan and Juventus are equally strong. And both the teams are equally likely to win the 5-Feb match. |
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Without Salah, Liverpool still advanced straight to the Carabao Cup final against Chelsea. The Kop have reached the final match of the Carabao Cup for the 14th time, at least four times more than any other team in the entire history of the tournament. They are also the most successful club in the Carabao Cup, with 9 cup wins. They are facing the opportunity to increase their achievement to 10 when they are only 1 match away from the title. The opportunity to win four, including the FA Cup, League Cup, Europa League, and Premier League, continues to be open to coach Jurgen Klopp and his team. Will this season, a more pragmatic and practical Klopp's Liverpool achieve the achievement of winning many crowns?
Fulham last night proved to be a difficult team to play against but Liverpool made sure they got the better of them and narrowly progressed to the final of the Carabao Cup. It was an intense and difficult game for the two sides as Fulham tried to equalize the aggregate scoreline which Liverpool refused and defended. Liverpool will play against Chelsea in the final as the the two clubs tries to win their first trophy of the season. Chelsea haven't been very consistent like their Liverpool counterparts in the current campaign but I think they'll be a strong opponent for Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool when they meet at Wembley for the final. In this match I saw expected performances from both the teams. Liverpool only needed a draw in this match. And they managed to do it. After scoring just 11 minutes into the match, Liverpool played a bit of a defensive strategy. They strengthened their defenses, and then tried to attack. Chelsea and Liverpool are going to meet in the final of the EFL Cup. Chelsea team can be said to be weaker than Liverpool, but Chelsea will try their best to win the EFL Cup title. Because this team is not doing well in Premier League. And they will not be able to qualify for the Champions League. This is why the EFL Cup title is now Chelsea's main target. |
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England won't mind first session scorecard but they could've been in a great position if Crawley hadn't played that dumb shot. From the get-go England has shown that they will play positive cricket and Indians should not take them for granted thinking that this is the same team that toured them in 2021-22. One could hope for tug of war in this series.
Right, they are doing far better than what they usually have been doing in the past. Bairstow and Root are going well and India now needs Ashwin Anna to come from the end which helped him take 2 wickets. These two are now slowly getting into the mode where they can form a big partnership. I feel their approach from the morning has been different and they are not holding back on hitting the ball and defending themselves they are trying to go after the bowling attack. Indian spin trio is grabbing everything and Axar also began his account in the wicket column by taking the wicket of Bairstow with a brilliant left arm dream delivery. He is turning every chances given to him in any format into great performances, hopefully he will get a permanent slot atleast in any one format for India due to his contributions with bat and ball. Edit: Jaddu got another one, and Root has to go back this time. I knew this pitch in Hyderabad as batting friendly. Because we have seen high scores in almost every Test match played on this pitch. But we don't see better batting from England's batsmen today. England lost 6 experienced batsmen in the order to collect 137 runs. India's two experienced pacers Mohammad Siraj and Bumrah failed to pick up a single wicket. Jadeja and Aswin and Axar Patel picked up two wickets each. Ben Stokes is still at the crease. If Stokes is able to play well, maybe the England team will be able to collect around 200 runs. The pitch seems completely spin friendly. |
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Rumor has it that Mason Greenwood is going to Barcelona. If I'm not mistaken, he's currently on loan and playing for Getafe. Man United have no intention of Greenwood returning, therefore it seems that the sale option is the best choice. Greenwood's statistics at Getafe are not bad either, he scored 3 goals and four assists. Not only Barcelona, Valencia and Real Sociedad also seem to be monitoring his development. At 22 years old, he should have the opportunity to develop after the case that made him dumped from Man United. Source: https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/25457566/mason-greenwood-barcelona-transfer-man-utd/He definitely has the opportunity to be a better player in Barcelona. But I don't know how much trust he should put in Barcelona because the club is not doing well right now. Financially it's broken. And the coach also seems to be not very friendly at the moment with all the things that are being said by people. Other options are not better compared to Barcelona. So he will have a choice to make. Manchester United is definitely not going to be very interested in him. If Barcelona can get a young player like him, it is going to be very good for them in my opinion. Let's see if Barcelona can even afford him first though |
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Yes, all coaches need support from management and this support only provides freedom to bring in players who suit the coach's goals, but we cannot compare Pep Guardiola with Xavi because the two coaches have different club conditions and if Xavi has a club condition with the same finances Like Manchester City, Barcelona will definitely return to its former glory because only with the existing players, Xavi will be able to take this club far from bad and be able to successfully compete with other strong clubs in the Champions League.
One of the best ways to assess Barcelona is not to blame anyone but to wait for big investors to provide funds for Barcelona to return to its glory days and Xavi has become a great coach and does not deserve to be blamed.
If the coach is supported by management in spending on players then the coach can provide the best for the team, and indeed Pep Guardiola and Xavi's situation is different because Man City has sufficient finances and can easily buy the players they need so Pep can maximize performance because he is supported of the team's finances. Meanwhile, Xavi is in Barcelona's difficult times and Xavi also can't buy the players he needs, so it's only natural that currently Barcelona isn't performing as well as it did during its glory days. I'm sure sooner or later there will be investors coming to the team so Barcelona can return to his best performance and will continue to be Real Madrid's eternal rival in the league and also compete in the UCL. I agree with you. Comparisons between Guardiola and Xavi should not be made now. Because the financial capacity of these two club is now much different. Manchester city management is very rich. And they have given Guardiola complete freedom to build his squad as he sees fit. And for this Manchester City is ready to spend big amount. On the other hand, Barcelona's finances are now very weak. They are not able to buy players at high prices. More importantly, Barcelona management is not able to pay high wages to the players. This is why star players are now reluctant to come to Barcelona. If Xavi gets enough funding, and gets the chance to build the squad he wants, I think he can change the overall situation of Barcelona. |
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Girona's performance is getting stronger by the day. I have only seen Girona play poorly in two games this season. The team's performances against Real Madrid and Almeria were poor. They lost against Madrid and shared the points with Almeria. Girona also drew three more matches, but their performance was good enough. And so it can be easily assumed that if the players of the team can maintain the consistency of such performance then they are the worthy claimants of the La Liga title. However their main rival Real Madrid is very strong and experienced. They will not want to miss out on the La Liga title in any way. Real Madrid will continue to make maximum efforts to win the title.
Yes, Girona's performance is getting better day by day and I think it's normal for them to encounter a few obstacles in matches such as the draw against Almeria and when they played against Real Madrid they also lost at that time with a score of 0-3, but now Girona has shown their greatness until now. Girona still leads the Laliga standings. yes, Girona's rival in Laliga is currently very tough, namely Real Madrid and the difference in points is only small, Girona who played against Almeria of course Girona couldn't win the match but Real Madrid against Almeria succeeded in winning with a score of 3-2. Yes, the point is now the competition is getting tighter and I think that when Madrid plays Las Palmas, I think Madrid will have the potential to win and will overtake Girona's position. Likewise, when Girona plays Celta, I think Girona will have the potential to win and will again shift Madrid's position from the top of the standings. Yes, it looks like Girona and Madrid will compete until the end of the season because other teams in Laliga, such as Barcelona and Atletico Madrid, of course have a big difference in points from Madrid. and Girona. Except for the two matches against Almeria and Madrid, Girona's players performed very well in every match. The team is in excellent form. And the performances of their attacking players have been very consistent. However, in the match against Almeria, Girona's performance suddenly deteriorated badly. Girona cannot play well in this match. They attacked very little. Perhaps there was a tactical weakness in this match for Girona. Girona team is not strong compared to Madrid. However, there is no chance to underestimate the Girona team. Because they have proved their ability this season. They have managed to beat big teams like Atletico Madrid and Barcelona. However, Madrid are now second in the table. However, if they can get 3 points against Las Palmas in the next match, Real Madrid will be two points ahead of Girona. |
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 Source: https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1749802109397320090After rarely getting playing minutes at Manchester City, Kalvin Philips finally moved to West Ham on loan. This agreement is valid until the end of this season and there is a purchase option clause for West Ham. I think it's time for Kalvin Philips to start forgetting Manchester City because the competition there is very tight with other players and it's not that Kalvin Philips is bad, it's just that under Pep Guardiola he wasn't the first choice. If his performance is convincing at West Ham then he will definitely be made permanent and at least that would be better for his career while he is still competing in England. Even if in the end he has to return to Manchester City then he will only be a bench warmer again and that will make his career not shine again. Well, congratulations to Kalvin Philips, he took the right steps before it was too late. I also agree with this. Because of the level of players that are already in Manchester City, he is not going to get a chance if he does not improve his performance monumentally. And I don't say that happening with him being in Manchester City. Because first of all, he is not going to get much playing time. And getting good enough playing time is the the biggest thing towards improvement. If you're not getting enough time on the pitch, you are not going to improve as much. It is as simple as that. I think he should look to impress his new team. And maybe be a permanent player in that team. |
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•12th match Sri Lanka U19 vs Namibia U19
Sri Lanka U19 and Namibia U19 are in Group "C" of the 2024 World Cup. Where Sri Lanka U19 team is at number two in the points table and Namibia U19 team is at the bottom of the points table. Earlier Sri Lanka U19 team played one match and they won one while Namibia U19 team played one match and they lost one. If Sri Lanka U19 win against Namibia U19 today, they will move to the top of the points table.
I thought Sri Lanka U19 team was stronger than Namibia U19 team. But I am completely disappointed with the performance of Sri Lanka U19 team. Namibia's captain won the toss and decided to field. And they are bowling quite well. Apart from Supun Waduge, no other batsman in the Sri Lankan squad can bat well. Sri Lanka lost 6 batsmen to collect 98 runs. At the end of 33 overs, Sri Lanka collected 114 runs under 19 teams. Supun Waduge remains unbeaten with 40 runs. Sri Lanka may lose all their wickets before 150. The performance of Sri Lankan players was quite good against Zimbabwe in the previous match as well. But today they are not able to bat well against Namibia. However, Sri Lanka's bowling order is quite strong. Namibia Under-19 team bowled brilliantly against Sri Lanka Under-19 team Sri Lanka Under-19 team bowled out for just 133 runs by Namibia Under-19 team bowlers. Sri Lanka Under 19 batsmen should have batted more responsibly. Because the target of 133 runs could not give a big target to the Sri Lanka Under-19 team. But the bowling line of Sri Lanka Under-19 team is very good, let's see how well they can bowl against Namibia Under-19 team. Namibia batsmen lost one wicket early to bat with a target of 134 runs. Namibia Under-19 team should bat very responsibly so as not to lose wickets too quickly. If Namibia batsmen can bat well then they will easily win today's match as only 134 runs. I thought Sri Lanka could muster around 150 as requested by 19 teams. But their innings ended with just 133 runs. 204 against Zimbabwe and also scored 200+ runs in the previous warm up matches. Today their batsmen batted very badly. Sri Lanka U19 bowlers are very talented. Their bowling lineup is strong. Zimbabwe team managed to collect only 84 runs against Sri Lanka in the previous match. So I would not say that Namibia will win easily with a target of 133 runs. Sri Lanka have a chance to win now if the bowlers are able to bowl well. Namibia collected only 14 runs in 8 overs and lost one wicket. They could not collect even 2 runs per over. |
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•12th match Sri Lanka U19 vs Namibia U19
Sri Lanka U19 and Namibia U19 are in Group "C" of the 2024 World Cup. Where Sri Lanka U19 team is at number two in the points table and Namibia U19 team is at the bottom of the points table. Earlier Sri Lanka U19 team played one match and they won one while Namibia U19 team played one match and they lost one. If Sri Lanka U19 win against Namibia U19 today, they will move to the top of the points table.
I thought Sri Lanka U19 team was stronger than Namibia U19 team. But I am completely disappointed with the performance of Sri Lanka U19 team. Namibia's captain won the toss and decided to field. And they are bowling quite well. Apart from Supun Waduge, no other batsman in the Sri Lankan squad can bat well. Sri Lanka lost 6 batsmen to collect 98 runs. At the end of 33 overs, Sri Lanka collected 114 runs under 19 teams. Supun Waduge remains unbeaten with 40 runs. Sri Lanka may lose all their wickets before 150. The performance of Sri Lankan players was quite good against Zimbabwe in the previous match as well. But today they are not able to bat well against Namibia. However, Sri Lanka's bowling order is quite strong. |
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Girona simply demolished Sevilla by scoring 5 goals. I was feeling Girona would win but this was much more than I felt. Sevilla really had no power left to defend their opponent and like I said before I don't know how they will manage to save themselves from this situation before relegating.
Can’t we just conclude that this team, Girona is so good and winning the La Liga this season shouldn’t bull by luck for them but a deserving one for them. Just look how they played and won Sevilla with a four goals difference, they are indeed ready for the fight of the title winner this season. How they play, organised themselves in the league is so exceptional and they don’t fail to give the best result in order to maintain their stand in the league. I must say this should be the best season Girona would have ever played for a long time now. Sevilla on the other hand keep producing poor results, they shouldn’t wait until when they have no power left and then relegate from the La Liga which won’t be nice to see it happen after winning the Europa League just last season. Sure we can.  Girona are a team that can even beat teams like Barcelona and Atletico Madrid by scoring 4 goals against each one of them. I mean even this by itself is just an incredible work!  When it comes to Girona's title chance it is quite high now. I still don't want to see it higher than Real Madrid though but Girona also deserves the title for sure. Girona need to beat Real Madrid first to get much closer to the title by the way. Their previous game was a big defeat for Girona by 3-0 home. At Santiago Bernabeu their job will be extra difficult. Girona's players also managed to perform well against the two giants of La Liga like Barcelona and Atletico Madrid. And they defeated both these teams. Both teams are now far from the top of the table as a result of the defeat against Girona. Madrid and Girona are now fighting for the La Liga title. Girona scored 51 goals in 21 matches this season. Girona has scored the highest number of goals in La Liga this season. Madrid scored 43 goals in 20 matches. This shows that Girona's attack is very strong this season. And so it is now challenging for any team to win against this team. |
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Girona have proven that it is possible to maintain a consistent performance without a star player in the squad. So far we have seen Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid and Barcelona at the top of the La Liga table. But this season, the Girona team has been at the top of the table for a long time, surprising everyone. And yet the performance of this team is very good. Due to the strong bond between the players, we have consistently seen great performances from Girona players in every match. Girona had a big 5-1 win against Sevilla in the last match. And right now it looks like Madrid and Girona are fighting for the La Liga title this season. Barcelona and Atletico Madrid are far behind.
Right now Girona is in a confident and happy state. So they do not have a heavy burden to win because the target of entering the top 3 is achieved, avoiding relegation is also achieved. It seems that this is what keeps them in a stable state. Of course at the moment Madrid and Girona are the most likely teams to win the La Liga title. I also admire Dovbyk, he scored 3 goals against Sevilla. So that Dovbyk became the temporary Top Score of La Liga with Bellingham. For Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid, they have only played 20 times. This means they have 1 game less. For Madrid they are only 1 point apart, meaning that if they win in week 21 then Real Madrid will return to Number 1. I hope Girona continues to perform consistently like when they beat their opponents in previous matches to give competition to Real Madrid. It must be admitted that Real Madrid toughest rival this season is not Barcelona or Real Madrid, the surprise given by Girona has added spice to this season's competition. Last season Dovbyk's name was barely heard of and football fans did not see him as a classy player, but this season his name has been frequently exposed in the media because of his involvement in bringing Girona to victory. Girona's performance is getting stronger by the day. I have only seen Girona play poorly in two games this season. The team's performances against Real Madrid and Almeria were poor. They lost against Madrid and shared the points with Almeria. Girona also drew three more matches, but their performance was good enough. And so it can be easily assumed that if the players of the team can maintain the consistency of such performance then they are the worthy claimants of the La Liga title. However their main rival Real Madrid is very strong and experienced. They will not want to miss out on the La Liga title in any way. Real Madrid will continue to make maximum efforts to win the title. |
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Sixers won 6 in a row and after Embiid named players of the week, he dropped 70 on Spurs tonight. That's a franchise record. He scored 30+ in 20 games in a row.
Wemby dropped 33 in his limited time after his injury, doctors don't let him play more yet.
In Timberwolves game Towns dropped 60 and there is still one more quarter left. What a crazy night. Meanwhile I'm watching Celtics game, they widened the gap in the third quarter.
Embiid's 70 points, and Towns' 62 points is only the 4th time where both players scored 60+ or more in a single night. What's amazing is that, it also happened during the 18th anniversary of the late Kobe Bryant's historical 81 point game against the Raptors. This is a very historical day indeed. Maybe let's give some credits to Durant's 43 points as well on their win against the Bulls. It seems like the Spurs really are careful about Wemby, eh? Well, it's their generational player so I guess they will be careful to him not to get injured. Embiid was absolutely a beast in this match. He was unstoppable. And let's be honest, it was his night. He almost single-handedly was able to win his team the match. Of course, his team supported him well. But he was the main man for sure. And his performance was definitely one of a kind. Will do not see that kind of performance every other day from even that best of players. Spurs did play well. But that was never going to be enough. They also needed someone who could pull off a performance like Joel Embiid. |
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Girona have proven that it is possible to maintain a consistent performance without a star player in the squad. So far we have seen Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid and Barcelona at the top of the La Liga table. But this season, the Girona team has been at the top of the table for a long time, surprising everyone. And yet the performance of this team is very good. Due to the strong bond between the players, we have consistently seen great performances from Girona players in every match. Girona had a big 5-1 win against Sevilla in the last match. And right now it looks like Madrid and Girona are fighting for the La Liga title this season. Barcelona and Atletico Madrid are far behind.
Right now Girona is in a confident and happy state. So they do not have a heavy burden to win because the target of entering the top 3 is achieved, avoiding relegation is also achieved. It seems that this is what keeps them in a stable state. Of course at the moment Madrid and Girona are the most likely teams to win the La Liga title. I also admire Dovbyk, he scored 3 goals against Sevilla. So that Dovbyk became the temporary Top Score of La Liga with Bellingham. For Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid, they have only played 20 times. This means they have 1 game less. For Madrid they are only 1 point apart, meaning that if they win in week 21 then Real Madrid will return to Number 1. Artem Dovbyk has been in excellent form this season. He scored 14 goals and 5 assists in 20 matches. Artem Dovbyk is playing very well. However, the Zero team is not dependent on Artem Dovbyk's performance alone. Every player in the team is performing well from his position. At the same time, the team is not dependent on any particular player due to the good understanding between the players. And so the top spot in the table is still managed by the Girona team. This season's champions of La Liga are Girona, but there is nothing surprising. But I still think we will see Madrid as champions at the end of the season. |
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Despite losing 6 wickets for just 39 runs, Rangpur Riders won today's match quite easily. Babar Azam remained unbeaten on 56 runs and Azmatullah Omarzai on 47 runs. Due to the responsible performance of these two batsmen, Rangpur team was able to win today's match.
Sylhet team has given a target of only 121 runs today. The pitch was bowling friendly. Mirpur pitch is naturally bowling friendly. But even then Sylhet should have given at least 140+ target. A small target of 121 runs was almost impossible to win. However, the Sylhet bowlers managed to bowl well at the beginning of the innings. Dusan Hemantha took 3 wickets. But in the end the Sylhet team was defeated due to the duo of Babar and Omarzai.
Rangpur Riders secured their first victory, overcoming struggles during the match. Babar Azam and Azmatullah Omarzai played unbeaten innings, guiding Rangpur meet the target with 10 balls remaining. This duo showcased brilliant performances on a tricky pitch when the team was facing challenges. However, it turned out to be a pathetic and embarrassing result for Sylhet. Despite being in a winning position at one stage, they couldn't break the partnership between Babar Azam and Azmatullah Omarzai, resulting in a loss. Sylhet bowlers managed to damage Rangpur's batting lineup, except for that crucial duo. The Sylhet team lost their first match after being set a huge target of 178 runs and today they set a target of just 121 runs. I don't think it was possible for them to win this match. But I am very upset with the pitch condition of BPL. So far 7 matches have been played. In only two matches have we seen teams manage to score 150+ runs. Bangladesh's batting order is not strong. So the management should have made a batting friendly pitch. As a result, Bangladeshi batsmen may be more confident to play big innings in the T20 format in the future. Cricket boards organize various franchise leagues usually to develop their players more experienced, to find new talent. But we don't see any such target of BCB. |
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This is an interesting competition between Girona and Real Madrid who are at the top of the standings at the moment. Of course, Girona surprised many people this season with their performance which was able to maintain the standings for half the season. And this is very interesting for me for LaLiga this season, when there are new clubs competing to win the championship. We are tired of the previous seasons which were only dominated by Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid. I consider Girona like salt in cooking, his presence in the title race has given life to new competition in La Liga. They have been very consistent this season, even though this team does not have many classy players, they have been able to maintain their performance with impressive performances since the start of the season. The chemistry between the players was built well which made their game run well according to the strategy prepared by the coach. It's not just you, La Liga fans really hope for new competition in this competition after being dominated by Barcelona, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid for so long. Girona is one of the new forces in La Liga, their impressive performance is of course not something that happened by chance, but they have made quite good preparations from various angles. I think Girona will become a new force in the long term because this team is a team that is part of the City Football Group where they have a majority stake. So it can be concluded that Girona is in the same family as Manchester City, so I see this team as serious about competing. Real Madrid is very overwhelmed to prevent Girona from winning the title this season, Ginora is very strong in the game and individuals they have built up to now, it is not easy for a new club to be able to compete in LaLiga, what's more, what they are facing is not a weak club, but a club like Real Madrid, Barcelona and other clubs are truly beyond reason as a football observer, even though they don't have star players here, Girona proves to everyone that they are still strong in terms of mentality in competing well in several matches, all the matches that are held. Playing Girona really has positive value and always achieves perfect victory.. Girona have proven that it is possible to maintain a consistent performance without a star player in the squad. So far we have seen Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid and Barcelona at the top of the La Liga table. But this season, the Girona team has been at the top of the table for a long time, surprising everyone. And yet the performance of this team is very good. Due to the strong bond between the players, we have consistently seen great performances from Girona players in every match. Girona had a big 5-1 win against Sevilla in the last match. And right now it looks like Madrid and Girona are fighting for the La Liga title this season. Barcelona and Atletico Madrid are far behind. |
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Sylhet Strikers Vs Rangpur Riders
Sylhet Strikers vs Rangpur Riders faced today in the 7th match of Bangladesh Premier League. Babar Azam got a place in the Rangpur squad as his replacement despite Shakib missing the match. Rangpur Riders won the toss and decided to bowl. Batting, Sylhet Strikers lost 5 wickets after taking 39 runs under the bowling pressure of Rangpur Riders. Meanwhile, Mahedi Hasan's bowling spell ended with 18 runs in four overs and two wickets. Benny Howell and Ben Cutting battle it out on the pitch for Sylhet Strikers. Sylhet Strikers took 68/5 in 14 overs, if the sixth wicket doesn't hold it doesn't look like Sylhet Strikers can get more than 125+ runs.
Sylhet Strikers have collected only 120 runs, with this target of 120 runs Rangpur Raiders team can never be kept under pressure. Sylhet Strikers team performed poorly from power play, Sylhet team lost five wickets in power play and domestic players did not perform well. Sylhet Strikers team managed to get 120 runs due to the performance of these two batsmen Howell and Cutting at the last minute. Babar Azam and Ronnie Talukder entered the field as the opening batsmen of the Rangpur Riders team, between these two batsmen, Ronnie Talukder got out at this moment. Even so, if the Rangpur Riders team continues to lose wickets, it will eventually come under pressure. Today's Rangpur team is more likely to win as Babar Azam is still on the pitch to bat. Losing the toss and going into bat against Rangpur Riders, Sylhet Strikers did not get off to a good start as they managed to score only 120 runs in the allotted 20 overs. The bowlers of Rangpur Riders bowled very well. Going into bat against the target of 121 runs given by Sylhet Strikers, the team of Rangpur Riders lost six wickets after 50 runs and is in a very dangerous situation. Rangpur Riders' only hope now is if Babar Azam and Omarzai can run well then maybe Rangpur Riders can win today's match otherwise there is a high chance of losing the match against Sylhet Strikers. Now let's see whether Rangpur Riders can finally win today's match? Despite losing 6 wickets for just 39 runs, Rangpur Riders won today's match quite easily. Babar Azam remained unbeaten on 56 runs and Azmatullah Omarzai on 47 runs. Due to the responsible performance of these two batsmen, Rangpur team was able to win today's match. Sylhet team has given a target of only 121 runs today. The pitch was bowling friendly. Mirpur pitch is naturally bowling friendly. But even then Sylhet should have given at least 140+ target. A small target of 121 runs was almost impossible to win. However, the Sylhet bowlers managed to bowl well at the beginning of the innings. Dusan Hemantha took 3 wickets. But in the end the Sylhet team was defeated due to the duo of Babar and Omarzai. |
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I'v always mentioned it on this trend that it seem xavi is yet to fix his tactical approach to games for Barcelona because you keep seeing the same thing happening almost all the time, last night made it twice I've carefully observed to see that he needs to employ a different approach to be able to lead the game and stay ahead till the end of the game.
I learned from an article I red somewhere that he said he's trying to not stress victor roqque and thats why he often brings him in late but then that isn't helping the team enough, last night they almost drew their game if not for the goal of Felix and the assistance of yamal that led to their fourth goals, i'v observed that whenever ever xavi makes changes and bring in the trio of yamal, roque and Felix there's always a change in the performance of Barcelona and they tend to win games even better but then his love for lewandoski wouldn't allow him see to trying out games without him and putting this young talent's to work.
Xavi didn't get the money that he wanted and that is a reason he didn't bring the results that were probably expected from him. But before he came into the team he knew that the situation was going to be like this and he still took the job. So he knew what he was getting himself into. So now complaining is not an option for him. I am not saying that he is complaining a lot. But better results are expected. And the tactics are also not the best from him right now. He could do better. But the problem for Barcelona is that they can not afford to bring in another new coach. Let's say for some reason Barcelona thinks that they deserve better results. They fire Xavi. who will they bring in? Who is going to agree to work with a club that has an empty vault? |
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A lot of people on the internet are joking about Harry Kane being cursed and with his arrival, Bayern started to get bad results. I don't think it is a curse but there might be some truth in that. Kane was never able to be a winner, both in his clubs and national team. Although everyone like him. The main thing is because of Tuchel. Kimmich wanted to leave because of him, there is a big problem with this guy, no big team can be successful with Tuchel. The same thing is happening to Bayern as he disgraced Chelsea. If Tuchel doesn't leave Bayern, Kane can score 40 goals if he wants, but nothing will happen. Despite all this, the fact that Kane is the only one in the team to score goals shows how high level he is.
I think because many people see Harry Kane performance as a top striker who scores lots of goals every season with tottenham, it is very appropriate for them to think that Harry kane experienced a curse while with Tottenham. Yes, apart from that, I predict that this season Harry Kane will be able to end the series of curses by winning a trophy with Bayern munich for his first trophy. This season he managed to maintain his best quality by scoring lots of goals so that he will still be able to maintain his individual record this season. For Bayern Munich, they have quite an impressive squad this season where they are able to make their attack line even more productive by silencing their opponents with big scores. On the other hand, I estimate that Bayern main target this season is to reach the Champions League final and also maintain their performance to continue winning the bundesliga trophy this season. If this season harry kane manages to win the first trophy in his career he will automatically be quite happy because it took him a long time to lift the first trophy in his career. I honestly failed to understand how Bayern Munich was able to lose the match against Bremen, a team that is not even in good form. A lot of people are saying that the Harry Kane curse is just something superstitious. Even I do believe that it is not real. But the way things are shaping up right now, it seems very real Anyway I think it is not going to be a bad idea to say that better performance is expected from Harry Kane. He came into the squad with really high expectations. But we all know that the performance from Bayern Munich has been a little not up to the mark |
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