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Chahal has been ignored by the India selectors for the ongoing Asia Cup and the upcoming World Cup

ESPNcricinfo staff06-Sep-2023

Yuzvendra Chahal is in line to play first-class cricket for Kent, after signing up for three matches in the ongoing County Championships “subject to regulatory approval”.Ignored by the national selectors in India for the ongoing Asia Cup and the upcoming ODI World Cup, at home over October and November, Chahal “will be available for selection in Kent’s remaining two home Championship matches against Nottinghamshire & Lancashire, as well as Kent’s away fixture against Somerset,” the club said in a statement.”This is an exciting challenge for me, playing in English county cricket, and one I’m very much looking forward to,” Chahal said in the statement.Kent are currently placed one off the bottom in the ten-team County Champions Division 1 table, and in danger of being relegated to Division 2 next season.”We’re delighted to have secured a spinner of Yuzvendra’s quality for the last three Championship matches of the season, with Matt Parkinson not available to us until next year, and Hami Qadri recently injured,” Kent’s director of cricket Paul Downton said. “He is really looking forward to playing in English conditions and will bring a significant amount of skill and international experience to our squad.”Kent had also availed of the services of fast bowler Arshdeep Singh earlier in the season. He played five matches in June-July, picking up 13 wickets in eight bowling innings. New Zealand’s Ben Lister is the other overseas player in the Kent roster at the moment.Chahal, who hasn’t always been a regular in first-class cricket, played two games in the last season of the Ranji Trophy for Haryana, his team in India’s domestic circuit, picking up three wickets at an average of 92.33. Overall, he has 87 wickets from 33 first-class matches, but is better known for his exploits in white-ball cricket, where he has 121 wickets from 72 ODIs at an average of 27.13 and 96 wickets from 80 T20Is with an economy rate of 8.19. He has never played Test cricket.

بدأ أحد الأندية محادثاته مع اللاعب لوكاس فاسكيز من أجل الحصول على خدماته في موسم الانتقالات الصيفي الحالي، بمقتضى صفقة مجانية، بعدما أصبح لاعبًا حرًا عقب رحيله عن صفوف ريال مدريد.

ورحل لوكاس فاسكيز عن نادي ريال مدريد، بعد انتهاء عقده مع الملكي في 30 يونيو الماضي.

وأقام ريال مدريد، برئاسة فلورنتينو بيريز، مؤتمرًا وداعيًا لـ فاسكيز، قبل يومين، في غياب معظم لاعبي الفريق الذين يحصلون حاليًا على فترة راحة بعد انتهاء مشوارهم في بطولة كأس العالم للأندية.

وذكرت صحيفة “آس” الإسبانية أن لوكاس فاسكيز بدأ يظهر اسمه على رادار الأندية في نافذة الانتقالات الصيفية لهذا العام.

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وأوضحت أنه من أوائل الأندية التي بدأت خطواتها نحو ضم فاسكيز، بشكتاش التركي، حيث أبدى رغبته في الحصول على خدمات الظهير الأيمن.

وأفادت أن مسؤولي بشكتاش تواصلوا مع اللاعب صاحب الـ33 عامًا لسؤاله عن مدى تقبله لفكرة اللعب في إسطنبول.

وأشارت إلى أن فاسكيز يناقش حاليًا الأمر مع عائلته ووكيل أعماله، قبل اتخاذ قرار نهائي حول عرض انتقاله إلى بشكتاش.

الجدير بالذكر أن نادي بشكتاش أنهى الموسم الماضي من بطولة الدوري التركي، 2024/25، في المركز الرابع.

Matt Taylor five-for does early damage but Jack Carson, Sean Hunt seize momentum

ECB Reporters Network26-Sep-2023

Gloucestershire, looking for their first Championship victory of the season, did much of the hard work at the 1st Central County Ground, Hove, when they had Sussex rocking at 117 for 8. But then Jack Carson (56) and Sean Hunt, with a career best 22, added 71 for the ninth wicket in 21 overs, the best partnership of the innings.Sussex reached 202, with left-arm seamer Matt Taylor taking 5 for 24. Sussex maintained their momentum, dismissing both Gloucestershire’s openers in the first four overs, and at the close of the first day the home side were edging the match, with Gloucestershire 136 for 6.Sussex are also looking for an upbeat end to the season. Two weeks ago they nurtured far-fetched hopes of promotion after a dramatic victory over Leicestershire. But then they were docked 12 points because of their behaviour in that match, and that was followed by a rainy draw at Derby.Gloucestershire had comfortably the better of the first session after choosing to bowl under heavy clouds and on a green-tinged pitch. They took four Sussex wickets and should also have had Tom Haines caught in the slips when he had made just 22 of his 62 runs.Sussex, who welcomed back Haines and Carson – who were stood down for the last match – as well as Brad Currie, moved to 40 without loss. Then, as the clouds parted, the sun came out and batting suddenly began to look easier, they lost two wickets in three balls. Towards the end of his probing opening spell from the sea end, Taylor moved one away from Tom Clark, who edged low to first slip for 12. Then, two balls later, Tom Alsop edged a wide one from Taylor to the wicketkeeper.Next, Gloucestershire turned to their slow bowlers who found immediate encouragement. In just his second over, the slow left-armer Zafar Gohar made one bounce and turn and James Coles, on the back foot, edged to first slip to make it 64 for 3. It was 89 for 4 in the 22nd when Ali Orr, who had struck Zafar for six over backward square-leg in the course of an unconvincing 16, was bowled by the off-spinner Ollie Price as he played forward defensively.Gloucestershire were bossing the game at lunch, with Sussex 114 for 4 and they looked in total control after the break when they took four more wickets for three runs as Oli Carter, Fynn Hudson-Prentice (who made a duck on the day he was awarded his county cap) Haines and Henry Crocombe tumbled in three overs.But then Carson and Hunt turned the match. Carson was dropped on 12 with the score 139 for 8 but pulled Josh Shaw for four to raise the 150. The fifty partnership came in 56 minutes and then Carson on-drove the aggressive Zaman Akhter for another boundary to reach his own half-century, his third of the season.When Gloucestershire batted, Currie broke through in the third over as Ben Charlesworth was caught low down at first slip and then Chris Dent pulled Hunt to midwicket. James Bracey, caught at third slip off Currie, was third out at 42 and Sussex missed three more difficult chances (two from Ollie Price and one from Miles Hammond) before Hammond was well caught by Crocombe in Carson’s first over. Hunt then had Price caught at third slip for 27 and finally Graeme van Buuren pulled Haines to Carson at long leg.

MatériaMais Notícias

O campeão Cruzeiro é o único com acesso matematicamente garantido na Série B. O vice-líder Grêmio, com 56 pontos, está com a situação bastante encaminhada, mas ainda não sacramentou o retorno para a Série A. Portanto, restam três vagas e oito times estão na briga: Grêmio, Bahia, Vasco, Sport, Sampaio Corrêa, Ituano, Londrina e Criciúma.

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O que torna a disputa ainda mais acirrada é a quantidade de confrontos diretos nesta reta final da Série B. Faltando cinco rodadas para o fim da competição, teremos pela frente 11 decisões envolvendo as equipes. Dos adversários do Vasco, apenas o Novorizontino, rival do próximo sábado, em São Januário, não possui chance de acesso. Já os outros, Sport, Criciúma, Sampaio Corrêa e Ituano, brigam na parte de cima da tabela.

+ Confira a classificação da Série B

Na terceira posição com 53 pontos, o Bahia terá apenas um confronto direto, que será com o Grêmio, fora de casa. A distância do Tricolor gaúcho para o Criciúma, que é o nono colocado, é de 10 pontos e 15 estão em disputa até o final da Série B. O LANCE! destrincha as cinco rodadas de todos os candidatos ao acesso e destaca o momento de cada um dos times nos últimos cinco jogos.

2º: Grêmio – 56 pontos – 15 vitórias / 18 gols de saldo
Londrina (F), Bahia (C), Náutico (F), Tombense (F) e Brusque (C)

Dos últimos cinco jogos, o Grêmio venceu os três que fez em casa, mas perdeu os dois longe de Porto Alegre.

3º: Bahia – 53 pontos – 15 vitórias / 12 gols de saldo
Brusque (C), Grêmio (F), Vila Nova (C), Guarani (C) e CRB (F)

O Bahia vive o seu pior momento na Série B, não venceu nos últimos cinco jogos e somou apenas dois pontos.

4º: Vasco – 52 pontos – 14 vitórias / 8 gols de saldo
Novorizontino (C), Sport (F), Criciúma (C), Sampaio Corrêa (C) e Ituano (F)

O Vasco oscilou bastante nas últimas cinco rodadas, mas na medida do possível somou pontos, conquistando duas vitórias e um empate.

5º: Sport – 49 pontos – 13 vitórias – 1 gol de saldo
Cruzeiro (C), Vasco (C), Londrina (F), Operário (C) e Vila Nova (F)

O Sport venceu mais do que perdeu nas últimas cinco rodadas, somando nove pontos em 15 disputados.

6º: Sampaio Corrêa – 48 pontos – 13 vitórias – 4 gols de saldo
CSA (F), Chapecoense (C), Ituano (F), Vasco (F) e Londrina (C)

É o concorrente ao acesso com mais pontos nas últimas cinco rodadas, somando quatro vitórias e um empate.

7º: Ituano – 48 pontos – 12 vitórias – 8 gols de saldo
Guarani (C), Criciúma (F), Sampaio Corrêa (C), Londrina (F), Vasco (C)

O Ituano também está invicto nas últimas cinco rodadas, mas empatou dois jogos e venceu três.

8º: Londrina – 46 pontos – 12 vitórias – 0 de saldo
Grêmio (C), CSA (F), Sport (C), Ituano (C) e Sampaio Corrêa (F)

Era o principal perseguidor do Vasco, mas venceu apenas um jogo nas últimas cinco rodadas, somando cinco pontos em 15 disputados.

9º: Criciúma – 46 pontos – 11 vitórias – 7 gols de saldo
Náutico (C), Ituano (C), Vasco (F), Ponte Preta (F) e Tombense (C)

Perdeu o último jogo, mas pontuou bem nas últimas cinco rodadas, com três vitórias e um empate.

Os confrontos diretos na reta final da Série B

34ª Rodada:

Londrina x Grêmio – Estádio do Café

35ª Rodada:

Criciúma x Ituano – Heriberto Hülse

Sport x Vasco – Ilha do Retiro

Grêmio x Bahia – Arena do Grêmio

36º Rodada:

Vasco x Criciúma – São Januário

Londrina x Sport – Estádio do Café

Ituano x Sampaio Corrêa – Novelli Júnior

37ª Rodada:

Vasco x Sampaio Corrêa – São Januário

Londrina x Ituano – Estádio do Café

38ª Rodada:

Ituano x Vasco – Novelli Júnior

Sampaio Corrêa x Londrina

يستعد نادي باريس سان جيرمان الفرنسي، لحسم ملف مستقبل حارس مرمى الفريق، جيانلويجي دوناروما، حيث ينتهي عقده الحالي في يونيو 2026.

وزادت التكهنات حول احتمال عودة دوناروما إلى الدوري الإيطالي أو انتقاله إلى أحد أندية الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز، في ظل اهتمام من عدة أندية بالتعاقد معه.

وبحسب ما ورد، باريس سان جيرمان يستعد لعقد جولة جديدة من المفاوضات مع وكيل حارسه الإيطالي جيانلويجي دوناروما، في محاولة لحسم ملف تجديد عقده قبل الدخول في المرحلة الحرجة من عقده الحالي، الذي ينتهي في يونيو 2026.

وتؤكد التقارير أن الحارس الدولي دوناروما، لا يزال يعطي الأولوية للاستمرار داخل صفوف باريس سان جيرمان.

دوناروما، الذي انضم إلى باريس في صيف 2021 قادمًا من ميلان في صفقة انتقال حر، دخل موسمه الرابع مع الفريق، مما يعني أنه سيصبح حرًا في التفاوض مع أي نادٍ آخر خلال ستة أشهر إذا لم يُبرم عقدًا جديدًا.

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وبحسب موقع “كالتشيو ميركاتو” الإيطالي، فإن دوناروما وممثليه قد نقلوا مطالبهم لإدارة باريس سان جيرمان قبل نهاية الموسم الماضي، والمحادثات لا تزال قائمة دون أي تواصل رسمي مع أندية أخرى حتى الآن.

ورغم الهدوء على مستوى التحركات الرسمية، إلا أن هناك عددًا من الأندية التي تراقب الموقف عن كثب، وفي إيطاليا، تبدو فرص انتقاله ضئيلة حاليًا في ظل استقرار مراكز حراسة المرمى داخل الأندية الكبرى، بما في ذلك إنتر ميلان، الذي لا يُتوقع أن يتحرك نحو دوناروما طالما يحتفظ بخدمات الثنائي يان سومر وجوزيب مارتينيز.

وفي ظل هذه المعطيات، سيكون الأسبوعان المقبلان حاسمين في تحديد مستقبل الحارس الإيطالي، ما بين تمديد عقده مع باريس سان جيرمان أو فتح الباب أمام عروض جديدة قد تُعيده إلى الدوري الإيطالي أو تنقله إلى الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز.

Victoria rebounded impressively from the two innings defeats which started their season

AAP29-Oct-2023

New South Wales slumped to a 15th-straight match without a Sheffield Shield win after going down to Victoria by 205 runs at the MCG.They were rolled for 173 midway through the first session of day four to extend the proud cricket state’s painful run in the historic competition.NSW fought harder than they had for most of the match after beginning play on Sunday at 124 for 8, still well behind the victory target of 379.Related

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Nathan Lyon dug in with Jason Sangha in his first-class return after tearing his calf during this year’s Ashes series in England.Lyon, unbeaten on 17, was the last man standing as Sangha attempted to lift the run-rate and was caught off the bowling of Todd Murphy.Jackson Bird, who top-scored in NSW’s dismal first-innings total of 102, lasted just 11 balls and was the last batter out.NSW are without a victory since February 2022, with this current streak considerably worse than their previous low of 10 winless matches.New South Wales’ struggles

Victoria, MCG: lost by 205 runs
South Australia, Adelaide Oval: lost by 186 runs
Queensland, Cricket Central: match drawn
South Australia, Karen Rolton Oval: match drawn
Victoria, Albury: lost by 10 wickets
Queensland, Gabba: lost by five wickets
Tasmania, SCG: match drawn
Victoria, Junction Oval: lost by 69 runs
Western Australia, SCG: lost by 133 runs
Tasmania, Hobart: match drawn
South Australia, Wollongong: match drawn
Queensland, Drummoyne Oval: match drawn
Western Australia, WACA: lost by eight wickets
South Australia, Adelaide Oval: lost by five wickets
Western Australia, Bankstown: match drawn

“We’re going to have to look deep and have a bit of an analyse and learn; see what we’re doing and see what the best are doing,” NSW captain Moises Henriques said. “They’re the age-old cricket questions but unfortunately we’re just not doing it very well at the moment.”The result brought sweet relief for Victoria after they started the season with thumping defeats to Western Australia and Queensland.They were in some trouble at 131 for 6 in their second innings, but led by Peter Handscomb’s 90 they added 153 for the final four wickets to take complete control of the match.Tailender Fergus O’Neill was dangerous on his way to an unbeaten 70 as he combined in a 58-run final-wicket stand with Scott Boland.”[Handscomb] might have got a little clip from the coach after [how he was out in] the first innings,” Victoria captain Will Sutherland said. “The way he responded, they were incredibly valuable runs.”We knew it was going to be pretty much impossible for them to chase that total down thanks to him, which takes a big burden off the bowlers’ shoulders.”Victoria will be back in action next Saturday when they host Tasmania at the Junction Oval in Melbourne, while NSW face the ultimate test against reigning champions WA at the SCG.

MatériaMais Notícias

Atualmente no Pumas, do México, Daniel Alves falou sobre sua última passagem cercada de polêmicas pelo São Paulo e destacou que sempre nutriu muito carinho pelo time, apesar das adversidades.

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ATUAÇÕES: Com chuva e nebulosidade, São Paulo tem “apagão” coletivo contra o Botafogo

Veja tabela do Campeonato Brasileiro e simule os próximos jogos

Em entrevista à Gazeta Esportiva, o lateral-direito negou que sua decisão de atuar pelo Tricolor tenha sido movida por dinheiro ou algo do tipo. O jogador foianunciado no dia 1º de agosto de 2019 pelo São Paulo. Pouco mais de dois anos depois, o contrato do jogador foi rescindido, em setembro de 2021.

Sua rescisão foi marcada por diversas polêmicas. Na ocasião, o ex-camisa 10 havia se afastado do clube por uma semana e comunicadoque não jogaria e nem treinaria até que o Tricolor quitasse as dívidas que tinha com ele, que giravam em torno dos R$ 11 milhões.

De acordo com suas falas, mesmo com estes problemas, nunca deixou de sentir amor pelo São Paulo, alegando ainda que assiste a todos os jogos.

-O amor ao São Paulo continua existindo e não perco um jogo, mas, infelizmente, não se pôde construir muito mais do que me foi permitido. Foi uma história muito linda para mim, me sinto muito realizado. Consegui ganhar um título ainda. Ou seja, foi algo mágico – disse.

O jogador ainda afirmou que retornou ao Brasil para cumprir um sonho e ajudar na evolução do Tricolor. Daniel Alves esteve presente na conquista do Campeonato Paulista de 2021, título mais recente do São Paulo. Antes de voltar ao Brasil, atuava no PSG.

– Voltei para cumprir um sonho e tentei fazer o meu melhor. Tentei colocar tudo que estava ao meu alcance, não só para que os resultados fossem bons, e foram muito bons, ao contrário do que a maioria possa pensar, mas também para trazer crescimento e evolução para o clube conseguir dar passos agigantados – explicou.

Por fim, rebateu algumas críticas que afirmavam que o interesse do lateral no São Paulo era algo apenas ligado ao dinheiro. De acordo com ele, tal premissa é equivocada, uma vez que recebeu diversas propostas com uma remuneração melhor na época, que foram negadas.

– O que mais chegava era proposta para poder jogar em outros lugares e com uma remuneração que não tem nem comparação. Enfim, são circunstâncias da vida: um sempre oferece ao outro o que tem e o que eu tinha era isso – concluiu.

Pelo Pumas, o jogador conta com doze partidas nesta temporada, com três assistências. Foram seis derrotas, cinco empates e somente uma vitória.

MatériaMais Notícias

Juventude e São Paulo se enfrentam neste domingo (23), às 16h, no estádio Alfredo Jaconi em partida que será válida pela 33ª rodada do Campeonato Brasileiro.

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ATUAÇÕES: São Paulo perde chances, mas Calleri e Luciano resolvem em vitória sobre o Coritiba

Veja tabela do Campeonato Brasileiro e simule os próximos jogos

O Juventude está enfrentando uma fase complicadíssima no Brasileirão. Lanterna da competição, na 20ª colocação e com 21 pontos, é o pior mandante e o time que menos venceu na competição.

O técnico Lucas Zanella poderá ter a volta deMoraes, que não esteve presente no empate recente por 1 a 1 contra o Atlético-GO, devido às questões contratuais. Mesmo se ganhar, as chances de se livrar do rebaixamento são baixas.

Já o São Paulo segue na busca da tão sonhada vaga na Copa Libertadores. Vindo de uma vitória recente em casa contra o Coritiba, por 3 a 1, está na 10ª colocação da tabela, com 44 pontos.

Rogério Ceni não poderá ter Luciano, que cumprirá suspensão por conta do terceiro amarelo contra o Coxa, mas contará com os retornos de Ferraresi e Beraldo – que estavam suspensos na última partida.

JUVENTUDE X SÃO PAULO

Local: Estádio Alfredo Jaconi, em Caxias do Sul (RS)
Data e hora: 23/10/2022, às 16h (de Brasília)
Árbitro:Paulo Roberto Alves Junior (PR)
Assistentes: Sidmar dos Santos Meurer e Jefferson Cleiton Piva da Silva (PR)
VAR:Carlos Eduardo Nunes Braga [FIFA] (RJ)
Onde assistir: Globo (São Paulo, Paraná, Mato Grosso e Mato Grosso do Sul) e Premiere, pela narração por voz da partida com a parceria LANCE!/Voz do Esporte e em tempo real pelo L!.

JUVENTUDE
​Pegorari; Paulo Henrique, Vitor Mendes, Thalisson e Rodrigo Soares; Elton, Jadson, Chico; Rafinha, Capixaba e Pitta. Técnico: Lucas Zanella

DESFALQUES: Rafael Forster, Renato Chaves, Marlon Edinho (no departamento médico)

PENDURADOS:Paulinho Moccelin, Thalisson, Paulo Henrique, Pitta, Chico Kim, Guilherme Parede, Moraes Júnior, Vitor Gabriel, Gabriel Tota e Elton Jr.
SUSPENSOS: –

SÃO PAULO
Felipe Alves; Ferraresi (Rafinha), Luizão e Léo; Moreira, Pablo Maia, Rodrigo Nestor, Patrick e Reinaldo; Eder e Calleri. Técnico: Rogério Ceni

DESFALQUES: Arboleda (transição após cirurgia
no tornozelo esquerdo), Caio (cirurgia no joelho direito), Gabriel Neves (lesão no ligamento colateral medial do joelho direito), Alisson (dores na coxa direita), Igor Vinícius (Pubalgia), Miranda (lesão no ligamento colateral medial do joelho esquerdo), Diego Costa (tendinite no joelho) e Nikão (dores no músculo adutor da coxa). Luciano (Suspenso)

PENDURADOS: André Anderson, Igor Vinícius, Nikão, Rodrigo Nestor, Alisson, Pablo Maia, Rogério Ceni (T), Calleri e Galoppo.
SUSPENSOS:Luciano

أشاد الجهاز الفني لمنتخب مصر تحت 20 عامًا، بقيادة أسامة نبيه، باللاعب كريم أحمد، المحترف في صفوف فريق ليفربول الشاب، والمتواجد في معسكر الفراعنة خلال الوقت الحالي.

وانضم كريم أحمد إلي معسكر منتخب مصر للشباب، الذي يستعد لخوض نهائيات كأس العالم تحت 20 عامًا فى تشيلي، في الفترة من 27 سبتمبر إلى 19 أكتوبر القادمين.

ووقع كريم أحمد، البالغ من العمر 18 عامًا، أول عقد احترافي مع ليفربول بعدما تدرج في أكاديمية الريدز منذ انضمامه إليها بعمر السادسة، ولفت الأنظار سريعًا بعدما سجل هدفًا في أول ظهور له مع فريق تحت 18 عامًا خلال مباراة بكأس الاتحاد الإنجليزي للشباب أمام بورنموث في ديسمبر 2022.

طالع | كريم أحمد: قميص منتخب مصر “فخر لي”.. وهذه أمنيتي مع ليفربول

وأفاد مصدر لـ بطولات: “كريم أحمد مهاجم ليفربول والمنتظم في تدريبات منتخب مصر للشباب، نال إعجاب الجهاز الفني ولفت الأنظار بشدة في التدريبات التي خاضها من الفراعنة”.

وأضاف: “الجهاز الفني كان متخوفًا من قدرة اللاعب على الانسجام مع زملائه، خاصة أنه لا يجيد التحدث بالعربية؛ ولكن اللاعب ظهر بمستوى فني جيد في التدريبات وقدرات بدنية هائلة”.

ويلعب منتخب مصر الشباب تحت 20 سنة في المونديال، ضمن المجموعة الأولى التي تضم تشيلي “المستضيف”، نيوزيلندا واليابان.

Even a win can’t assure New Zealand of a top-four ticket, with Pakistan having a game in hand; and rain could play a part in Bengaluru again

Madushka Balasuriya08-Nov-20234:17

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Big picture: All to play forAnd so it comes down to this. After a month of non-stop cricket – 40 matches leading up to this one, to be precise – there’s a very good chance that it will be the weather in Bengaluru which might end up deciding which team takes up not just the last semi-final berth in this World Cup, but also the final Champions Trophy 2025 qualification spot. But before we get ahead of ourselves, let us first take a quick look back at how we got here.If you’re New Zealand, you could be forgiven for scratching your head a little at your present predicament. After four wins from your first four games, and then two scores of 383 and 401 in two of your next four, you surely ought to have nailed down that top-four spot, right? Well, not if that 383 came in an agonisingly close losing chase against Australia, and that 401 preceded some classic Pakistan shenanigans courtesy Fakhar Zaman, who wasn’t even in the starting XI at the beginning of this tournament.But New Zealand’s fate is largely in their own hands. A win against Sri Lanka, and they move to ten points to almost certainly lock that fourth semi-final slot. The only caveat – Pakistan will be playing two days later, knowing precisely what they need to do against England to trump New Zealand’s net run rate (NRR). Afghanistan too could get to ten points, but their NRR is so dire that it’s all but mathematically impossible to leapfrog the sides above them.3:07

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As for Sri Lanka, an underwhelming tournament, scattered with only sporadic moments of triumph, reached a pointed nadir in their comprehensive defeat to Bangladesh on Monday – a fact conveniently sidelined by the furore surrounding Angelo Mathews’ mildly contentious, not-at-all-polarising dismissal.Related

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The margin of that loss, coupled with England’s win over Netherlands on Wednesday, also left them in ninth place* – below the cut-off point for qualification to the next Champions Trophy – with only NRR keeping them off the bottom. There are various scenarios at play but all four teams – Sri Lanka, England, Bangladesh and Netherlands – could still finish level on four points, with run rate the decider.Which brings us to the rain, something that would be considerably more disastrous for New Zealand than their opponents because they need the full two points. Anything less than that and Pakistan, Afghanistan or both could surpass them in the race for the semi-finals.A washout may work in Sri Lanka’s favour but then they’d be waiting on at least two of Bangladesh, England and Netherlands to lose their final match of the World Cup.As for the actual head-to-head between New Zealand and Sri Lanka, it’s been all one-way traffic in recent times. Sri Lanka’s last ODI victory against New Zealand came back in 2015.Rachin Ravindra has hit three hundreds in this World Cup•Associated Press

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Sri Lanka LLLWWIn the spotlight: Rachin Ravindra and Kusal MendisRachin Ravindra has 523 runs this World Cup. He hadn’t played a single game of ODI cricket when the year began but he is now the third-highest run-scorer in the tournament. Heading into the World Cup, all of Ravindra’s first eight ODI innings came at either No. 6 or 7. But from the moment he hit a hundred to kick things off last month, he earned himself a place in that New Zealand top order and has never looked back. Of batters to have played as many games as him in the World Cup, only Virat Kohl’s ludicrous average of 108.60 trumps Ravindra’s 74.71. And one last fact, his only ODI innings against Sri Lanka saw him score 49 from 52 balls, in what was his ODI debut.Of all the mid-tournament revelations in all the World Cups. In ordinary circumstances, having been pushed out of semi-final contention, this Sri Lanka side might have been looking forward to the creature comforts of home. Here, however, they still need a win, and more importantly inspiration. Enter Kusal Mendis, the man named captain two games into this tournament, two games in which he was a whirlwind of unadulterated intent. His seven innings prior to taking up the mantle had seen him rack up six scores of fifty or more, including a 77-ball 126 against Pakistan. Since then though his form has fallen of the proverbial cliff; he has averaged 15 at a strike rate of 68.18. Sri Lanka badly need Mendis to rediscover his mojo.Team news: Ferguson and Jamieson both to play?For New Zealand, Matt Henry has been ruled out of the World Cup. Meanwhile, Sri Lanka’s weakness against short-pitched bowling might see the inclusion of one or both of Kyle Jamieson and Lockie Ferguson.New Zealand (probable): 1 Devon Conway, 2 Rachin Ravindra, 3 Kane Williamson (capt.), 4 Daryl Mitchell, 5 Tom Latham (wk), 6 Glenn Phillips, 7 Mark Chapman, 8 Mitchell Santner, 9 Ish Sodhi/Kyle Jamieson, 10 Trent Boult, 11 Tim Southee/Lockie FergusonSri Lanka badly need Kusal Mendis to rediscover his mojo•Getty Images

Sri Lanka don’t have any fresh injury concerns and are likely to stick with the same side which lost to Bangladesh.Sri Lanka (probable): 1 Pathum Nissanka, 2 Kusal Perera, 3 Kusal Mendis (capt, wk) 4 Sadeera Samarawickrama, 5 Charith Asalanka, 6 Angelo Mathews, 7 Dhananjaya de Silva, 8 Maheesh Theekshana, 9 Kasun Rajitha, 10 Dushmantha Chameera, 11 Dilshan MadushankaPitch and conditions: Runs or rain?New Zealand as whole might not have fond memories of the Chinnaswamy stadium, but their batters might, having plundered 401 against Pakistan. Sri Lanka too will remember fondly their win against England here. Now if only the rain will keep away.Stats and trivia: A one-sided contest Rachin Ravindra is currently tied with Sachin Tendulkar for most runs at a World Cup before turning 25. He can go free and clear of an all-time great tomorrow. Dilshan Madushanka is seven wickets away from becoming the all-time highest wicket-taker in a single edition of a World Cup. Sri Lanka have won just three of their last 20 ODIs against New Zealand; they’ve lost seven of their last eight, with one game abandoned. Two of the three games at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in this World Cup have seen the side batting first score above 350, with only England – against Sri Lanka – failing to do so.Quotes”We knew the talent was there, but to come out be one of the players of the tournament so far – not only with the bat, but he’s also making really valuable contributions with the ball. Yeah, very, very special player, and great that he’s on our side.”
*November 9 – This was updated to correct the permutations for Champions Trophy qualification