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Friday, February 28
Start time 1400 local (0800 GMT)Lasith Malinga will want to better his stats against India•AFP

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India and Sri Lanka have been guilty of indulging each other in the past, they are the most frequently paired-up opponents in ODI cricket, but this one promises to be different. For starters it has been seven months since they played against each other. More importantly they are playing in a tournament whose every match is crucial by the way of a difficult qualification for the final. Only two teams out of five progress, and there is no way any game can be taken lightly.These two are young, fresh-looking teams. So gone out should be the contemptuous familiarity that used to fill up the air around an India-Sri Lanka contest. For the first time in a long time, each team has established players whose main body of work hasn’t come against the other. Shikhar Dhawan has played only four matches against Sri Lanka. Dinesh Chandimal has played 14 out of 78 against India. There are new players coming through such as Chaturanga de Silva and Ambati Rayudu. In the likes, however, of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, and Kumar Sangakkara and Lasith Malinga, this is a mere renewal of vows. In a new setting, under new captains, just to add a little spice to the relationship.A familiar script should run through this coming back: both the teams will be eager to chase. India love chasing, and dew is never too far in the evenings. Sri Lanka, who won their first match batting first against Pakistan, know India are different. They will want Indian bowlers, their weaker suit, to be in the middle when the key parts of the match are being played out.

Form guide

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In the spotlight

News that R Ashwin has made significant changes to his action is hardly news at all. People can read through such sentences without pausing to even think because Ashwin keeps playing around with it so often; it could be a sign of either excessive confidence in his basic skill or excessive fidgetiness, but it fails to make people wait with bated breath to see what is in store. In India’s first match of this Asia Cup, though, Ashwin stunned even the most jaded of Aswhin observers. For arguably the first time in his career, he was photographed wearing full sleeves on a cricket field. And he hadn’t just made significant changes to his action, he had got himself a completely new one. Wonder what is coming next.
One man who doesn’t need to change or fiddle with things is Lasith Malinga, who took five wickets in 14 balls to derail what looked like a routine chase. That, though, was Pakistan, who are known to make routine difficult. Against India his career average of 27 inflates to 42, and economy rate jumps from 5.15 to 5.95. The last time he played India he went for a comfortable 58 runs in a match that required a last over for 202 to be chased down. His Hobart harassment is still the most stunning of all. Malinga will want to correct this poor record against India.

Team news

India don’t like to play around with their combination, but Varun Aaron’s poor control in the first match might make way for Ishwar Pandey.India (probable) 1 Shikhar Dhawan, 2 Rohit Sharma, 3 Virat Kohli (capt.), 4 Ajinkya Rahane, 5 Ambati Rayudu, 6 Dinesh Karthik (wk), 7 Ravindra Jadeja, 8 R Ashwin, 9 Bhuvneshwar Kumar, 10 Mohammed Shami, 11 Varun Aaron/Ishwar PandeySri Lanka will want to keep the winning combination going.Sri Lanka (probable) 1 Kusal Perera, 2 Lahiru Thirimanne, 3 Kumar Sangakkara (wk), 4 Mahela Jayawardene, 5 Dinesh Chandimal, 6 Angelo Mathews (capt.), 7 Thisara Perera, 8 Chaturanga de Silva, 9 Sachithra Senanayake, 10 Lasith Malinga, 11 Suranga Lakmal

Pitch and conditions

These are fairly good batting conditions and a lightning quick outfield so a huge total can’t be too far away.

Stats and trivia

• R Ashwin needs two strikes to reach 100 ODI wickets. If he does this in this match, his 77th, he will be the seventh-fastest Indian there. Irfan Pathan, at 59 matches, is the fastest Indian to the mark. Harbhajan Singh, the sixth-fastest, took his 100th in his 76th match.
• This is the 144th ODI between India and Sri Lanka. No two teams have played each other this often. Pakistan-Sri Lanka is second at 138, and Australia-West Indies third at 135.

Quotes

“We always bank on him in pressure situations. He’s been our best bowler for so many years, and we always throw the ball to him, and he knows exactly what he has to do.”

“Joey [Dawes, the bowling coach] is really working hard with the bowlers in the nets, and that is really crucial. On this wicket, I think the bowlers did really well. Bhuvi and Shami later on bowled wicket to wicket, and it was not easy to hit that length.” “

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A Taça das Favelas de São Paulo chegou a fase de oitavas de final, que serão disputadas nos dias 11 e 12 de maio, na Vila Manchester. Ao todo, 16 times brigam por uma vaga na próxima fase, em busca da final, que será disputada no dia 1° de junho, no Estádio do Pacaembu.

As vagas para as oitavas de final, foram definidas em duelos emocionantes.No sábado, 4 de maio, a partida entre Cohab I Negritude e Favela do Iporanga seguia para os pênaltis. Porém,no último lance, um gol contra deu a vitória a Iporanga. Ainda no masculino, os goleiros de Complexo Parque Santo Antônio e Cidade Tiradentes se destacaram. A partida foi para as penalidades, com vitória de 3×1 para o Parque Santo Antônio.

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A Favela do Iporanga, na categoria feminina, foi responsável pela maior goleada da rodada vencendo a Favela da Nações por 6 a 0.

Já no domingo, dia 5 de maio, a Favela do Gelo foi derrotada pelo Complexo Parelheiros nos pênaltis após um jogo muito acirrado. Pelo masculino, a Favela do Oratório perdia a partida pelo placar de 1 a 0 do Jardim Mutinga. Mas, o Oratório não desistiu e virou o jogo em 5 minutos, com um gol de falta e outro de pênalti.

Pingo, ex-jogador de futebol e atual olheiro do Corinthians, estava presente no evento e elogiou o nível dos atletas.

– Estou muito contente pelo nível que estou vendo aqui. Estou muito feliz mesmo, o nível está bem alto, até mais alto do que algumas rodadas do campeonato Paulista que temos visto por aí – afirmou o ex-jogador do Timão.

Confira as partidas das oitavas de final da Taça das Favelas

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O atacante Rodrygo vive seus últimos momentos no Santos. O jogador, que atuará no Peixe até o fim de junho, promete dar ‘dor de cabeça’ a Sampaoli na escalação da equipe até lá.

Na última quinta-feira, Rodrygo já fez jus à promessa. Ele começou como titular, criou oportunidades, se movimentou pelos lados e marcou o segundo gol do Peixe na partida.

-Dei uma sorte no gol. Entendo a parte do Sampaoli. Quero estar jogando e ser titular, mas como eu vou embora, sei que ele quer um time até o final do ano. Mas sempre que eu estiver por aqui, vou dar dor de cabeça para ele – afirmou Rodrygo, em entrevista coletiva, nesta sexta-feira, no CT Rei Pelé.
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​Com o término da Copa do Brasil marcado para setembro, Rodrygo disputará o torneio nacional até as oitavas de final. Entretanto, o camisa 11 seguirá torcendo de longe para os companheiros conquistarem o título e receber a medalha de campeão na Espanha.

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– Busco aproveitar ao máximo a cada dia que eu estou aqui. Cada dia falta menos tempo. Vou jogar a quarta fase da Copa e espero estar bem e ajudar o time. Espero que eles ganhem o título e mandem a medalha para mim – disse o atacante.

Com adversário definido, o Santos enfrenta o Vasco na quarta fase da Copa do Brasil, com a equipe carioca decidindo a vaga no Rio de Janeiro.

O Santos se reapresenta nesta sexta-feira, no CT Rei Pelé. Os titulares da vitória contra o Dragão farão um trabalho leve na academia.

Paul Collingwood should steer Durham away from trouble in their crucial match against Nottinghamshire as they closed in on the Championship title

George Dobell at Chester-le-Street17-Sep-2013
ScorecardPaul Franks trudges off after becoming the last man out for Notts•Getty Images

It was surely fitting that Paul Collingwood should steer Durham away from trouble in their crucial match against Nottinghamshire.When Collingwood was appointed captain of Durham’s Championship side in July 2012, the team were bottom of Division One and without a victory that season.But, little over a year later, Collingwod has helped transform them and, as captain, led them to 13 wins in 20 games. If they win this match, they will have won a club record five Championship matches in succession and, more importantly, a third title in six years. Coming into this game requiring a maximum of 21 more points, they now require a further 17, in the unlikely event that Yorkshire should take full points from their final two games. For Collingwood, who earlier in his career was known as a reluctant captain, it is a remarkable achievement.It is even more remarkable bearing in mind the obstacles he has faced. Coming into this season, Durham had the disadvantage of a 2.5 point penalty for breaching the salary cap last year and financial constraints that prohibited the signing of an overseas player. Injury then robbed them of the services of senior batsman Dale Benkenstein, while the head coach, Geoff Cook, suffered a heart attack in June that cast a cloud over the club for several weeks. Thankfully, Cook is recovering well. England calls, Lions calls and injuries have all added to the burden.The obstacle on this occasion was a tricky pitch. Until Collingwood came to the crease, 15 wickets had fallen within the first 48 overs of the day and there was an outside chance that Nottinghamshire, despite having succumbed to their lowest score since 2010, might take a first innings lead. The highest stand of the game had been only 20 and no individual player had surpassed 17. Andre Adams, who claimed 4 for 27 in an excellent 13-over opening spell, was proving as demanding as ever.But first with Scott Borthwick and then with Phil Mustard, his predecessor as captain, Collingwood put the quality of this pitch into perspective. In a style that would be familiar to those who witnessed his many rearguard innings for England, Collingwood refused to be drawn into pushing at anything wide and, in allowing the ball to come to him, avoided the hard-handed prods that undid so many others.While others drove, he deflected; while others chased, he nudged; while others perished, he was patient. It is no coincidence that he survives into day two having batted longer than anyone else.Perhaps just as importantly, Collingwood’s partnership with Mustard – 121 runs in 35 overs – will have alleviated Durham’s concerns about the possibility of incurring a points penalty for preparing a poor pitch. While Jack Birkenshaw, the ECB’s Pitch Liaison Officer, will return to watch the second day’s play before reaching a verdict on this surface, there is no chance whatsoever that the maximum sanction of 24 points will be imposed. Even the lesser sanction, eight points, is highly unlikely.While it is true that the pitch offered assistance off the seam, to define it as “excessive” – the criteria by which it could incur a penalty – would be harsh. In truth, some excessively poor batting and some admirable bowling were the more relevant ingredients in a day that, in all, saw 18 wickets fall. The early start and autumnal weather might also be relevant and it is worth noting that a similar Durham attacked bowled out Derbyshire for only 63 on Saturday. In such conditions, they pose a desperately tough challenge.Collingwood defends pitch

Paul Collingwood dismissed any suggestion Durham should be penalised for preparing a sub-standard pitch despite seeing 18 wickets fall on the first day of the Championship match against Nottinghamshire. Instead Collingwood credited some “exceptional” seam bowling and some “disappointing” batting for the low scores.
“To bowl a side out for 78 on any wicket is an exceptional effort,” Collingwood said. “The pitch actually looked one of the flatter ones we have had here this season, but it did just enough. There was none of the extravagant movement you see here sometimes. We just have an exceptional bowling attack – Graham Onions’ averages are ridiculous over the last couple of years – and there was some disappointing strokeplay. I don’t think you can grumble about the pitch.”

Perhaps Nottinghamshire’s decision to bat first was questionable. Given the reputation of this surface as something approaching a seam bowler’s paradise, choosing to bat at 10.15am in mid-September was something of a surprise. To be fair though, Durham have batted first in every Championship game on the ground this season whether they have won the toss or not, so perhaps Nottinghamshire’s attempt to adopt a similar method was not so far wide of the mark as the scoreline suggests. Collingwood later confirmed that Durham, too, would have chosen to bat first.The execution of the decision was far more at fault. Faced with some probing bowling from the excellent pairing of Graham Onions and Chris Rushworth, who have 63 and 51 wickets respectively this season, Nottinghamshire produced a feeble performance. Some batsmen – such as Samit Patel and David Hussey – pushed too hard at the ball, some – such as Riki Wessels – played around the ball, some – such as Chris Read or Adams – missed slogs and some – James Taylor – did not play a stroke at all.It was a wretched display of batting and resulted in Nottinghamshire being bowled out 20 minutes before lunch for their second-lowest total this century (following the 59 they made against Yorkshire at Trent Bridge in 2010) and their lowest ever against Durham. James Whitaker, one of the England selectors, can only have left more impressed with Onions, though whether he feels performances in such conditions are relevant to the challenges to come in Australia is debatable.On the bright side, it should enable Nottinghamshire to leave in good time for the YB40 final against Glamorgan at Lord’s on Saturday. The start times on each day of this game have been brought forward to 10.15am to enable Notts to catch an 8pm flight booked for Friday. There seems little chance of them missing it and a contingency plan has been put in place to allow them to fly on Thursday. Graeme Swann, who will feature in the side on Saturday, was in Durham to bowl in the nets with the white ball.One man travelling in the other direction – a little further, actually – was Ben Stokes. The allrounder, who had been on duty with England, underwent a scan on his hamstring at 8am on Tuesday morning and, after receiving an all clear, embarked on a 313-mile drive from Southampton to Durham, where he replaced Usman Arshad in the side. Within minutes he was batting and, attempting a firm drive at a wide ball, was caught at third slip without scoring.Fortunately for Durham, they were rescued by Collingwood and Mustard. While Collingwood, save one lofted on drive and a powerful pull, played few memorable strokes, Mustard accelerated after a slow start and, as Notts’ bowlers became more tired and frustrated, reeled off a succession of firm drives. His individual score was only one fewer than Notts managed in total.

ScorecardGareth Cross hit 64 to push Lancashire into a commanding position•Getty Images

Many more days like this and county cricket runs the risk of getting some rather decent publicity. In near perfect weather and on a good wicket Lancashire and Gloucestershire’s cricketers tussled for advantage in a game which neither side never completely bossed until the last hour of play.By then Glen Chapple’s batsmen were scoring more or less as they pleased against a tiring attack that was missing the left-arm spin of Ed Young, who has a wrist injury. At the close Lancashire’s lead was 327 runs and only some daft, ultra-cautious declaration will prevent them having a chance to force their third Championship win of the season on the final day.Perhaps the cricketer who personifies the search for hard-won advantage which this match has been all about is Gareth Cross. The Lancashire wicketkeeper-batsman made a hundred in his side’s last game against Hampshire but that game was as dead as last month’s Radio Times for a good proportion of his innings. More valuable was Cross’s 30 against Glamorgan or his 45 against Essex, both knocks which contributed important runs to eventual wins.On Friday, Cross signed up to do some more heavy lifting and this was all the more laudable given that he had been smacked in the mouth by the ball when keeping wicket in the morning session. Coming to the crease with Lancashire on 62 for 5, an advantage of a mere 150, and having lost five prime wickets to the Gloucestershire seam trio of Craig Miles, Liam Norwell and Graeme McCarter, Cross fought alongside Ashwell Prince – another cricketer who savours trench warfare – to build a potentially match-winning lead.Their 85-run stand had gone a long way towards achieving that goal when Prince chipped Benny Howell to Norwell at mid-off, but Cross then increased the tempo of the innings with Wayne White in some style. The pair added 67 in 12 overs before Cross was caught in the deep for 64 off the persevering Norwell. White completed his first fifty for Lancashire off 47 balls three overs before the close, but he would be the first to admit that Prince and Cross had earned him his licence to attack.”It was good to spend some time in the middle and continue from Hampshire,” Cross said. “I did a bit of work in the indoor nets in the winter on occupying the crease and, while I can play the shots, it’s also more risky to do that so I’m just trying to play to my ability. I’ve felt in good form all year and it’s nice to be making a contribution. If Ashwell or I had got out, we’d have been in trouble but he’s a calming influence and we played well, I think.”Yet each session of this day’s play produced players from each side whose qualities could be applauded by the good-sized crowd. In the morning Alex Gidman and Simon Kerrigan dominated proceedings, the Gloucestershire batsman completing his first Championship century of the season and the Lancashire spinner, bowling unchanged from the River End to take 5 for 40 in 14.2 overs.Indeed, at times the play constituted something of a duel befitting d’Artagnan et al, Gidman’s boundaries – he also hit Kerrigan and Kyle Hogg for sixes – being countered by the spinner’s wickets. Lancashire probably wanted something more than the 88-run first -innings lead they eventually gained whereas Gloucestershire entertained hopes of whittling the advantage down to less than 50. Both teams had to settle for less than their ideal; it made for splendid cricket.Gidman scored his century off 170 balls, hitting eight fours and two sixes in the process. On the point of lunch, he was caught by White at deep square leg off Kerrigan for 110. The large Liverpool crowd applauded him generously; his innings had determined the strength of Gloucestershire’s position. For his part Kerrigan finished with 5 for 68 in the innings and there is every chance he will add a few more on the final day of this game. If so, the name of Gareth Cross may be to the fore once again.

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O dia era 8 de março de 1975. O Estádio Governador Ernani Sátyro, conhecido como Amigão, era inaugurado para abrigar os clubes de Campina Grande, na Paraíba. E, nesta quarta-feira, Botafogo e Campinense reeditarão a partida de inauguração no local, desta vez em uma decisão pela Copa do Brasil.

Na ocasião, o Botafogo foi convidado para fazer parte do memorável amistoso e não saiu do zero com o Campinense, por conta do popular romancista e ex-ministroJosé Américo de Almeida, paraibano e botafoguense. Oprimeiro gol saiu uma semana depois, dos pés de um jogador do Campinense:Pedrinho Cangula, em empate com o Treze (1 a 1), no Clássico dos Maiorais.

Em seguida, o Amigão recebeu a tradicional placa com informações a respeito do jogo de estreia. Como oobjeto estavadeteriorado, a organização do estádio optou por reformar a placa em forma de homenagem aos clubes envolvidos na inauguração. Ela ficou pronta nesta terça-feira.

Ouvido pelo LANCE!, Ascânio Paceli, gerente do Amigão, contou que convidou dirigentes do Botafogo para que receberem a placar pouco antes de a bola rolar pela primeira fase da Copa do Brasil, por volta das 19h30 (de Brasília) – cabe destacar que a bola rolará às 21h30 (de Brasília).

– A placa será cedida ao Botafogo e ao Campinense pouco antes do início do jogo. É uma simples, mas singela homenagem aos clubes – comentou Paceli.

GRAMADO ‘PADRÃO FIFA’

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Recentemente, mais precisamente em dezembro, o Estádio Amigão passou por uma reforma e a reinauguração da praça esportiva, aos arredores. Já em relação ao terreno de jogo: o gramado tornou-se “padrão Fifa”. Além disso, o sistema de irrigação foi automatizado, com um novo sistema de drenagem.

Como há chance de chover enquanto Botafogo e Campinense duelarem na noite desta quarta, é bom os torcedores alvinegros estarem cientes de que isso não deve ser um empecilho para o espetáculo.

A hard line adopted by the Indian board towards English county players practicing in India has its roots in a much deeper dispute

Nagraj Gollapudi09-Feb-2013

A hard line adopted by the Indian board towards English county players practising in India has its roots in a much deeper dispute arising from the ECB’s refusal to allow IPL teams to play exhibition matches in Ireland and Scotland.The ECB holds the broadcast rights for both Ireland and Scotland and used its right of veto over televised fixtures in those countries to prevent what it saw as IPL infiltration on its own territory.This dispute over territorial rights flared up again recently when seven counties intending to send players to the Global Cricket School, a privately-run academy in Mumbai, switched instead to Sri Lanka after the ECB and GCS officials advised the counties that potential visa issues made this the best course of action.The counties – Yorkshire, Durham, Kent, Hampshire, Glamorgan, Gloucestershire and Nottinghamshire – failed to receive permission to visit India from a muted BCCI as a stand-off between the Indian and England boards failed to be resolved.Tensions surfaced at the end of the fifth IPL last year when the BCCI approached both Cricket Ireland and Cricket Scotland directly, to check if they were interested in playing exhibition matches against a team of IPL players from different franchises.It is understood that Cricket Ireland’s initial response to the offer was that they did not have sufficient funds to host the matches. In response, the BCCI said it would underwrite the players’ costs and that the arrangement would therefore be financially attractive.However, ESPNcricinfo has learned that the ECB then refused to sanction the matches in any circumstances because it was concerned that its lucrative broadcasting deal with Sky TV, which guarantees exclusive TV coverage of cricket in England, Ireland and Scotland, could be undermined in the long term by the alternative attraction of an IPL side playing in Ireland. The Sky deal underpins the survival of first-class cricket in England.Under the terms of the ECB’s deal with Cricket Ireland for 2008-13, it gained ownership of media rights for all Ireland’s home international matches. In return, Cricket Ireland receives an annual fee, the chance to play in some of England one-day competitions should it so wish and coaching support.Details of the new TV deal have yet to be officially revealed, but it would be natural both for Cricket Ireland to want to maximise its income whilst maintaining healthy relationships with the ECB. In the meantime, it remains uncomfortably placed between two boards in conflict.Asked to clarify their respective position, all the boards involved – BCCI, ECB, Cricket Ireland and Cricket Scotland – declined to discuss the issues publicly. But it is clear that the ECB and BCCI both viewed each other’s behaviour as hostile.A BCCI official did say, however, that although communication channels between the two boards had not been closed, the ECB had a lot to explain before English county sides could be automatically welcomed again for developmental visits to India.The official said: “Discussions are still on but it has to be a two-way process. We can’t see how we can allow the counties to send their players to practice here when the ECB refuses to allow the IPL players to play even in Ireland. They must explain why they did it.”Irked by the ECB refusal, the BCCI had assumed a tough stance of its own. Last November, the ECB was forced to apologise to the Indian board for not taking the necessary approvals for the England Performance Programme (EPP) squad’s tour of India.Simultaneously, the Indian board’s secretary Sanjay Jagdale pulled up the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA), demanding an explanation as to why the MCA had allowed the EPP to play games in Mumbai without gaining clearance from the Board.In the letter dated November 29*, 2012, Jagdale noted: “The Chairman brought to the notice of the house that there were instances where foreign teams were invited by state associations to play matches and attend practice camps. He advised all members not to entertain any foreign team without the prior permission of the Board.”*11:59pm, February 9: The piece had initially stated that the letter by Sanjay Jagdale had been dated November 31, 2012. This has been corrected.

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Em Pituaçu, Bahia e Cruzeiro encerraram a temporada com um empate sem gols. Com o placar, o Esquadrão de Aço fica na 11ª colocação, com 48 pontos. Já a Celeste termina o campeonato na 8ª posição, com 53 pontos.

A partida marcou a despedida de Zé Rafael do clube baiano. Na próxima temporada, o jogador defenderá o atual campeão brasileiro, o Palmeiras.

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O jogo
O duelo foi agitado desde os primeiros minutos. Embalado pela festa da torcida, o Bahia se lançou ao ataque, mas quem teve a melhor chance foi o Cruzeiro. Sassá abriu espaço pelo lado direito e soltou a bomba. A bola pegou na trave e assustou o goleiro Anderson.

Aos poucos o Bahia foi se aproximando da grande área do rival e começou a criar chances. Na principal, Nilton soltou a bomba e a bola triscou o poste. Melhor em campo, o Esquadrão de Aço voltou a assustar a Raposa. Léo cruzou na medida para Edigar Junio, sozinho, cabeceou por cima do gol.

No segundo tempo o ritmo do jogo caiu. As duas equipes não apertavam como na etapa inicial e poucos lances eram criados. Um pouco mais disposto no ataque, Nilton fez jogada individual e levou perigo em chute de fora da área.

Aos 26 minutos o Cruzeiro teve a melhor oportunidade do jogo. Sassá foi lançado, tocou na saída do goleiro Anderson, mas Lucas Fonseca deu um carrinho e evitou o gol quase em cima da linha.

No fim, os dois times administraram o resultado e o jogo encerrou sem nenhum gols.

FICHA TÉCNICA

BAHIA 0 X 0 CRUZEIRO
Local: Pituaçu, Salvador (BA)
Data-Hora: 02/12/2018 – 17h
Árbitro: Bruno Arleu de Araújo (RJ)
Auxiliares: Luiz Claudio Regazone (RJ) e Thiago Henrique Neto Correa Farinha (RJ)
Público/renda: 27.776 pagantes/R$ 338.691,00
Cartões amarelos: Elton, Flávio, Douglas Grolli, Luiz Henrique (BAH), Manoel(CRU)

BAHIA: Anderson; Flávio, Douglas Grolli, Lucas Fonseca e Léo; Nilton, Elton, Ramires (Luiz Henrique, aos 26/2ºT) e Zé Rafael (Vinicius, aos 18/2ºT); Edigard Junio (Clayton, aos 19/2ºT) e Gilberto. Técnico: Enderson Moreira.

CRUZEIRO: Rafael; Ezequiel, Manoel, Cacá e Patrick; Lucas Romero, Lucas Silva e Éderson; Raniel, David (Alejandro, aos 43/2ºT) e Sassá (Laércio, aos 40/2ºT). Técnico: Mano Menezes.

Zimbabwe A will look for inspiration from last month’s T20 series win as they look to stop an unbeaten South Africa A in the final of the tri-series on Saturday.South Africa A have been dominant in the tournament, largely due to some responsible middle-order batting. In all four of their league games, there has been at least a batsman who has looked to bat throughout the innings to try to eliminate any slip-up. Colin Ingram, the highest run-getter in the series with 179 runs, right-hand batsman Reeza Hendricks who follows him with 163 runs, captain Faf du Plessis and opener Richard Levi have all played their part.In the third match, the only tight game South Africa have played in the tournament, No. 3 batsman Ingram and No. 9 Rory Kleinveldt managed to steer their side to a tight victory when the chase looked improbable at 114 for 5, and later 182 for 7, chasing 243. The match, according to Zimbabwe commentator Dean du Plessis, could have been won by the hosts. “Had Zimbabwe A held on to their catches and fielded better, the outcome may have been different,” he said in a Zimbabwe cricket media release. The win could have meant three wins in the tournament for them, and the same for South Africa.While batting has been the advantage for South Africa, Zimbabwe’s bowling has been the best of the three teams. Left-arm fast bowler Brian Vitori has been the most prolific wicket-taker with nine wickets, including a spell of 5 for 37 against Sri Lanka A on July 14. Elton Chigumbura, who has played 142 ODIs for Zimbabwe, took a match-winning spell of 6 for 24 in his second game of the tri-series, against Sri Lanka A on Thursday.South Africa have the benefit of the experience of players who have played for the national side like Wayne Parnell, who took 3 for 10 in their opening match in Harare, and captain du Plessis, but the hosts can topple the favourites if top-order batting performs.”Yes, there has been some good bowling at times, but all the batsmen have been very reluctant to express themselves and to up the tempo,” Dean du Plessis said. “Strong teams such as South Africa are very good at tightening the screws while applying pressure, but they are also only human and once you take the game to them by playing attacking and aggressive cricket, they will begin to feel the pressure like any other team.”Zimbabwe have defeated Sri Lanka twice in the tournament, including the convincing eight-wicket victory on Thursday courtesy Chigumbura. Having already eliminated one of the stronger teams, Zimbabwe will hope to add another big scalp in the final.

Denesh Ramdin has been recalled to keep wicket and Marlon Samuels to bat in the middle order while Kraigg Brathwaite and Carlton Baugh have lost their Test places in the West Indies squad for the tour of England due to begin in May.The West Indies selectors named their 15-man squad for the tour on the final morning of the home Test series against Australia, also including the uncapped fast bowler Shannon Gabriel alongside Assad Fudadin, who was named in the squad for the Dominica Test.The offspinner Shane Shillingford has leapfrogged Devendra Bishoo with two strong displays in the final two Australia Tests to claim the sole spinner’s berth, with WICB chairman of selectors Clyde Butts saying that the panel expected pace to be West Indies’ primary weapon on early season English pitches.Bishoo and Brathwaite, who made three ducks and 11 in his final four innings of the Australia series after starting with a doughty half-century, will instead be playing for West Indies A against an India touring team at home. Adrian Barath and Kieran Powell were both included for England despite not passing 50 against Michael Clarke’s tourists.”We are going to England early in the season, where the conditions tend to favour the quick bowlers more than the spinners,” Butts said. “Young Gabriel continues to impress the selectors in both regional and A-team cricket, and we feel it is a good time to introduce him to the team. We feel he will be an asset to the team in England and has a bright future in West Indies cricket.”Shillingford has bowled very well against the Australians and we expect a lot from him in England. Bishoo has done well for West Indies in the last year or so, but he has lost some of his confidence and the selectors feel playing him in the A team against India A will give him the chance to regain that confidence.”We have got to continue to build for the future and we believe that Barath and Powell have bright futures in the game. We also feel this way about Kraigg Brathwaite, but he too, has lost some of his conviction and the selectors also feel playing him in the A team against India A will give him the chance to regain that confidence. None of the other openers in the region have stood out and we are hoping to strengthen this part of our cricket in future regional tournaments and the A-team tours.”

West Indies Test squad to tour England

Darren Sammy (capt); Kirk Edwards (vice-capt); Adrian Barath; Darren Bravo; Shivnarine Chanderpaul; Narsingh Deonarine; Fidel Edwards; Assad Fudadin; Shannon Gabriel; Kieran Powell; Kemar Roach; Denesh Ramdin; Ravi Rampaul; Marlon Samuels; Shane Shillingford

Baugh’s omission may mean the end of his West Indies playing days, as he again failed to bridge the gap between the 20s he consistently makes in international matches and the centuries he has compiled in regional competition.”Baugh has been good behind the stumps, but his batting has not quite lived up to expectations, hence the selection of Ramdin,” Butts said. “Before he got injured in the camp prior to the series against Australia, Denesh was showing good form both behind the stumps and with the bat.”Samuels has returned after asking to be exempt from selection for the Australia series in order to participate in the IPL, his cause aided by the fact that numerous young players did not step up quite as hoped in his absence. “Marlon since his return to the team has not done badly for us and the selectors feel that he is an asset to the team,” Butts said. “He had asked to miss the Australia matches for a stint at IPL.”There was no sign of Chris Gayle in the squad as the series clashes with the latter part of the Indian Twenty20 tournament, though he remains a possible inclusion for the limited-overs portion of the tour having reached an agreement with the WICB. West Indies’ first tour match is against Sussex at Hove from May 5. The first Test begins at Lord’s on May 17.