Smart Stats: Axar Patel most impactful player Delhi Capitals' big win

The top five contributors in Delhi Capitals’ 59-run victory all played major roles in what was a superb team performance

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Kagiso Rabada returned superb figures of 4 for 24 in the Delhi Capitals’ 59-run win against the Royal Challengers Bangalore, but according to Smart Stats, Axar Patel’s 2 for 18 was the most impactful performance of the game. Rabada’s impact was only fifth, after Patel, Marcus Stoinis, Anrich Nortje and Prithvi Shaw. The numbers were close, though – hardly two points separated Shaw and Rabada, and less than five points separated Shaw and Nortje – indicating that all five played important roles in the victory.ESPNcricinfo LtdPatel’s 2 for 18 got top spot because Smart Stats takes into account the period when a bowler bowls, the batsmen he bowls to, and the quality of the wickets he takes. Patel bowled an over in the powerplay – the fourth – and conceded only six runs while taking the key wicket of Aaron Finch. Then, when Virat Kohli was looking to get the chase back on track, Patel bowled the crucial middle overs and gave him nothing to hit. Overall, Kohli scored only 14 off 17 against Patel; in these middle overs, he scored a mere eight off 13 against him. Patel also took the important wicket of Moeen Ali, and made things a lot easier for the bowlers who bowled later in the innings.Nortje finished with 86.6 impact points largely because he dismissed the one batsman who was most likely to pull off the chase. Not only did Nortje dismiss AB de Villiers, he also got him early in his innings, before de Villiers could inflict any damage. According to Smart Stats, that wicket was worth 1.9 Smart Wickets – the reward for dismissing a great batsman early. In contrast, the other wicket that he took, of Mohammad Siraj, was worth only 0.13 Smart Wickets.Rabada did dismiss Kohli, but by then Kohli had already played 39 balls without doing much damage, scoring only 43 runs. In the context of the game, those runs were only worth 38 Smart Runs. By the time Rabada took the other three wickets, the match was well and truly done.ESPNcricinfo LtdThere were two batting efforts that stood out, too. Stoinis has taken on the role of finisher with aplomb in this IPL, and his 26-ball unbeaten 53 ensured that the Capitals finished with an above-par total. His 53 was worth 69 Smart Runs, and his impact score was next only to Patel’s. Then there was the important contribution of Shaw at the top of the order. He scored 42 of the 63 runs that the Capitals got in the powerplay, and was largely responsible for ensuring that his team grabbed the early momentum after being put in to bat.Patel’s was the top performance, but what should please the Capitals team management more is the fact that so many players put their hands up and contributed substantially in what was a top-class team performance.

Com tema antirracismo, site vaza suposta primeira camisa do Corinthians para 2024; veja

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O Footy Headlines, portal especializado em camisas de futebol, vazou o que deve ser a nova camisa 1 do Corinthians. O modelo para 2024 do Timão terá como temática a pauta antirracismo.

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India grateful for Bumrah again after lopsided selection

Opting for increased batting insurance is placing a greater workload on India’s MVP – and Jasprit Bumrah is still delivering

Alagappan Muthu26-Dec-20242:08

Manjrekar: India preferring Reddy over Gill not a great call

Boxing Day was going to be hard on the team that had to bowl at the MCG. The heat and lack of moisture was so severe that the Met Department had issued a warning. This is “fire weather,” indicating an increased risk of bush fires if people weren’t careful. It was 38C when Jasprit Bumrah came on for his fourth spell.He has been carrying the Indian attack and not just because the rest have been flat -the team’s selections have also been strange. They picked six bowling options for Melbourne but for the first 50 overs of Australia’s innings they had to turn to the same four over and over again. The two India barely needed – Washington Sundar and Nitish Kumar Reddy – seem to be in the XI as a safety net for a fragile top order.Test cricket brings time into the game. Batters are required to give risk the cold shoulder here. To prise them out – especially in the harsh weather of Melbourne – specialists are needed. The three India had actually did a good job. Bumrah (22), Mohammed Siraj (16) and Akash Deep (14) induced 52 false shots in the first 30 overs (one every three balls). In total there were 55. Ravindra Jadeja contributed the other three at a rate of one every eight balls.The risks Sam Konstas took kept coming off. His livewire half-century forced India into playing catch-up and playing catch-up is not easy when half the bowling attack comprises batting allrounders. That’s the kind of thing that works in limited-overs games because there, batters are obliged to attack and that increases the chance of making a mistake. You don’t always need a specialist to capitalise on that. Sachin Tendulkar has more five-fors than Shane Warne in ODIs.Related

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So at 237 for 2 in the 66th over, with Marnus Labuschagne on 72 and Steven Smith on 42, India were courting trouble. Then came a bit of luck. Or perhaps a change of luck, considering a lot of their good work didn’t yield results earlier in the innings? Either way, after Labuschagne charged Sundar but couldn’t clear mid-off, all eyes turned to one man. The ball was too old to be threatening. The weather too hot to be outside. The team angry and too far behind. But as soon as Bumrah is at the top of his mark, there’s renewed hope.Rohit Sharma went to him because walking into bat was . Travis Head. Taking him down was vital. All batters are vulnerable early. Even those who have single-handedly whisked Tests that were in the balance and thrust them into match-winning territory. Twice in this series. Bumrah started from around the wicket. He snapped his wrist down on the ball. Head could have seen the shine was on the inside, which normally means it would move away from the left-hander. This one didn’t. It came in and took his off bail. In the slips, Rohit leapt into the air with the same joy kids all over the world would have done 24 hours or so earlier. Tis the season for jaffas.That three-over spell from Bumrah produced nearly as many wickets as India were able to take all day. There was an immediate debrief at stumps with Rohit and the entire coaching staff. Assistant coach Abhishek Nayar then arrived for the press conference and said he was happy with the XI India picked, though he sympathised with Shubman Gill who paid the price for his team hedging its bets.Jasprit Bumrah bowled 21 out of 86 overs on a hot day in Melbourne•Associated PressIndia have changed their combination before every match of this tour. The spinner that played in Perth didn’t play in Adelaide and the spinner that played in Adelaide didn’t play in Brisbane. Harshit Rana is back on the bench. KL Rahul has been pushed down the order. R Ashwin, who might have enjoyed this pitch, has retired. Is all this a horses for courses thing, or is it something else? Australia have only budged to accommodate injury or loss of form.”The thought process [in picking the XI] wasn’t so much batting,” Nayar said, “If there was an overemphasis on batting, then we would have had Shubman in the team. We just think of the balance of the team based on the conditions and what’s ahead of us.”It is pretty obvious that we felt in these conditions, looking at the pitch, having Washi in the bowling attack will give us that variation. Especially towards the end once the ball gets old, post the 50 overs, we felt that is an area that we wanted to get better at. We felt Washi could give us that solidity with Jaddu, especially the way Travis Head and Alex Carey were getting runs lower down, so we felt having an offie in the ranks will provide us with that.”India went back with a share of the day’s spoils because Bumrah bowled 21 of the 86 overs. That’s nearly 25%. Only twice has he bowled more in a day. By the end, he needed to slip off the field for short periods, which meant India delayed taking the new ball until he had spent that time back on the field and could bowl again, and was seen requiring the physio’s attention on his left calf.Those visuals along with the scorecard, which shows Reddy bowling only five overs – some of them with the wicketkeeper standing up – and Washington not being needed until the last over before tea, tell the story of this series. India’s efforts to protect their out-of-form top-order by picking bowlers based on their batting ability is putting a lot of stress on their greatest asset.

Why Are Jhonattan Vegas and Other PGA Championship Golfers Wearing the MLB Logo?

If you're tuning into the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow this weekend in Charlotte, you'll see a few golfers donning a rather surprising icon: the MLB logo. No, it's not new, but it may be the first time you've noticed it!

Jhonattan Vegas wears it on the left side of his polo, and others have the logo elsewhere on their clothing. It sits in a place not uncommon for sponsors, but it seems like a strange thing to include on a shirt of an athlete for a completely different sport. So why is it there?

No, these aren't athletes who are former MLB players or anything like that. It's actually simply a sponsor/ambassador exchange for those athletes, even if a bit unconventional.

Agent Dave Parker had the idea as early as 2013 when he brought it to Major League Baseball. A GOLF.com article detailed the story years ago, and the arrangement then was that the player would get paid for the logo exposure, and he also might entertain some of MLB's biggest clients with a golf outing or two.

One other bonus? At least one player—Shawn Stefani, the first to sign the deal—got free baseball tickets to his hometown Houston Astros whenever he wanted. Peter Malnati later got a ticket hookup too, but with the Kansas City Royals. Vegas has been spotted at Astros games too, perhaps with a similar perk in exchange for his shirt real estate.

Howe's "Geordie striker" could be a bigger Newcastle talent than Anderson

Newcastle United could do with an injection of positivity after the November international break, having slumped their way down to 14th place in the Premier League after 11 matches.

Gone is the easy fluency of last season, and Eddie Howe has a task on his hands to rekindle the spark at the heart of his Tyneside squad.

While the impending return of Yoane Wissa from injury will add that extra dimension in attack, Howe will be concerned that this current international pause might inflict injury on one of his players in a similar fashion to when Wissa damaged his knee back in September, before he had even kicked a ball for the Toon.

No such bad news at the moment, though watching England defeat Serbia in their penultimate World Cup qualifier has issued a sombre reminder that PIF must do all that they can to bring Elliot Anderson back to St. James’ Park. How about that for an injection of positivity?

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Anderson, 23, left Newcastle for Nottingham Forest in 2024, arriving at the City Ground after a fee in the region of £35m had been agreed.

How PIF must regret that PSR-influenced decision, with Three Lions boss Thomas Tuchel recently hailing Anderson as being “one of the best midfielders in the Premier League” before his latest performance alongside Declan Rice, impressing as England claimed a professional 2-0 win.

So combative, cultured and composed in the middle of the park, the Tyneside-born talent never managed to spread his wings for his boyhood club, but he has made such impressive progress since leaving and forging his own path.

Howe, it should go without saying, would love nothing more than to bring Anderson back home, having expressed last month how the sale “didn’t sit right with me”, and intimating his desire to strike a transfer down the line.

It won’t be easy, though; far from it. Anderson’s all-encompassing qualities in the engine room have been picked up by some of the Premier League’s finest, with Arsenal and Manchester United among those looking to complete a deal for the £100m-rated midfielder.

Whether Newcastle manage to bring him back is anyone’s guess, but they must not let the same thing happen again, especially when there’s a new Geordie talent looking to break into the first team.

The Newcastle talent who could be bigger than Anderson

Newcastle will look for ways to bring Anderson back to St. James’ Park, but sadly there is no certainty that they will win the race for his signature.

That’s why they must prove they have learned from their blunder and ensure Sean Neave has a clear pathway from the academy to the first team.

The 18-year-old has been prolific right from the get-go this season, and his mature, confident displays are beginning to see a level of noise rise around him, with Howe sure to be considering handing him a professional breakthrough before long, should the right opportunity arrive.

While Neave hasn’t featured for the senior side yet, he was involved in Newcastle’s pre-season preparations this summer and is clearly viewed as having the potential to wedge his way into the fray.

Moreover, he was this week awarded an award during the annual Sport Newcastle ceremony for ’embodying the Newcastle spirit’, with Dan Burn taking the cake for the men’s team.

Though it’s a big leap from the world of development football to the major stage, Neave is nothing if not clinical, with an ease and accuracy in the final third that should lend itself to success in the Premier League for the seniors, albeit with physicality and maturity further elements that must be woven into the youngster’s game.

But given that he’s only just entered adulthood, there is every reason for United fans to get excited by this one. Magpie Media have already described him as “the best Geordie striker prospect in a long, long time”, after all.

If Neave reaches even the rim of what his potential suggests is possible, there’s every chance that Newcastle could have an even bigger talent than Anderson on their hands, and one who must not be allowed to leave for new pastures before being handed a shot at the big time.

Newcastle have already paid for that mistake, and they may pay more still if they succeed in re-signing Anderson. That would be a rousing transfer for the club, but one which would come at what could have been an avoidable financial cost.

Lighting surely won’t strike twice. Neave’s goalscoring efforts for the development teams underscore his quality and the importance of easing him into the first-team action under Howe’s wing.

Sean Neave – Career Stats so Far

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21 (7)

Newcastle U21

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9 (4)

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2 (1)

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With a brace netted against Burnley last week, Neave is finding his feet for the U21s, and it’s surely only a matter of time until he is unleashed in the Premier League, just searching for that extra steel in his physicality to prove he’s every bit as talented as Anderson, maybe even more so.

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Técnico do Santos aponta o que faltou para vencer o Cuiabá e valoriza empate

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O Santos empatou por 0 a 0 contra o Cuiabá, e o técnico Marcelo Fernandes apontou o que fez falta para o time vencer a partida. Dentre as explicações do treinador, os desfalques, que forçaram a mudança do sistema e estilo de jogo, foram classificados como culpados.

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– Quanto à volta dos jogadores, é importante pensar naquilo que é melhor. A equipe se portou muito bem no 3-5-2. O Lucas Braga foi um cara que hoje fez muita falta ali pela direita. Ele foi muito criticado, mas já fez muitos jogos importantes para a gente – disse o comandante do Peixe.

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Além de não ter o ala direito devido a uma suspensão, não contar com dois dos seus defensores atrapalhou os planos de Marcelo.

– Logicamente que perder Basso e Dodô é muito forte. É um estilo de jogo que a gente estava bem encaixado. Ele vai fazer um tratamento para podermos escalar o time da melhor forma possível – relatou o técnico.

O time viu a distância diminuir para o Z-4. Diante de um ponto conquistado em casa, o treinador reforçou que a pontuação é valiosa para o restante da competição.

– O Cuiabá tem um grande treinador, fez grandes jogos e conquistou vitórias importantíssimas. A gente tinha o Soteldo e o Marcos, pensamos em liberar o João Lucas e não encaixou. O Maxi na direita, tentamos abrir um pouco, mas o Cuiabá é muito bem montado. Time perigosíssimo. Não foi uma noite perfeita, mas somamos um ponto. Ponto valioso diante de uma grande equipe – concluiu Marcelo Fernandes

Leeds eyeing Chris Wood return in January deal as Nottingham Forest future in doubt

Leeds United are looking to establish themselves as a Premier League outfit for the foreseeable future and could now swoop for an experienced marksman in January.

Leeds await players returning from injury after internationals

Out of everyone in the top-flight, there is an argument to say that the Whites have been dealt the cruelest hand due to injuries and Daniel Farke will be keen to see some key faces return after the international break.

Offering an explanation of where his crocked stars are at in terms of sharpness before his side took on Tottenham Hotspur, the former Norwich City coach laid out respective timeframes for them to return.

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“James is out for a few weeks He rolled his ankle in training, Likely out for 4-6 weeks. We expect him back after November international break. If he was available before it would be a bonus. Not great news. Gnonto will miss this came with his calf problems, not back in team training. Back after international break.

“Question marks over Harry Gray, some problems with hip flexor after (youth) game on Monday. Lucas Perri is back in team training since yesterday. Good news but too early to involve him. International break is good for two weeks of training – we expect him out after that.”

While Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s impact behind the scenes at Leeds earns plaudits and Noah Okafor found the net again on Saturday, depth is so important in the top flight and Leeds will need to add to their squad in January if they want to position themselves in a comfortable predicament heading into the second half of the campaign.

Ultimately, only the strongest survive in the Premier League. The Whites have done a good job of making a fist of it so far, but they could take their fight to the next level by beating their domestic rivals to the signature of an experienced striker.

Leeds eyeing Nottingham Forest striker Chris Wood

According to TBR, Leeds are eyeing a move for Nottingham Forest striker Chris Wood to bolster their forward line, albeit both Everton and West Ham United also want to sign the New Zealand international.

Ange Postecoglou’s arrival at the City Ground has left the 33-year-old at a crossroads due to the Australian’s style of play, and a switch to Yorkshire may be a more suitable fit, given his physical attributes and previous affection for the Elland Road faithful.

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With a track record of 91 Premier League goals in 269 appearances to go with 45 in 86 at international level, Wood is an experienced campaigner and has just came off the back of a 20-goal season, following that up with three strikes from seven outings in 2025/26.

It remains to be seen whether Nottingham Forest would be open to offloading such a prolific member of their squad. On the flipside, his age coupled with the emergence of Igor Jesus may lead Postecoglou to cash in come January.

'Anonymous' Mohamed Salah has been in decline 'for three seasons' as Liverpool icon claims Arne Slot's side 'play with 10 men' when Egyptian forward isn't scoring

Mohamed Salah has been in decline for three seasons according to a Liverpool legend. Emile Heskey joined the Reds from Leicester in 2000 and spent four years on the club's books until he left for Birmingham in 2004. And Heskey believes that a dip in performances is inevitable but added that if Salah isn't scoring, then it can be like playing with 10 men.

Getty Images SportSalah struggling to match last season's exploits

Salah scored for the first time in over a month last weekend as he struck a late consolation in Liverpool's 3-2 loss at Brentford. The goal was the 33-year-old's third of the season having already netted six times after nine matches in 2024/25. In addition, the 33-year-old has scored as many goals for Egypt as he has Liverpool in the Premier League this season.

The Egyptian didn't feature for the Reds in midweek as Liverpool crashed out of the EFL Cup at the hands of Crystal Palace as head coach Arne Slot named an inexperienced XI in an eventual 3-0 loss to the Eagles. The result means Liverpool have lost six of their last seven matches in all competitions, with the exception in that run a 5-1 win at Eintracht Frankfurt in the Champions League.

Salah didn't start the game in Germany, featuring instead off the bench late on, in what was arguably Liverpool's best performance of the campaign so far. And Heskey believes that the attacker, who turns 34 next June, is very much in decline.

Advertisement'If he doesn’t score, he can look anonymous'

And when asked whether Salah was out of form or in decline, Heskey told 10bet Casino: "I think it’s a bit of both. Yes he’s out of form, but there’s some decline that is inevitable as you get older, too. Anyone who is in their 30s, you start to see a bit of a decline. It won't be massive, because he’s such a professional, and he looks after himself very well. I think for me, this isn’t anything new. It’s not sudden, it’s been going on for two or three seasons.

"There have been games where he hasn’t done well for the most part, but he’s scored a goal and we overlook the rest of the performance. Whether it’s one or two goals, just a penalty, or a tap-in at the end of the game. We forget about the game because of the goal. Now, we’re in a position where for the most recent period, he hasn’t scored goals, and he hasn’t contributed. Now we point the finger at him, and it isn’t a new phenomenon.

"Mo, though, is interesting. He’s one of those players that you never want to take off, because he always is a threat regardless of his form. That’s the problem with him sometimes. It’s difficult for a manager, because you always want to leave Mo Salah on. He’s a goal threat, but if he doesn’t score, he can look anonymous, like you’re playing with 10 men."

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Heskey added that the Reds' drop off needs to stop if they are to retain their Premier League crown. Defeat to Brentford last weekend means Liverpool have already lost as many league games this season as they did last, and the drop in form means the Merseyside outfit are now seven points behind league leaders Arsenal.

"No, they can’t afford to lose another game if they want to win the Premier League," Heskey replied when asked if Liverpool can afford to lose any more matches if they wish to defend the title.

"They can’t afford to drift further from the top of the league. It’s Arsenal’s league to lose now, I think. However, I think all the teams in the hunt will drop points at some point, here and there, but it won’t be massive, so Liverpool can’t slip up again."

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Liverpool face a tricky run

Liverpool have a testing run of games coming up as they welcome Aston Villa to Anfield on Saturday night. Slot's side then host Real Madrid in the Champions League next week before a trip to Manchester City ahead of the international break.

The champions are also expected to lose Salah for the entire festive period owing to Egypt's participation at AFCON. The tournament, which takes place in Morocco, runs from December 21st to January 18th.

تفاصيل مُثيرة وبالأرقام في مفاوضات الزمالك مع محمد السيد: "شقة وسيارة" أقصى أحلامه

تحدث الإعلامي أحمد شوبير، عن تفاصيل مفاوضات تجديد عقد اللاعب محمد السيد مع نادي الزمالك، موضحًا حقيقة ما تردد حول مطالب اللاعب المالية، وكاشفًا كواليس الجلسة التي عُقدت بينه وبين مسؤولي النادي قبل سفره إلى كأس العالم.

وقال شوبير عبر برنامجه الإذاعي صباح اليوم: “تردّد خلال الأيام الأخيرة أن محمد السيد طلب عشرة ملايين جنيه لتجديد عقده مع الزمالك، وهذا الكلام غير صحيح، فهو مجرد تسريب لا أساس له”.

وأوضح: “فمنذ آخر جلسة تفاوض بينهم لم يحدث أي تواصل جديد، الجلسة الوحيدة التي عُقدت كانت قبل سفر اللاعب إلى المونديال، وكانت جلسة خفيفة مع جون إدوارد، وليست جلسة اتفاق نهائي أو توقيع رسمي، بل مجرد حديث تمهيدي”.

وأشار: “العرض الذي قُدِّم له كان عقدًا لمدة ثلاث سنوات، يحصل في السنة الأولى على ثلاثة ملايين جنيه، وفي الثانية أربعة، وفي الثالثة خمسة ملايين، وأقول هذا حتى لا يظن أحد أن هذه أرقام مبالغ فيها، فسوق كرة القدم اليوم فيه أرقام أكبر بكثير، ولا يصح أن نقارن بين لاعب كرة قدم ومهندس أو مدرس، فكل مجال له طبيعته الخاصة”.

وأكد: “اللاعب وقتها قال إن هذا العرض صعب بالنسبة له، خاصة مع وجود خصم بنسبة 25% كمكافأة مشاركة، وبما أنه لا يشارك كثيرًا، تُخصم منه النسبة، بالإضافة إلى الضرائب، ليصل الخصم إلى نحو نصف المبلغ، وهو ما جعله يرى أن العرض غير مناسب له”.

وواصل: “وخلال الجلسة نفسها، تحدث وكيله واقترح أن يحصل اللاعب على منحة توقيع تتراوح بين 7 إلى 8 ملايين جنيه تُضاف إلى قيمة العقد، موضحًا أن اللاعب يرغب في شراء شقة وسيارة، وهو أمر طبيعي لأي لاعب شاب يسعى لتأمين مستقبله”.

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واستكمل: “أنا نفسي في الثمانينيات اشتريت شقة بمبلغ 53 ألف جنيه، وكان رقمًا كبيرًا جدًا وقتها، وكنت قد حصلت عليه من والد زوجتي، والعربية في ذلك الوقت كانت تتراوح بين 20 و30 ألف جنيه، وأغلاها لم تكن تتجاوز 50 ألفًا، وكنا نشتري سيارات مستعملة ونفرح بها كثيرًا”.

واستمر: “من الطبيعي أن يرغب اللاعب اليوم في امتلاك سيارة يتنقل بها إلى النادي وشقة يعيش فيها، ولا شيء غريب في ذلك، لكن بعد تلك الجلسة لم تُعقد أي مفاوضات جديدة، لأن جون إدوارد أوضح أن فكرة منح توقيع إضافية ليست ضمن سياسة النادي، وأن أي زيادة يجب أن تكون مدرجة في العقد نفسه”.

وشدد: “لم تحدث أي جلسة جديدة بعد ذلك، لكنني أعلم أن اللاعب قد يقبل بأرقام أقل إذا كانت المفاوضات جدية، فهو يحلم بالاحتراف الخارجي، وقد تلقى عرضًا في وقت سابق، لكن الزمالك لم يوافق عليه حينها”.

واختتم: “عقد محمد السيد ينتهي بنهاية الموسم الجاري، ما يعني أنه يستطيع التوقيع لأي نادٍ آخر بدءًا من شهر يناير المقبل، وسنرى كيف سيتعامل نادي الزمالك مع هذا الملف في الفترة المقبلة”.

Kohli snatches the IPL 2025 Orange Cap back from Sai Sudharsan after RCB vs CSK

Josh Hazlewood sat the RCB vs CSK game out, and missed a chance to earn the Purple Cap back from Prasidh Krishna

ESPNcricinfo staff04-May-20253:50

Why have spinners been better than fast bowlers this season?

Orange Cap tableIt didn’t take Virat Kohli long. After B Sai Sudharsan, the Gujarat Titans (GT) opener, won it back from Kohli on Friday, Kohli snatched it right back when he scored 62 in 33 balls for RCB against CSK at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. Not much between them, though, Kohli is on 505 runs from 11 innings, while Sai Sudharsan is one run behind, from one fewer innings.The line-up below them remains unchanged: Suryakumar Yadav (Mumbai Indians, 475 runs), Jos Buttler (GT, 470 runs), Shubman Gill (GT, 465 runs), Yashasvi Jaiswal (Rajasthan Royals, 439 runs) and Nicholas Pooran (Lucknow Super Giants, 404 runs).Now, while Kohli is the top run-getter, RCB’s next most prolific run-scorer is Devdutt Padikkal with just 247 runs, down at No. 26.Purple Cap tableJosh Hazlewood didn’t play the game against CSK, and that means he remains one wicket behind table-topper Prasidh Krishna of GT. Prasidh has 19 wickets from ten games, while Hazlewood has 18 from ten.Khaleel Ahmed’s wicketless – and very expensive – outing meant he remained at 14 wickets for the season, but his team-mate Noor Ahmad got back on level terms with MI’s Trent Boult at 16 wickets to be joint-third. Krunal Pandya picked up one wicket for RCB against CSK, and that took him to 14, the same as Khaleel as well as GT’s Mohammed Siraj and Delhi Capitals’ Mitchell Starc.You can also take a look at what ESPNcricinfo MVP table looks like at this stage.Here are some other IPL 2025 tables.Highest batting strike ratesBest bowling economy ratesMost sixesBest bowling figures in a match

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