Serial winner who worked with Ange now "favourite" for Rangers job

The search for Rangers’ next manager is heating up and, as such, a new name has reportedly emerged as the “favourite” to take the vacant role at Ibrox.

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Some may still be in shock at Rangers that it’s not set to be Steven Gerrard in the dugout when domestic football returns. The Liverpool legend looked destined to return to Ibrox, before dealing the 49ers their latest blow. Forced back to the drawing board after their top candidate cited bad timing for rejecting the job, the new owners have quite the task on their hands.

Given that the Gers already sit as many as nine points behind Celtic and 11 behind unexpected leaders Hearts in the Scottish Premiership, to say that they can’t afford to get things wrong with their next appointment would be an understatement.

So far, similar names to the summer as well as some new faces have emerged as candidates. Danny Rohl, for example, has reportedly been discussed once again, whilst the likes of Graham Potter and Raphael Wicky have been mentioned for the first time.

It’s a case of choosing experience or youthful exuberance for those at Ibrox. Rohl would be an exciting choice, but not the safest option in current circumstances amid his inexperience. Potter, meanwhile, has the experience but would also be coming in off the back of failing at both West Ham United and Chelsea.

Other options include Hearts boss Derek McInnes. For Rangers, if they can’t match the league leaders, then hiring their manager may be their next best option. Former Ibrox star Kris Boyd believes the ship has sailed on that front, however.

It may also be none of those aforementioned options, with fresh reports now indicating that another name has emerged as the “favourite” to take the Rangers job.

Kevin Muscat now "favourite" for Rangers job

As reported by talkSPORT’s Alex Crook, Kevin Muscat is now emerging as the “favourite” for the Rangers job, overtaking Rohl in the process. The 52-year-old is currently in charge of Shanghai Port, but may yet be on his way to Scotland.

Whether the Gers wait until the Chinese Super League season concludes on November 22 or target the manager right away is the big question. After such a poor start to the campaign, the Gers could certainly do with an immediate boost, but the ball may be in Muscat’s court on that front.

It’s also not the first time that Muscat has been linked with a move to Rangers. In previous years, the likes of Philippe Clement have beaten him to the job, but this time could finally be different.

Having won the Australian league twice and the Australian cup with Melbourne Victory, the Japanese league and Japanese Super Cup with Yokohama Marinos, and the Chinese league and cup with Shanghai Port, Muscat has won everywhere he has been. Now, Rangers could be next.

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The favourite for the job has also worked as Ange Postecoglou’s assistant with Australia in the past and may yet hand the Gers similar success that his compatriot gave the Bhoys.

قرار غير مسبوق من جوارديولا قبل مواجهة بوروسيا دورتموند في دوري أبطال أوروبا

اتخذ بيب جوارديولا، المدير الفني للفريق الأول لكرة القدم بنادي مانشستر سيتي قرارًا غير مسبوق قبل مباراة بوروسيا دورتموند، ضمن منافسات دوري أبطال أوروبا.

ومن المقرر أن يواجه مانشستر سيتي نظيره بوروسيا دورتموند مساء غدٍ الأربعاء، ضمن منافسات الجولة الرابعة من مرحلة الدوري لبطولة دوري أبطال أوروبا.

ويستضيف ملعب “الاتحاد” مباراة مانشستر سيتي وبوروسيا دورتموند غدًا في تمام الساعة العاشرة مساءً بتوقيت القاهرة الحادية عشر بتوقيت مكة المكرمة.

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واتخذ بيب جوارديولا قرارًا بإلغاء تدريب لاعبي فريق مانشستر سيتي المقرر إقامته اليوم الثلاثاء على أن يتدربوا غدًا قبل المباراة ببضع ساعات، وفقًا لصحيفة “ميرور” البريطانية.

وأفادت الصحيفة أنه يُعتقد أن هذه هي المرة الأولى التي يتم اتخاذ فيها قرار كهذا في مانشستر سيتي على مدار تاريخه في المسابقات الأوروبية، حيث إن الفريق تدرب يوم الإثنين، في أكاديمية مانشستر سيتي لكرة القدم في جلسة تعافي بعد مباراته ضد بورنموث.

أبلغ جوارديولا جميع اللاعبين بأنهم لن يتدربوا يوم الثلاثاء، وجاء هذا القرار غير المعتاد بهدف مساعدة اللاعبين على التعافي والراحة.

وكالعادة خاض اللاعبون الذين لم يبدأوا المباراة تدريبًا مكثفًا، ضم كلًا من سافينيو، تيجاني ريندرز، موكاسا، ريان آيت نوري، ريكو لويس وجون ستونز، وفقًا لصحيفة مانشستر إيفنينج نيوز.

Stafanie Taylor out of T20Is against South Africa with shoulder injury

West Indies have called up Shawnisha Hector as her replacement

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Stafanie Taylor scored 30* and 17 in the first two ODIs (file photo)•Getty Images

Senior batter Stafanie Taylor has been ruled out of the T20I series against South Africa with a shoulder injury, with West Indies calling up fast bowler Shawnisha Hector as her replacement.Taylor sustained the injury during the third and final ODI against South Africa in Barbados, where she was declared absent hurt as West Indies folded for 121in the DLS-adjusted chase of 288. South Africa won the ODI series 2-1, with Taylor scoring 30* and 17 in the first two ODIs.Hector, meanwhile, made her ODI debut in 2019, becoming the first woman from Antigua to play for West Indies. She is yet to feature in T20Is.The rest of the squad is largely unchanged. Experienced allrounder Chinelle Henry, who replaced Cherry Ann-Fraser in the ODI squad, will be part of T20Is as well.The three-match T20I series will begin on June 20 at the 3Ws Oval in Barbados while the remaining matches will be played at the same venue on June 22 and June 24.West Indies T20I squad: Hayley Matthews (capt), Shemaine Campbelle, Aaliyah Alleyne, Jahzara Claxton, Afy Fletcher, Shabika Gajnabi, Jannillea Glasgow, Realeanna Grimmond, Shawnisha Hector, Chinelle Henry, Zaida James, Qiana Joseph, Mandy Mangru, Ashmini Munisar, Karishma Ramharack

Juventude x CRB: onde assistir ao vivo, horário e escalações do jogo pela Série B

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Neste sábado (16), Juventude e CRB se enfrentam em jogo válido pela 28ª rodada do Brasileirão Série B. A partida inicia às 18h (horário de Brasília), ambas as equipes estão em busca de avançar na tabela e conquistar uma posição privilegiada na competição. O confronto promete ser emocionante, e os fãs de futebol não vão querer perder essa partida.

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RECUPERAÇÃO DA DERROTA

Ocupando a 7ª posição, os donos da casa somam 44 pontos e vem de uma derrota amarga fora de casa para oAtlético-GOpor 3 a 0. Agora, jogando dentro de casa, quer voltar a boa sequência de jogos que vinha emplacando e superar o CRB.

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A equipe adversária, por outro lado, vem de um magnífico triunfo em cima do líder do campeonato, o Vitória, por 6 x 0 na última rodada. Ou seja, chega com moral para enfrentar o Juventude e colocar empecilhos para a equipe alviverde quebrar a sequência negativa.

FICHA TÉCNICA
Juventude x CRB

Data: 16/09/2023
Local: Estadio Alfredo Jaconi, Caxias – RS
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PROVÁVEIS ESCALAÇÕES

JUVENTUDE (Técnico: Thiago Carpini)
Thiago Couto; Reginaldo, Danilo Boza, Zé Marcos e Alan Ruschel; Vini Paulista, Jadson, Gabriel Taliari, David e Nenê; Victor Andrade

Desfalques: Erick Farias (lesionado) e Luiz Gustavo (suspenso)

CRB (Técnico: Daniel Paulista)
Diogo Silva; Matheus Ribeiro, Ramon, Gum e Edimar; Falcão, Lucas Lima, e João Paulo; Léo Pereira, Renato e Anselmo Ramon.

Desfalques: Fábio Alemão (suspenso) e Guilherme Romão (lesão)

Danny Rohl can help "complete" Rangers star emulate Lewandowski at Ibrox

Glasgow Rangers have officially confirmed the appointment of Danny Rohl after youth team manager Steven Smith led the side out at Ibrox at the weekend.

Smith oversaw a 2-2 draw with Dundee United in front of the home support at Ibrox after being placed in interim charge, two weeks after the club decided to part ways with Russell Martin.

The former Light Blues boss, as shown in the graphic above, endured a dismal time in the dugout in Glasgow after joining in the summer as the first appointment of the new ownership.

Five wins and 24 goals conceded in 17 matches was nowhere near good enough and it was not a surprise to see the board opt to remove him from his post after the draw with Falkirk before the break.

Now, Rohl has been confirmed as the new head coach at Ibrox and will lead the team out against Brann in the Europa League on Thursday night.

Why Danny Rohl can bring success back to Ibrox for Rangers

Supporters, after what happened with Martin, may look at Rohl and be unimpressed by another manager coming up from English football and the Championship, which is understandable.

The 36-year-old head coach finished 20th and 12th in his two seasons in the second tier managing Sheffield Wednesday, who had “never-ending” problems behind the scenes, per chairman of the Sheffield Wednesday Supporters’ Trust Ian Bennett.

Even though progressing the Owls from 20th to 12th with ‘never-ending problems’ was an impressive achievement, it may not provide supporters with hope that he can turn Rangers into a winning machine.

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However, his time as an assistant manager at the very top level suggests that he knows exactly what it takes to coach an elite team to win trophies on a consistent basis, as he was Hansi Flick’s assistant for two seasons with Bayern Munich.

Rohl won seven trophies in those two seasons, including the treble in the 2019/20 campaign, winning the Champions League, the DFB Pokal, and the Bundesliga, per Transfermark, which is why he could bring success back to Ibrox.

Danny Rohl’s coaching career

Team

Role

Matches

Sheffield Wednesday

Manager

89

Germany national team

Assistant manager

25

Bayern Munich

Assistant manager

101

Southampton

Assistant manager

24

RB Leipzig

Assistant manager

83

RB Leipzig

Video analyst

15

RB Leipzig U17s

Assistant manager

29

Via Transfermarkt

As you can see in the table above, Rohl has worked at some top teams, including Leipzig, Bayern, and Germany, as well as impressing in difficult circumstances at Sheffield Wednesday, and can bring a winning mentality to Glasgow that Martin could not.

TalkSPORT noted that Rohl, as one of the coaches at Bayern, helped Robert Lewandowski to score 55 goals in 47 matches in the 2019/20 campaign, as the Poland international led the team to a treble, per Transfermarkt.

The legendary marksman also scored 48 goals in 40 matches in all competitions for Bayern under Flick and Rohl’s coaching in the 2020/21 campaign, per Transfermarkt.

Lewandowski scored 41 Bundesliga goals in that season with Rohl as one of his coaches, and he has never scored more in a single league season in his career, before or since.

This suggests that the Rangers manager has coaching ability to get the best out of a clinical number nine, albeit he was working alongside Hansi Flick as his assistant at the time. At the very least, he knows how to coach a team to create chances for a striker on a consistent basis.

With this in mind, Rohl could unearth his next version of Lewandowski at Ibrox by getting the best out of summer signing Bojan Miovski this season, and beyond.

What Rohl needs to do to get Miovski firing at Rangers

Rangers swooped to sign Miovski from Spanish side Girona in the summer transfer window to bolster their options at the top end of the pitch, 12 months on from his move to Spain from Aberdeen.

Unfortunately, though, the Macedonia international has struggled for form at Ibrox since his move back to Scotland. Per Sofascore, he has scored one goal in five matches in the Scottish Premiership under Martin and Smith to date.

One of the issues that Miovski has had since his move to Rangers has been that the team have not created enough chances for him in front of goal.

The left-footed star has only had four ‘big chances’ to find the back of the net in five appearances, and only averaged 0.6 shots on target per game, per Sofascore, which shows that he is getting a lack of service into the box.

25/26 Premiership

Team

Big chances created

Goals scored

Celtic

32

11

Hibernian

24

14

Hearts

19

19

Dundee United

18

14

Falkirk

18

10

Kilmarnock

17

11

Motherwell

16

12

Aberdeen

15

5

Rangers

13

8

St Mirren

11

5

Livingston

11

10

Dundee

8

8

Stats via Sofascore

As you can see in the table above, Rangers rank ninth in the Premiership for ‘big chances’ created, illustrating exactly what Rohl needs to improve to get Miovski firing.

The German head coach’s Sheffield Wednesday side created 98 ‘big chances’ in 46 games in the Championship last season, per Sofascore, the fifth-most in the division despite spending less than £5m on new signings after finishing 20th the previous campaign, per Transfermarkt.

This shows that Rohl, who predominantly plays a 4-2-3-1 formation, can coach a team to excel in the final third as a creative unit, even with limited resources, which is further backed up by his work as an assistant in Lewandowski’s best league season of his career.

Miovski, who was hailed as a “complete” player by journalist Josh Bunting, has the potential to be the manager’s next lethal centre-forward, given his impressive form for Aberdeen in the past.

The Rangers forward, as shown in the graphic above, has proven that he can score goals on a regular basis in Scotland, but it is down to Rohl to put together a team that creates enough chances for him to thrive.

If his work with Lewandowski at Bayern Munich and with Sheffield Wednesday in the Championship is anything to go by, Rohl has the coaching ability to turn Miovski into a goalscoring machine at Ibrox.

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مستشار مانشستر سيتي السابق يتوقع مصير محمد صلاح مع ليفربول في صيف 2026

عاد مستقبل نجم فريق ليفربول، محمد صلاح، إلى دائرة الضوء مرة أخرى رغم أنه وقع على عقد جديد مع بطل الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز، في شهر أبريل الماضي.

ووقع محمد صلاح عقدًا مع ليفربول لمدة عامين، أي حتى يونيو 2027، ورغم ذلك، فإن التكهنات حول مستقبله عادت من جديد مؤخرًا.

وتحدث المستشار المالي السابق لنادي مانشستر سيتي، ستيفان بورسون، عن مستقبل النجم المصري محمد صلاح مع ليفربول، وإمكانية رحيله نهاية الموسم الحالي إلى الدوري السعودي.

وليس سرًا وجود اهتمام كبير من جانب الدوري السعودي لاستقطاب محمد صلاح، وذكرت تقارير صحفية مؤخرًا إمكانية تلقي صاحب الـ33 عامًا عرضًا ضخمًا من أحد الأندية، دون الكشف عن هويتها، مقابل 150 مليون جنيه إسترليني سنويًا.

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وقال ستيفان بورسون، في تصريحات نشرتها شبكة “فوتبول إنسايدر” الإنجليزية: “أشك في أن المبلغ يصل إلى 150 مليون جنيه إسترليني، لكنه قد يكون مبلغًا ضخمًا”.

وأضاف:”أعني، كلاعب ربما يُعد الأشهر في الشرق الأوسط، قد تعتقد أنه سيكون الصفقة الأهم للسعودية، لذا يمكنك توقع حدوث ذلك بالتأكيد، لا أفهم سبب حاجتهم لدفع 150 مليون جنيه إسترليني له، يبدو لي أنه يمكن إتمام الصفقة بقيمة أقل بكثير”.

وواصل: “يبدو لي أنه إذا لم يقدم محمد صلاح موسمًا جيدًا، فسيكون ليفربول على استعداد لتركه يرحل مقابل مبلغ أقل بكثير من أجل توفير راتبه إن لم يكن لأي سبب آخر، وهو يرغب في الرحيل لذلك يمكن إتمام الصفقة”.

واستكمل: “لأكون صريحًا، يمكن إتمام تلك الصفقة في الصيف حتى لو استعاد محمد صلاح مستواه، لأنني أعتقد أنه عندما ترى ما يبدو عليه الأمر عندما لا يقدم أداءً جيدًا، قد يكون ذلك هو الدافع الذي يجعل ليفربول يفكر في مسألة رحيله في الصيف وسيقوم بذلك، يمكنني رؤية ذلك يحدث”.

Eliminação do Palmeiras desperta insatisfação interna com 'teimosia' de Abel Ferreira

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Abel Ferreira é, para muitos, o maior técnico da história do Palmeiras e é tratado como tal dentro e fora do clube. No entanto, diante de algumas decisões do treinador em relação ao time titular, houve o despertar de certo descontentamento com o que é chamado de “teimosia” do português. Não há risco de demissão ou mudança no trabalho, mas a verdade é que internamente essa postura já não é vista com bons olhos.

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Nas duas partidas da semifinal da Libertadores, contra o Boca Juniors, a grande reclamação da torcida era sobre a insistência no esquema com Mayke improvisado no ataque, fazendo uma dobradinha com Marcos Rocha na lateral direita. Na visão dos torcedores, seria melhor um atacante de origem, como Endrick ou Luis Guilherme, que já vinham dando sinais de que estavam pedindo passagem.

Acontece que a insatisfação não é apenas nas arquibancadas. Internamente, a convicção de Abel tem sido vista como realmente uma “teimosia”. Há quem diga que o treinador tem se fechado aos conselhos recebidos por quem trabalha no dia a dia das atividades, especialmente em relação ao desempenho dos garotos, que têm correspondido quando acionados e não receberam as oportunidades nos momentos decisivos.

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Dentro dessa mesma corrente que contesta as decisões de Abel, o entendimento é de que no segundo tempo contra o Boca o “campou falou” e mostrou ao técnico qual era o caminho correto a seguir nas duas partidas da semi. Por isso, quando na coletiva o português diz que “perde e ganha com as próprias ideias e não a dos outros”, há quem pegue o recado como também uma resposta ao “zumzumzum” interno.

Além disso há um descontentamento sobre a decisão de usar um time totalmente reserva diante do Bragantino, pelo Brasileirão. Por se tratar de um adversário direto, na mesma faixa da tabela e que poderia ultrapassar o Palmeiras, a visão era de que poderia ser montada uma equipe mais mesclada, pensando até na decisão contra o Boca Juniors. Nesse sentido, a preferência era por poupar contra o Santos, neste domingo (8).

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+ Abel parabeniza goleiro do Boca e sustenta suas convicções: ‘Perco e ganho com as minhas ideias’

Com a derrota em Bragança Paulista, o Verdão caiu para o quarto lugar com 44 pontos, oito atrás do Botafogo, líder do campeonato ao qual Abel já considera difícil de buscar. Por isso, a luta agora é pelo G4 para garantir uma vaga direta na fase de grupos da Libertadores de 2024. Entre os insatisfeitos com Abel, o desejo é de que ele se abra mais nas convicções e veja o que o campo está falando para não ficar fora do objetivo que restou ao time em 2023.

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The Blaze 139 (Graham 33, Gray 4-18) beat Essex 104 for 9 (Grewcock 33, Gordon 4-23, Glenn 3-17) by 35 runsSarah Glenn and Cassidy McCarthy stifled Essex’s batting as The Blaze successfully defended 139 at Chelmsford to seal their place at Women’s Vitality Blast Finals Day.England legspinner Glenn finished with figures of 3 for 17, following seamer McCarthy’s 1 for 8 from three overs up top and skipper Kirstie Gordon weighed in with 4 for 23, including two wickets in as many balls. Those efforts all helped to ensure Essex were restricted to just 104 for 9 in reply – and the home side’s defeat leaves them only a remote mathematical chance of joining The Blaze in the last four.Earlier, Heather Graham top-scored with 33 from 23 as the visitors were bowled out two deliveries short of their full allocation, with Essex seamer Eva Gray recording a season’s best of 4 for 18.Having won the toss and opted to bat, The Blaze were soon in trouble as Georgia Elwiss departed at the start of a tight spell by Maddie Penna (1 for 20), while opening partner Michaela Kirk was bowled trying to cut Jodi Grewcock.The Bryce sisters started to rebuild, but Abtaha Maqsood (2 for 26) dismissed both her fellow Scotland internationals in the space of four balls, tempting Sarah out of her ground for a stumping before Kathryn (27 from 25) was pinned in front.Graham immediately went on the offensive, taking successive boundaries off Maqsood and lifting Kate Coppack over the rope at long-on but, once she was caught at point off Gray, The Blaze struggled to regain momentum.Glenn and Lucy Higham gave their side some hope with a partnership of 30 from 24, but the boundaries dried up and the pair were both picked off in the final over as Gray wrapped up the innings with three wickets in four balls.However, the 140 target looked steeper for Essex after three miserly overs from McCarthy – which included the wicket of Grace Scrivens, top-edging an attempted paddle through to the wicketkeeper. Lauren-Winfield followed, labouring to 8 from 18 before she miscued a slog sweep off Glenn as the visiting spinners began to turn the screw, with only two boundaries registered in the powerplay.Grewcock (33 from 31) and Penna (26 from 24) did their best to inject some zip into the innings and the Australian had just pulled Gordon for four when she tried to hit the next ball over the top and picked out the long-off fielder.Grewcock’s departure two overs later triggered a middle-order collapse and Gordon removed Gray and Sophia Smale from successive deliveries, with Coppack – unbeaten on 14 -the only other batter to reach double figures as Essex’s challenge petered out.

فيديو | بمشاركة بن رمضان ومعلول والجزيري.. تونس تتعادل مع موريتانيا استعدادًا لكأس أمم إفريقيا

تعادل منتخب تونس الأول لكرة القدم مع نظيره الموريتاني، بهدف لكل فريق، في المباراة الودية التي جمعت بينهما اليوم الأبعاء، استعدادًا لكأس أمم إفريقيا.

واستقبل منتخب تونس نظيره الموريتاني، في لقاء ودي أقيم على الملعب الأولمبي حمادي العقربي في رادس، اليوم الأربعاء.

وسجل هدف تونس اللاعب فراس شواط في الدقيقة 38، وتعادلت موريتانيا في الدقيقة 50 عن طريق محمد سار.

طالع | ترتيب مجموعة تونس بعد نهاية تصفيات كأس العالم

ويخوض منتخب تونس 3 مباريات ودية خلال معسكر نوفمبر الجاري أمام موريتانيا والأردن والبرازيل.

وشارك محمد علي بن رمضان لاعب وسط الأهلي أساسيًا ضد موريتانيا، وكذلك علي معلول لاعب الأهلي السابق والصفاقسي الحالي، بعد غياب طويل عن نسور قرطاج، كما حل سيف الدين الجزيري لاعب الزمالك بديلا في الدقيقة 77 بدلا من فراس شواط.

ويستعد منتخب تونس للمشاركة في بطولة كأس أمم إفريقيا 2025 والمقرر إقامتها في المغرب خلال الفترة بين 21 ديسمبر حتى 18 يناير، ويتواجد في المجموعة الثالثة بجوار نيجيريا وأوغندا وتنزانيا. أهداف مباراة تونس وموريتانيا اليوم

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ESPNcricinfo staff03-Jul-2025

Donovan Ferreira smashed 37 not out in nine balls•Sportzpics for MLC

Five-overs-a-sideThe race for the top-two spots in MLC 2025 took another twist after Texas Super Kings comfortably beat Washington Freedom on Wednesday evening in a rain-curtailed, five-overs-a-side encounter in Lauderhill.The 43-run win for TSK saw them move up to No. 2 on the points table, while Freedom dropped to third after eight games apiece. They both have 12 points, alongside San Francisco Unicorns, who are first by virtue of a better net run-rate.It was Freedom who won the toss and opted to field, and when Marcus Stoinis (2) fell cheaply and Daryl Mitchell (6) retired out, it seemed like the right call.

But No. 3 Shubham Ranjane and No. 4 Donovan Ferreira bashed 53 runs in just 12 balls in an unbroken third-wicket partnership to lift TSK to 87 in five overs. Ranjane top-scored with 39 in 14 balls and Ferreira hit a nine-ball 37.The Freedom top order, stacked with big-hitting internationals, was wrecked by Nandre Burger early as he dismissed Rachin Ravindra (10) and Glenn Maxwell (0) off the last two balls of the first over.Akeal Hosein then picked off Mitchell Owen in the second over. Glenn Phillips did contribute with 18 in 11 balls and stayed unbeaten at the end, but Freedom could not find enough boundaries to make the chase a contest.Overall, Freedom hit three fours and three sixes in comparison to TSK’s four fours and eight sixes. All of TSK’s boundaries were struck by Ranjane and Ferreira.

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