da betobet： Apenas detalhes de ordem burocrática separam o Grêmio de fazer a devida oficialização da chegada do atacante argentino naturalizado paraguaio Juan Manuel Iturbe. O clube anunciou o acordo verbal entre as partes. Agora, o próximo passo é a realização dos exames médicos e a posterior assinatura de contrato.
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da cassino online： O vínculo de Iturbe com o Grêmio irá até dezembro. Existe a previsão de prolongamento automático por mais uma temporada.
Caso a negociação seja sacramentada, esta será não somente a primeira vez que o jogador de 30 anos de idade jogará no futebol brasileiro, mas também significaria seu retorno para a América do Sul depois do equivalente a uma década.
Revelado no Sportivo Trinidense, Iturbe foi contratado para reforçar a base do Cerro Porteño, clube onde se profissionalizou e foi negociado em 2011 com o Porto. Porém, o primeiro empréstimo realizado pelos portugueses para maior ganho de experiência do jogador foi o River Plate, em 2013. Foram 17 partidas e três gols marcados.
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Depois disso, o paraguaio rodou por alguns clubes do futebol europeu (Hellas Verona, Roma, Bournemouth, Torino e Aris, seu último clube), além do México, país onde registrou passagens por Tijuana, Pumas e Pachuca.
da luck： Battling Premier League rivals on and off the pitch, Nottingham Forest have now reportedly joined the race to sign a 12-goal star who will be available for as little as £30m this summer.
Nottingham Forest's summer plans
da brwin： They may still be battling to secure their Champions League place in a race which could yet end in defeat, but nothing can take away from Nottingham Forest’s excellent season. With or without a place in the top five, it’s been one to remember for Nuno Espirito Santo’s side, who are likely to find themselves playing in some form of European football next season.
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All of a sudden, a move to the City Ground is a seriously attractive one. It’s not one that will leave players scrapping to keep the club in the Premier League. Instead, the chance to join the current Forest side is arguably one of the most exciting prospects in English football, given how they’ve cut through teams with pace and the rapid counter-attacking football that the Premier League has desperately lacked in recent times.
With that said, it’s no surprise that owner Evangelos Marinakis has already set his sights on the summer transfer window. Already, names such as Baris Alper Yilmaz and Yeremay Hernandez have been mentioned as potential targets in recent weeks, with Forest’s transfer plan becoming clearer by the day.
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As the Midlands club look to repeat their success next season, it looks as though welcoming additional attacking support behind and around Chris Wood will be among Forest’s priorities.
The 33-year-old won’t be at the peak of his powers forever and after the City Ground got a glimpse of what life will be like without his goals in recent games, signing a striker should sit top of Espirito Santo’s wishlist.
Nottingham Forest join Liam Delap race
According to Wayne Veysey of Football Insider, Marinakis has now registered Nottingham Forest’s interest in signing Liam Delap, joining the race to sign the Ipswich Town star who has a release clause worth just £30m after the Tractor Boys suffered Premier League relegation.
One of the most sought-after stars ahead of the summer transfer window, Forest would do well to win the race for Delap’s signature against the likes of Manchester United and Chelsea.
With 12 goals to his name in all competitions this season, Delap earned the praise of football talent scout Jacek Kulig in April, who described the forward’s campaign as “superb”.
At just 22 years old, there’s every chance that the former Manchester City man is only just getting started. Wood, meanwhile, is coming towards the end of his career – making the arrival of a younger, in-form forward something that would be timed to perfection at the City Ground this summer.
Delap undoubtedly deserves to be playing Premier League football. Whether that’s for Nottingham Forest, Chelsea, Man Utd or another club remains to be seen, however.
da heads bet： After more than two decades away from the Premier League, what’s another season in the Championship for Ipswich Town?
da cassino online： Kieran McKenna’s side haven’t been able to stave off relegation this year, but considering just how poorly their fellow promoted sides have fared, it would be fair to say that they’ve given it a real go.
Moreover, while goalscoring talisman Liam Delap is probably going to leave in the summer – for a tasty profit, hopefully – there is more than enough talent in this squad to come right back up again.
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In fact, there’s even one signing made by the Northern Irishman who looks like a £43m star in the making, thanks to the comparisons he’s won this season.
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So, before we get to the player in question, it’s worth looking at those in the squad who could be key to bouncing right back to the Premier League at the first time of asking, such as Leif Davis.
The former Leeds United star might not have had quite the impact in the top flight that some were hoping he’d have, but one thing is certain: he’ll thrive in the second tier.
For example, it was only last season that the Englishman racked up a simply superb tally of two goals and 21 assists in just 43 Championship appearances, which works out to a goal involvement every 1.91 games.
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Likewise, while this year has been one blighted by injury, you’d be a fool to bet against Sammie Szmodics when he’s back to full fitness next year.
After all, when playing for Blackburn Rovers in the 2023/24 campaign, the Irishman was an unstoppable force of nature, racking up an outrageous tally of 33 goals and four assists in 48 appearances, which comes out to a goal involvement every 1.29 games.
However, another Ipswich ace will almost certainly be playing alongside him, an ace signed by McKenna now being compared to some very valuable stars indeed.
Ipswich's £43m star in the making
While there are some other talented players at Ipswich who could help make a real difference next year, like Alex Palmer, Ben Johnson, and Conor Chaplin, the star we are talking about is none other than Omari Hutchinson.
The former Chelsea ace joined the Tractor Boys on a permanent £20m deal last summer, and while this season, like for most of his teammates, has had its ups and downs, we know he can perform in the Championship.
For example, he spent the 2023/24 season on loan at Portman Road, where he managed to rack up an impressive enough tally of 11 goals and six assists in 50 games, so with a year of Premier League football under his belt, there is every chance he does even better next season.
Moreover, while he’s not been as prolific as some would’ve hoped, his all-round performances have seen him win comparisons to some seriously talented players, such as Jacob Ramsey.
The comparison primarily stems from FBref, which looks at players in similar positions in the Premier League, then creates a list of the ten most comparable players for each one and, in this instance, has concluded that the Aston Villa star is the fifth most similar attacking midfielder or winger to the Blues gem.
Hutchinson & Ramsey
Statistics per 90
Hutchinson
Ramsey
Non-Penalty Expected G+As
0.19
0.21
Non-Penalty G+As
0.20
0.24
Goals per Shot
0.08
0.06
Key Passes
0.93
1.09
Through Balls
0.16
0.18
Shot-Creating Actions
2.59
2.97
Carries
26.1
28.2
All Stats via FBref for the 24/25 League Season
The best way to see where this comparison has come from is to look at the underlying metrics in which the pair rank closely, including, but not limited to, non-penalty expected and actual goals plus assists, key passes, through balls, carries, shot-creating actions and more, all per 90.
While a comparison to a Champions League player is encouraging enough for the “fantastic” talent’s future prospects, as dubbed by McKenna, it’s also a positive indication of his future valuation.
For example, Football Transfers value the Villa ace at up to €50.3m, which converts to about £43m, and if the Tractor Boys star is so statistically similar to him, why shouldn’t his price tag eventually match as well?
Ultimately, while this season has not gone entirely to plan for Ipswich, they clearly have the talent to bounce right back up next year, and we do not doubt that Hutchinson will have an important role to play.
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da marjack bet： Após duelos em competições continentais, Goiás e Corinthians voltam suas forças para o Brasileirão, onde as duas equipes se enfrentam neste domingo (23), às 19h, na Serrinha, em duelo válido pela segunda rodada.
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da imperador bet： + Fernando Lázaro tem noite desastrosa e leva a pior nota em derrota do Corinthians
O Timão vem de um momento conturbado na temporada. Fernando Lázaro deixou o comando técnico do clube e voltou a ser auxiliar após a derrota contra o Argentinos Juniors, pela Libertadores. A direção não demorou e contratou Cuca, dividindo parte da torcida pelacondenação em um caso de violência sexual na Suíça ocorrido em 1987, ao lado de outros três jogadores quando ele atuava pelo Grêmio.
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Para sua estreia, Cuca não poderá contar com o lateral Fagner, que teve diagnosticado um edema no músculo posterior da coxa esquerda, além de Rafael Ramos, Caetano e Renato Augusto. Porém, o centroavante Júnior Moraes volta a ser relacionado após dez jogos de ausência. Em sua coletiva de apresentação, o treinador deixou claro que irá utilizar força máxima no domingo.
Já o Esmeraldino empatou com o Universitario-PER no meio da semana, pela Sul-Americana, e foi derrotado pelo Athletico-PR na estreia do Brasileirão.
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GOIÁS X CORINTHIANS Local: Serrinha, em Goiânia (GO) Data e hora: 23/4/2023, às 19h (de Brasília) Árbitro:Bruno Arleu de Araujo-RJ (FIFA) Assistentes:Rodrigo Figueiredo Henrique Correa-RJ (FIFA) eThiago Henrique Neto Correa Farinha Quarto árbitro:Eduardo Tomaz de Aquino Valadao-GO VAR:Rafael Traci-SC Onde assistir: Premiere e em tempo real no LANCE!
GOIÁS Tadeu; Maguinho, Lucas Halter, Bruno Melo e Sander; Zé Ricardo, Dieguinho e Morelli; Palacios, Matheus Peixoto e Vinícius. Técnico:Émerson Avila
DESFALQUES:Diego Gonçalves (lesionado)
PENDURADOS:Nenhum
CORINTHIANS: Cássio; Du Queiroz, Bruno Méndez, Gil e Fábio Santos; Roni, Giuliano, Fausto Vera e Matheus Araújo (Adson ou Maycon); Róger Guedes e Yuri Alberto. Técnico: Cuca.
DESFALQUES:Fagner (edema no músculo posterior da coxa esquerda); Caetano (transição), Rafael Ramos (trabalhos de fortalecimento) e Renato Augusto (em recuperação após cirurgia no joelho direito)
Leeds United have conducted some phenomenal pieces of business in the transfer market over the last couple of years, aiding Daniel Farke’s attempts of taking the club back to the Premier League.
Dropping back into the Championship was a huge disappointment for the Whites, but the German has done an excellent job of building a side capable of challenging for promotion.
Manor Solomon arrived on loan from Tottenham Hotspur in the summer, with the club bagging themselves a top-flight level talent to bolster their attack in 2024/25.
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The Israeli international has produced the goods consistently this campaign, notching a total of seven goals and seven assists, helping the club sit top of the table.
However, his limelight has often been stolen by another player who has thrived beyond all imagination after his summer move to Elland Road in 2024.
Ao Tanaka’s stats for Leeds United in 2024/25
Japanese international Ao Tanaka joined Leeds in a £3.5m deal from German outfit Fortuna Düsseldorf, with not many knowing what to expect, arriving as an unknown quantity.
However, when he got his chance as a regular starter, he took it with both hands, now being an integral part of Farke’s side’s success throughout this campaign.
The 26-year-old has started 30 times in the Championship this campaign, notching four goals and two assists, but it’s his underlying stats that have been even more impressive.
The central midfielder has registered a 90% pass completion rate, whilst winning 1.7 tackles per 90 and making 1.6 interceptions per game – being the perfect box-to-box option at the heart of the Whites side.
There’s no denying that he’s a strong contender for the division’s signing of the season award, but one other first-team member has greatly impressed, often being caught in Tanaka’s shadow given his form in Yorkshire.
The Leeds star who could battle Tanaka for the signing of the season
After failing to win promotion in the play-off final last season, it was pivotal Leeds came back with a vengeance to write the wrongs, but also bolstered the squad to increase their chances of promotion.
Leeds United star Archie Gray
However, the defeat saw numerous big-money talents depart the club, including academy graduate Archie Gray, who operates out-of-position for large spells, featuring on the right-hand side of the Whites’ backline.
Such a transfer may have injected huge money into the club, but saw them lose one of their key components to why they were so successful during Farke’s maiden campaign.
Despite the sale, such worries have been pushed aside, with Jayden Bogle nailing down the right-back role this season after his £5m move from Sheffield United last summer.
The 24-year-old has featured in 36 of the 38 league outings in 2024/25, having a real positive impact at both ends of the pitch, providing the quality that was needed in such an area.
He’s managed to register five goals and two assists despite his defensive position, with his latest effort coming in the 2-2 draw with QPR before the international break.
However, defensively he’s been just as impressive, winning 62% of the tackles he’s entered to date, whilst also winning a staggering 5.9 duels per 90, helping the club boast the second-best defensive record in the division.
Games played
36
Goals & assists
7
Pass accuracy
76%
Tackles won
62%
Duels won
5.9
Duel success rate
53%
Times dribbled past
0.8
Bogle, who’s been labelled “phenomenal” by one analyst, has come out on top in 53% of those duels, with his defensive solidity being demonstrated by being dribbled past less than once per 90 across 36 matches.
His fee, coupled with his ability to slot in and seamlessly nail down the position is what has made his time at Elland Road so impressive, certainly going under the radar.
If it wasn’t for Tanaka’s form in Yorkshire, the full-back would certainly be a huge favourite for the award, still having bags of time to improve further under Farke’s guidance.
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What began as a daunting year for Pat Cummins and Australia has ended in ultimate glory, the kind of year that might sit alongside some of the best years any Australian side has had this century. It started with an honourable Test series defeat in India, and it ended with a spectacular World Cup triumph, also in India. Along the way they became, not inconsiderably, Test world champions and retained the Ashes in England.Cummins was in no doubt though that a sixth World Cup triumph, with the odds very much stacked against them in the final against hosts and arch-rivals India, represented the “pinnacle” of their achievements.”That’s huge, I think that’s the pinnacle of international cricket, winning a one-day World Cup,” Cummins reflected, an hour or so after Glenn Maxwell hit the winning runs to seal an emphatic six-wicket triumph in Ahmedabad.Related
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“Especially over here in India, in front of a crowd like this. Yeah, that’s huge. Yeah, it’s been a big year for everyone, but our cricket team has been here in India, Ashes, World Test Championship, and to top it off with this is just huge. These are the moments that you’ll remember for the rest of your life.”You only get a shot at it every four years. Even if you have a ten-year career, you might only get two chances at it. And yeah, it’s just the whole cricket world stops with this World Cup. So it doesn’t get any better.”Cummins had spoken before the match about silencing a big crowd and his side did just that throughout the day. The bowlers first put an end to the flurry of powerplay boundaries India hit, and then restricted them to a record low of just four across the last 40 overs of the innings. And when they batted, Travis Head alone hit three more boundaries than the entire Indian batting order, each one stifling the noise of over 90,000, the vast majority of whom were Indian fans.Cummins was, by his own admission, nervous as he waited for the game to start, clocking the sea of blue on his way to the ground as his team made their own way there. But he was nerveless when the game began, first in deciding to bowl first against the tournament’s most fearsome batting line-up, and then, with the ball himself.He’s had an indifferent tournament with the ball, only to save his best for when it mattered the most. In dismissing Virat Kohli in the 29th over, he produced the moment that did more than most to stun the crowd into silence.”Yeah, we did take a second in the huddle just to acknowledge the silence that was going around the crowd,” he said. “It just felt like it was one of those days where it was all made for him to score another hundred like he normally does, so yeah, that was satisfying.”He had a good day as captain, never allowing India to settle as he rotated his bowlers, quite often after one-over spells. By the 30-over mark of India’s innings, he had made 14 bowling changes, the joint most by any side in this World Cup. No leadership decisions will feel as vindicated as those to keep Head in the squad despite his broken hand not allowing him to play in their first five games, and to persist with Marnus Labuschagne in the XI. Head hit a match-winning 137 in the final and Labuschagne an unbeaten 58, together in a partnership of 192. Labuschagne played through the tournament, despite concerns about the impact it had on Australia’s scoring rate through the middle.Travis Head and Marnus Labuschagne put together a 192-run stand to put Australia on the doorstep of victory•ICC/Getty Images
“We wanted to be pretty brave this World Cup, we didn’t want to kind of limp into the semi-finals, we wanted to be the team that could score 400 and you saw that the way we kind of shaped up with Trav, [David] Warner and then having [Mitchell] Marshy at No. 3,” Cummins said. “We wanted to be really aggressive and then a couple of our allrounders are obviously aggressive to finish up the innings so we would rather fail that way. But then Marnus just showed his class and in South Africa, you had to pick him – he was fantastic, and he was playing a different style to probably what he did for the first start of his ODI career. It was paying off and we know he’s a gun, so you had to try and find room for him.”And then the Trav Head one was, we thought his World Cup was over. It wasn’t until about the next night afterwards [the injury] where Ronnie [coach Andrew McDonald] came up to me. He’s like, ‘I haven’t slept all night, I think we’re going to keep him, we’re going to take the risk. He might be right for the Netherlands and then if we’re going to make the finals and we want to win the World Cup I think he needs to be there for the finals.'”Cummins had only played two ODIs since November 2022 (and eight since November 2020) when the World Cup began. But he said he had rediscovered the joys of the format during the World Cup, calling for more games that matter. The future of ODIs is likely to be discussed at the ICC Board meetings this week in Ahmedabad, though no concrete decision is expected.”Maybe because we won, but I did fall in love with ODI [cricket] again this World Cup,” he said. “I think the scenario where every game really matters, it does mean a bit different to just a bilateral. So yeah, I don’t know. I mean, the World Cup’s got such a rich history, I’m sure it’s going to be around for a long time. There’s so many wonderful games, so many wonderful stories within this last couple of months. So, I think there’s definitely a place.”
Al-Hilal have officially announced Simone Inzaghi as their new manager following his departure from Inter.
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The move will see the former Inter coach manage the Saudi-based outfit until June 2027. According to a report by journalist Fabrizio Romano, the deal was done by agents Federico Pastorello, Tommaso Inzaghi and Luca Bascherini.
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Inzaghi was reportedly Saudi-bound even before his side's humiliation in the Champions League final, with media suggesting he was in talks over a lucrative deal. Inter lost the final 5-0 to Paris Saint-Germain in a heart-breaking end to the season as the Nerazzurri missed out on a treble of trophies. It is his second loss in a Champions League final, having gone through the same in 2023 as they lost to Manchester City. Following that defeat, the manager resigned from his role and chose Al-Hilal as his new challenge.
WHAT INZAGHI SAID
After completing the formalities, Inzaghi said: “My desire had always been to be able to go and coach abroad as well as in Italy and for me Al-Hilal is a great opportunity in my career. Al-Hilal is a club I know because I follow Arab football. We have been to play here in Saudi Arabia with both Lazio and Inter, so it is a championship that made me follow them, and I have always followed Al-Hilal with big sympathy because they have Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, whom I have coached before at Lazio, and I am happy to have found him at the club.”
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Inzaghi’s debut as the Al-Hilal manager will be against Real Madrid on June 18, in the Club World Cup.
علق محمد فضل لاعب الأهلي الأسبق، على خسارة فريقه في مواجهة اليوم بثنائية نظيفة أمام بيراميدز، خلال المباراة الجارية بينهما حالياً ضمن منافسات بطولة الدوري المصري الممتاز.
والتقى الأهلي مع بيراميدز، على أرضية استاد السلام، في إطار مواجهات الجولة الخامسة من عمر بطولة الدوري المصري.
وقال محمد فضل في تصريحات عبر قناة “أون سبورت”: “رأيي كإداري أن ريبيرو يرحل، لأن الثقة انتهت بينه وبين الجمهور، فكرة إن 7 مباريات ولا يعرف مستوى اللاعبين فهذه كارثة”.
طالع أيضُا.. فيديو | الأهلي “الباهت” يسقط بثنائية أمام بيراميدز في الدوري المصري
وتابع: “هو يدفع باللاعبين بدون نظام، لديه لاعبين جيدين يقول لهم انزلوا يا جماعة العبوا، هذا شيء صعب، لا بد أن يكون هناك نظام”.
وأتم: “بيراميدز يلعب بهدوء ويخرج بالكرة بشكل سهل جدًا، لكن الأهلي بلا هوية”.
Celtic are set to receive more than £3m in a permanent Parkhead exit for one player this summer, it has been claimed.
Celtic transfer rumours
The Hoops are on course to seal yet another Scottish Premiership title, with Brendan Rodgers’ side building a 16-point lead at the top of the table ahead of rivals Rangers.
However, despite Celtic’s dominance, Rodgers and those behind the scenes in Glasgow are already looking to the summer transfer window to bolster the first-team squad.
Celtic vs Hibernian
Scottish Cup
March 9
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Scottish Premiership
March 16
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March 29
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April 6
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April 12
It has been claimed that Celtic are confident of signing Lennon Miller from Motherwell and could even cash in on Reo Hatate to make room for the 18-year-old.
Elsewhere, suggestions of a permanent deal for Celtic loanee Jeffrey Schlupp have been mentioned, with the Crystal Palace man out of contract at Selhurst Park in the summer.
Pundit Michael Stewart recently said: “From Jeffrey Schlupp’s perspective, oh my word. You are sitting on your backside doing nothing at Crystal Palace. Or, you are up at Celtic playing in games like against Bayern Munich and potentially winning things. Enjoying your football. Come the summer, I would imagine that Celtic will put a deal in place to try and sign him. His decision is ‘what better option are you going to get?’.
“You might not be playing every week, but as you see with Celtic, there are so many games. He will play a good chunk of games if he were to sign on.”
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Kieran Tierney is also set to return to Parkhead in the summer, with the left-back penning a pre-contract agreement with his Arsenal contract set to expire at the end of the season.
However, alongside numerous incomings, there could once again be a plethora of permanent outgoings. One of those looks set to be £11,000-a-week winger Luis Palma, who is currently out on loan at Europa League outfit Olympiacos.
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The Honduras international moved to Greece on loan in January with an option to buy at the end of the season, and it looks as if that decision has already been made by Olympiacos.
According to Futbol Centroamerica, Olympiacos are set to trigger their option to sign Palma from Celtic this summer, with the player impressing technical director Jose Luis Mendilibar, who feels Palma’s potential is very high.
So far, the 25-year-old has made five appearances for his new side, scoring once and registering one assist. He scored 10 times and provided 10 assists in 48 Celtic appearances.
A permanent deal is set to be worth close to €4m (£3.35m), and by the looks of it, it is just a matter of time until Palma’s days on the books of Celtic come to an end.
Jamie Overton smashed a superb 83 to lead the Manchester Originals to a dominant 40-run victory against the Northern Superchargers at Headingley.Overton’s maiden T20 fifty, which included nine fours and six sixes, was assisted by some fantastic spin bowling by Pakistan international Usama Mir, who took four for 19.Originals struggled with the new ball as they lost captain Jos Buttler and fellow opener Phil Salt in Reece Topley’s first 10 deliveries, with the England left-armer finishing with figures of three for 29. However, their progress with the ball was stemmed by brutal hitting from Overton.Superchargers did offer periods of resistance in their chase through Matthew Short and Saif Zaib, but Originals’ total of 182 proved far too much for the Leeds-based team.It was a second home defeat in three days for the Superchargers, who remained second on the table, while the Originals jumped from seventh to fourth.Having elected to bat at the toss, Originals had a nightmare start after Topley removed Salt, who had mistimed his shot which found Zaib at point, after only three balls. He then removed Originals captain Buttler for two, who edged a delivery into the gloves of Tom Banton.Originals then recovered with some powerful hitting from Laurie Evans, which included a delightful scoop shot for six off the bowling of David Wiese.After a rain delay, which meant the contest was reduced to 90 balls per side, Superchargers struck back with two wickets in two balls.Usama Mir jumps in celebration after dismissing Tom Banton•Stu Forster/Getty Images
First, Paul Walter departed for 22 after he skied a Brydon Carse delivery to a running Callum Parkinson at deep third, before Adil Rashid struck with his first ball to remove the dangerous Evans for 41 off 19 deliveries.Coming in at six, Overton smashed a Rashid delivery over the long-on boundary for six before Originals lost the wickets of overseas pair, Ashton Turner and Mir to Parkinson and Topley respectively.Then the Overton massacre began, in a partnership worth 72 with Tom Hartley, 62 of them came from the blade of the Surrey man, including a magnificent six from a Carse short ball, which sailed into the Western Terrace.Overton then hit the impressive Topley’s final set for 20, which included two fours and two sixes, to dent the figures of the tournament’s top wicket-taker. He then smashed 16 off the final set of the Originals’ innings to lead them to a total of 182 for six, with the all-rounder finishing not out on 83 from 30 balls.In their reply, Superchargers got off to a slow start, with just 18 runs coming from the first 15 balls.Australian Short hit the first six of the innings when he pulled a short ball from former Superchargers man Ben Raine over the ropes. The opener then hit a picture perfect cover drive for six before being bowled by the magical Mir for 37 off 16 balls.Two balls later, Mir took the wicket of the in-form Banton, who was bowled for 12 and then removed Adam Hose, after he tried to find the boundary with a reverse sweep, but could only find Walter at backward point.England’s Harry Brook looked good for 20, which included a six over the Rugby stand akin to Liam Livingstone’s one against Pakistan in 2021, but he became Mir’s fourth victim after he holed out to long-off.Superchargers’ hopes of victory then faltered, with only Zaib and Wayne Parnell putting up some resistance. The rest of the batting line-up departed cheaply to leave the Superchargers 141 for nine, resulting in a 40 run victory for Originals.