ICC T20 RANKING 2019
POS TEAM MATCHES POINT RATING
1 PAKISTAN 36 4979 138
2 INDIA 42 5298 125
3 ENGLAND 22 2586 118
4 AUSUTRALIA 28 3266 117
5 SOUTH AFRICA 22 2502 114
6 NEW ZELAND 25 2803 112
7 WEST INDIES 27 2725 101
8 AFGHANISTAN 27 2490 92
9 SRI LANKA 29 2518 87
10 BANGLADESH 38 2321 77
AFP MILAN:AC Milan ended a four-match goal drought and striker Gonzalo Higuain was on target for the first time in two months as they came from behind to beat SPAL 2-1 in Serie A on Saturday.The Argentine forward, without a goal since October 28, endured another frustrating evening until Hakan Calhanoglu touched Davide Calabria’s cross into his path and he smashed the ball into the roof of the net in the 64th minute.Higuain, who until then had taken to lifting up his shirt and putting it in his mouth after every frustrated attack, rushed to the touchline where he was mobbed by players and coaching staff.“Gonzalo lives for the goal, he has always been a marksman and he has suffered during this period,” said Milan coach Gennaro Gattuso, whose future has been the subject of speculation in the Italian media.Milan, without a league goal since their 2-1 win over Parma on December 2, were in more trouble when Andrea Petagna gave SPAL the lead in the 13th minute, turning past Alessio Romagnoli and scoring with a deflected shot.Racism, violence mar Italian Christmas footballBut the hosts got a reprieve three minutes later courtesy of SPAL’s Filippo Costa whose clearance went straight to Samu Castillejo and he rifled the ball home to end Milan’s spell of 395 minutes without a league goal — their longest since 1984.Milan still had to survive a nervy finale as another Petagna effort was deflected centimetres wide by Romagnoli and Gianluigi Donnarumma made a superb one-handed save to keep out a Mohamed Fares header.They also had Suso sent off for a second bookable offence. Milan climbed to fifth in the table with 31 points, one behind Lazio who are fourth and in the last of the Champions League slots.But they are only six points ahead of 12th placed Parma with AS Roma, Sampdoria, Atalanta, Torino, Fiorentina and Sassuolo in between.“I liked my team a lot, we created a lot of chances and it was a good performance,” added Gattuso.“After going behind, it was not easy to turn it around especially at this moment. I liked the mentality of the guys but maybe we should have finished it off sooner.”
AFP LONDON:Liverpool enjoyed the early Christmas present of a shock defeat for Manchester City to move four points clear at the top and further raise hopes their near three-decade wait to win the title could come to an end in May.Manchester United’s mood for the festive season was also lifted by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer making an instant impact, as for the first time in five years United scored five goals in the league by thrashing Cardiff 5-1.United are now just eight points off the top four and the race for Champions League places tightened thanks to Chelsea’s first home defeat under Maurizio Sarri to Leicester and Arsenal’s routine win over Burnley.Tottenham are now five points clear of their London rivals and just six off the top in third as Mauricio Pochettino’s side outclassed Everton in a 6-2 win at Goodison Park.Here, AFP Sports looks at five things we learned from the Premier League weekend:City have coped admirably without Kevin De Bruyne for almost the entire campaign and even David Silva in recent weeks, but were shocked by Crystal Palace when forced to cope without Fernandinho in midfield for the first time in the league this season.There is little even the Brazilian could have done to stop Andros Townsend’s stunning volley that put Palace into a 2-1 lead against the run of play, but in and out of possession, Fernandinho makes City tick.City stunned by Palace as Solskjaer works United magicUnfortunately for the champions, he is also the one player in their squad without a natural replacement.With John Stones pushed into an unfamiliar holding midfield role, City didn’t control the Palace counter-attack.Now chasing in the title race, City need the 33-year-old back quickly for what could be a decisive three-game run starting away at Leicester and Southampton before they host Liverpool on January 3.The contrast between the sombre mood of Jose Mourinho’s final days as Manchester United manager and the joy at the final whistle as Solskjaer and his players basked in the adulation of the travelling support in the Welsh capital said it all.For the first time in a long time United’s fans had witnessed the sort of fast, attack-minded and clinical football that Solskjaer was so often involved in as a player at Old Trafford.The Norwegian insisted the result was all down to having “good players”, but with the same squad Mourinho’s sullen nature failed to summon the same response.“He always has a smile on his face and I think that can reflect down on to the team,” said United captain Ashley Young of Solskjaer’s impact.A year ago Liverpool had just conceded three goals in five minutes during a thrilling 3-3 draw at Arsenal that encapsulated the strengths and flaws of Jurgen Klopp’s side.Five days later Virgil van Dijk was signed for a world record £75 million ($94.5 million) and the days of defensive lapses undermining a title challenge appear gone. In 18 games, Liverpool have conceded just seven goals.The giant Dutchman scored just his second goal for the club in a 2-0 win at Wolves on Friday night, but it was another commanding display at the back that won him man-of-the-match.For the third time in six matches, Chelsea paid the price for a lack of focus and cutting edge as they crashed to a surprise 1-0 defeat against Leicester.Sarri questioned his players’ “mental strength” and admitted he had no explanation for their “confusion” after Jamie Vardy put Leicester ahead in the 51st minute.“Yes it concerns me,” said Sarri. “You can go 1-0 down, the important thing is how you are able to react.”Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has gone slightly under the radar since joining Arsenal in January, seeing the headlines grabbed by striking rivals Mohamed Salah, Harry Kane and Sergio Aguero.But two goals against Burnley on Saturday upped his tally to 12 in the Premier League this season — one clear of Liverpool’s in-form Salah, and Kane.Even more impressively, Aubameyang’s 22 goals in his 31 Premier League appearances for Arsenal mean he has scored five more than any other player for the club at the same stage. Arsenal legend Thierry Henry is next on 17.
کیپ ٹاؤن ٹیسٹ کیلئے عباس ٹیم کو دستیاب، رضوان کی بھی شمولیت کا امکان
نیولینڈ: جنوبی افریقا کے خلاف دوسرے ٹیسٹ میچ کے لیے فاسٹ بولر محمد عباس ٹیم کو دستیاب ہوں گے جب کہ وکٹ کیپر بلے باز محمد رضوان کو بھی ٹیم میں شامل کیے جانے پر غور شروع کردیا گیا ہے۔سنچورین ٹیسٹ میں جنوبی افریقا کے ہاتھوں بدترین شکست کے بعد سلیکٹرز نے ٹیم میں اکھاڑ پچھاڑ پر غور شروع کردیا جس کے لیے محمد رضوان کو مڈل آرڈر بیٹسمین کے طور پر شامل کرنے پر غور ہورہا ہے۔ذرائع کے مطابق محمد رضوان کی شمولیت کی صورت میں اسد شفیق کو جگہ خالی کرنا پڑے گی، انہوں نے پہلے ٹیسٹ کی دو اننگز میں صرف 13 رنز بنائے تھے۔اس قسم کی بھی اطلاعات تھیں کہ سنچورین ٹیسٹ کی دوسری اننگز میں بیٹنگ لائن کی ناکامی کے بعد ہیڈ کوچ مکی آرتھر نے کپتان سرفراز احمد، اظہر علی اور اسد شفیق کو بلاکر انہیں کھری کھری سنائیں اور کہا کہ سینئر بلے باز جان بوجھ کر آؤٹ ہوئے۔قومی ٹیم کے فاسٹ بولر محمد عباس بھی مکمل فٹ ہوکر دوسرے ٹیسٹ کے لیے ٹیم کو دستیاب ہیں جب کہ حارث سہیل فٹنس ٹیسٹ پاس کرنے کی صورت میں ہی ٹیم میں شامل کیے جائیں گے۔یاد رہے کہ پاکستان اور جنوبی افریقا کے درمیان دوسرا ٹیسٹ 3 جنوری سے شروع ہوگا اور 3 میچز کی سیریز میں میزبان ٹیم کو 0-1 کی برتری حاصل ہے۔
ویون رچرڈ کے بعداب کس نامورکھلاڑی کوسرکاخطاب مل گیا،کھیل کی دنیاسے بڑی خبرآگئی
لندن(ویب ڈیسک) انگلینڈ کے سابق کپتان الیسٹر کک کو ملکہ برطانیہ نے خصوصی اعزاز سے نواز دیا۔الیسٹر کک نئے سال کے موقع پر نائٹ کے رتبے کا اعزاز دیا گیا ہے، وہ سر کا خطاب پانے میں کامیاب ہوگئے۔انھوں نے انگلینڈ کیجانب سے زیادہ 33 سنچریاں اسکور کیں۔ کک 2007 میں سابق آل راؤنڈر ای ین بوتھم کے بعد یہ اعزاز حاصل کرنے والے پہلے کرکٹر ہیں۔ انگلینڈ کے سابق رگبی کپتان بل بیومونٹ کو بھی اسی اعزاز سے نوازا گیا۔
بھارتی ٹیم آسٹریلیامیں نسلی تعصب کانشانہ بن گئی ۔۔۔شائقین نے ایسے کونسے جملے کسے کہ انہیں سٹیڈیم سے باہرنکال دیاگیا
میلبورن(ویب ڈیسک )میلبورن کرکٹ گراؤنڈ میں بھارتی پلیئرز پر نسلی تعصب پر مبنی فقرے کسنے والے آسٹریلوی شائقین کو اسٹیڈیم سے باہر نکال دیاگیا۔اس موقع پر انھوں نے یہ نعرے بھی لگائے کہ ’ اپنے ویزے دکھاؤ‘۔منتظمین نے کئیافراد کو تنبیہ کی جبکہ کچھ کو میدان بدر کردیا۔حکام نے یہ اقدام بھارت سے جاری ٹیسٹ میچ کے تیسرے دن مختلف شکایتوں پر کیا۔سی اے ترجمان نے کہاکہ ہم کھیل میں کسی بھی قسم کے نسلی تعصب کیخلاف عدم برداشت کی پالیسی پر گامزن ہیں، وکٹوریہ پولیس اور ایم سی جی اسٹیڈیم سیکیورٹی پر نظر رکھے ہوئے ہے۔
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