Leicester City interested in Ryan Bertrand

Leicester City are set to compete with Arsenal for the signature Ryan Bertrand over the summer after he leaves Southampton on a free transfer.

What’s the story?

According to The Telegraph, Brendan Rodgers is set to offer the 31-year-old left-back a contract over the summer as he searches for Christian Fuchs’ replacement.

Bertrand announced that he is set to end his six-year stay on the south coast over the coming months, and several Premier League clubs are expected to do battle for his services.

One particularly strong performance against Manchester United last summer led to the defender being hailed as “superb” by The Athletic correspondent Dan Sheldon, who was speaking on the Total Saints Podcast [via This Is Futbol]. Meanwhile, his averages of 2.1 tackles, one interception and 1.3 clearances per game hint at a player with an unfailing defensive work rate.

Rodgers masterstroke

With 35-year-old full-back Fuchs expected to leave the King Power Stadium after the conclusion of the current campaign and James Justin facing a lengthy spell on the sidelines through injury, bringing in some experienced competition for Luke Thomas has become a priority for Leicester.

The Foxes are also reportedly interested in signing Lille midfielder Boubakary Soumare and Celtic striker Odsonne Edouard as Rodgers looks to add strength in depth to his relatively thin ranks ahead of the 2021/22 campaign, and those are transfers which could take up a sizeable chunk of the club’s budget.

Therefore, acquiring Bertrand on a free transfer to solve a temporary issue may prove to be a masterstroke from their Northern Irish manager.

Leicester have had incredible success over the last few seasons by being very clever in the transfer market, signing relatively unknown talents such as N’Golo Kante and Riyad Mahrez for low fees before selling them on for a healthy profit.

Their policy has allowed the 2016 Premier League champions to punch well above their weight, and this could prove to be the latest clever acquisition, but for slightly different reasons.

Bringing in Bertrand while the highly-rated Justin recovers will allow Rodgers to focus his side’s modest resources on more important areas of the pitch, meaning that a push for the Champions League qualifications could once again be the cards for next season.

Signing a £9m-rated player (Transfermarkt) with more than 250 Premier League games under the belt for free should be a smart piece of business, and when it means Leicester can strengthen in other positions as well, it can be considered a significant coup if it comes off.

In other news… Leicester could land Rodgers his next Vardy with £40m swoop for “incredible” colossus – opinion

كلوب يكشف هوية حارس ليفربول أمام نوتينجهام.. ويُصرّح: نحتاج للحظ في الإصابات

أكد المدرب الألماني، يورجن كلوب، المدير الفني لنادي ليفربول، أنه ينوي الاعتماد على الدولي البرازيلي أليسون بيكر كأساسي في حراسة المرمى ضد نوتينجهام فورست بكأس إنجلترا وليس الأيرلندي كويمين كيليهر كما دفع به في كأس رابطة المُحترفين الإنجليزية.

ويستعد ليفربول مساء الأحد القادم لمواجهة نوتينجهام فورست على ملعبه في “سيتي جراوند” وتنطلق المباراة في تمام الساعة الثامنة مساءً بتوقيت القاهرة، بربع نهائي كأس الاتحاد الإنجليزي.

وقال كلوب في المؤتمر الصحفي الخاص بالمباراة: “أنا الآن لا أفكر في فترة التوقف الدولي وهذه الأشياء أركز فقط على مباراتنا القادمة في الكأس، لديّ لاعبين سيذهبون إلى منتخباتهم الوطنية وأنا سأصلى حتى يعودوا بصحة جيدة”.

وأضاف: “أريد أن يكون لديّ فريق جاهز بدنيًا وعقليًا ضد نوتينجهام، إنهم فريق جيد ومدربهم يقوم بعمل رائع للغاية، قد أقوم بتغيير بعض اللاعبين، ولكن أنا سأختار أفضل فريق ممكن”.

اقرأ أيضًا.. كلوب يعلن إصابة مدافع ليفربول ومدة غيابه الطويلة عن الملاعب

وواصل: “لقد شاهدت مباراتهم الماضية ضد هدرسفيلد في كأس الاتحاد الإنجليزي، ولكنني لم أستقر على التشكيل بعد، لدينا بعض المشاكل من مباراتنا الأخيرة ولا يزال هُناك جلسة تدريبية اليوم وغدًا”.

وأردف: “نحن بحاجة إلى بعض الحظ مع الإصابات، سنحصل على راحة وربما يمكننا إجراء بعض التغييرات في التشكيل حتى أحافظ على اللاعبين، لا زلت مقتنعا بأن يتم إجراء خمس تبديلات وليس ثلاثة فقط”.

وعن الحارس الأساسي في مواجهة الأحد بين كويمين وأليسون، أوضح: “أليسون هو من سيلعب”.

وأتم تصريحاته بالحديث عن هارفي إليوت ورأيه في مستواه قائلًا: “لقد غاب لفترة طويلة بسبب الإصابة، ثم عاد وكان جيدًا للغاية، إنه على ما يرام، ويتدرب بشكل جيد”.

Maycon mira titularidade do Timão e diz: 'Volto melhor e mais experiente!'

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Maycon foi emprestado pelo Corinthians à Ponte Preta por falta de espaço, mas volta agora como uma das principais esperanças da torcida e da diretoria para a próxima temporada. O volante de 19 anos, que já era um xodó da Fiel depois do bom desempenho na Copa São Paulo, em janeiro, passou a ser ainda mais valorizado depois da debandada de jogadores que o Timão enfrentou.

O garoto, por sua vez, não guarda mágoa por ter sido preterido no clube em 2016 e diz estar melhor e mais experiente depois da passagem pela Macaca. Em entrevista ao LANCE!, ele comemorou o retorno ao Parque São Jorge e festejou a efetivação de Fabio Carille, com quem já trabalhou.

Porém, mais uma vez Maycon não terá facilidades. O garoto, que realizou 15 jogos e marcou um gol com a camisa alvinegra, perderá a pré-temporada da equipe pois disputará o Sul-Americano sub-20 com a Seleção.

Mesmo assim, o volante acredita que poderá se firmar como titular do Timão e ganhar destaque no ano que está prestes a começar. Confira abaixo a entrevista:

– Como avalia a experiência que teve na Ponte Preta?

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“Quando sai do Corinthians, talvez não tivesse tantas chances como tive na Ponte. Volto melhor e mais experiente, com uma bagagem de jogos”

O intuito de ser emprestado era pegar rodagem, e tive oportunidade de pegar Brasileirão, Copa do Brasil… Quando sai do Corinthians, talvez não tivesse tantas chances como tive na Ponte. Volto melhor e mais experiente, com uma bagagem de jogos. Acho que fiz uns 17 ou 18 jogos só no Brasileiro., quase Quase 22 no total. Tive sequência, foi importante para minha carreira.

– Você acredita que no Corinthians não teria essas chances? Depois que foi emprestado, Elias e Bruno Henrique saíram…
Eu não sei se teria chances, poderia ter, mas não fico pensando nessas coisas. Quando eu sai era difícil porque tinha Elias, Bruno Henrique, todos de nível muito bom, enquanto eu estava começando. Ali a melhor coisa era ser emprestado mesmo.

– Ser emprestado para um clube do interior serve não só para pegar rodagem, mas também para valorizar “privilégios” que se tem em times grandes, não é?
A estrutura que o Corinthians fornece, não desmerecendo a da Ponte Preta, é melhor. A gente passa a dar valor a pequenas coisas na vida. Eu mesmo passei a morar sozinho lá, então a gente cresce como ser humano também. Dei um passo para trás para depois dar dois a frente.-

– Embora a Ponte seja grande, vale frisar…
Claro! Eu estava em um clube que paga em dia, disputa a primeira divisão e que está dando passos para se tornar ainda maior. Mas o Corinthians está num patamar acima. Sempre estive no Corinthians, então passo a dar valor.

– Você falou que passou a morar sozinho. Agora voltará para a casa dos pais?
Eu casei, minha mulher foi para Campinas, mas com viagem e tudo mais não deu para aproveitar. Ela também é de São Paulo, vai ser mais fácil agora, não vou voltar pra casa da mãe.

– O que está projetando para essa volta ao Corinthians?

“Vou retornar para casa, onde fui criado, tenho carinho e admiração grande. A ansiedade da estreia antes de subir é igual à que sinto agora”

Vou retornar para casa, onde fui criado, tenho carinho e admiração grande. A ansiedade da estreia antes de subir é igual à que sinto agora. Estou pensando na Seleção Sub-20, pois temos um campeonato importante, mas o coração bate mais forte pensando no Corinthians, pretendo buscar espaço no grupo, respeitando a todos.

– A disputa do Sul-Americano pela Seleção vai te tirar da pré-temporada do Corinthians. Acha que isso pode te atrapalhar?
Eles vão estar fazendo a pré-temporada, vão aos Estados Unidos, mas o Fabio (Carille) me conhece, sabe meu estilo, como jogo… Não vou perder tanto espaço, mas é claro que seria importante começar com os demais, pois brigaria pela titularidade desde o início. Chegando depois sera uma briga sadia e boa. A Seleção não vai afetar tanto, é um passo importante para minha carreira também, o Sul-Americano é uma competição importantíssima.

– Essa promoção do Carille no Corinthians pode ajudar os jovens, como você? O Osmar Loss, técnico do sub-20 também pode ser promovido.
Com certeza. Eu e o Osmar ganhamos títulos juntos, ele me conhece bastante, sabe da minha índole, viemos juntos para a Seleção em amistosos contra o México… Só vai agregar para nós, da base.

– Acredita que os garotos da base podem ter mais chances?
O intuito do clube esse ano talvez seja talvez dar mais espaço para a base, mas temos que lutar pelo nosso espaço. É o dia a dia que vai mostrar, não adianta ter o técnico que conhece os garotos se não colocarmos em prática o que sabemos.

– Uma posição que o Corinthians busca reforços é a de primeiro volante. Você está acostumado a jogar mais avançado, mas poderia quebrar o galho?
Eu quero ajudar da melhor forma possível. O Fabio e os outros profissionais da comissão sabem onde posso render mais, como todos jogadores. De primeiro tem o Cristian, Camacho vinha fazendo a função… Jogadores de qualidade! Vou deixar para a comissão decidir. Subi como segundo volante, é onde me dou melhor, mas se precisar faço o papel de primeiro, quero ajudar o clube.

– Muitos torcedores se manifestam nas redes sociais pedindo sua volta e utilização. Como vê esse carinho da Fiel?

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“Fico feliz com o carinho da torcida, quero voltar para retribuir o carinho com vitorias e títulos”

Me motiva. Nós, jogadores, nos sentimos muito felizes com o carinho da torcida.Nos jogos que fiz a torcida gostou, isso é importante para mim, não só o técnico, mas a torcida gostar é importante. Fico feliz, quero voltar para retribuir o carinho com vitorias e títulos.

– 2016 foi o ano que você apareceu. Agora é o momento de se consolidar?
Com certeza, eu trabalho para isso, estou focado desde o ano passado para chegar em um momento de ser reconhecido por tudo, meu trabalho, meu jogo… Vou batalhar para que 2017 seja melhor. 2016 foi muito bom, espero que 2017 eu desponte no cenário nacional, estou trabalhando para que seja um ano grande para mim e para o clube. Sei que o Corinthians está passando por dificuldades, mas vamos lutar com raça e dedicação.

– Por falar no momento ruim do Corinthians, você seguiu acompanhando o clube mesmo à distância?
Sempre acompanho programas de esporte, tento ficar antenado no que está acontecendo. No Corinthians não é diferente.

– Como viu essa indefinição sobre o novo técnico?
Estava ansioso. É importante saber com quem a gente vai trabalhar. Trabalhei com o Fabio Carille quando ele era auxiliar do Tite e depois também, antes do Cristóvão. Eu, Guilherme Arana e o Léo Santos ficamos meio preocupados aqui na Seleção para ver quem assumiria. Conversamos sobre as possibilidades… Ainda bem que o Fabio já nos conhece, sabe como gostamos de trabalhar. Para nós, jovens, foi legal.

– E esta experiência na Seleção, como está sendo?

“O Sul-Americano é muito importante para a categoria, estou convivendo com grandes jogadores, e depois tem o Mundial, que é uma competição que a gente também quer disputar”

Estou vindo de amistosos, nos quais o Micale não foi o treinador. O conheci no México e agora estou tendo oportunidade de trabalhar com ele. É um técnico que tem altíssimo nível, não à toa ganhou o ouro olímpico. Essa competição é muito importante para a categoria, estou convivendo com grandes jogadores, e depois tem o Mundial, que é uma competição que a gente também quer. Esse é o primeiro passo, estamos trabalhando forte e sério, não à toa estamos perdendo férias e tempo com família.

– Aliás, faz tempo que você não tem férias…
Já são três anos mais ou menos. Disputei a Copinha em 2015 e em 2016. Ano passado as férias seriam em fevereiro, mas teve um campeonato nos Estados Unidos. Já neste ano vim para o profissional. Mas está sendo importante tudo isso na minha carreira.

– Para finalizar, deixe um recado para a Fiel torcida.
O Maycon vai voltar com raça, determinação, muita vontade de ganhar, gana. Isso é o minimo que um jogador do Corinthians pode ter. Quero ganhar títulos, vitórias importantes. Espero que a torcida nos apoie e incentive. Nós vamos lutar, não só eu, mas todos, um time grande não pode ficar sem títulos. Para nós será um ano grande!

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Dyche would consider Crystal Palace

Burnley boss Sean Dyche will start looking around for a new club like Crystal Palace, says former Premier League manager Lawrie Sanchez.

Dyche is in fact being strongly linked with the job in the Selhurst Park dugout, with Football Insider reporting that Palace have made contact with Burnley to find out the exact cost to get the 49-year-old out of Turf Moor.

Frank Lampard is one manager who was thought to be one of the leading candidates to replace Roy Hodgson, so this development may come as a surprise to some.

Sanchez, though, would not be shocked to see Dyche land the job and fully expects the Englishman to at least consider the opportunity.

“I think Sean Dyche will be looking around now,” the former Fulham manager exclusively told FFC.

“[He’ll be] thinking well if he’s not going to have great money to spend despite the new people taking over and he’s just got to keep it going for them so they can earn the Premier League money that can be paid over to them to pay the debt, I think he’ll probably be thinking, ‘Where’s a better opportunity?’

“I think Palace would be a great opportunity for him. It’s obviously a little bit further up the pecking order, despite the league position, than Burnley in regards to wages and suchlike. He’s obviously worked in London before at Watford, so I wouldn’t be surprised.”

It is common knowledge that Burnley operate on one of the lowest budgets in the Premier League, really putting into perspective the job Dyche has done there.

However, you would have to imagine that there will come a point where the ex-Watford boss may want to work with better resources, perhaps at a club such as Palace.

الحاج ضيوف: أحب لاعب منتخب مصر.. والسنغال لا تفكر في محمد صلاح فقط

قال نجم منتخب السنغال الأسبق، الحاج ضيوف إنه حزين لمواجهة منتخب مصر أمام أسود التيرانجا وجهًا لوجه في المرحلة الأخيرة من تصفيات كأس العالم، مشيرًا إلى أن الفريقين من بين الأعظم في إفريقيا ويملكان لاعبين على مستوى جيد.

وأضاف ضيوف في تصريحات تلفزيونية لفضائية “المحور” عبر برنامج “الريمونتادا”: “أتمنى أن يتأهل من قارة إفريقيا 10 منتخبات لكأس العالم، ستكون مباراة جميلة وعظيمة وكلاسيكو، السنغال ومصر من أفضل المنتخبات في العالم”.

طالع.. خاص | الحاج ضيوف يرد على أحمد حسن: السنغال لديها سوبر ماني ومصر تريد الانتقام

وواصل: “ساديو ماني ومحمد صلاح لاعبان يتمتعان بذكاء شديد جدًا، مباراة مصر والسنغال غدًا ليست حرب لابد أن نلعب كرة قدم، أسود التيرانجا عليهم ضغوط لأنهم أبطال إفريقيا ومنتخب الفراعنة يجب أن يتأهل للمونديال، لذا الضغوط على الطرفين، كما أن مواجهة تصفيات كأس العالم تختلف عن نهائي كأس أمم إفريقيا”.

وأردف: “ستكون مباراة تكتيكية ولا أحد سيتأهل من مواجهة الذهاب فقط، المباراة قد تلعب على تفاصيل صغيرة مثل الركلات الحرة، خاصة في وجود محمد صلاح وماني والأمر يعتمد على تركيز الثنائي أيضًا، وقد يتحقق الفوز في اللحظة الأخيرة”.

طالع أيضًا.. موعد والقنوات الناقلة ومعلقي مباراة مصر والسنغال اليوم في تصفيات كأس العالم 2022

وأكد: “سعيد بما فعله كارلوس كيروش باستدعاء الأساطير لحضور مباراة مصر والسنغال، وحضور الأساطير سيكون هامًا للغاية لمنتخب مصر، ورسالتي للاعبي السنغال يجب أن تكونوا منظمين وتلعبون كرة قدم جيدة، لدينا أساطير في الجهاز الفني مثل أليو سيسيه وتوني سيلفا ونصائحهما هامة للغاية”.

وواصل: “أتوقع أن يقدم محمد صلاح أقصى جهد له من أجل مساعدة منتخب مصر للتأهل لكأس العالم، هو يريد أكثر من كأس أمم إفريقيا”.

وأردف: “جئنا إلى هنا لكي تكون مواجهة مصر ضد السنغال وليس صلاح ضد ماني، السنغال لا يفكر في إيقاف صلاح فقط يجب أن نحترم مصر والمشجعين وجئنا إلى هنا لكي نحقق نتيجة إيجابية”.

طالع.. الخطوة الأخيرة.. مصر تصطدم بالسنغال من أجل بطاقة التأهل لمونديال قطر

وأتم: “اذا ذهب 5 لاعبين لإيقاف محمد صلاح فهناك محمود تريزيجيه وأحمد سيد زيزو، منتخب مصر تأهل إلى النهائيات بسبب فريق العمل وليس صلاح فقط”.

واختتم: “أحب زيزو لديه شخصية وسريع ولاعب مميز ويمتلك موهبة رائعة عليه أن يكافح لكي يتواجد في فريق جيد ويحصل على مزيد من الاموال ويدخل عالم الأحتراف”.

Maharashtra make a pile

Maharashtra kept piling up the runs on the secondday of their West Zone Ranji Trophy league matchagainst Saurashtra at Rajkot on Sunday before theydeclared at 539 for six after the innings lasted168 overs

Partab Ramchand03-Dec-2000Maharashtra kept piling up the runs on the secondday of their West Zone Ranji Trophy league matchagainst Saurashtra at Rajkot on Sunday before theydeclared at 539 for six after the innings lasted168 overs. At stumps, Saurashtra starting theirlong haul, were 41 for no loss off 10 overs.Overnight not out batsmen Surendra Bhave andHrishikesh Kanitkar carried on from where theyleft off on Saturday. Their second wicketassociation was worth 313 runs off 99.5 oversbefore Kanitkar was bowled by Hitesh Parsana for190. Kanitkar batted 394 minutes, faced 304 ballsand hit 27 fours and three sixes. A little later,Bhave was finally out for 149 after having batted519 minutes. The veteran faced 384 balls and hit15 fours and a six. Abhijit Kale (55) and SagarShah (45 not out) then flogged the tiredSaurashtra attack before the declaration.Saurashtra openers Sudhir Tanna (23) and PrashantJoshi (12) batted confidently in the final overstill stumps were drawn. But it is a long, hardroad that Saurashtra still has to traverse.

Fry talks Manchester United and De Gea

David de Gea did not look comfortable during the penalty shootout in Manchester United’s Europa League final defeat to Villarreal, claims Peterborough director of football Barry Fry.

Fry, an apprentice at United during his youth, recently discussed the Spaniard’s showing and the Red Devils’ heartbreak in Gdansk in an exclusive interview with The Transfer Tavern.

De Gea was unable to save a single penalty before going on to miss his own spot-kick, which proved decisive, in the epic shootout that ended 11-10.

It means United have now not won a major honour since their own Europa League triumph back in 2017.

On the role De Gea played in Ole Gunner Solskjaer side’s disappointing defeat in Poland, Fry said:

“Penalties is a lottery unfortunately and everybody took marvellous penalties. But I just thought David didn’t look comfortable in stopping anything and he didn’t look comfortable taking the penalty, to be honest.”

Since then, it has emerged that the Spain international has now failed to save the last 40 spot-kicks he has faced, a truly damning statistic.

Still, given his quality, you would expect De Gea to bounce back, while supporters will surely be quick to forgive him after everything he has accomplished at the club.

Saints to receive bid for Ward-Prowse

A major update has emerged about Southampton central midfielder James Ward-Prowse, with Aston Villa eyeing the England international.

What’s the talk?

According to The Guardian, Aston Villa are preparing to make an offer for Southampton captain James Ward-Prowse. The Premier League side want to improve their midfield options and have targetted Ward-Prowse because of his impressive set-piece ability, with Villa now seemingly set to open the bidding.

Villa are on the verge of completing a deal to sign midfielder Emi Buendia from Norwich for a club-record fee of in excess of £30m. However, the report does not state how much they are willing to pay for Ward-Prowse or how much Southampton would demand for their star man.

Ralph Hasenhuttl lauded the “fantastic” right foot of Ward-Prowse in 2020 and admitted that he is on his way to becoming the full package as a midfielder. He told the Daily Echo:

“I think it was the biggest change in his game since I’m here.

“He was always a good player and had a fantastic right foot but never nobody saw him defending or winning balls like he does at the moment.

“This is maybe something he had to learn, and he had to show me, he did it.

“After a few weeks when I was here, I could see this transformation in his game was there and in the end, in modern football, every player has to have everything, also the strikers have to work against the ball, and the centre-backs or the full-backs must be a number 10 when they have the ball.

“This is in modern football necessary, you cannot have any weakness and Prowsey is on the way to getting a full package.”

Frustration for Saints fans

This news will surely lead to frustration and anger from Southampton supporters. They have become accustomed to seeing their best players walk out of the door over the past five or six years, with the likes of Virgil van Dijk, Sadio Mane, Luke Shaw and Adam Lallana just a few of the many players who have left to join top-six sides in the Premier League.

However, this would not be the case with Ward-Prowse and Villa as the clubs are considerably closer in the standings. Villa finished 12th in the Premier League in the 2020/21 campaign, whilst Southampton finished just three places lower in 15th.

Therefore, Southampton would not be selling to a top club battling in Europe and would, instead, be allowing one of their key players to join a close rival in terms of the final standings.

The £35k-per-week Saints captain was crowned the club’s Player of the Season last month after enjoying a sublime campaign in midfield. Ward-Prowse averaged a WhoScored rating of 7.07 in the Premier League and was the only Saints player to achieve a score of higher than 7.00, with Oriol Romeu (6.93) in second place.

This suggests that he is Southampton’s best player and they cannot afford to lose him this summer, let alone to a team who could be a direct rival, which is why fans could be forgiven for being extremely angered by this story.

AND in other news, Hasenhuttl heading for disaster with “fast” £4.9k-p/w flop, Saints fans would hate it…

Rohan Gavaskar earns East precious points

A masterly knock of 146 by Rohan Gavaskar helped East Zone take home fivepoints in their first outing in the Duleep Trophy this season

Staff Reporter14-Jan-2001A masterly knock of 146 by Rohan Gavaskar helped East Zone take home fivepoints in their first outing in the Duleep Trophy this season. On the lastday of the match between East and Central Zone at Green Park, Kanpur onSunday, East got past the Central Zone score and took the vital firstinnings lead.Resuming at 230/4 with another 192 runs required for the first inningslead, East got off to a bad start and were quickly reduced to 249/5, losingRajiv Kumar bowled by Sriwastava for 25. What followed was a dominatingsixth wicket partnership between Gavaskar and wicket keeper Deep Dasgupta.They put on 174 runs in 48.4 overs and took the East Zone score beyondCentral’s 421 before Murali Kartik had Dasgupta caught by Abhay Sharma for72 at 423. Dasgupta’s crucial innings lasted for 216 minutes as he faced140 balls of which he struck nine to the fence.Meanwhile, left handed Gavaskar was happy accumulating runs and making surethat East took the honours. Gavaskar struck the ball all around for 15boundaries and 2 sixes off 295 balls in his innings that lasted a littleover six and a half hours. Gavaskar was caught by substitute fielderDevendra Bundela off the bowling of Kulamani Parida with the East scorereading 433 in the 122nd over.East Zone batted on with Sukhbinder Singh making 29 off 66 balls (1 six, 4fours) and were all out for 484 in the 145th over as the match was calledoff as a draw. Kulamani Parida took the bowling honours for Central with44-13-126-3. Central took three points from the match and took their pointstally to eight from two matches.

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