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Goal takes a look at the players who have played for both the London rivals in their history.

The iconic North West London Derby between Arsenal and Chelsea is one of the oldest rivalries in English football dating back to 1907 when the two teams met each other for the first time.

Over the years, the rivalry has grown manifold and since Chelsea's rise in stature in the early 2000s, it has become one of the biggest ties in the Premier League.

Several star players like Ashley Cole, Cesc Fabregas, Petr Cech and Olivier Giroud have played for both Chelsea and Arsenal, with Kai Havertz the latest to make the move ahead of the 2023-24 campaign.

Here, we take a look at the players who featured for both the London clubs in their respective glorious histories.

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  Lassana Diarra

  The French midfielder played at Chelsea for two seasons from 2005-2007 where he won an FA Cup and a League Cup title. In 2007 he moved to Arsenal where he spent one season but did not win a title.

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  Emmanuel Petit

  Petit joined Arsenal in 1997 and spent three seasons at the club where he won a Premier League, an FA Cup and two Community Shields. After spending a season at Barcelona, the Frenchman returned to London in 2001 to Chelsea where he spent another three seasons but did not win a single trophy with the Blues.

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  Yossi Benayoun – (Loan)

  Israeli midfielder joined Chelsea in 2010 and remained at the club until 2013. In between, he had moved to Arsenal on loan for a season in 2011. At Chelsea, he won a Europa League title but at Arsenal, he didn't win a trophy.

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  David Rocastle

  The English midfielder began his professional career at Arsenal in 1985 and played for seven seasons winning the English league twice, one League Cup and a Community Shield. He joined Chelsea in 1994 and was there at the club until 1998 but spent the last three seasons of his contract on loan spells.

Where to watch Champions League clash between Manchester City and Bayern Munich – team news, kick-off time and more.

Manchester City will take on Bayern Munich in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final on Tuesday.

Pep Guardiola's team are enjoying a strong season and will be eager make home advantage count in the first leg of this difficult tie. The Citizens are unbeaten since their defeat by Tottenham in the first week of February, a run that has now lasted 12 matches.

Thomas Tuchel started his journey as Bayern boss with a 4-2 win over Borussia Dortmund in Der Klassiker. Since then, they have lost to Freiburg in the DFB Pokal quarter-final and then beaten the same opponents in their previous outing in the Bundesliga.

Tuchel will want to repeat his European heroics with Chelsea as he prepares his new team for this Champions League quarter-final clash.

GOAL tells you all you need to know about Manchester City vs Bayern Munich below – including team news, squads, kick-off time and more…

GettyKick-off timeDate:April 11, 2023Kick-off time:4pm EDTVenue:Etihad Stadium

The game is scheduled for April 11 at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester.

It will kick off at 4pm EDT in the US.

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Phil Foden is still a few weeks from a return to the squad after he underwent appendix surgery recently. Aside from the forward, Guardiola has a fully-fit squad to choose his starting line-up from.

Bernardo Silva played both the legs in the previous round of the Champions League and he could replace Riyad Mahrez in Guardiola's XI.

Man City predicted XI: Ederson; Akanji, Ruben Dias, Ake; Stones, Rodri, Bernardo Silva, De Bruyne, Gundogan, Grealish; Haaland

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Goalkeepers:Ederson, Carson, OrtegaDefenders:Dias, Ake, Akanji, Gomez, Walker, Lewis, Stones, LaporteMidfielders:Rodri, Phillips, Perrone, Gundogan, Silva, Palmer., De BruyneForwards:Grealish, Álvarez, Mahrez, HaalandBayern team news

Tuchel will be concerned that he doesn't have a natural striker to take on City as Eric Choupo-Moting is out of the contest due to a knee problem. Long-term absentees Manuel Neuer and Lucas Hernandez alsoremain sidelined due to injuries.

Leon Goretzka could get into the lineup, with Jamal Musiala playing in a more advanced role to penetrate the strong City defence. It remains to be seen if the struggling Sadio Mane will feature.

Bayern predicted XI: Sommer; Pavard, De Ligt, Upamecano, Davies; Goretzka, Kimmich, Sane, Musiala, Coman; Muller

Position Players

Goalkeepers:Sommer, Ulreich, SchenkDefenders:De Ligt, Upamecano, Davies, Blind, Cancelo, Pavard, Stanisic, Sarr, Janitzek, MarusicMidfielders:Goretzka, Musiala, Wanner, Sane, Kimmich, GravenberchForwards:Gnabry, Coman, Muller, ManeHead-to-head record

The last three meetings between Manchester City and Bayern Munich have been friendlies and the team from Manchester has won the last two contests.

The last competitive fixture between the two teams was in the Champions League nine years ago. City were the winners in front of their home crowd.

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Washington não faz mais parte da CBF (Confederação Brasileira de Futebol). O “Coração Valente”, apelido pelo qual era conhecido nos tempos de jogador, foi desligado do cargo de Diretor de Desenvolvimento da entidade nesta quinta-feira após ter se envolvido em uma polêmica no empate de 1 a 1 entre Caxias-RS e Botafogo, no Estádio Centenário, pela Copa do Brasil.

Aos 44 minutos do primeiro tempo, a equipe do Caxias-RS reclamou de um pênalti não-marcado após um toque na mão dentro na área de Marcelo Benevenuto, zagueiro do Botafogo. Pouco tempo depois, Washington, no banco de reservas do Caxias-RS, mostrou o vídeo do lance para Jefferson Ribeiro, auxiliar técnico que estava no lugar do treinador Rafael Lacerda, suspenso.

O membro da comissão técnica da equipe gaúcha assistiu ao lance no celular de Washington, o que é proibido de acordo pelo regulamento de CBF. “O árbitro está de sacanagem de não ter marcado esse pênalti”, afirmou Jefferson Ribeiro após o evento.

Lucas Canetto Bellote, árbitro da partida, inclusive, relatou o episódio na súmula oficial da partida, divulgada nesta quinta-feira. O juiz da federação paulista afirmou no documento que solicitou para Washington deixar o banco de reservas do Caxias-RS.

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Parte da súmula que fala sobre Washington:
“Informo que antes da partida esteve no vestiário da arbitragem o sr. Washington Stecanela Cerqueira se identificando na função de diretor de
desenvolvimento da CBF. O mesmo desejou uma boa partida. Informo também que no intervalo da partida identificamos o mesmo no banco de
reservas da equipe S.E.R Caxias sendo solicitado que deixasse o local.

Ao final da partida, enquanto realizávamos a súmula visualizamos na internet vídeos do Sr. Washignton Stecanela Cerqueira mostrando um
equipamento de celular ao auxiliar técnico Sr. Jeferson Ribeiro da Silva da equipe S.E.R Caxias.”

Nota oficial da CBF:
“A Confederação Brasileira de Futebol (CBF) informa que, em decorrência dos episódios registrados no jogo entre Caxias e Botafogo, válido pela Copa do Brasil nesta quarta-feira, 5, Washington Cerqueira foi desligado do cargo de Diretor de Desenvolvimento da entidade.

A CBF agradece a Washington pelos serviços prestados, reconhecendo suas inúmeras qualidades pessoais, sua capacidade como dirigente e sua grande trajetória como jogador.”

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Ellyse Perry’s all-round performance helped Australia Women to a consolation win against New Zealand Women in New Plymouth, as the hosts took the T20 series 2-1. Chasing 146, New Zealand were cruising at 72 for 1 after 11 overs before regular wickets turned the contest decisively in Australia’s favour.Suzie Bates, who was recently named New Zealand Women’s Player of the Year for the third consecutive year, continued her form with another fifty and put on 62 with Sara McGlashan (35) to keep New Zealand on course in the chase. No other batsman reached double figures as the Australia bowlers chipped away at the wickets regularly.Perry, bowling the penultimate over, removed Anna Peterson and Bates off successive balls to all but seal the victory. She finished with figures of 2 for 15 from her four overs. Megan Schutt was also economical, while picking up two wickets. Eventually, New Zealand fell short by 17 runs after finishing with 128 for 8.Earlier, after being inserted to bat, Australia lost Elyse Vilani for 6. However, a run-a-ball 43 from Perry along with brisk contributions from Meg Lanning (17) and the middle order helped Australia reach a competitive 145 for 7. Alex Blackwell (27) and Perry added 51 for the third wicket off just 42 balls. Thamsyn Newton claimed figures of 2 for 16.

أكد بشير التابعي مدافع الزمالك الأسبق تأييده لبيع أحمد سيد زيزو لاعب فريق الكرة بالقلعة البيضاء في الفترة المقبلة، معلقًا على مباراة الأهلي واتحاد جدة السعودي المقبلة في كأس العالم للأندية 2023.

ويلتقي الأهلي مع الاتحاد مساء الجمعة المقبل، ضمن منافسات الدور الثاني من مونديال الأندية، وذلك على أرضية استاد الجوهرة في جدة.

وقال بشير التابعي في تصريحات تلفزيونية عبر قناة ام بي سي مصر: “أنا مع بيع أحمد سيد زيزو لو نادي الزمالك تلقى عرض مناسب وبمقابل مادي كبير، هو نجم الشباك في مصر حاليًا”.

وأكمل: “كل مباريات الزمالك الأخيرة زيزو يكون عامل أساسي فيها، وهو رقم واحد في فريق الكرة بالفترة الماضية”.

طالع | فرج عامر يوجه نصيحة لـ الزمالك بشأن زيزو ويتوقع نتيجة مباراة الأهلي والاتحاد السعودي

وأردف: “الأهلي سيقدم مباراة جيدة أمام اتحاد جدة وليس ببعيد من تحقيق المكسب، الأهلي في مثل هذه المباريات يكون حاضر”.

واختتم: “الأهلي في كأس العالم للأندية يكون فريق آخر، اتحاد جدة على الورق فنيًا في مكانة أخرى تمامًا، ولكن لاعبو الأهلي في مثل هذه المواقف يكون لديها روح وحاضرين، ودائمًا مونديال الأندية يكون وشه حلو على الأحمر”.

A round-up of the Plunkett Shield matches that ended on March 20, 2015

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A brisk century from Andrew Ellis in the first innings and a rapid one from Neil Broom in the second were sown together by Matt Henry’s four wicket burst to cement Canterbury atop the Plunkett Shield table. They beat Central Districts by 183 runs and stretched the lead from Auckland, their closest rivals in the tournament, by 27 points.Though they were put in, Canterbury got a strong foundation from Ronnie Hira’s 88 off 80 balls. Ellis and Henry Nicholls (74) came together at 218 for 4 and added 96 more runs. Central Districts may have hoped for the tail to pose lesser resistance but Henry strode out at No. 9 and blasted 46 off 27 for the total to balloon to 463 in 106.3 overs.The reply was similar, and strong. Ben Smith struck 80 at the top of the order, Tom Bruce made an unbeaten 112 and Seth Rance struck a run-a-ball 40 at No. 10. Only the rest of the lower order was successfully muted and Central Districts finished at 350. Ellis made his match better with 4 for 75 from 20 overs from his medium pace.A lead of 113 gave Canterbury the freedom they needed to switch from first-class to List A mode. Broom hammered 16 fours and a six during his 123 off 149 balls and Ellis walloped 43 off 23 with three sixes and four fours as they racked up 305 runs at 5.31 per over. A target of 419 went considerably beyond Central Districts’ reach when only Will Young, with 75, and Greg Hay, with 46, were the major contributors. Henry took out four of the top-five, including the two top-scorers to finish with 4 for 74 from his 20 overs.Wellington put in an all-round performance to beat Auckland by 213 runs at the Colin Maiden Park, despite conceding an innings lead. A second-innings ton from Michael Papps, and six scalps apiece from Matt McEwan and Andy McKay were the keys to their win over the home team.Papps struck 21 fours and one six in his 265-ball 171, which was well supported by fifties from Stephen Murdoch (51), Michael Pollard (55) and James Franklin (56*). It helped in getting Wellington to 387 for 5 in their second innings after they resumed batting from an overnight score of 263 for 3.Wellington’s fast-bowling pair of McEwan and McKay, and offspinner Jeetan Patel each picked up three wickets, as they bundled out Auckland for just 168 in 68 overs.Auckland, who chose to field on the first day, conceded 344 runs to Wellington in their first innings. Fifties from Deepak Joon (60), Brandy Barnett (65) and a late half-century from McEwan (52 off 68), who shared an 110-run eight wicket stand with Barnett, helped them past 300.Auckland’s right-arm quick Lachie Ferguson picked up 4 for 46, his best innings bowling figures.In reply, Auckland declared on 350 for 7, with a slender six-run lead. Jeet Raval and Colin Munro both made centuries and shared a 201-run stand for the third wicket. Raval was caught behind off McEwan after striking 21 fours in his 266-ball 148, while Munro, who also got out in the same fashion, hit 17 fours and 4 sixes for his 125-ball 108.

Yorkers. The key for a pace bowler to succeed in limited-overs cricket. Time and again, pace bowlers have showed that a yorker – well-directed or otherwise – can swing the game either way. Abhimanyu Mithun displayed in Ahmedabad on Sunday how to turn a game in his team’s favour by executing perfect yorkers consistently.In the semi-final of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, Bengal required 22 runs off the last three overs. Subhajit Banerjee and Saurasish Lahiri managed a boundary each in the first four balls of Mithun’s penultimate over to bring the equation down to 13 off 14. Then, the lanky bowler found his key weapon going.The last seven balls he bowled – most of them being yorkers – fetched Mithun three wickets for just two runs to keep Karnataka’s dream run on the domestic circuit alive.”The situation was such that we required wickets to get back into the game. And the ball was reversing as well, so I just backed myself to bowl yorkers and I am delighted it worked,” Mithun told ESPNcricinfo from Ahmedabad on the eve of Karnataka’s final against Punjab.Bowling yorkers, especially in the death overs, doesn’t come easily. But Mithun was confident since he had worked on it. “I have been working on it for a while now, and I had delivered it consistently during the league stage, so I went for it knowing that I wouldn’t miss the length,” he said.Mithun’s ability to hit the block hole in the death overs augurs well for Indian cricket since many Indian pacers have failed to hit the right lengths in international matches. Perhaps Mithun’s ability to do it again and again will help him get back on the selectors’ radar once again.After impressing on placid tracks in Sri Lanka during his debut Test series in 2010, Mithun has hardly been persisted with by the national selectors. The last time he featured in India’s squad was two years ago, when he was roped in as a replacement for his Karnataka captain Vinay Kumar during the home T20s against England. And finishing with an impressive haul of 41 wickets in last season’s Ranji Trophy also did not earn him a call for the India A tours earlier in the year.Mithun admitted that he being overlooked by the selectors has been “difficult to deal with.” He couldn’t have asked for a better person than Vinay to have helped him remain positive in such a situation. Vinay has spent more years in the domestic circuit than Mithun in an attempt to play international cricket.”As a captain, as a senior player, he [Vinay] has been a great help,” Mithun said. “He has helped me in thinking of how I can keep improving myself and delivering for the team rather than thinking about things that are not in my hands. Many times, he walks up to me voluntarily and discussed about many things, which is great.”The duo’s partnership has flourished on the field and has been a key factor in Karnataka continuing to dominate domestic circuit since last season. While they achieved the triple of Ranji Trophy, Irani Cup and Vijay Hazare Trophy last year, Vinay’s team is now one step away from retaining their one-day title. If Mithun and Vinay repeat their heroics with the bat – their unbeaten 46-run partnership for the last wicket against Bengal was instrumental in Karnataka setting up a respectable target – and the ball, Harbhajan Singh’s Punjab will find it difficult to win the title.

India allrounder Irfan Pathan has hit back at criticism suggesting he has prioritised Twenty20 cricket over the first-class format, and said he was targeting playing a full Ranji Trophy season to boost his case for a comeback

ESPNcricinfo staff12-Sep-2014India allrounder Irfan Pathan has hit back at criticism suggesting he has prioritised Twenty20 cricket over the first-class format, and said he was targeting playing a full domestic season to boost his case for a comeback to the India side. The allrounder last played for India in the 2012 World T20 and has since struggled with injuries. In the last two domestic seasons, Irfan has played just five first-class games, including four in the Ranji Trophy, but has played more matches in the limited-overs tournaments.Irfan last bowled in the first-class format during the 2012-13 season, in which he sent down 44 overs during a Ranji Trophy match and an India A game against an England XI. During the 2013-14 season, he played three matches for Baroda only as a batsman. In T20s across the same period, Irfan bowled more than 100 overs and played in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and the IPL, for Delhi Daredevils and Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2013 and 2014 respectively.”When anyone questions my credentials in the team, it really hurts but I don’t think too much about it. When people talk about not playing the last two domestic seasons, they don’t talk about me playing as a batsman for half of the Ranji season even when the physio had told me to wait,” Irfan told ESPNcricinfo after the launch of Cricket Academy of Pathans, a forum created with brother Yusuf, that aims at conducting short-term training modules for budding cricketers.”The physio had told me I couldn’t do any harm if I played as a batsman. I could have easily taken that away and sat out. But I thought it was my duty to serve Baroda cricket, and [for] half of the season I played as a batsman when I could have easily said ‘Let me get fully fit and I would wait and play only as a bowling allrounder’. Besides, I played one-day cricket and the Mushtaq Ali Trophy as well. People in Baroda cricket and those who know me know well that just before the Mushtaq Ali Trophy I had typhoid. And I hadn’t recovered fully.”I want to make sure that those kind of questions don’t arise. People don’t talk about it which is very unfortunate. You know what you are doing, you believe in God and you know you are honest. So eventually, I keep working hard towards playing for country again which I will do very soon. Let people talk what they want to talk.”Irfan was confident about an India comeback and said that the larger goal for him was to get fitter and better by playing more games.”Yes, the World Cup is in mind. But at the same time I need to be realistic, making sure to play as many Ranji Trophy matches and a full domestic season,” Irfan said.”Once I do that, as a bowler you know that the more matches he plays the better he gets, the fitter he gets. His bowling gets to the level which he wants. I also want to do the same by playing as many matches as many possible. And then there is an aim of playing for India. That may happen either before the World Cup or after it. But that’s gonna happen for sure.”Irfan had been picked in India’s squad for the Champions Trophy in England last year but did not get a game. He was a part of the squad for the tri-series in West Indies but was ruled out due to a hamstring injury. He then suffered a rib injury that sidelined him for the early part of last season’s Ranji Trophy.

The double act produced by Adam Lyth and Aaron Finch in the Roses match at Old Trafford was re-enacted for local consumption at Headingley as Yorkshire kept their quarter-final fires burning with a 14-run win against Leicestershire

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ScorecardAdil Rashid claimed two wickets as an impressive Yorkshire fielding display secured victory•Getty Images

If you thought the most wondrous catch in the NatWest Blast this season was too good to be repeated, think again. The double act produced by Adam Lyth and Aaron Finch in the Roses match at Old Trafford was re-enacted for local consumption at Headingley as Yorkshire kept their quarter-final fires burning with a 14-run win against Leicestershire.To watch such a slick combination once was a privilege. To see it twice in a matter of weeks defied belief. It had become an everyday miracle like birdsong or Black Sheep bitter. Twice, Lyth and Finch have achieved standards that if produced in IPL would be talked about for years.Nothing could be a better advertisement for the NatWest Blast as it battles to gain a place in public affections. There might even be a grudging nod of approval when no one is looking from those Yorkshire members who stoutly refuse to give house room to anything other than Championship cricket.At Old Trafford, it was Tom Smith who perished as Yorkshire clung on for a narrow victory. This time Josh Cobb was silenced just as a domineering stand between Cobb and Greg Smith suggested that Leicestershire could successfully pursue the 169 needed for victory. On both occasions, the Blast achieved standards that would delight any T20 league in the world.The routine is so slick it is tempting to assume it has been practiced more than it has. On both occasions, Lyth acrobatically knocked back the ball in mid-air from over the long-on boundary for Finch to complete the catch inside the boundary rope. Only this time the marks for artistic impression were higher: there was more of a twist in Lyth’s leap and Finch, instead of just accepting a perfect hand-off, had to plunge forward to hold a low, right-handed catch. “That was ordinary – we’ll have to work on that in the morning,” Finch joked.”I don’t know what to say to be honest,” Lyth said. “I needed a bit of luck. I had to run a little bit further for this one. And it’s Finchy who gets the catch.” They were quite rightly judged by Sky TV as joint winners of the Man of the Match award.”It changed the game,” Andrew Gale, Yorkshire’s captain, said. “Leicestershire have a lot of power up top. We practise a lot of our fielding but I’m not sure how much we practise that. It just shows the power and athleticism of the boys.”Fielding settled this match – one that Yorkshire were desperate to win to make the most of two home matches in successive days. Matt Boyce and Ben Raine were both run out, the latter via a direct hit from Azeem Rafiq. For Raine, who had bowled Finch on his way to 3 for 25, a first-ball dismissal killed his thoughts of a match-winning turn. It was all far removed from Leicestershire’s shoddy fielding display.There was a stumping, too, from Jonny Bairstow to rid Yorkshire of Ned Eckersley as the spinners, Adil Rashid and Rafiq, strangled Leicestershire in mid-innings on a gripping pitch. But as Bairstow seeks to rebuild his reputation he should reflect, too, on a careless missed run-out of Eckersley when he took the throw one handed and broke the stumps after the ball had slipped from his grasp.Yorkshire struck 33 from the last two overs of their innings – Tim Bresnan and Richard Pyrah rescuing an innings which had never caught fire. Greg Smith, out four overs from the end after making 56 from 49 balls, ensured Leicestershire needed only 27, but from the first ball Tom Wells struck Ryan Sidebottom flat to long-off where Finch this time took the catch without the need for a combo. At eight wickets down, Leicestershire never threatened again.Gale had provided the half-century that gave Yorkshire early ballast. “They gave me a few lives, but you need a bit of luck in T20,” he said. “I’ve had a stinker in the first five games so I’ve gone back to being an orthodox slogger, if you like.”The captain could be satisfied with his change of fortune but, as they returned to the top four, of far more importance was an essential victory less than 24 hours before Durham arrive at Headingley. Who knows, those Championship-only members might even turn out to cheer them on.

Group A

Prashant Gupta’s unbeaten maiden T20 hundred helped Uttar Pradesh chase down a 179-run target against Haryana, boosting their run rate and, eventually it turned out, putting them in the final against Baroda on Monday.*Prashant slammed 102 off 58 balls striking five fours and seven sixes as he guided the run chase with steady partnerships. He had good support from Eklavya Dwivedi and Akshdeep Nath as UP achieved the target with four balls to spare.Earlier, Haryana were reduced to 119 for 5 in the 14th over after their openers Avi Barot and Rahul Dewan had added 63. Late cameos from Rahul Dalal (24 from 19 balls) and Lokesh Sharma (16 off 10 balls), however, lifted the side to a competitive 178 for 8.Both Goa – one of the most dominant teams in this tournament – and Gujarat needed to win big to topple UP at the top of the points table, and seal their place in the final. Both teams fell short, Goa heartbreakingly so. Gujarat needed to win by roughly 30 runs, defending 180. Goa needed to chase it down before the completion of the 15th over. Gujarat didn’t get close, Goa fell short by roughly two balls. Needing a boundary off 14.4 to lift their net run rate over UP’s, the set Harshad Gadekar was out caught. The following delivery, the other set batsman, Rohit Asnodkar was bowled by left-arm seamer Kamlesh Thakor. Goa finished the game with a four one ball later, but it was not enough – again it was so close yet so far for them; had they managed a six off this final delivery, their net run rate would still have been marginally better than UP’s.That they were able to get so close was once again down to a solid platform set at the top – opener Swapnil Asnodkar slammed 64 off 28 deliveries.If Gujarat were in with a good chance of their own, that was also because of the solid beginning their top order game them. Priyank Panchal and Rajdeep Darbar added 86 in nine overs, before No. 3 Smit Patel hit 50 not out of 31 to take them to a very competitive 180.Goa had suffered similar heartache even in the Ranji Trophy, failing to make the knockouts by the thinnest of margins.

Group B

Baroda qualified for the final of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy despite yielding their three-match winning streak in the Super League. Kerala were joined with them on 12 points with the victory, but were 0.114 points shy in the run-rate battle. The fact that it got that close was because of an unmitigated assault from Raiphi Gomez. He razed 42 off 19 balls, with three fours and three sixes to imbue momentum to a meandering Kerala innings. Jafar Jamal held the other end during a stand of 55 runs in 30 balls as a scoreline of 81 for 5 in 14.1 was transformed to 152 for 6 in 20 overs.Aditya Waghmode kept Baroda in the hunt with a well-paced half-century. But the middle overs proved disastrous as KJ Rakesh and Rohan Prem orchestrated a collapse – five wickets for 18 runs. Waghmode was the first domino who fell after scoring 50 off 32 balls. The tail realised the futility of an equation that demanded 48 off 13 balls and ushered Baroda through to the 20 overs to salvage vital run-rate points.A fifty from Kshitiz Sharma and seven wickets shared between Javed Khan and Yogesh Nagar helped Delhi beat Rajasthan by seven runs.Kshitiz’s 57 off 42 balls had four fours and four sixes and helped lift Delhi from 36 for 3 to 121 before Sumit Narwal smacked a quick 17 off seven balls to take the score to 144 for 4.In reply, Arjit Gupta looked set to steer Rajasthan to victory, smacking a 36-ball 72 with five fours and six sixes. His dismissal in the 13th over, however, created instability within the ranks and two overs later, Ankit Lamba’s dismissal triggered a slide that saw Rajasthan lose their last seven wickets for 21 runs to fold for 137. Javed and Nagar were the architects of the collapse and finished with 4 for 18 and 3 for 13 respectively.12.45GMT, April 12: The round-up has been updated, after the completion of the Goa-Gujarat game.