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Manchester City’s last chance to end this season with a trophy is the FA Cup after they were knocked out of the Champions League by Real Madrid.

The Cityzens are 20 points behind Liverpool in the Premier League table and failed to reach the final of the League Cup, which means that they have to win the FA Cup to avoid a trophyless campaign.

Pep Guardiola’s side, who beat Leyton Orient in the previous round, are set to play host to Championship strugglers Plymouth Argyle at The Etihad this evening.

City must avoid following in Liverpool’s footsteps, by being knocked out by the second tier outfit, and should ruthlessly ditch Savinho from the starting XI to do so.

Why Savinho should be dropped

The 20-year-old star has only scored two goals in 36 appearances in all competitions for the club this season, and has not contributed with a goal or an assist in his two FA Cup outings.

Savinho also struggled in the club’s last outing against Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League on Wednesday night and should be dropped as a result of that showing.

Vs Spurs (H)

Savinho

Minutes

89

Key passes

0

Big chances created

0

Shots

6

Big chances missed

1

Goals

0

Stats via Sofascore

As you can see in the table above, the Brazil international was incredibly wasteful in front of goal, failing to score with any of his six shots, and missed a huge chance when he fired an unchallenged shot over from Jeremy Doku’s cross along the box.

The former Girona star also failed to create a single chance for his teammates in his 89 minutes on the pitch, which shows that he struggled badly up against Destiny Udogie.

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Guardiola must, now, ditch the young gem from the starting line-up for this clash with Plymouth in order to unleash Phil Foden from the start on the right flank.

Why Phil Foden should start

The England international, who has one assist in two FA Cup games this season, has scored ten goals and provided five assists in all competitions this season for the Cityzens so far.

Whilst he has failed to hit the heights of last season, when the forward racked up 27 goals and 12 assists for City, the left-footed star has still offered a big threat at the top end of the pitch.

Foden, who former England U21 boss Aidy Boothroyd claimed wriggles out of challenges “like a little eel”, has scored eight more goals than Savinho in all competitions, which suggests that he could offer more in front of goal than the Brazilian this evening.

The 24-year-old sensation has also created seven ‘big chances’ and racked up 5.02 xA in the Premier League, but has only been rewarded with two assists. For context as to how unfortunate that is, Liverpool’s Mo Salah has 6.79 xA – less than two expected assists more – and has 17 assists to his name for the Reds.

He has been let down by wasteful finishing from his teammates but that should not take away from what the midfielder can provide on the pitch, as his statistics show that Foden can score goals and create high-quality chances on a regular basis.

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Therefore, Guardiola could improve his team’s chances of avoiding an upset against Plymouth by dropping Savinho to the bench and unleashing the City academy graduate from the start.

استطاع لاعبو السعودية الفوز على حساب البحرين بثنائية نظيفة في المباراة التي جمعت بينهما مساء اليوم في إطار لقاءات تصفيات كأس العالم 2026.

وأقيمت المباراة بين السعودية والبحرين على أرضية ملعب الأخير، ضمن الجولة التاسعة من تصفيات كأس العالم 2026.

ويتواجد منتخب السعودية في المجموعة الثالثة لـ تصفيات كأس العالم، بجانب منتخبات اليابان وأستراليا وإندونيسيا والبحرين والصين.

حقق منتخب أستراليا فوزًا قاتلًا على اليابان في الجولة التاسعة من التصفيات الآسيوية المؤهلة لكأس العالم 2026، ما أدى إلى تغييرات مهمة في مشهد الترتيب داخل المجموعة الثالثة، التي تضم منتخب السعودية.

وبحسب نظام التصفيات، يتأهل أول فريقين من كل مجموعة (3 مجموعات) مباشرة إلى كأس العالم، بينما تلعب الفرق صاحبة المركزين الثالث والرابع في كل مجموعة الملحق الآسيوي الذي يمنح بطاقتين مباشرتين إضافيتين، بالإضافة إلى فرصة عبر الملحق القاري. ترتيب مجموعة السعودية في تصفيات كأس العالم

اليابان – 20 نقطة من 9 مباريات

أستراليا – 16 نقطة من 9 مباريات

السعودية – 13 نقطة من 9 مباريات

إندونيسيا – 12 نقطة من 9 مباريات

البحرين – 6 نقاط من 9 مباريات

الصين – 6 نقاط من 9 مباريات

طالع أيضًا | الاتحاد السعودي يعلن إطلاق دوري جديد الموسم المقبل.. ويوضح التفاصيل المباريات المتبقية للمنتخب السعودي

السعودية ضد أستراليا – يوم الثلاثاء 10 يونيو، في المملكة العربية السعودية.

الفوز في الجولة الأخيرة على أستراليا سيرفع رصيد السعودية إلى 16 نقطة، متساويًا مع أستراليا، وهنا ستُحسم الأفضلية إما بفارق الأهداف أو المواجهات المباشرة، ما قد يمنح السعودية المركز الثاني المؤهل مباشرة إلى المونديال، بشرط أن تتفوق على أستراليا في الفارق التراكمي.

لو تعادل أو خسر الأخضر أمام أستراليا، فسيكتفي بالمركز الثالث على الأغلب، مما يعني خوض الملحق الآسيوي، وهي فرصة لا تزال قائمة ولكنها أكثر تعقيدًا.

The team has been selected in consultation with BBL clubs to minimise disruption

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Teague Wyllie, the 18-year-old Western Australia batter who scored his maiden first-class century earlier this season, has been selected as part of a Cricket Australia XI to face South Africa in their warm-up match later this month.The match, which will be played between December 9-12 at Allan Border Field in Brisbane, has been downgraded from a full Australia A first-class fixture so that South Africa can use their full squad. The home side has been selected in conjunction with BBL clubs to minimise disruption to the start of that competition which begins on December 13.Related

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Peter Handscomb, who does not currently have a BBL deal, will captain the side having also been part of the Prime Minister’s XI against West Indies in Canberra. Henry Hunt will also get another opportunity to impress the selectors while Tasmania’s Tim Ward has the chance to showcase his consistent Sheffield Shield form.Alongside Wyllie, the 20-year-old Campbell Kellaway, who plays for Victoria, has been selected.Matthew Kuhnemann, the left-arm spinner who played ODIs in Sri Lanka earlier this year, is part of the squad.”It’s an exciting opportunity for Teague Wyllie and Campbell Kellaway to play alongside and learn from established domestic cricketers against an international team of South Africa’s quality,” national selector George Bailey said.CA XI squad Peter Handscomb (capt), Sam Whiteman, Henry Hunt, Tim Ward, Teague Wyllie, Campbell Kellaway, Matthew Kuhnemann, Jake Doran, Jack Clayton, Lawrence Neil-Smith, Chris Tremain, Jordan Buckingham, Liam Hatcher

Bowler impresses at trial after earning opportunity at South Asian Cricket Academy

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Jafer Chohan, a 20-year-old legspinner, has joined Yorkshire on a rookie contract until the end of the 2023 season.Chohan, who came through the ranks at Middlesex and played in the Berkshire side that won last season’s National Counties 50-over competition, has since impressed at the South Asian Cricket Academy (SACA) and will link up with the Yorkshire squad next week.In his time at SACA, Chohan was able to test his skills in county 2nd XI fixtures, and went on to impress at SACA’s open day in November at the Adil Rashid Cricket Centre, from which he earned an invitation to a trial with Yorkshire. He also impressed as a net bowler for the England Test squad ahead of their recent tour of Pakistan, and becomes the sixth SACA graduate to earn county recognition, including four players and two coaches.”We are thrilled to have signed Jafer for the 2023 season having been impressed over the last few months,” Darren Gough, Yorkshire’s director of cricket said. “He is an impressive player with a unique skillset and I look forward to seeing what he can do in a Yorkshire shirt in 2023.”The club will support Chohan as he continues his studies at Loughborough University, with the bowler set to be available for selection in all formats from the start of the season.SACA co-founder & Managing Director Dr Tom Brown said: “We’re delighted for Jafer and very excited to see what he can do now he has the chance to showcase his skills on the professional circuit. We’d like to thank Yorkshire for giving him this opportunity and look forward to seeing him in action for the white rose in 2023.”

يستهل فريق الترجي التونسي، مبارياته في بطولة كأس العالم للأندية، بمواجهة قوية ضد فلامينجو البرازيلي، في الساعات الأولي من صباح الثلاثاء.

الترجي يواجه فلامينجو، في إطار مباريات الجولة الأولي لمواجهات المجموعة الرابعة من منافسات بطولة كأس العالم للأندية 2025 المقامة في الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية.

وانطلقت بطولة كأس العالم للأندية، صباح الأحد 15 يونيو، بمواجهة الأهلي ضد إنتر ميامي الأمريكي، التي انتهت بالتعادل السلبي، تستمر البطولة حتي 13 يوليو المقبل.

طالع | إجراء قانوني يمنع موهبة الترجي الجديدة من المشاركة في كأس العالم للأندية

ويتواجد الترجي التونسي فلامينجو البرازيلي في المجموعة الرابعة من بطولة كأس العالم للأندية، بجانب كل من تشيلسي الإنجليزي ولوس أنجلوس الأمريكي. موعد مباراة الترجي وفلامنجو اليوم في كأس العالم للأندية

تقام مباراة الترجي وفلامينجو، في تمام الساعة 4 فجرًا بتوقيت القاهرة والسعودية، 2 صباحًا بتوقيت تونس، الثلاثاء 17 يونيو 2025. القناة الناقلة لمباراة الترجي وفلامنجو اليوم في كأس العالم للأندية

تنقل مباراة الترجي وفلامينجو، عبر منصة DAZN الحاصلة على حقوق إذاعة كافة مباريات كأس العالم للأندية 2025 بشكل حصري حول العالم.

يُمكنكم متابعة أحداث ونتائج مباريات اليوم لحظة بلحظة من مركز المباريات من هنــــا

Tottenham Hotspur are still bruised from their limp defeat against AZ Alkmaar in the Europa League on Thursday evening, and while sights will be set on next week’s return leg, first Spurs must welcome Bournemouth down at N17 in the Premier League.

Hopes for the remainder of the campaign lie almost solely on ending an interminable trophy drought and lifting the European trophy, for Ange Postecoglou’s side are 13th in the top flight and ten points behind the European zone with ten matches remaining.

While the severity of Tottenham’s injury crisis is easing, there are still plenty of problems for Ange to deal with – especially when keeping an eye on the crucial Europa League showdown with AZ, which is only a matter of days away.

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Defensive stars Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven have both put their lengthy injury problems behind them, having made the bench on Thursday. That said, Postecoglou opted against bringing either onto the grass.

However, there’s more uncertainty regarding the fitness of Dominic Solanke, who took a heavy blow to the leg at the AFAS Stadium and saw his cameo ended prematurely. Ahead of the meeting with his former outfit, it’s touch and go.

Ben Davies may be fit enough to feature, but Dejan Kulusevski, Richarlison and Radu Dragusin remain absent.

Spurs are desperate to reclaim a more respectable position in the Premier League but Ange should consider rotating for this one, with Lucas Bergvall perhaps dropped to the bench for this one.

Why Ange should drop Lucas Bergvall

While it was Bergvall who suffered the frustration of converting the own goal to leave Tottenham with work to do in next week’s last 16 second leg, this isn’t exactly the reason he should be benched.

The 19-year-old has been a central cog in Postecoglou’s machine this season, making 35 appearances across all competitions, including 18 starts.

There’s a good reason for it. He’s creative, cultured and combative, all rolled into one. Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has even hailed his teenage talent as “unstoppable” when on the ball.

It may be worth taking him out of the firing line and resting him ahead of next week’s big one. He must start on the continent. Bergvall might be young but he’s such an influential talent, ranking among the top 16% of midfielders across Europe’s top five leagues over the past year for pass completion, the top 4% for successful take-ons and the top 13% for tackles per 90, as per FBref.

Should Postecoglou place his Swedish ace on the bench, it would be the perfect chance for Pape Sarr to reenter the ascendency.

It’s been a difficult year for the Senegalese centre-midfielder, 22, with his manager choosing not to start him in each of Tottenham’s past four Premier League matches.

In fact, Sarr has only started 15 of his 26 top-flight fixtures all season, also starting from the sidelines against AZ Alkmaar this week.

However, his energy and rounded style could be perfect in a Tottenham midfield that should see Rodrigo Bentancur retain his starting berth since he is suspended next week.

Sarr has a certain quality in elevating his peers and causing issues for his opponents, something Postecoglou has singled out in the past: “He’s one of those midfielders who causes the opposition real problems because whether it’s him running with the ball or without the ball, he runs forward, he runs aggressively and he disrupts the opposition.”

Given he’s won 56% of his ground duels in the Premier League this year after only 45% across the 2023/24 season, as per Sofascore, you could argue Sarr is beginning to show some more maturity, and is struggling within the wider scale of Tottenham’s problems.

It’s the kind of stable approach which could also help revive James Maddison, who was branded with a lowly 4/10 rating by football.london after a non-showing in the Netherlands, unable to provide any of his creative ability.

Maddison’s time at Tottenham has very much been characterised by ebbs and flow in performances and fortunes. The 28-year-old playmaker has struggled this season but still boasts a return of nine goals and five assists from 17 Premier League starts.

When he’s on his a-game, the Lilywhites turn into a different team. However, Maddison needs to stabilise and could indeed benefit from Sarr’s inclusion behind him, with the younger man’s positioning and intelligence helping Spurs beat the press.

And in turn, helping Maddison to focus on making things tick in attack. After all, his metrics across the campaign speak loudly of his playmaking prowess.

James Maddison in the Premier League (24/25)

Stats (* per game)

#

Matches (starts)

25 (17)

Goals

9

Assists

5

Touches*

52.9

Shots*

1.4

Pass completion

86%

Key passes*

1.3

Dribbles*

1.1

Tackles + interceptions*

1.4

Duels won*

4.4 (54%)

Stats via Sofascore

There’s plenty to admire about his overall levels, and with Sarr’s infectious energy behind him, this could be the perfect way for Postecoglou to revitalise Tottenham’s midfield, with Bentancur pulling the strings from deep.

Hailed for his “frightening” talent by scout Antonio Mango, Sarr truly could be the difference-maker here, crucial in beating Bournemouth’s high-intensity attacking game, giving Bergvall a rest and restoring Maddison.

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O jovem lateral-esquerdo Patryck, de 19 anos, viveu um dia especial no empate entre São Paulo e Fluminense, por 2 a 2, pelo Campeonato Brasileiro. Isso porque o jogador fez sua estreia no time profissional do Tricolor. O lateral jogou os primeiros trinta minutos de partida no Morumbi.

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Antes do intervalo, o técnico Rogério Ceni sacou o novato e promoveu a entrada de Wellington, e explicou o motivo após o confronto.

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– Naquele momento do jogo, a gente precisava de alguém mais ofensivo. Estava pensando em fazer no intervalo já. Se o Jandrei não precisasse sair, eu não iria trocar ele também. Tinha hora que ele tinha que adiantar na linha de quatro e ele esperava. Mas isso não é culpa dele. É culpa do pouco tempo que temos para treinar os jogadores. Não é culpa do garoto. Foi a necessidade – disse o comandante tricolor.

No clube desde os 13 anos e um dos principais destaques da equipe Sub-20, Patryck foi relacionado duas vezes pela comissão técnica são-paulina. No jogo de volta das oitavas de final contra o Palmeiras, o lateral esteve na lista de atletas à disposição de Ceni.

– Aproveitei para não queimar duas paradas e arrisquei o Wellington e acho que o time melhorou. O Patryck tem que ficar feliz, não triste. Teve seus primeiros 30 minutos de jogo e terá outros. Vai ficar treinando, o Reinaldo tá machucado se precisar de nova oportunidade vai ter. Só enfrentando a realidade que se aprende – concluiu Ceni.

أعلن المدير الفني لفريق تشيلسي، إنزو ماريسكا، التشكيل الأساسي لمباراة اليوم ضد نظيره الترجي التونسي، في إطار منافسات بطولة كأس العالم للأندية.

ويلتقي الفريقان في خضم منافسات الجولة الثالثة والأخيرة من دور مجموعات البطولة، نسخة 2025، وذلك لحساب المجموعة الرابعة.

ويخوض تشيلسي تلك المباراة وهو يمتلك 3 نقاط في المركز الثاني في المجموعة الرابعة، ويليه الترجي بنفس عدد النقاط، ولكن فارق الأهداف لصالح الفريق الإنجليزي.

ويحتاج تشيلسي إلى نقطة تعادل فقط من أجل التأهل كوصيف المجموعة، بعدما تأهل فلامينجو كمتصدر.

في حين أن الترجي لا يمتلك أي حل آخر سوى تحقيق الفوز على تشيلسي من أجل الحصول على بطاقة تأهل ثمينة إلى دور الـ16.

ويلتقي وصيف تلك المجموعة مع متصدر المجموعة الثالثة، وهو بنفيكا، الذي فاز أمس على بايرن ميونخ بهدف دون رد، وتراجع البافاري إلى الوصافة حيث سيواجه فلامينجو.

ويفتقد تشيلسي خدمات المهاجم نيكولاس جاكسون الذي تحصل على بطاقة حمراء في مباراة الجولة الماضية ضد فلامينجو، وقررت اللجنة التأديبية تمدد فترة إيقافه (لمطالعة التفاصيل من هنا).

وأجرى المدرب إنزو ماريسكا عدد تغييرات في التشكيل الأساسي، أبرزها عدم تواجد الحارس ريناتو سانشيز، وبقاء كول بالمر على دكة البدلاء، إلى جانب آخرين مثل بيدرو نيتو، مارك كوكوريلا، تشالوباه ومويسيس كايسيدو. تشكيل تشيلسي اليوم أمام الترجي في كأس العالم للأندية

حراسة المرمى: يورجنسن.

خط الدفاع: مالو جوستو، توسين، بادياشيلي، أتشيمبونج.

خط الوسط: إنزو فرنانديز، لافيا.

خط الوسط الهجومي: نكونكو، كيرنان هال، نوني مادويكي.

خط الهجوم: ديلاب. 

البدلاء: ريناتو سانشيز، ريس جيمس، تشالوباه، كولويل، كوكوريلا، كايسيدو، بالمر، بيدر نيتو، مارك جويو، تيريك جورج، أندري سانتوس، إيسوجو، أنسيلمينو، مامادو سار، بيندرز.

With Virgil van Dijk yet to sign a new contract, Liverpool are now reportedly willing to submit an opening offer to sign a replacement for the Dutchman as part of a £250m overhaul.

Liverpool set sights on VVD replacement

Whilst Van Dijk’s contract saga has been ongoing since the beginning of the season alongside Mohamed Salah’s and Trent Alexander-Arnold’s, it’s not until recent weeks that serious doubts have begun to set in.

The Dutchman recently had his say on the matter after Liverpool lost the Carabao Cup final, telling reporters: “Before the end of the season, there’s going to be news. I love the cub, that’s the main thing. That’s who I am.”

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That love may not result in a fresh Anfield deal, however, and recent links to the likes of Paris Saint-Germain have hardly eased the nerves of those around Merseyside. Now in March too, it seems as though it’s only a matter of time before Liverpool have their answer over their captain’s future, given the words of the central defender.

As things stand, the Reds are seemingly at least preparing for the worst, having identified a potential replacement ahead of the summer transfer window. According to reports in Spain, Liverpool are now willing to offer €75m (£63m) to sign Alessandro Bastoni from Inter this summer as part of an overhaul worth a reported £250m.

Replacing Van Dijk will be no easy task, whether it’s this summer or in years to come, but Bastoni represents one of the rare few who have shown all the traits to do just that at Anfield.

The deal certainly won’t come cheap and that is to be expected if Liverpool are forced to replace one of the best centre-backs that the Premier League has ever seen this summer. With a matter of months to go until Van Dijk departs, Bastoni is undoubtedly one to watch.

"Immense" Bastoni is one to watch

Still just 25 years old, Liverpool could ease any of their defensive concerns for years to come by signing Bastoni to partner Ibrahima Konate this summer. The Inter star has thrived on the biggest stage and is among the rare few that the Reds should turn towards if Van Dijk departs this summer.

League stats 24/25 (via FBref)

Alessandro Bastoni

Virgil van Dijk

Starts

27

29

Tackles won

18

14

Aerial duels won

38

89

Progressive passes

147

137

On the ball, Bastoni has been particularly impressive – even outperforming Van Dijk when it comes to progressive passes throughout the current campaign. Meanwhile, although he has been unable to match the Dutchman’s aerial strength, he has won more tackles than the man he could be replacing this summer.

Dubbed “immense” by analyst Ben Mattinson last summer, Bastoni is undoubtedly ready for the Premier League after rising through the ranks and becoming an Inter star.

However, whether he decides to swap Italy for Liverpool and England may depend on whether Van Dijk puts pen to paper on a fresh Anfield deal this summer.

Royals’ opening pair has been in red-hot form, but they come up against a Titans attack that has been bossing the powerplay. Who will come out on top?

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Bishop: Titans should bowl Rashid to Buttler straight away

Big Picture – Rematch of the IPL 2022 finalGujarat Titans and Rajasthan Royals meet for the first time this season, following wins that should’ve been more clinical than they were. Rahul Tewatia’s scoop off Sam Curran gave a nervy Titans points against Punjab Kings while Sandeep Sharma held his nerve to clinch victory against MS Dhoni and Chennai Super Kings. They’d both want to be more ruthless on Sunday.Royals have had all their success setting sizeable totals and defending them. Against Super Kings, they became the first team to successfully defend a sub-190 score, earning their third bat-first win in four games. Titans meanwhile have put together chases in a calculative manner, with a deep batting line-up, and have lost just once chasing in 12 games since the start of IPL 2022.Rashid Khan could play a big role. Jos Buttler (strike rate 69 and four dismissals in 11 innings), Sanju Samson (strike rate 98) and Shimron Hetmyer (four dismissals) struggle against him. But Titans are not wholly dependent on Rashid either. Since the start of IPL 2022, no team has taken more powerplay wickets (35) than Titans with Mohammed Shami and Alzarri Joseph proving difficult to handle this year too. Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Vijay Shankar and David Miller have shown form as well.Royals will want their openers to set the tone. No pair this season has scored more runs in partnership quicker (194 runs at a strike rate of 202) or hit more powerplay boundaries than Buttler and Yashasvi Jaiswal (19 apiece). They also do exceedingly well against spinners, averaging 72 runs per wicket, the best (by far) among the 10 teams. Their experienced bowling has been exceptional too. R Ashwin (6.4) and Trent Boult (7.3) are among the tidiest bowlers in terms of economy this season while Yuzvendra Chahal (10 wickets) is an early purple cap contender.The rematch of the IPL 2022 final promises to be a high-quality affair between in-form teams. The perfect way to end week two of IPL 2023.Form guide (most recent match first)Titans: WLWWRoyals: WWLWTeam news – All eyes on Trent BoultBoult was rested due to a “small niggle” in their last game. If he returns, then fellow pacer Kuldeep Sen gets benched (and perhaps Adam Zampa makes way on the overseas roster).Titans have no injury concerns.Toss and Impact Player strategyBased on who bats and who bowls, Dhruv Jurel and Yuzvendra Chahal are likely to be the Impact Player swaps for Royals. Titans could use Josh Little and Vijay Shankar similarly.Gujarat Titans
Bat-first XI (possible): 1 Wriddhiman Saha (wk), 2 Shubman Gill, 3 Sai Sudharsan, 4 Hardik Pandya, 5 Vijay Shankar, 6 David Miller, 7 Rahul Tewatia, 8 Rashid Khan, 9 Mohammed Shami, 10 Mohit Sharma, 11 Alzarri Joseph.Bowl-first XI (possible): 1 Wriddhiman Saha (wk), 2 Shubman Gill, 3 Hardik Pandya, 4 Vijay Shankar, 5 David Miller, 6 Rahul Tewatia, 7 Mohammed Shami, 8 Josh Little, 9 Rashid Khan, 10 Mohit Sharma, 11 Alzarri Joseph.Rajasthan Royals
Bat-first XI (possible): 1 Yashasvi Jaiswal, 2 Jos Buttler, 3 Devdutt Padikkal/Riyan Parag, 4 Sanju Samson (capt, wk), 5 Shimron Hetmyer, 6 Dhruv Jurel, 7 Jason Holder, 8 R Ashwin, 9 Sandeep Sharma, 10 Trent Boult/Adam Zampa, 11 Kuldeep Sen.Bowl-first XI (possible): 1 Jos Buttler, 2 Yashasvi Jaiswal, 3 Sanju Samson (capt, wk), 4 Shimron Hetmyer, 5 Jason Holder, 6 Devdutt Padikkal/Riyan Parag, 7 R Ashwin, 8 Sandeep Sharma, 9 Yuzvendra Chahal, 10 Trent Boult/Adam Zampa, 11 Kuldeep Sen. Pitch and conditionsSince IPL 2021, only twice in nine occasions has a team successfully defended in Ahmedabad. The average first-innings winning score in this period is 175.Sunday evening will be hot, with temperatures around 35 degrees C.Stats that matter Shubman Gill is not fluent against Boult or Chahal. He has a strike rate of 98 against the pacer and 104 against the spinner. Sanju Samson enjoys facing Mohammed Shami: scoring 54 runs in 28 balls with only one dismissal. Shimron Hetmyer has faced Shami five times in T20s. He’s been dismissed by Shami on four of those occasions. Hardik Pandya has been out for single digits in all his three innings this season. David Miller has been among the best IPL chasers recently. Since the start of IPL 2022, he has been out only twice in 11 innings in a chase. He averages 184 with a strike rate of 151 batting second in that period.