da realsbet： Victor Cuesta foi o personagem da entrevista coletiva do Botafogo na fria manhã desta sexta-feira no Espaço Lonier, futuro CT do clube. O zagueiro admitiu que a bola aérea tem sido um pesadelo para a defesa nos últimos jogos.
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da casino： +’Xodó’ de Del Piero, bom passe e destaque em título do Benfica: quem é Gabriel Pires, reforço do Botafogo
-É um quesito que temos que melhorar, temos trabalhando bastante. Tem alguns detalhes para ajustar e corrigir nesse quesito – afirmou o zagueiro.
O Botafogo volta aos gramados neste sábado para enfrentar o Atlético-GO no Estádio Nilton Santos. A equipe comandada por Luís Castro tem uma das piores campanhas como mandante do Brasileirão, mas Cuesta acredita em uma mudança.
A torcida mais uma vez nos apoiou (no empate contra o Ceará), fez uma linda festa e não conseguimos sair com a vitória dentro da nossa casa. Agora temos mais um jogo e esperamos que o torcedor compareça novamente para darmos essa alegria para ele. Nunca faltou trabalho nesse grupo, e com certeza o único caminho para conseguir os resultados é trabalhando – admitiu.
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Lesão na face -Foi uma questão difícil, infelizmente foi um acidente, mas deu para recuperar rápido, o planejamento foi muito bem feito e graças a Deus pude voltar antes do previsto. Agora é continuar trabalhando para continuar pegando ritmo novamente e ficar sempre à disposição.
Gol contra o Ceará -Feliz por ter conseguido fazer mais um gol com essa camisa. Esse gol foi dedicado para minha esposa, que cuidou de mim nesse período da lesão.
Reforços -É sempre importante a chegada de reforços. Sei que o Botafogo está qualificando o grupo e quem vier com certeza vai ajudar muito, ainda mais porque temos sofrido com algumas lesões. É importante acrescentar alguns jogadores no nosso elenco
da imperador bet： Glasgow Rangers underwent something of a rebuild during the summer transfer window as Philippe Clement allowed several first-team stars to depart Ibrox while bringing in quite a few new players.
da bwin： Out went the likes of Connor Goldson, Todd Cantwell, Sam Lammers, Scott Wright and Robby McCrorie as the Belgian sought to stamp his authority on his squad.
Rangers defender Connor Goldson.
Not much was known about the transfer fees that the Light Blues brought in for these five players, but recently, chief financial officer James Taylor confirmed at the AGM that the figure was £800k.
Not just for one player, but for all five. An incredible revelation and proves just how poorly the club has been run in recent years.
Lammers is a prime example. He cost around £3m from Atalanta in the summer of 2023 as Michael Beale was looking to bolster his team.
Former Rangers boss Michael Beale.
He left after just a year, but it is evident given Taylor’s comments that the club lost a massive amount of money on the Dutchman.
Sam Lammers' statistics at Rangers
Given that Lammers had scored a grand total of six goals across the previous three seasons for four different clubs, it was hardly the form of a player who was meant to spearhead a title challenge.
Between August and January, Lammers played 31 times for the Light Blues, yet managed to get on the scoresheet just twice, while adding two assists. It became clear that Beale had wasted millions on a player who lacked the physical nature to shine in Scottish football.
Sam Lammers
In the Premiership, Lammers created only one big chance in 17 matches, also averaging 0.3 key passes and succeeding with 1.1 dribbles per game. Beale preferred to utilise the Dutchman in an attacking midfield slot, believing that his technical ability could cut through defences.
Unfortunately, this tactical blueprint didn’t quite work out, and he was loaned to FC Utrecht in January.
Whatever was lacking in Scotland finally emerged during his spell in the Eredivisie, as he scored 11 goals and provided four assists in just 20 matches for the club in what was a stunning turnaround in form during the second half of the season.
Any notion that he might make it at Ibrox was quelled when Clement sold him to Twente during the summer. This allowed the manager to get high wages off the bill while giving him space to bring in another player.
Sam Lammers’ Rangers stats – 2023/24
Metric
Europa League
Premiership
Goals
0
2
Assists
0
1
Big chances created
0
1
Total shots per 90
1.2
2.5
Key passes per 90
1
0.3
Via Sofascore
So far, however, the 27-year-old has been in the form of his life back in his homeland, emerging as one of the finest players in the Dutch top flight.
Sam Lammers' form after leaving Rangers behind
The attacker is certainly continuing the form he displayed last year into the current campaign for his new side.
While he may not have led them into the Champions League group stages, Twente are currently taking part in the Europa League, where the forward has scored twice in five games.
Domestically, however, is where Lammers is showcasing his finest form, that’s for sure.
In 15 matches for Twente, the former Rangers player has netted six times along with chipping in with two assists, propelling the club to fifth place in the league table at the time of writing.
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Not only does he rank second in the squad for goals and assists in the top flight, but Lammers also ranks second for shots (2.8), ninth for key passes (0.8) and fifth for successful dribbles per game (0.5) along with ranking second for big chances created (four), indicating just how impressive a signing he has been.
Rangers forward Sam Lammers.
Journalist Jonny McFarlane dubbed the move that brought Lammers to Scotland in 2023 as a “baffling deal” recently amid his form in the Netherlands.
Of course, Lammers wasn’t anywhere at the level required to perform for a club the size of Rangers, but perhaps his attributes simply weren’t suited to Scottish football.
As he has proven since the start of the year, the striker is not a bad player, far from it, but his move to the Light Blues was certainly a case of the wrong player at the wrong time.
His displays after leaving mean that the forward is now similar to a player who made a big-money move in the summer and was even touted for a £35m move to Chelsea; Samu Omorodion.
The youngster didn’t end up moving to London, joining Porto instead in a deal worth around £12.7m, which appears to be a stunning bargain given his current form and potential to get even better.
Now boasting an £85m release clause, the Spaniard has been good value for that price tag having scored 14 goals across 17 games, along with grabbing one assist in what has been an impressive start to life in Portugal.
According to FBref, Omorodion is the fifth-most comparable player to Lammers in the Europa League this term.
The pair have also registered similar statistics with regard to various performance metrics in the Champions League’s sister competition, such as goals and assists (2 vs 4), shots per 90 (2.68 vs 2.57), shot-creating actions per 90 (2.68 vs 3.42), goal-creating actions (2 vs 1) and touches in the attacking penalty area (24 vs 25).
These statistics prove that if the ex-Rangers man can continue performing well at this level, he could increase his market value substantially and finally realise his vast potential.
Although the forward didn’t live up to expectations during his spell in Scotland, Lammers is now proving plenty of people wrong back in his homeland.
Who knows, these displays this term might just see him secure another move to a top-five European league next summer. At 27, there is still plenty of life left in him yet.
Rangers eyeing £5m January signing who excels "physically and tactically"
حسم التعادل الإيجابي مواجهة الأرجنتين وكولومبيا بهدف لكل منهما، في إطار تصفيات كأس العالم 2026 عن منطقة أمريكا الجنوبية.
وواجه الأرجنتين خصمه كولومبيا، في إطار منافسات الجولة الـ16 من تصفيات كأس العالم، على ملعب “مونومنتال”، بالعاصمة الأرجنتينية بوينس آيرس.
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بمجهود فردي رائع ومع الدقيقة 24 من عمر الشوط الأول، افتتح لويس دياز التسجيل لصالح منتخب كولومبيا، بعدما تلاعب بمدافعي الأرجنتين داخل منطقة الجزاء وهز شباك أصحاب الأرض.
وشهدت أغلب فترات الشوط الأول سيطرة واضحة من المنتخب الأرجنتيني لكن دون تشكيل أي خطورة على مرمى الضيوف.
في الشوط الثاني، واصل التانجو سيطرته على مجريات اللقاء من خلال خلق فرص على مرمى الحارس الكولومبي، كيفن ماير.
فيما تحصل إنزو فيرنانديز لاعب وسط الأرجنتين على البطاقة الحمراء بالدقيقة 71، ليكمل أصحاب الأرض اللقاء منقوصين عددياً.
وبالرغم من النقص العددي، تمكن تياجو ألمادا من إحراز هدف التعادل لمنتخب الأرجنتين بحلول الدقيقة 81، بصناعة من إسيكييل بالاسيوس.
بهذه النتيجة، ارتفع رصيد منتخب الأرجنتين إلى النقطة 35 في صدارة تصفيات كأس العالم عن منطقة أمريكا الجنوبية، فيما ارتقى رصيد كولومبيا إلى النقطة 22 في المركز السادس. اهداف مباراة الارجنتين وكولومبيا (1-1) تصفيات كأس العالم
تأهل منتخب البرتغال إلى نهائي دوري الأمم الأوروبية بعد الفوز على ألمانيا بنتيجة 2/1، في المباراة التي جمعتهما على ملعب “أليانز أرينا”.
وبقيادة كريستيانو رونالدو، انتهت المباراة بفوز منتخب البرتغال 2/1، على حساب ألمانيا في المباراة التي جمعتهما مساء أمس، الأربعاء، على ملعب “أليانز أرينا”،
ويعتبر هذا التأهل هو الثاني في تاريخ منتخب البرتغال طوال تاريخه، كما يعد هذا أول انتصار على ملعب ألمانيا منذ 40 عامًا.
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وينتظر منتخب البرتغال الفائز من مباراة فرنسا وإسبانيا المقرر إقامتها اليوم، الخميس، في إطار منافسات نصف نهائي دوري الأمم الأوروبية في تمام الساعة العاشرة مساءً.
وسجل أول أهدف اللقاء فلوريان فيرتز في الدقيقة 48 لصالح ألمانيا بعد كرة بينية أكثر رائعة وضعها برأسه على يسار الحارس دييجو كوستا.
أما كونسيساو أعاد البرتغال مرة أخرى للمباراة بعدما وضع تسديدة أكثر من رائعة على يسار الحارس الألماني تير شتيجن في الدقيقة 62.
وفي الدقيقة 68، أضاف كريستيانو رونالدو الهدف الثاني للبرتغال بعد عرضية أرضية متقنة من مينديش وضعها رونالدو في المرمى الخالي بمنتهى السهولة. أهداف مباراة البرتغال وألمانيا في نصف نهائي دوري الأمم الأوروبية
Josh Little’s hat-trick was Ireland’s biggest consolation as they slipped to a 35-run defeat in their last match of the tournament
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Kane Williamson returned to form at just the right time for New Zealand•AFP/Getty Images
Kane Williamson returned to form at just the right time, cracking 61 off 35 balls, as New Zealand became the first team to make it to the T20 World Cup semi-final. Although they crossed the line comfortably against Ireland, their status as one of the final four only became clear during the course of the second game at the Adelaide Oval on Friday. New Zealand’s 35-run win lifted their net run rate to 2.113 and make them favourites to top Group 1.Ireland had their moments in the game – they limited their opponents to only 12 runs off the last two overs courtesy a hat-trick from Josh Little, and openers Andy Balbirnie and Paul Stirling put on 68 off the first eight overs of their chase of 186 – but their challenge fizzled away against a skillful bowling attack.New Zealand’s effort with the ball was led by spin twins Mitchell Santner and Ish Sodhi, whose accurate changes of pace teased and foxed the Ireland batters in the middle overs. But much before that, Williamson had responded to his critics, finishing with a strike rate of 174.28 despite a typically quiet start.Conway gets stuck, Allen races away Devon Conway struggled to get going on a pitch that seemed to be on the slower side. At the halfway stage of the innings, he had managed only 19 off 28 balls, which included 14 dots. Nothing he tried – making room, driving down the ground, lofting over the infield, and even nudging the ball around – seemed to click.But his opening partner Finn Allen seemed to be batting on another pitch. Having scored six runs off his first eight balls, he pounced but the moment Ireland introduced spin, tucking into Gareth Delany in the fourth over. He hit three boundaries off the legspinner, going over mid-off, drilling a drive down the ground, and lofting over cover.He hit Little for another four in the next over before hitting a six and a four back-to-back off Mark Adair in the final over of the powerplay. And just when it seemed he would take the game away from Ireland, he fell for 32 off 18, driving the next ball at a catchable height to mid-off.Williamson hits back in crucial match The innings began in typical Williamson fashion: he got to 15 off as many balls, with one boundary. But things started to change from the 11th over, when he attacked Fionn Hand, going over the bowler’s head for four and then swinging a pull over the fine leg boundary.Williamson got brief support from Glenn Phillips, whose cameo of 17 from nine balls helped build on the momentum, but the New Zealand captain took it upon himself to ensure his side ended with a competitive total. In a throwback to last year’s T20 World Cup final where he had lifted New Zealand after a slow start, he reached his fifty like he had in Dubai, with a slog-sweep for six.From 30 off 23 balls, he raised his tempo to reach his fifty off 32 balls – again, the same number of balls as in the 2021 final. The 18th over saw Williamson slog-sweep Barry McCarthy for six, hack him for four over short third, and again swing him over deep midwicket for six, before he became the first of three back-to-back wickets to fall to Little in the penultimate over.Josh Little took the second hat-trick of this T20 World Cup•AFP/Getty Images
Little’s big show Left-arm seamer Little continued to be the bright spark in a largely disappointing campaign for Ireland’s bowlers. New Zealand were 174 for 3 with 11 balls remaining, and threatened to push past 200 when Little bagged his hat-trick, the second of this tournament after Karthik Meiyappan’s effort for UAE against Sri Lanka in the first round.Little banged one short at Williamson, who pulled only to find fine leg. Next ball, Little got a bit of luck going his way when a length ball kept a touch low to beat James Neesham’s attempted leg-side swing and trap him in front. With nothing to lose, Neesham reviewed, but it was out of hope rather than belief that the lbw decision could be reversed. The hat-trick came when Little angled one into Santner, who missed a flick and reviewed the ensuing lbw decision, only for replays to confirm that the ball was on course to crash into middle stump.Little ended the tournament with 11 wickets, and became only the second bowler from Ireland to bag a hat-trick in T20Is after Curtis Campher’s four off four balls against Netherlands at last year’s T20 World Cup.Santner, Sodhi turn the screws Stirling and Balbirnie got Ireland off to a stable start. The powerplay brought only 39 runs, but the gears began to shift when Williamson introduced spin. Stirling helped himself to a four and a a six in the seventh over, Santner’s first, before Balbirnie clubbed Sodhi for two sixes in the eighth; those two overs brought Ireland 29 runs.But Santner changed tack in the ninth over, slowing the ball down in the air, and Balbirnie chopped on first ball. Sodhi then cleaned Stirling up with a googly to start the tenth over, before Harry Tector spooned a catch to point off a loopy and slow Santner ball in the 11th.From the ninth over on, Santner and Sodhi combined to bowl five overs and concede just 26 runs, while nabbing three wickets. That passage of play derailed Ireland, who kept losing regular wickets to finish on 150 for 9.
da bwin： Newcastle United want their seat in the Champions League back. Eddie Howe and his brood were nursing grievances this summer after failing to qualify for European competition.
da brdice： It had been a tough year, a testing year, with injuries running rampant throughout St. James’ Park and a contentious fourth-placed Champions League finish souring what had been a miraculous rise to prominence.
Money had been made available under PIF, but the Magpies proved that they could fashion something brilliant out of resources – which other Premier League clubs, it has to be said, seem incapable of achieving.
Howe created an iron-reinforced backline, a turbocharged engine and a slick and stylish attack. Up front, Anthony Gordon and Alexander Isak have formed quite the partnership.
Alexander Isak and Anthony Gordon are hitting their stride
A slow start to the 2024/25 campaign threatened further misery on Tyneside, with fans’ fears compounded by the remembrance that the summer transfer window left much to be desired.
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However, things had started to pick up before the November international break, with Howe’s outfit claiming victories over Chelsea, Arsenal and Nottingham Forest, advancing to the last eight in the Carabao Cup and stepping back into the mix at the front of the league, only three points behind third-placed Chelsea.
Gordon, United’s 2023/24 Player of the Season, and the free-scoring Isak have been crucial in propelling Newcastle back into a position of promise.
Isak, indeed, has scored in four successive matches for his club, finding his shooting boots at the perfect time, while Gordon brings so much pace and potency to the frontline, principally out on the left but dynamic enough to serve dutifully up front or on the alternate flank.
The duo are as fine as any in the English top flight and have been hailed for their “absolutely brilliant” displays by TNT Sports commentator Lucy Ward.
Newcastle have been mooted to be interested in signing a right winger this coming January, with recent reports suggesting Brentford’s £50m-rated goal machine Bryan Mbeumo to be at the top of the wishlist.
But… wait a second. What about Harvey Barnes?
But what about Harvey Barnes
Perhaps in the conversation for the most underrated Premier League forwards of the past several years, Barnes endured a frustrating first year at Newcastle, who signed Leicester City’s talented goal source for £38m after they suffered relegation at the end of the 2022/23 campaign.
Harvey Barnes: Premier League Stats (19/20 – 24/25)
Season
Club
Apps (starts)
Goals
Assists
G/A Rate
2024/25
Newcastle
11 (5)
4
1
0.45
2023/24
Newcastle
21 (7)
5
3
0.38
2022/23
Leicester
34 (32)
13
1
0.41
2021/22
Leicester
32 (24)
6
10
0.50
2020/21
Leicester
25 (22)
9
4
0.52
Stats via Transfermarkt
The 26-year-old sent St. James’ Park into a fanfare after scoring off the bench on his debut last season as Newcastle thrashed Aston Villa 5-1, but he picked up a foot injury little over a month later that ruled him out until February. As you can see from the table above, this was a big blow to his chances of cementing a starting berth from the offing.
A one-cap England international, Barnes has certainly started the current campaign off well, notching four goals and an assist for Howe’s cause despite only being handed five starting berths.
Newcastle winger Harvey Barnes
Praised as a “special talent” by analyst Statman Dave, the £80k-per-week winger might not be trusted for an immovable starting berth in Howe’s Premier League line-up, but the underlying data definitely demonstrates that his powers are being aptly used all the same.
Indeed, as per FBref, Barnes ranks among the top 2% of attacking midfielders and wingers across Europe’s top five leagues over the past year for goals scored and the top 15% for touches in the attacking penalty area per 90, with his innate striking ability and knack at driving into the danger area leading the stats-focused site to draw up Barcelona’s Raphinha as a player of similar likeness.
The Brazil international might just be the most in-form player in the world right now, utterly mesmerising in his performances for club and country.
For La Blaugrana, he’s posted 12 goals and ten assists from 17 matches this season, which is utterly absurd and even beyond the rate of Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah, who has earned acclaim this term for his potency, notching ten goals and assists apiece from as many games.
Like Barnes, the one-time Leeds United superstar is a penetrative and incisive attacking outlet, though he is admittedly more creative and expansive with his passing, ranking among the top 5% of positional peers for goals, the top 1% for assists and the top 9% for shot-creating actions per 90 (FBref).
But the very fact that Newcastle’s winger is likened to such a player speaks volumes of his skillset. Howe should really give him greater opportunity from the outset. After all, Newcastle have admired Raphinha for several years – though perhaps they already have their own version.
According to TEAMtalk, Newcastle have actually let their intrigue be known only last month, having enquired about the 27-year-old but been met with a sharp response that he’s valued at some €100m (£83m).
Maybe not, then. Look, Newcastle need some more quality to improve their frontline, but Barnes is still not being handed the regularity of performances that he deserves. Given a bit more time and opportunity, maybe he could even mirror Raphinha.
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da 888： Diante do Fortaleza, o Red Bull Bragantino lutou até o fim e arrancou uma vitória por 2 a 1 dentro de casa.
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Um dos responsáveis pelo triunfo foi o meio-campo Lucas Evangelista, que anotou o primeiro gol do jogo.
Animado com a recuperação do time, Evangelista falou sobre a mudança de mentalidade do time.
‘A gente viveu um momento não muito bom há um tempo atrás, com muitas derrotas, estavam faltando vitórias. A gente mudou a mentalidade, estamos mais competitivos, estamos batalhando mais e com isso os resultados estão aparecendo’.
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da pinnacle： O lateral-direito Reginaldo Lopes espera que a equipe do CRB mantenha a boa sequência nas próximas partidas da Série B – são cinco partidas sem derrotas na competição. Segundo o atleta, a meta do grupo é evoluir na disputa para encostar de vez no G4, estando atualmente na 10ª posição com 20 pontos, seis a menos do que o quarto colocado Grêmio.
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– Saímos de perto do Z4 e isso foi muito importante para todos. Vamos manter essa sequência agora para crescermos na tabela. Sabemos da importância de continuar neste ritmo para chegarmos próximos ao G4 nas próximas rodadas da competição. O grupo está muito empenhado nisso – detalhou o atleta.
Para Reginaldo, a equipe não pode deixar de usar o raciocínio de se concentrar jogo a jogo, sendo o próximo deles nesta terça-feira (5), diante do Operário, em Ponta Grossa:
– Estamos bem próximos na tabela de classificação e é um duelo de seis pontos, onde vale muito para os dois lados. Um triunfo da nossa equipe pode nos colocar ainda mais próximos do G4. Temos que fazer uma partida segura para buscarmos o triunfo.
تعرض محمد سعيد شيكا لاعب فريق الكرة الأول بنادي فاركو، للطرد المباشر خلال مباراة الأهلي التي تجمع بينهما الآن ضمن منافسات الدوري المصري.
ويلتقي الأهلي مع فاركو، في لقاء حاسم لتحديد بطل الدوري، على ملعب استاد القاهرة، ضمن منافسات الجولة الثامنة من مرحلة الحسم للدوري المصري، إذ يحتاج المارد الأحمر للفوز أو التعادل لحسم اللقب رسميًا.
ويتقدم الأهلي بهدفن دون رد سجلهما وسام أبو علي، الأول في الدقيقة 10 بعد تمريرة من أحمد نبيل كوكا داخل منطقة الجزاء ليضعها المهاجم الفلسطيني من لمسة واحدة في المرمى، ثم في الدقيقة 34، بعد تلقيه تمريرة سحرية من أشرف بن شرقي داخل منطقة الجزاء يحولها المهاجم في المرمى.
وأشهر الحكم الدولي أمين عمر البطاقة الحمراء بشكل مباشر في وجه شيكا بعد عرقلة إمام عاشور المنفرد من خارج منطقة الجزاء وذلك بعد رجوعه لتقنية الـvar، في الدقيقة 56.
وقرر أحمد خطاب المدير الفني لفريق فاركو إشراك الحارس البديل محمد نديم، ليكمل المباراة، ويستمر الفريق بـ10 لاعبين.
طالع | ترتيب الدوري المصري 2024-2025 (مباشر)
ويحتل الأهلي، المركز الأول من جدول ترتيب الدوري المصري برصيد 55 نقطة قبل المباراة، بينما بيراميدز والذي يواجه سيرميكا كليوباترا حاليًا في المركز الثاني برصيد 53 نقطة.
A round-up from another action-packed day in the WNCL where Ellyse Perry also returned to bowling
ESPNcricinfo staff25-Sep-2022
Grace Harris launches the ball during her boundary-filled display•Getty Images
Queensland stormed to back-to-back victories at North Sydney Oval, reaching their target with a massive 182 balls to spare in a dominant display from Grace Harris and Georgia Redmayne. New South Wales were in trouble early after being asked to bat and never recovered. Tahlia Wilson, who top scored two days ago, was beaten by an inswinger from Courtney Sippel and Alyssa Healy edged a big drive to slip. When Ash Gardner was caught behind off Nicola Hancock the home side were 3 for 36. Phoebe Litchfield and Erin Burns stitched together a 60-run stand, but the innings faded when Burns nicked Sippel. The last three wickets fell without a run being added as they were bundled out in the 42nd over. A brace of early wickets for Sammy-Jo Johnson, including Georgia Voll taken a slip for a duck following her 145 on Friday, briefly raised hopes but it became a chastening afternoon in the field as Harris and Redmayne flayed the attack to all corners. Harris brought up her fifty from just 33 balls and Redmayne hit 10 boundaries in her run-a-ball innings.Beth Mooney made her first century for Western Australia•Getty Images
Beth Mooney made her first major impression for Western Australia with an unbeaten 151 which provided the standout performance of their second victory over ACT in three days. The century came off 109 balls and she passed her next landmark in the final over during an innings that showcased her stamina with a huge amount of running. An opening stand of 99 with Chloe Piparo (44) set the platform then Maddy Darke (47) joined Mooney in a second-wicket partnership of 94. Mooney then dominated a 76-run stand for the fourth wicket alongside Amy Edgar. ACT’s chase started promisingly as Katie Mack and Rebecca Carter added 80 in 14 overs, but Alana King got among the wickets again by claiming both openers to follow her 5 for 12 on Friday. From there the visitors never threatened as Lilly Mills and Taneale Peschel also got among the wickets.Ellyse Perry returned to the bowling crease for the first time since March•Getty Images
The points were shared at Karen Rolton Oval when rain prevented a Super Over from taking place to split South Australia and Victoria. The chase had been reduced to 23 overs and Victoria were well on track with Sophie Molineux compiling a half-century, brought up with consecutive boundaries that put her team well ahead of the DLS. But, with steady drizzle falling, Jemma Barsby turned the game with three wickets. The final over started with Victoria needing nine to win and Tahlia McGrath kept them to eight despite Annabel Sutherland finding the boundary second ball. Earlier, South Australia had done well to reach 200 having been 8 for 116 before Barsby and Megan Schutt (33*) added 72 for the ninth wicket. Ellyse Perry had bowled for the first time since March after recovering from a stress fracture of her back and claimed a wicket, Emma de Broughe superbly caught in the covers by Molineux, during a three-over spell.