كشفت تقارير صحفية موقف نادي برشلونة من الشكوى التي تقدم بها نظيره أوساسونا، اليوم الجمعة، بسبب مباراتهما في الدوري الإسباني مساء أمس.
واستضاف ملعب “مونتجويك” مباراة الفريقين المؤجلة من الجولة السابعة والعشرين من الليجا حيث فاز برشلونة بثلاثة أهداف دون رد.
ونشر أوساسونا بيانًا رسميًا اليوم حول تقدمه بشكوى ضد مشاركة لاعب برشلونة إينيجو مارتينيز في مباراتهما أمس (لمطالعة التفاصيل من هنا).
وزعم أوساسونا أن مشاركة إينيجو مارتينيز ليست قانونية لعدم مرور المدة المنصوص عليها بعد آخر مباراة في التوقف الدولي الأخير.
وتم استبعاد إينيجو مارتينيز من معسكر منتخب إسبانيا لشهر مارس بسبب إصابته ضد أتلتيكو مدريد في وقت سابق من هذا الشهر.
ويرى أوساسونا أن برشلونة لم يلتزم بقواعد اللعبة التي تنص على ضرورة مرور خمسة أيام تفصل اللاعب المصاب عن المشاركة رفقة ناديه بعد آخر مباراة في التوقف الدولي.
وحسبما ذكرت صحيفة “موندو ديبورتيفو” الإسبانية، فإن برشلونة يلتزم الهدوء تجاه شكوى أوساسونا.
وأوضحت أن برشلونة يدرك أن أوساسونا لا يستطيع المضي قدمًا في شكواه، لكونها بلا أساس.
هذا الأمر يعني أن برشلونة لا يشعر بأي حالة من القلق تجاه تصرف أوساسونا ويدرك سلامة موقفه.
Um dia antes da estreia do Palmeiras no Mundial de Clubes deste ano, a Fifa colocou “fogo” em uma antiga polêmica dos torcedores: a Copa Rio de 1951, considerado um título mundial pelos palmeirense e, pelo jeito, para a entidade máxima do futebol também. Isso porque, em entrevista com Rony em seu site oficial, a instituição afirmou que o Verdão já conquistou um título mundial.
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Nesta segunda-feira, a Fifa divulgou um papo com o camisa 10 do Alviverde, em que falou da disputa do Mundial de Clubes e como o time chega para a competição neste ano. Mas o que chamou mesmo a atenção foi uma das perguntas da entidade ao atacante, que compara o número de conquistas mundiais do Palmeiras com as do Corinthians, como traduzido abaixo: Versão em inglês
FIfa: Palmeiras and Corinthians have been world champions once apiece. Does the opportunity to surpass your biggest rivals give you extra motivation? Rony:No. I don’t think about that at all. Corinthians have their world championship. Palmeiras have theirs. I know the fans think about this but I would really want to win this title regardless. It’s a huge competition. My motivation couldn’t be greater.
Versão em Português
Fifa: Palmeiras e Corinthians foram campeões mundiais uma vez cada um. A oportunidade de superar o seu maior rival dá uma motivação extra? Rony: Não. Eu não penso nisso. Corinthians tem o seu mundial. Palmeiras tem o dele. Eu sei que os torcedores pensam nisso, mas eu quero ganhar esse título de qualquer maneira. É uma competição enorme. Minha motivação não poderia ser maior.
Como foi possível notar, além de classificar a Copa Rio de 1951 como um título Mundial, a Fifa ignorou a conquista do Corinthians em 2000, considerado o primeiro Mundial de Clubes com a chancela da entidade. Vale lembrar que o Timão também conquistou o Mundial de 2012, já no formato atual do torneio.
Em 2006, o Palmeiras montou um extenso dossiê com reportagens sobre a Copa Rio para assegurar o valor da conquista junto à Fifa. Em 2014, no ano do centenário palmeirense, a ata do Comitê Executivo da Fifa – único órgão da entidade com legitimidade para discutir o tema – foi enviada ao governo brasileiro destacando a “concordância com pedido da CBF para reconhecer o torneio como o primeiro Campeonato Mundial de Clubes”.
Mais tarde, porém, a entidade declarou que a competição não seria comparada com o atual Mundial de Clubes, ou seja, a Fifa não reconhece a Copa Rio como um título mundial a exemplo daqueles realizados em 2000 e a partir de 2005.
Leeds United head coach Daniel Farke will surely be content with his side’s start to the season as they sit third in the table after 15 Championship matches.
The Whites have not been faultless, by any means, but they have only lost two of their league matches and are two points behind first-placed Sunderland and Sheffield United in second.
Farke’s men have also only conceded nine goals, the third-best defence in the division, and this has given them a solid platform to build from in matches.
Of course, they are still outside of the automatic promotion places and they will need to pick up more points than the Black Cats and the Blades over the coming months to ensure that they go straight up to the Premier League, rather than competing in the play-offs again.
The German boss may look to the January transfer window to bolster his side but the winter market is also an opportunity for the club to cash in on players, and there are at least three members of the squad who should be moved on, as it stands.
1 Patrick Bamford
The first player who should be ruthlessly binned from Elland Road is centre-forward Patrick Bamford, who has not done enough to warrant his reported wage of £70k-per-week.
He is reportedly the highest earner at the club and that has not been reflected in his performances on the pitch at Championship level since the start of the 2023/24 campaign.
The former Middlesbrough and Chelsea man has only made six appearances in the second tier so far this season, all as a substitute, and has failed to provide a single goal, assist, or ‘big chance’ created for his team.
Mateo Joseph and Joel Piroe have both been preferred ahead of the former England international as a starter in the number nine role at different points this season.
The Leeds duo have combined for eight goals and five assists in the Championship for the Whites, which suggests that they are taking their opportunities to play ahead of Bamford.
23/24 Championship
Patrick Bamford
Appearances
33
xG
9.52
Goals
8
Big chances missed
9
Assists
1
Stats via Sofascore
As you can see in the table above, the 31-year-old dud had plenty of chances to impress in the second tier during the 2023/24 campaign, with mixed success.
Bamford did score eight goals and provided one assist but also underperformed against his xG and missed nine ‘big chances’, which suggests that the Englishman was not a reliable goalscorer for Farke, hence why Joseph and Piroe have been preferred ahead of him.
Football Insider recently reported that the striker is planning to move on from Elland Road at the end of the season, due to a lack of game time this term, but the Whites should look to accelerate his departure and save his £70k-per-week wages by selling him in January.
2 Joe Gelhardt
Leeds forward Joe Gelhardt.
The second player who should be sold by the club in the upcoming January transfer window is the rarely-seen centre-forward Joe Gelhardt.
18-year-old academy graduate Charlie Crew is the only player to have played fewer minutes (four) than the English attacker (nine) in the Championship for Leeds so far this season.
Gelhardt has been an unused substitute on seven occasions and failed to make the matchday squad six times, with his nine minutes coming in two outings off the bench.
Celtic transfer target Joe Gelhardt in action for Leeds United.
This shows that Farke does not believe that the left-footed lightweight is ready to play regular football for the Whites at Championship level, which is concerning given that this is his second season under the German boss.
Gelhardt remained at Elland Road, instead of going out on loan, for the 2023/24 campaign, and only made ten appearances in the second tier, starting two of those games.
23/24 Championship
Joe Gelhardt
Appearances
10
Goals
0
Big chances created
0
Assists
0
Key passes per game
0.2
Duel success rate
35%
Stats via Sofascore
As you can see in the table above, the 22-year-old dud did not do enough with his opportunities on the pitch to show the manager that he deserved more minutes.
Therefore, it is now time for Leeds and Farke to finally cash in on the £15k-per-week forward, who has not shown enough on the pitch to suggest that he is developing and likely to play an important role for the team moving forward.
3 Junior Firpo
Junior Firpo
Finally, and potentially most controversially, Junior Firpo should be moved on in the January transfer window if an agreement cannot be reached on a new contract.
The 28-year-old star’s deal is due to expire at the end of the season and the Whites will risk losing him for nothing if they have not resolved the situation by February.
He is the second highest earner in the squad, behind Bamford, on £60k-per-week and Leeds may not want to keep him on that level of wage on a longer-term deal, in case they fail to reach the Premier League.
If that is the case, all parties are in an awkward position, and cashing in on him, despite his quality, could be the best option for Leeds in January, to avoid losing a key player on a free transfer.
The West Yorkshire outfit were recently linked with an interest in Sunderland left-back Dennis Cirkin, and signing a player of his ability could make the decision to sell Firpo far easier.
24/25 Championship
Dennis Cirkin
Junior Firpo
Appearances
15
13
Goals + assists
3
4
Duels won per game
7.6
6.7
Tackles made per game
3.4
2.6
Interceptions per game
1.8
1.2
Duel success rate
56%
55%
Stats via Sofascore
As you can see in the table above, the Black Cats star has outperformed the Leeds man in pretty much every defensive statistic in the Championship this season, whilst offering a similar threat in attack.
Therefore, selling Firpo and swooping to sign the former Tottenham Hotspur youngster could, potentially, improve Farke’s team, which is another reason why they should cash in on the 28-year-old.
Successfully and ruthlessly selling Bamford, Gelhardt, and Firpo would shift £135k-per-week in wages and that is money that could be used to bolster the team, possibly with the addition of Cirkin.
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Will Jacks’ 52 went in vain as Chattogram Challengers defended 202
Mohammad Isam29-Jan-2022
Mrittunjoy Chowdhury celebrates a wicket•Chattogram Challengers
How the match played out Mrittunjoy Chowdhury’s hat-trick on BPL debut was the exclamation point in Chattogram Challengers’ 16-run win against Sylhet Sunrisers. It was a close contest until the young left-arm quick removed the set Anamul Haque, Mosaddek Hossain, and the increasingly dangerous Ravi Bopara in the 18th over to derail Sylhet’s 203-run chase.Anamul made 78 off 47 balls, sharing a 112-run second-wicket stand with Colin Ingram, who also made a half-century. But Chattogram, who became the first side to put up 200 in this season’s BPL, always looked one step ahead.Related
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Newly appointed captain Naeem Islam and newly elevated head coach Shaun Tait were in charge of Chattogram for this fixture after Mehidy Hasan Miraz lost his job while the designated head coach Paul Nixon left for the UK. The win puts Chattogram on top of the BPL table with six points, while Sylhet languishes at the bottom with two points from four games.Big hit For the second evening in a row, Sylhet bowlers bore the brunt of big-hitting as Chattogram made 71 in the powerplay and also in the last five overs. Will Jacks played a major role in their rapid scoring, hitting a 19-ball 52 at a strike rate of 273.68, the second-highest for any 50-plus score in BPL history.Jacks made his maiden BPL fifty off only 18 balls while his opening partner Lewis moved to just four runs by that time. Jacks started off by chipping Sunzamul Islam over his head, before scooping Taskin Ahmed for his first six.He struck Sunzamul for two consecutive sixes in the third over, both slog-swept, before hitting Alauddin Babu for three fours in a row. With two more fours, Jacks reached his fifty but Taskin removed him next ball, a scoop gone wrong and ending up as an easy catch to Lendl Simmons at short fine-leg.Howell’s unbeaten 21-ball 41 complemented Jacks’ great start and useful thirties from Sabbir Rahman and Afif Hossain. He struck a couple of stinging hits through the covers, and three sixes over the square-leg boundary, two of which came in the last over.Anamul responded well with his eighth fifty in the BPL, particularly after Simmons fell cheaply in the innings following his century. Anamul struck his three sixes, all square of the wicket, while using almost the full 360 degrees to find the ones, twos and his nine fours.But it was the little-known Mrittunjoy who had the last laugh, taking the hat-trick in only his seventh overall T20 match. He had missed much of Bangladesh’s Under-19 World Cup triumph two years ago with a left shoulder injury he sustained during the tournament, but Saturday turned out to be his first big day in domestic cricket.Big miss Simmons missing out in this innings was a big deal for Sylhet. He made only nine runs before getting stumped off Nasum Ahmed in the second over of the chase. Fellow Caribbean opener Kennar Lewis, however, is having a more difficult time, unable to get off to good starts while Jacks has gone from strength to strength.
Liverpool have received a significant injury boost regarding a “top player”, with reliable journalist Paul Joyce providing the positive update.
Liverpool prepare for Southampton clash
The international break arguably came at a bad time for the Reds, in terms of stopping their momentum, and they are back on Sunday with a trip to Saints, going into the weekend action five points clear at the top of the Premier League.
With Manchester City and Arsenal hosting Tottenham and Nottingham Forest on Saturday, respectively, Arne Slot will know that their lead may well have been narrowed by the time kickoff arrives.
While Liverpool haven’t been decimated by injuries this season, as too often proven to be the case under Jurgen Klopp, they have still been without key players for lengthy periods.
Alisson and Diogo Jota are the two who stand out the most, but Harvey Elliott has also been missing for months, while the likes of Trent Alexander-Arnold, Conor Bradley and Federico Chiesa have also been out at different times. Now, a fresh injury update has emerged ahead of the Southampton game, with one player seemingly edging closer to his return to the side.
Liverpool receive fresh injury boost
Taking to X on Friday, Joyce confirmed that Elliott is back in training ahead of Liverpool’s clash with Southampton, providing quotes from Slot’s press conference:
Elliott’s fractured foot on England Under-21s duty back in September came at such a bad time for him, considering this was hopefully going to be a season that saw him kick on.
Last term, the 21-year-old was arguably Liverpool’s most effective substitute, often coming on in games and proving to be a difference-maker, as was the case when he scored a last-minute winner away to Crystal Palace last December. Meanwhile, Alan Shearer is a big admirer, saying:
“What I like about him now, he can play midfield also. We all knew he could play midfield but he’s not just okay because Salah’s playing on the on the right and he wants to come on in his left foot. He can play in a variety of different positions and every time he plays it really shows me that he’s good enough for this level now, it really does. As long as he can get some consistency, I think we’ve got another top player on our hands.”
Having Elliott back will be such a big boost for Liverpool, and with Slot preferring to use a No.10 more than Klopp did, it could be a great opportunity to shine in arguably his best role.
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The young Englishman is a different player to Dominik Szoboszlai in that position, not possessing his physicality and dynamism but possessing more guile, so having both options available to Slot will immediately make the Reds stronger.
حسم التعادل الإيجابي نتيجة مباراة الأهلي والاتحاد بنتيجة 2-2، وذلك بالمواجهة المثيرة التي انتهت منذ قليل ضمن منافسات بطولة الدوري السعودي.
والتقى الأهلي مع الاتحاد على أرضية استاد مدينة الملك عبد الله الرياضية، في إطار مواجهات الجولة الـ26 من بطولة دوري روشن السعودي.
وافتتح روجر إيبانيز التسجيل للأهلي في الدقيقة 51، بعد ركلة ركنية نفذها رياض محرز قابلها إيبانيز برأسية سكنت الشباك.
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وسجل موسى ديابي هدف التعادل للاتحاد في الدقيقة 74 بعد تمريرة بالخطأ من صالح الشهري، استغلها ديابي وانطلق نحو المرمى وسدد كرة قوية على يمين الحارس، ليعادل النتيجة.
وفي الدقيقة 82، استفاد إيفان توني من كرة عرضية من الجهة اليسرى، ليحولها بنجاح إلى الشباك بعد أن استغل خطأ المدافع في إبعاد الكرة، ليعلن تقدم الأهلي مجددًا.
وفي اللحظات الأخيرة من المباراة، وتحديدًا في الدقيقة 90+4، وصل إلى كريم بنزيما كرة عرضية من الجهة اليمنى، ليضعها في شباك الأهلي بقوة، ويمنح الاتحاد التعادل.
بتلك النتيجة، يحتل الاتحاد صدارة جدول ترتيب الدوري السعودي برصيد 62 نقطة، بينما يتواجد الأهلي بالمركز الخامس، ولديه 49 نقطة.
Desde que subiu aos profissionais do São Paulo após a disputa da Copinha, o volante Pablo Maia vem sendo destaque no Tricolor. Ele já disputou quatro partidas, sendo duas como titular, contra Inter de Limeira e Santos.
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No clássico, inclusive, Pablo recebeu elogios do técnico Rogério Ceni, que o considerou como um dos melhores em campo.
-O Pablo cometeu um erro na Copinha, na semifinal (contra o Palmeiras). O importante é não desistir da pessoa, porque é dedicado, ainda um pouco calado, mas forte fisicamente, ajuda bastante. Ele jogou um futebol bem constante, simples, liso o jogo inteiro, girando muito o jogo. Foi um dos melhores jogadores hoje – disse Ceni.
Nascido em Minas Gerais, o jovem atleta começou a jogar no São Paulo em 2017, ainda nas categorias de base. Além de atuar pelo Tricolor, também já jogou pela Portuguesa Santista.
Uma das suas principais participações na equipe foi na final do Paulista Sub-17, em 2019, onde Pablo foi autor de um dos gols decisivos que levou o Tricolor para a disputa de pênaltis contra o Palmeiras. As crias de Cotia foram campeãs.
اتخذ الاتحاد الأوروبي لكرة القدم “يويفا” قرارًا مفاجئًا بعد إلغاء ركلة الجزاء لمهاجم أتلتيكو مدريد، جوليان ألفاريز، المثيرة للجدل خلال مباراة ريال مدريد في إياب دور الـ16 من دوري أبطال أوروبا.
تم إلغاء الركلة بعد مراجعة تقنية الفيديو “VAR” بسبب لمس ألفاريز الكرة بكلتا قدميه، وهو ما منح ريال مدريد فرصة لحسم التأهل إلى دور الثمانية في البطولة القارية.
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وكانت المفاجأة الأكبر هي استبدال مساعد حكم الفيديو توماس كفياتكوفسكي، الذي تواجد في المباراة على ملعب “ميتروبوليتانو”، حيث لم يُدرج ضمن طاقم التحكيم البولندي في مباراة توتنهام ضد آينتراخت فرانكفورت في بطولة الدوري الأوروبي اليوم الخميس.
حيث سيقوم الحكم سيمون مارشينياك بإدارة مباراة الدوري الأوروبي بين توتنهام وآينتراخت فرانكفورت، ويُرافقه في غرفة الفيديو الحكم الإسباني أليخاندرو هيرنانديز، بحسب صحيفة “موندو ديبورتيفو” الكتالونية.
القرار أثار تساؤلات عديدة، خاصة أن التغيير جاء بعد قرار مثير للجدل بشأن إلغاء ركلة جزاء ألفاريز، والذي تم اتخاذه في غضون ثوانٍ قليلة، بينما عادة ما تستغرق القرارات الأكثر وضوحًا وقتًا أطول.
وكان توماش كفياتكوفسكي قد عمل مع الحكم سيمون مارشينياك منذ كأس العالم في قطر 2022، مما جعل التغيير محل شك بالنظر إلى الحساسيات المحيطة بالقرار.
A second source has now backed the possibility of West Ham United moving to sign a striker who they apparently failed with a summer bid for.
West Ham criticised for signing Fullkrug
Niclas Füllkrug remains out with an Achilles tendon injury that has kept him on the sidelines since early September, and West Ham have been questioned for their decision to bring the crocked Germany international to east London.
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The 31-year-old, who is slowly approaching his twilight years, apparently has a bad fitness record overall – with former West Ham scout Mick Brown criticising the club’s decision to strike a £27 million deal for Fullkrug.
“He had a few issues during his time in Germany with his fitness,” he told Football Insider.
“That, I’ve heard, played a part in the reason Dortmund were keen to let him go. So if that was an issue, and it was known in Germany, you’ve got to ask serious questions about why it was overlooked by West Ham.
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“Paying almost £30million for a 31-year-old is always risky, but spending that money on a player with fitness issues at that age is a huge problem. Of course, you can never predict that a player might pick up an injury. These things happen.
“But if he’s missing longer than expected because of his fitness, that’s something you should know. West Ham should have known about any issues with his fitness before they signed him.
“Then, you either don’t move forward with the deal or you take steps to help the situation, help him with his fitness and his recovery. If he’s having these types of fitness and recovery issues at 31, it’s not likely to get much better, but they gave him a four-year contract.”
Fullkrug’s absence has left Lopetegui bereft of a prolific striker who can help to solve West Ham’s goalscoring problems, with Michail Antonio and Danny Ings the sole No 9s at their disposal right now.
This has prompted West Ham to explore the January market for a new frontman who can consistently deliver the goods in an attacking sense.
Second source backs West Ham move for Lyon striker Georges Mikautadze
Earlier this week, reports out of Spain shared information that West Ham had reignited their interest in Georges Mikautadze.
Interestingly, Alexis Bernard and le10sport claimed that West Ham made a bid for Mikautadze in the summer, with another move for the Georgia international now gaining more traction ahead of January.
Massimo Pavan, writing in a piece for TuttoJuve, emerges as the second source in these last few days to claim that West Ham are emerging as a potential destination for Mikautadze – who dazzled at Euro 2024 and finished the tournament as the joint-top goalscorer with three.
The former Metz star scored in every group game, and the Irons could look to take advantage of Lyon’s financial situation by snapping him up in the winter.
It is also worth noting that the 24-year-old has 86 career club goals to his name at a pretty young age, and a further 16 for Georgia at international level – taking his overall tally to 102.
A severe lack of bowling time did not deter Dottin from wanting to bowling a high-pressure final over, and executing to perfection to quell New Zealand
Firdose Moonda04-Mar-2022
Deandra Dottin produced a sequence of 1 W 1 W W in the final over to seal the game•Getty Images
“A player like Deandra Dottin, when she says give me the ball, you just give her the ball.”Even if you had already decided someone else should bowl. Even if Dottin has only bowled 11 overs in international cricket in the last three years, and none in training recently. Even if you’ve never won a match in New Zealand before, there’s only five runs to defend, and your World Cup opener is on the line. In fact, especially if that’s the case.Related
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Report: Deandra Dottin stuns South Africa in Super Over finish
“Shakera Selman was meant to bowl and Deandra pretty much just come up to the stumps and said to Stef [Stafanie Taylor], ‘Give me the ball.’ And we were like, ‘What? You haven’t bowled in international cricket in like a year now,'” Hayley Matthews, whose century helped West Indies ask New Zealand to chase a record target in the tournament’s first match, said. “She literally hasn’t bowled to anyone in the nets since we’ve been here and she just came and said, ‘Give me the ball.’ A player like Deandra Dottin, when she says give me the ball, you just give her the ball. It doesn’t matter if she has bowled in a year or if she hasn’t.”Taylor thought about hesitating for a fraction of a second but Dottin was insistent and Taylor figured she could deal with the consequences later. “She [Dottin] was like, ‘Skip, I want the ball, give me the ball,’ and I said, ‘Ok, you and the coach will discuss after, that has nothing to do with me. I will give you the ball, do your thing,'” Taylor told the television broadcasters afterwards.Dottin’s thing was to concede a single off the first ball and then send down a dipping yorker that smashed into Katey Martin’s pad in front of leg stump. Martin was given out and reviewed but ball-tracking showed the delivery was going on to hit leg stump, and Martin had to go. Dottin tried to replicate that ball immediately but sent down a low full toss instead and Hannah Rowe took a single to long-on. She kept going for the block hole and Jess Kerr tried to clear mid-off but offered a simple chance to Chinelle Henry. With four to get off the last two balls, Dottin bowled length and missed everything. Fran Jonas tried to steal a bye but Rowe was slow to respond and by the time Jonas turned around, Shemaine Campbelle had collected and thrown to Dottin, who ran Jonas out at the non-striker’s end.West Indies had won, and there was nothing for Dottin to discuss with the coach, except maybe how she held her nerve. “I feel like she went into that over knowing she was going to get the job done,” Matthews said. “For her, it was like, ‘If we lose I am going to take the blame.’ Simple as that. Obviously we love that attitude. We love players that will come to the captain and say: ‘I want to do that.'”And if they win? Of course Dottin was happy to share the glory, knowing that it may be up to someone else in another match. “That’s what’s really good about our team. We’ve got so much experience and so many players we can call on. We know once we call on them, they are going to get the job done and she was the epitome of that today,” Matthews said.Dottin’s last-over heroics are even more remarkable because of the time she has spent away from bowling after sustaining a serious shoulder injury in 2019. She has only bowled 11 overs of international cricket since then, last in September 2021. Even then, she showed her mettle and kept South Africa to six runs in the Super Over, which West Indies chased easily. Taylor said Dottin is “not ready to bowl yet” but “took the responsibility of bowling the last over” anyway.It means West Indies have caused the tournament’s first upset. “We came into this tournament a bit as underdogs,” Matthews said. “It’s helped to ease a bit of pressure. To make a statement like this in the first game is massive.”