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Steven Croft got cricket’s equivalent of the new manager bounce in his first game as Lancashire’s interim head coach as the Lightning beat Worcestershire Rapids by seven runs in their Vitality Blast opener at Emirates Old Trafford.Red Rose legend Croft, a Blast-winning captain in 2015, was elevated from his position on the coaching staff when Dale Benkenstein left the club on Wednesday following a winless first seven Championship matches.Lightning captain Keaton Jennings top-scored with 66 off 38 balls in 176 for eight, while left-arm spinner Fateh Singh impressed with two for 23 from four overs on his career T20 debut for the Rapids.England left-arm seamer Luke Wood, released from the ODI squad to play, then returned two for 39 from his four overs as Worcestershire, needing 15 from the last over, finished on 169 for seven.Jennings and opening partner Luke Wells raced out of the blocks against a Worcestershire attack who failed to settle, sharing 79 inside the first eight overs.Wells pulled New Zealand quick Jacob Duffy for one particularly big six over midwicket in 35 off 22 balls.Jennings cut, pulled and slog-swept his three sixes, two of which came in a 30-ball fifty on a true pitch with sizeable boundaries.Ethan Brookes took a superb catch at deep midwicket to help left-arm spinner Tom Hinley, on T20 debut, remove Jennings as the Lightning fell to 112 for three after 12 overs.Brookes threw the ball up before going over the rope and catching it on the dive once he’d returned to the field.Brookes – one for 26 from four overs – also impressed with his canny medium pacers. But Singh’s spin was to the fore late on.He had Chris Green caught and bowled for a golden duck and Jack Blatherwick caught at long-off in his last over as Lancashire reached 158 for six after 18 overs. Australian overseas Ashton Turner contributed 31 on his Red Rose debut.Ed Pollock then skewed Wood high to cover in the opening over of Worcestershire’s reply before Kashif Ali blasted three sixes in 39 off 21 balls. Two were off Mitch Stanley’s pace, one gloriously arrow straight.Kashif fell when he miscued at pull at the leg-spin of Wells to long-leg.And that was the first of three wickets to fall for 22 inside four overs as the Rapids fell from 71 for one in the seventh over to 93 for four in the 11th. Blatherwick’s pacy short ball had captain Brett O’Oliveira caught behind for 30 before, next ball, Adam Hose miscued a pull at Tom Aspinwall to short fine-leg.From there, the Lightning squeezed.Worcestershire failed to score a boundary between the first ball of the ninth over and the first of the 16th, where they reached at 125 for five, needing 52.Gareth Roderick was smartly run out by a throw to the striker’s end from Josh Bohannon at long-on.Brookes hit the lion’s share of 17 off Blatherwick in the 16th over as the Rapids got going again.But he fell to Wood for 28 in the penultimate before seamer Tom Aspinwall (one for 25 from three overs) brilliantly defended that 15 off the last to boost Lancashire.

أصدر نادي برشلونة بيانًا رسميًا حول قرار رابطة أندية الدوري الإسباني بإلغاء قرار إقامة مباراة فياريال بمدينة ميامي في الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية.

كانت رابطة الدوري الإسباني والاتحاد الأوروبي للكرة القدم “يويفا” قد وافقا، في وقت سابق على إقامة مباراة برشلونة وفياريال ضمن منافسات الجولة الـ 17 من الدوري الإسباني يوم 20 ديسمبر في ميامي.

وبسبب ذلك، نشبت حالة من الغضب الشديدة لدى قادة الفرق في الليجا، وفقًا لما أعلنت رابطة لاعبي كرة القدم الإسبانية، كما تقدم ريال مدريد بشكوى إلى المجلس الإسباني لكرة القدم اليوم اعتراضًا على ذلك.

اقرأ أيضًا | قرار مفاجئ من الدوري الإسباني بشأن إقامة مباراة برشلونة وفياريال في ميامي

وبسبب ذلك، أعلنت رابطة الدوري الإسباني منذ قليل إلغاء إقامة مباراة برشلونة وفياريال في ميامي، بعد التشاور مع الشركة المنظمة للحدث، بسبب ردود الفعل التي وقعت في إسبانيا الفترة الأخيرة تجاه المقترح.

وفي هذا السياق، علق نادي برشلونة على قرار الرابطة بإلغاء مباراة برشلونة وفياريال في مدينة ميامي بالولايات المتحدة الأمريكية.

وجاء نص البيان على النحو التالي:-

يحترم نادي برشلونة ويلتزم بقرار إلغاء مباراتنا ضد فياريال في ميامي في الجولة 17 من الدوري الإسباني، تمامًا كما سبق وأن احترم والتزم بقرار اللعب هناك.

يأسف نادي برشلونة لكرة القدم على الفرصة الضائعة لتوسيع صورة المسابقة إلى سوق استراتيجي يتمتع بالقدرة على الازدهار وتوليد الموارد لصالح الجميع، ويعرب النادي عن تقديره للدعم والمودة غير المشروطة التي تلقاها من جماهيره في الولايات المتحدة، وعن أسفه العميق لعدم تمكنهم من حضور المباراة الرسمية في البلاد.

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حرص ياس سوروب، المدير الفني الجديد للفريق الأول لكرة القدم بالنادي الأهلي، عقب المؤتمر الصحفي الذي عقد اليوم بمقر النادي بالجزيرة لتقديمه لوسائل الإعلام، على إرسال رسالة خاصة إلى الجماهير.

وعقد النادي الأهلي عصر اليوم، مؤتمرًا صحفيًا للإعلان عن التعاقد مع ياس سوروب، مديرًا فنيًا للفريق خلفًا للإسباني خوسيه ريبيرو المدير الفني السابق للفريق، الذي تمت إقالته لتراجع النتائج. 

طالع.. ياس سوروب: فخور بتدريب الأهلي.. وجاهز لتحقيق الإنجازات

وكان الأهلي قد أتم الاتفاق مع الدنماركي ياس سوروب لتولي تدريب الفريق الأول لكرة القدم لمدة موسمين ونصف. 

وقال سوروب في رسالة إلى الجمهور نشرتها الصفحة الرسمية للأهلي: “رسالتي لجميع مشجعي الأهلي حول العالم؛ أنا هنا الآن.. وأتشوق لرؤيتكم جميعًا.. ومعًا سوف نحقق الكثير من النتائج الرائعة”.

جدير بالذكر، أن الأهلي يستعد لمواجهة إيجل نوار البوروندي، يوم السبت المقبل 18 أكتوبر، في إطار ذهاب دور الـ32 من منافسات بطولة دوري أبطال إفريقيا.

Ruben Amorim will be looking anxiously over his shoulder after Eintracht Frankfurt boss Dino Toppmoller revealed his love for Manchester United and made clear his desire to manage the club one day. Toppmoller is building an impressive reputation in the Bundesliga and has earned praise for developing emerging talents such as Hugo Ekitike and Omar Marmoush.

All eyes on under-fire Amorim

Amorim has endured a torrid time at Manchester United, they finished 15th last season, their worst finish in the Premier League era, and they lost the Europa League final to Tottenham in Bilbao. This season has brought more misery, the Red Devils were dumped out of the League Cup by League Two Grimsby and below-par performances have turned the heat up on the Portuguese boss.

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In his first season, Toppmoller led Eintracht to a sixth-place finish in the Bundesliga, securing their return to the Europa League. Last season he guided the team to third place in the Bundesliga, securing Champions League for the first time via the league. And they started Europe's elite competition by demolishing Galatasaray 5-1.

Dino's Topp target

Toppmoller told the Phrasenmaeher podcast: "Basically it's a dream to be at Frankfurt. It's simply a fantastic club. Here, as a teenager, I witnessed for the first time that my father was a Bundesliga coach. That naturally creates an emotional bond with the club. Thinking about abroad, I often played computer games as a child, always with one team – Manchester United. That would definitely nice some day because's it's an extraordinary club. When I was a teenager, Manchester United were along with Real Madrid the biggest club of all."

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Getty Images SportWill Toppmoller leave Frankfurt?

It's unlikely that Toppmoller will leave Eintracht in the immediate future, as he signed a contract extension until 2028 in May. But continued poor form for United could force Amorim out the door and very few have said 'no' to taking the top job at Old Trafford. 

Leeds United have now officially confirmed Anton Stach’s arrival on the scene, with £17.4m forked out on the midfield talent.

Stach joining from Hoffenheim very much continues the trend of the Whites diving into the Bundesliga for summer buys, with Augsburg goalkeeper Finn Dahmen a reported target from Daniel Farke’s homeland too.

The newly promoted side has been looking closer to home when attempting to enhance their attacking personnel, however, with Fulham attacker Rodrigo Muniz’s signature still being pursued.

However, he isn’t the only striker catching the Whites’ eye.

Leeds make surprise approach for striker

One of the hurdles continuing to trip Leeds up in their advances for Muniz will surely be his extortionate £50m price tag.

This is a risky amount of money to splurge, considering this signing whirring into motion would then make Muniz Leeds’ most expensive purchase in history, eclipsing Georginio Rutter’s £35.5m valuation.

He does have a healthy 17 Premier League strikes next to his name for the Cottagers, but a far cheaper move might soon be on the cards for the Whites to land a more potent finisher.

Indeed, reports from Italy indicate that Leeds have made an approach to sign wantaway Inter Milan Mehdi Taremi over a surprise move this summer, with the move surely costing the Premier League newcomers less than Muniz’s speculated £50m, owing to the Iranian striker being 33 years of age.

Taremi’s veteran status shouldn’t put Leeds off making the move a reality, though, with the former FC Porto man a feared goal machine when performing at the top of his game, which could make him an even better signing than Muniz entering the ranks.

How Taremi could be a better signing than Muniz

Muniz does have the slight edge of possessing Premier League experience on his side, but his overall numbers across his entire career are blown out of the water by Taremi’s usual Midas touch in front of goal.

The Fulham number nine is only able to boast an unconvincing 40 goals across his career to date – with a large chunk of those coming at Craven Cottage – meaning he could well find the pressures of being Leeds’ leading man during a relegation fight to be too much.

On the contrary, the well-travelled Taremi would likely thrive with the same burden above his head, with Premier League outfit Chelsea already well aware of the magic the 33-year-old can produce when he fired home this acrobatic effort against them in the Champions League.

Wherever he’s been – minus an up-and-down spell in Serie A with Inter – the 6-foot-2 menace has largely been an overwhelming success.

Indeed, he boasts a “ridiculous” goal record, across his extensive playing days in the words of Rio Ferdinand.

Games played

445

Goals scored

202

Assists

101

Top goalscorer

5x

Player of the Year

2x

Indeed, the Iranian regular has a colossal haul of 202 goals and 101 assists from 445 career outings, with a bumper 95 of those strikes coming in Portugal when he led the line for Porto with some confidence.

He has experienced a bump in the road at Inter, but he hasn’t fallen off the wagon completely, with three goals and nine assists coming his way at the San Siro.

Muniz does have age on his side, too, with the potential for the Brazilian to grow into a more threatening, sharp-shooting presence under Farke’s wing.

But, if the Whites are hesitant to shell out that £50m, Taremi is surely their next best bet, as West Yorkshire is then exposed to the 33-year-old’s lethal nature.

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But he could be considered for the ODIs in the West Indies and later the Champions Trophy

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The BCB president Faruque Ahmed has said that Shakib Al Hasan is unlikely to play in the three-match ODI series against Afghanistan in Sharjah. Faruque stated it was Shakib’s decision to opt out of the Afghanistan ODIs, while also hinting of an emotional element about his failure to play what was supposed to be his farewell Test in Dhaka against South Africa from October 21.Shakib has not played any cricket in nearly a month since the second Test in India and it is expected he will feature in the Abu Dhabi T10 League for Bangla Tigers to get some game time before the Caribbean tour.After the three ODIs against Afghanistan, Bangladesh will leave for the West Indies for two Tests, three ODIs and three T20Is. Shakib has retired from Tests and T20Is so he will be available for the ODIs in the Caribbean and later the Champions Trophy in February 2025. Shakib hasn’t played ODIs since the World Cup in India last year.Related

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“After Shakib couldn’t come to play his (farewell) Test, he wasn’t doing much practice,” Faruque said at a press conference on Thursday. “I think he needs some time to regroup. We haven’t taken a final decision but he looks unlikely to play the next series (against Afghanistan). He is likely to miss the series. He could be playing a T10 tournament soon. I feel he can still play for Bangladesh in the 50-over format. There are three ODIs against West Indies before the Champions Trophy.”Faruque, however, said that the board will consider Shakib for the rest of the ODIs this season, if the selectors feel that his training and franchise tournament is sufficient preparation. “Shakib has played for 17 years and he is part of the generation that plays a lot of franchise cricket. They know the drill. They play, sleep maybe a few hours and turn up for training. So he is geared for such situations.”It is the definitely the best possible thing to train with the team but we will consider him if the selection committee thinks that he can still deliver by training or playing tournaments abroad.”The national selectors haven’t yet announced the Bangladesh squad for the ODIs against Afghanistan starting November 6, as the board president is also going to hold a meeting with Najmul Hossain Shanto who recently expressed his reluctance to lead the side.Meawhile, Faruque said that the decision for Shakib to skip the Dhaka Test last week came from the government, with the BCB not part of the decision-making process.”The BCB wasn’t a part of the decision of Shakib not coming to Bangladesh,” he said. “Our sports adviser informed the media at the time that there’s a problem if he comes. I didn’t have to make a statement. I heard that there was security till 3 or 4pm, and then there were clashes between the two sides.”

Manchester United have finally announced the signing of Bryan Mbeumo, with a £71m deal agreed, finally, on Friday.

Weeks of negotiating had cast a grey cloud over the exciting transfer, with doubts beginning to creep in as to whether the Cameroonian would actually be plying his trade as a Red Devil next season.

Mbeumo, 25, is one of the Premier League’s most talented and prolific forwards, posting 20 goals across 38 matches last season. The likes of Arsenal, Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur all registered their interest, but it was Old Trafford that Mbeumo’s heart was set on.

With Matheus Cunha on the opposite flank, the right-sided forward may well wreak havoc under Ruben Amorim’s wing next year, in a new-look United frontline tasked with leading the revival.

However, a new striker is still required.

Man United's need for a new a striker

Rasmus Hojlund appears committed to the United cause. Amorim needs, truly needs, to ensure that an upgrade is signed this summer, even if the 22-year-old remains in the first-team squad.

This wouldn’t actually be the worst thing in the world, for it would package some depth while easing Hojlund’s weight of responsibility, perhaps allowing him to work on his weaker points.

But United need a new centre-forward all the same.

According to Football Transfers, that man might be Nicolas Jackson, who is open to swapping Chelsea for United.

That follows positive talks between Jason Wilcox and the player’s representatives, with discussions still ongoing over personal terms for Jackson.

Chelsea have lowered their exorbitant £100m asking price to £70m; however it’s likely that United will still seek to whittle that figure down.

What Nicolas Jackson would bring to Man United

The duality of Jackson. At times, a rip-roaring, barnstorming menace of a striker; at other points, wasteful and lacking authority at number nine.

However, 24 goals and ten assists across two Premier League seasons is nothing to be sniffed at, especially when considering that only 59 of his 65 fixtures have come from the outset.

Jackson tapered off across the second half of the 2024/25 campaign, but he posted nine goals and three assists across his opening 15 league games, thus proving that with some more consistency, he could become one of the leading goalscorers competing in England.

24/25 – Chelsea

30 (28)

10

5

23/24 – Chelsea

35 (31)

14

5

22/23 – Villarreal

26 (16)

12

4

21/22 – Villarreal

9 (0)

1

0

And partnered with someone like Mbeumo in United’s frontline, he could finally reach the level that his natural talent suggests is attainable.

Mbeumo is chiefly a deadly goalscorer, but he’s also a robust athletic profile and a creative presence besides.

As per Sofascore, he created a whopping 17 big chances in the Premier League last season, averaging 1.8 key passes per game.

In this way, he could be perfect for Jackson, feeding the Senegalese star balls while maintaining his own top-class goalscoring threat.

And Jackson, who has been hailed in the past as a “special” striker by journalist Rahman Osman, is hardly one-note himself, ranked among the top 17% of forwards across Europe’s top five leagues last year for progressive carries and the top 22% for shot-creating actions per 90, as per FBref.

Ultimately, this would be a calculated risk from INEOS for a talented striker who has yet to bring it all together and sustain it in the English game.

But with Mbeumo partnering him up top (and Cunha too), Jackson might just prove to be an astute signing for a resurgent Man United side.

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Sunderland have now made an opening move to sign a Euro 2024 “icon” after confirming the signing of Habib Diarra, according to a new report.

Habib Diarra “happy and excited” to join Sunderland

The Black Cats completed their second signing of the summer transfer window on Tuesday, as Diarra joined the club in a reported record deal worth £30 million. The young midfielder arrives from French side Strasbourg, where he excelled under Liam Rosenior during the 2024/25 campaign.

Diarra’s arrival at the Stadium of Light is seen as a replacement for Jobe Bellingham, who left the club earlier in this window to join Borussia Dortmund, following in the same footsteps as his older brother. After penning a five-year contract at Sunderland, the 21-year-old guaranteed that “he will give everything for this team and fight for the colours in the Premier League.”

Diarra said, via BBC Sport: “I’m happy and excited to become a Black Cat and I can’t wait to discover the Stadium of Light and its fans.

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“Everyone saw last season’s success and I guarantee that I’ll give everything for this team and fight for these colours in the Premier League. I’m ready for this challenge and I can’t wait to get started.”

Sunderland make approach to sign £21m Euro 2024 ace

As the Black Cats complete a deal for Diarra, according to Tutto Juve, relayed by Sport Witness, Sunderland have now made an approach to sign striker Georges Mikautadze from French side Olympique Lyon.

This report states that after an impressive campaign with Lyon, where he scored 11 goals in 34 Ligue 1 games, Sunderland have made the forward a priority signing, but do face competition from teams such as Juventus, Eintracht Frankfurt, as well as clubs from Turkey and Saudi Arabia.

The Black Cats see the 24-year-old, who has been dubbed a “true icon” by scout Jacek Kulig, as an ideal player for Regis Le Bris’ system. Despite the interest from big teams across Europe, Sunderland are said to have an advantage in the race and that is Le Bris and his ambitious project at the Stadium of Light.

Georges Mikautadze’s 24/25 Ligue 1 stats

Appearances

34

Goals

11

xG

10.24

Assists

6

xAG

3.73

Shots per game

1.6

Shots on target per game

0.8

Key passes per game

0.6

Big chances created

9

Earlier this week it was reported by TEAMtalk, that Nottingham Forest were also among the teams chasing the striker, as they look to take advantage of Lyon’s current financial situation which has seen them relegated to Ligue 2. It was claimed that Lyon are open to offers for Mikautadze, as long as they receive a fee of €25 million, which is roughly £21.4 million.

Sunderland do already have Wilson Isidor and Eliezer Mayenda as options for the forward line, but adding a player such as Mikautadze, who was the Euro 2024 top scorer for Georgia, would bring European experience to Sunderland’s front line and a player who knows how to find the back of the net.

Match details

Bangladesh vs South Africa
June 10, New York, 10:30am local

Big picture – both teams have shaky top orders

South Africa have a great opportunity to consolidate their position at the top of Group D when they take on Bangladesh in New York in the T20 World Cup 2024. Many factors favour South Africa. They have never lost to Bangladesh in T20Is. They are familiar with the New York venue, having played both their games here.Bangladesh did play their warm-up game against India in New York, but that was over a week ago. They can trust their bowling attack, but their top-order batting remains suspect – it was the department that failed in their win over Sri Lanka.Related

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South Africa, too, haven’t looked a complete side despite back-to-back wins. Their problems are similar.They bowled out Sri Lanka for 77 and restricted Netherlands to 103 for 9 but South Africa’s top order is also searching for runs. Reeza Hendricks, Quinton de Kock and Aiden Markram have a combined average of 13 (39 runs from six innings) so far. In both their wins, they got to the target fairly comfortably in the end because they were chasing small targets.South Africa’s bowlers, though, have been in great form. Anrich Nortje and Ottneil Baartman, in particular, have been among the wickets, while Kagiso Rabada and Marco Jansen have complemented them well. Keshav Maharaj has done his bit, too, but spin hasn’t been a big threat in New York so far.Bangladesh’s quicks also came to the party against Sri Lanka. Taskin Ahmed and Mustafizur Rahman were impressive each time they bowled in that game, while Tanzim Hasan had his moments, and legspinner Rishad Hossain’s 3 for 22 won him the Player-of-the-Match award. He varied his pace subtly but imparted a lot of spin on the ball. Shakib Al Hasan, though, hasn’t performed particularly well with the ball since coming to the USA in mid-May.As for their batting, Soumya Sarkar and Najmul Hossain Shanto continue to fall to soft dismissals, but Litton Das’ 36 against Sri Lanka could give him a bit of confidence, while Tanzid Hasan must find runs on the big stage.2:00

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Form guide

Bangladesh WWLLL
South Africa WWLLL

In the spotlight – Towhid Hridoy and Anrich Nortje

Towhid Hridoy is quickly enhancing his reputation as a big hitter – his four sixes against Sri Lanka in Dallas proved the difference in a low-scoring game. Hridoy has now struck 42 sixes in his 15 months of international cricket, comfortably the most among Bangladesh’s batters in this period.Anrich Nortje is working his way back into rhythm after a long injury layoff. He was off the boil in IPL 2024 and then went wicketless in two T20Is in the Caribbean. So far in the T20 World Cup, though, he has been on target, rushing batters with high pace and bounce. Nortje has good memories against Bangladesh at the T20 World Cup too, having taken 4 for 10 against them in Sydney in the 2022 edition.Towhid Hridoy adds muscle to the Bangladesh middle order•ICC/Getty Images

Team news – teams likely to field unchanged XIs

Bangladesh are waiting on news of Shoriful Islam’s fitness. If he is fit, he comes into contention. Otherwise they are likely to stick to the XI that beat Sri Lanka.Bangladesh (probable XI): 1 Tanzid Hasan, 2 Soumya Sarkar, 3 Litton Das (wk), 4 Najmul Hossain Shanto (capt), 5 Towhid Hridoy, 6 Shakib Al Hasan, 7 Mahmudullah, 8 Rishad Hossain, 9 Tanzim Hasan, 10 Taskin Ahmed 11 Mustafizur RahmanSouth Africa are unlikely to change the combination that has worked so far in New York. They, however, have Gerald Coetzee, Bjorn Fortuin, Ryan Rickelton and Tabraiz Shamsi on the bench, and might be tempted to look in that direction, especially at Rickelton, considering the failures of the top order.South Africa (probable XI): 1 Quinton de Kock (wk), 2 Reeza Hendricks, 3 Aiden Markram (capt), 4 Tristan Stubbs, 5 Heinrich Klaasen, 6 David Miller, 7 Marco Jansen, 8 Keshav Maharaj, 9 Kagiso Rabada, 10 Ottneil Baartman, 11 Anrich Nortje

Pitch and conditions

Fast bowlers are likely to dominate in New York again and we should get low to middling totals. A sunny day has been forecast.

Stats that matter

• South Africa’s 3 for 3 against Netherlands was their lowest score for the loss of three wickets in a T20I
• Bangladesh’s win over Sri Lanka was their first win against a higher-ranked side at the T20 World Cup since they beat West Indies in 2007, the inaugural T20 World Cup

“You look at conditions, you look at a really strong Bangladesh team and it’s going to be a proper challenge for us. We have luckily had the privilege of playing two games now at this venue so hopefully, it can give us even clearer plans. We can develop plans from a batting point of view on how to get to a score of maybe about 140 if we do bat first and hopefully, then our bowlers can do the rest.”
“The wicket hasn’t been easy for batters. It brings both teams equally into the game. South Africa has a decent bowling attack. We are confident of giving a good fight on this surface.”
Bangladesh head coach Chandika Hathurusinghe on whether South Africa hold the advantage having played in New York