نجح الفريق الأول لكرة القدم بنادي الرجاء المغربي في قلب الطاولة على شباب بلوزداد الجزائري، في إطار منافسات البطولة العربية للأندية.

الرجاء فاز على شباب بلوزداد، بثنائية مقابل هدف، على استاد مدينة الأمير سلطان بن عبدالعزيز الرياضية (المحالة)، في إطار منافسات الجولة الأولى من دور المجموعات بالمسابقة.

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وأحرز إسماعيل المقدم هدف شباب بلوزداد بالخطأ في مرماه عند الدقيقة 10، ثم عدل يسري بوزوك النتيجة في الدقيقة 58.

وسجل عراسي لاعب الرجاء هدف الفوز القاتل في الدقيقة 90+4، ليضمن 3 نقاط ثمنية لفريقه في بداية مشوار البطولة.

ويتصدر الرجاء ترتيب المجموعة الرابعة بـ3 نقاط، بينما يأتي الوحدة الإماراتي ثانيًا بدون نقاط ولم يخض أي مباراة، وكذلك الوضع للكويت الكويتي في المركز الثالث، بينما يتذيل شباب بلوزداد الجدول بدون نقاط. أهداف مباراة الرجاء وشباب بلوزداد في البطولة العربية

بداية اللقاء.

بداية هجومية من الرجاء “4.

شباب بلوزداد يسجل الهدف الأول في الدقيقة 10 برأسية إسماعيل مقدم مدافع الرجاء بالخطأ في مرماه إثر ركنية للفريق الجزائري “10.

عرضية خطيرة من الرجاء ولكن دفاع بلوزداد يقطع الكرة قبل أن يضعها مهاجم أبناء المغرب في الشباك الخالية “45+3.

انتهاء الشوط الأول.

انطلاق الشوط الثاني.

عرضية خطيرة للرجاء تمر من أمام الجميع “47.

 تسديدة خطيرة من بلخير يتصدى لها حارس الرجاء “49.

مطالبات بركلة جزاء للرجاء بداعي تدخل من مدافع بلوزداد “51.

الحكم يحتسب ركلة جزاء للرجاء “56.

جووووووووووووووول يسري بوزوك يتعادل للرجاء في الدقيقة 58 عن طريق ركلة جزاء وضعها في وسط المرمى.

الحكم يحتسب ركلة جزاء لبلوزداد بعد عرقلة بلخير داخل مربع عمليات الرجاء “67.

وامبا يهدر ركلة جزاء لشباب بلوزداد بعدما وضع الكرة فوق المرمى “69.

عرضية خطيرة يضيعها راحمي أمام المرمى بعدما وضع الكرة فوق العارضة “77.

رأسية خطيرة من راحمي يخرجها جندوز إلى ركنية “79.

8 دقائق كوقت بدلًا من ضائع.

 الحكم يعود ويحتسب هدفًا للرجاء في الدقيقة 90+4 عن طريق عراسي الذي استغل كرة ارتدت من حارس بلوزداد ليضعها في الشباك.

انتهاء المباراة.

Nepal captain Paras Khadka has said his team is hungry to compete against Full Member nations, as they prepare for the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier in the UAE

ESPNcricinfo staff10-Nov-2013Nepal captain Paras Khadka has said his team is hungry to compete against Full Member nations, as they prepare for the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier in the UAE and aim to seal their passage to the 2014 World Twenty20 in Bangladesh.Nepal is in Group B, along with Afghanistan, Netherlands, Scotland, Kenya, Bermuda, Denmark and Papua New Guinea. Khadka said his team had been focusing on fitness and skills in the lead-up to the competition, which begins on November 15.”The boys have been working really hard for the last two months. We’ve also toured India, with a trip to Delhi for some practice games and that has helped the team gain some momentum ahead of the tournament,” Khadka said. “Some of the newer players have come through our U-19 set-up, as well as the U-23 set-up. We have a balanced set-up, especially when it comes to our fast bowlers and spin bowlers. We have a couple of allrounders followed by a strong batting line-up, we’ve got it all there.”Nepal has not yet made it to a World Cup or World Twenty20 and Khadka said his team would strive to be able to play against the major teams. “It means everything to us, we want to be there as we have worked very hard to be here. We are hungry to get to the top and compete against the Full Members in the pinnacle of Twenty20 cricket.”All the teams must have prepared really well so we cannot take any team lightly. Everyone wants to make it to the World Twenty20 so it will be really competitive, but we’re ready for the challenge and we are looking forward to playing positively and concentrating on our strong points.”Nepal’s first game is against Denmark on November 15.Nepal: Paras Khadka (capt), Pradeep Airee, Binod Bhandari, Amrit Bhattarai, Mahesh Chhetri, Shakti Gauchan, Subash Khakurel, Avinash Karn, Gyanendra Malla, Anil Mandal, Jitendra Mukhiya, Sagar Pun, Basant Regmi, Sharad Vesawkar, Rahul Vishwakarma

Sri Lanka head coach Graham Ford has said the upcoming series against Pakistan in the UAE will be a tough challenge for his team. Ford added that Pakistan have been on the move of late despite the fact that their home venue is the UAE whereas Sri Lanka have been relatively dormant recently.”The advantage Pakistan’s got is that they have played a lot of international cricket in the last six-eight months whereas unfortunately we haven’t played nearly as much because of weather and various other things,” Ford said. “We’ve done as much as we can to make sure we are sharp and ready but nothing’s quite the same as being match-tight and match-sharp. They have got an advantage from that point of view and they have got some fantastically talented cricketers.”In the past eight months, Pakistan have played four Tests, 23 ODIs and eight T20s compared to Sri Lanka who have played no Tests, 17 ODIs and five T20s. The first Test against Pakistan, which starts on December 31 in Dubai, will be Sri Lanka’s first in nearly ten months and Ford said the players were keenly looking forward to the tour.”They have been out of cricket for a while and their energy and their effort in the training sessions has been exceptional. It is a great group to work with and motivation is never really anything of a problem,” Ford said. “I am not sure whether people realize just how proud these guys are to represent their country and they have often shown their characters when the chips are down. The time out of real top-class international cricket and tours being cancelled has made them hungry.”On their last tour to the UAE in 2011, Sri Lanka lost the three-Test series 1-0, the five-match ODI series 4-1 and also went down in the only T20. This time around they will again be involved in three Tests in addition to five ODIs and two T20s. The team is scheduled to leave for the UAE on December 6.”When Sri Lanka went their last it didn’t go all too well,” Ford said. “Hopefully we can show that we have made some progress. They are a very tough team to beat in the UAE and they are playing good cricket no matter where they play. They have done well against South Africa just recently. It really will be a tough challenge for us.”Some of the players have been talking about some of the things they need to expect are going to happen there. Everybody is that much wiser on the conditions and what to expect.”We had the advantage of a pretty good home series against Pakistan and we know quite a bit about their team and some of our boys have performed well against them so psychologically that’s also a boost for us. But at the end of the day it’s about getting down there and playing really well session for session.”Ever since Pakistan made the UAE their home base in 2010 they have not lost a single Test series there but Ford felt they were not invincible. “They cleaned up England 3-0 and from a psychological point of view they are aware that’s their fortress, that’s where they play well. But for us it’s an exciting challenge. That’s the way to make history, that’s the way the boys can make heroes of themselves. It’s tough but it’s not something that’s impossible.”One of the key points for Sri Lanka if they are to emerge victorious against Pakistan is how well their batsmen tackle the world-class spin of Saeed Ajmal. Ajmal was the leading wicket-taker for Pakistan in the 2011 series against Sri Lanka in the UAE with 18 Test wickets and 11 ODI wickets.”I’ve been involved only in one series with him and we played him quite well in that,” Ford said. “Certainly one or two of our players play him pretty well. Most batsmen in the world do have problems with him. It’s not like you are going to dominate him or he is an easy option. He is a factor in any series that he plays but we did cope with him last time around.”Obviously more players are comfortable than others against him. He is more successful in the UAE and the challenge is there. Any bowler that turns the ball in both directions and is difficult to read is a very effective man to have in your side. Added to the fact that he’s got the disguise and the ability to turn the ball both ways (is that) he’s got fantastic control. Those ingredients make him a tough bowler. Pakistan will be looking to him as a match-winner and we’ll be looking to try and neutralize him as possible.”Apart from Ajmal, Pakistan have got a few newcomers such as the seven-foot tall left-arm fast bowler Mohammad Irfan and left-arm spinner Zulfiqar Babar, whom most of the Sri Lanka batsmen have not faced.”We got video footage and the analyst prepares information for all the players and they’ll get their copy of the footage of players in the next day or two to study them,” Ford said. “There’s always a sharing of information. News gets around and some of these guys will have played against some of these chaps and seen them. You get some info about them from one or two people who played against them and get some sort of an idea of what type of cricketers they are.”Fortunately these days there is so much TV coverage that players can’t hide away. You are going to find out a lot about them. It’s one thing knowing about them and it’s another thing going out and playing against them.”Ford said Sri Lanka will miss Mahela Jayawardene’s experience during the limited-overs leg of the tour. The former captain has opted out for personal reasons. “You can’t say enough about Mahela’s contribution,” Ford said. “He is such an important person in the group. He is brilliant as a player, he sets the tone and he is a great example for the youngsters. His knowledge of the game is just unbelievable. I’ve learnt a huge amount from him.”Not having him around is a bit of a challenge but we’ve gone through periods without him before when he’s had injury problems and we managed pretty well. It’s something that the team is learning to adjust to and that’s something that they will have to in the future be able to do – go and play and win without him.”Ford dismissed the notion that Jayawardene’s absence would bring added pressure on the other two senior batsmen Kumar Sangakkara and Tillakaratne Dilshan. “Those two guys have thrived on pressure throughout their careers. They are both strong mentally and pressure might even be a good thing for them. I don’t think that is something to be concerned about. They know their game so well.”

علق المدير الفني للفريق الأول لكرة القدم بنادي بايرن ميونخ، توماس توخيل، على مفاوضاتهم من أجل ضم مهاجم توتنهام، هاري كين، في الميركاتو الصيفي الحالي.

وسافر وفد من بايرن ميونخ أمس، الإثنين، من أجل التفاوض مع توتنهام حول الصفقة ولديهم نية في دفع مبلغ أكبر من 100 مليون يورو.

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ووجه الصحفيون سؤالًا إلى توخيل في مؤتمره الصحفي قبل مباراة ليفربول الودية غدًا في سنغافورة حول كين، ورد المدرب: “لن أرد على هذا السؤال، علينا أن نتجاهله، فأنا لن أعطيك الإجابة التي تتخيلها”.

وعن نمو الدوري السعودي والصفقات القوية: “ليس لدي تعليق ذكي على هذا الأمر، فهو وضع جديد مشابه لما حدث من قبل في الصين”.

وأضاف: “يحاول المسئولون هناك أن يكونوا أكثر شهرة وأن يبنوا علامة تجارية قوية، فهم يوقعون مع الكثير من اللاعبين والمدربين الجيدين”.

وموسم انتقالات بايرن ميونخ: “في رأيي ليس لدينا لاعب خط وسط في مركز 6، لديه أسلوب دفاعي وقادر على حماية خط الدفاع، جميع اللاعبين في خط الوسط لديهم مرونة في التحرك”.

وواصل تصريحاته: “نحن وضعنا أكثر من اسم على طاولة المفاوضات لتعزيز صفوف الفريق، لكن لدينا عدد قليل من الأسماء التي نركز عليها بالوقت الحالي”.

والأجنحة: “لقد أثبت جنابري وساني وكومان مدى قدرتهم على قيادة هجوم بايرن ميونخ، لدينا خيارات عديدة في وجود ماتياس تيل، إيريك تشوبو موتينج وجمال موسيالا”.

وأتم: “لست يائسًا مما يحدث، نحن كجهاز فني لدينا ثقة كبيرة في اللاعبين، إذا كان هناك إمكانية للتعاقد مع لاعبين جدد سنكون سعداء، ليس هناك حاجة لأن تكون عنيدًا وتحاول الضغط لحسم الصفقات، لأن هناك عددًا قليلاً من اللاعبين الذين يمكنهم جعلنا أقوى”.

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O Corinthians fará duas ações no jogo contra a Chapecoense, nesta quarta-feira, às 21h30, na Arena em Itaquera, pela quarta fase da Copa do Brasil. O Timão homenageará vítimas do genocídio armênio e também fará uma ação de conscientização sobre hemofilia.

Antes de a bola rolar, o Corinthians homenageará as vítimas do genocídio armênio, que vitimou aproximadamente 1,5 milhão de pessoas durante e após o período da Primeira Guerra Mundial. A homenagem acontecerá por meio de uma faixa, com o texto “+ de 100 anos; + de 1,5 milhão de mortos. #TimãoNãoEsquece #GenocídioArmênio”, que será apresentada pelos 11 jogadores titulares na entrada em campo e durante a execução do hino nacional. A ação acontece em um dia marcante para o fato, já que 24 de abril de 1915 é considerada a data de início dos massacres.

Além disso, em razão da celebração do dia mundial da hemofilia, que se deu em 17 de abril, a Associação Brasileira de Pessoas com Hemofilia, a Abraphem, promoverá uma ação junto ao Timão. O objetivo é a conscientização sobre a doença que atinge hoje 12 mil pessoas no Brasil, sendo aproximadamente 1.200 vivendo na grande São Paulo.

Os jogadores do Corinthians entrarão com camisetas da instituição e levarão crianças portadoras de hemofilia ao gramado. No intervalo do jogo, haverá também transmissão de vídeo para o público leigo com informações sobre a doença, principais sintomas e onde buscar tratamento. O Brasil é hoje o quarto país com mais hemofílicos no mundo.

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A round-up of the seventh-round matches of the Premier Limited Overs tournament

ESPNcricinfo staff17-Dec-2013Group A
Bottom-placed Badureliya Sports Club caused the upset of the round, chasing down Colombo Cricket Club’s 201 with four wickets to spare, at Colombo CC’s home ground. The victory comes in spite of a 114-ball 110 to Chamara Silva, who was the only Colombo CC batsman to cross 25. Colombo CC were reeling at 96 for 6 when Silva formed brief partnerships with each of the last four batsmen. Colombo CC were dismissed in the 48th over, when Thilan Thushara took Silva’s wicket. Badureliya’s four seam bowlers claimed eight wickets between them, with Wikum Sanjaya picking up the best figures of 3 for 39.Badureliya began firmly in response, as the openers put on 57 together, before Hashan Gunathilleke formed three more helpful partnerships, on his way to 63 from 95. The middle order shook off a brief waddle to finish the team’s first victory of the season, in the 46th over.Colts Cricket Club remained the only unbeaten team in the competition after six matches, as they demolished Sri Lanka Army Sports Club by 73 runs, to cement their position at the top of the Group A ladder. Sachith Pathirana had overseen Colts’ recovery, after they had slipped to 78 for 5, hitting an unbeaten 90 from 93 – much of which was in the company of the tail, who helped him see out Colts’ 50 overs. They made 226 for 8.SL Army began poorly, losing wicketkeeper-batsman Rishan Kavinga second ball, before fellow-opener and 41-year-old captain Lasie Thabrew collected his fifth failure in six matches. This is Thabrew’s first season in domestic cricket, and he has opened the bowling and batting for SL Army in all but one of their games. The remaining batsmen offered little sustained resistance, as Colts’ spinners made ground in the middle overs, and Army were all out in the 43rd over.Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club also earned their first victory of the season, defeating Panadura Sports Club by 19 runs, at Panadura’s home ground. Having chosen to bat, SL Air Force fell to 123 for 8 in the 39th over, before recovering through nos. 9 and 10, Pishan Hewage and Sahan Jayawardene, who put on 65 together. SL Air Force ended up making 193, having lost three batsmen to run-outs in the innings.The same pair would prop up the bowling performance as left-arm seamer Jayawardene and offspinner Hewage took two wickets apiece to bring down Panadura for 174. Several Panadura batsman got starts in the middle order, but none could progress beyond the 30s. From 128 for 4, four wickets fell for 30 runs, and the tailenders could not match the batting output of Air Force’s lower-order men and Panadura were all out in the 46th over.

A round-up of all the matches played in the Premier Limited Overs Tournament on December 1, 2013

Andrew Fidel Fernando01-Dec-2013

Heavy afternoon rains threatened to ruin the first day of the 2013/14 domestic cricket season, but results were possible in all but one of the six Premier Limited Overs matches, in Colombo.Moors Sports Club tied with Tamil Union via the Duckworth-Lewis method in their series opener, after having hit 170 for 7 in their 30 allocated overs. Moors’ No. 3 Oshada Fernando was the top run-scorer in the match, hitting 75 from 86 to assist his side’s recovery, following the early departure of both openers.The Tamil Union bowling figures perhaps suggested why Suranga Lakmal has been picked in Sri Lanka’s limited overs squad to the UAE over Shaminda Eranga. Lakmal took 2 for 31 from his 6 overs, but Eranga conceded more than ten runs an over, though he did claim a wicket. Rangana Herath was the most economical bowler, going at 2.33 runs in his six, while Ramith Rambukwella took two wickets.In his first List A match for Tamil Union, 20-year-old opener Pabasara Waduge struck 37 from 38 to set the chase off with promise, but despite his brisk 68-run partnership with Tillakaratne Dilshan, Moors’ offspinner removed both openers in the 12th over and sparked a stutter.When the rains came to wipe out play, Tamil Union were six wickets down, needing 33 to win from the last 28 deliveries.Ragama Cricket Club wiped out Colombo Cricket Club in under 26 overs, to secure a 113-run victory at the Premadasa Stadium, before the afternoon rains arrived. Ragama hit 207 for 4 in their 43 overs, thanks to a string of solid contributions from the top order – most from Lahiru Thirimanne, who top-scored with 54.Ragama’s opening seamers Lahiru Jayaratne and Nilanka Premaratne then ran through the CCC innings, sharing nine wickets for just 44 runs between them. They had CCC at 26 for 6 by the seventh over, and only one CCC batsman crossed 20, as they were bundled out for a paltry 94.Colts Cricket Club mowed down Badureliya Sports Club by seven wickets- the most emphatic victory of the opening round. Having been asked to bat at the Colts ground, Badureliya succumbed for 81 in 30.3 overs, with only two of their batsmen limping into double figures.Thisara Perera opened the bowling for Colts and took three wickets in his first four overs, to herald the collapse. He finished with figures of 3 for 15, and offspinner Dilruwan Perera also took three wickets later in the innings.Kusal Perera made his customary flying start in response hitting 41 from 38 balls, but both he and Thisara Perera had perished by the time the winning runs were scored, with almost 37 overs remaining in the innings.Centuries from 20-year-old opener Niroshan Dickwella and Kumar Sangakkara set up an 84-run Duckworth-Lewis win for Nondescripts Cricket Club over Bloomfield, a week after NCC had celebrated its 125th anniversary. Dickwella struck 13 fours and a six in his run-a-ball 133, and his 195-run second-wicket stand with Sangakkara effectively took the match away from the opposition. Sangakkara hit 102 in 92 balls, suggesting his extraordinary limited-overs form shows no signs of abating.NCC made 315 from their 50 overs, and although Dilshan Munaweera’s belligerent 62 at the top of the innings provided a brief spark, Bloomfield failed to build partnerships in the middle overs, as left-arm spinner Sohan Boralessa and offspinner Tharindu Kaushal shared 5 wickets between them. When rain stopped play, Bloomfield were 178 for 7 in 37.3 overs.Panadura Sports Club provided another batting catastrophe in their season-opener against Army Sports Club, who waltzed to an eight-wicket victory, at Army’s Panagoda ground. Panadura negotiated opening spells from the seam-bowlers, but Army’s three spinners arrived to wreak havoc early in the innings, and they collapsed for 60 in 22.4 overs.Ajantha Mendis was omitted in favour of legspinner Seekkuge Prasanna for Sri Lanka’s ODI squad against Pakistan, but Mendis had the better outing against Panadura, taking 3 for 14, while Prasanna claimed 2 for 14. Left-arm spinner Ravindra Palleguruge made the most dramatic impact on the match however, wiping out the lower order in 2.2 overs- a spell in which he claimed four wickets and conceded no runs. Army ran the total down in 14.2 overs.The only no-result of the round was played out between Sinhalese Sports Club and Ports Authority Cricket Club. Thilina Kandamby’s 49-ball, unbeaten 73 propelled SSC to 167 from their 26 overs, after a wet outfield had already slashed 24 overs from each innings.Ashan Priyanjan’s 66 from 42 led Ports Authority’s chase, and they needed 51 from 46 deliveries, and had six wickets in hand, when the rains came. Not enough overs had been bowled in the second innings for a winner to be decided.

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No próximo sábado (27) o Figueirense fará a sua estreia na Série B de 2019. Às 16h30 (horário de Brasília), o time alvinegro visita o Guarani no Brinco de Ouro da Princesa, em Campinas.

Para um dos atletas do Figueira, a partida contra o Bugre terá um sabor especial. Trata-se do lateral-esquerdo Matheus Destro, que fará o seu primeiro jogo de Série B na carreira.

– Estou muito feliz pela oportunidade de disputar a minha primeira Série B. É um torneio difícil e teremos que lutar muito para brigar na parte de cima da tabela. Venho trabalhando diariamente e me sinto preparado para esta estreia – analisou o atleta de 27 anos de idade.

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Focado em fazer uma boa estreia, Matheus Destro inicia a Série B munido de bons números com a camisa do Figueirense. O jogador possui 60% de aproveitamento pelo Figueira com sete vitórias, seis empates e duas derrotas em 15 jogos onde a equipe sofreu apenas 12 gols. Além disso, com o jogador, o time alvinegro saiu de campo sem ser vazado em sete oportunidades.

O bom desempenho pelo Figueirense motiva Matheus, que espero uma partida difícil diante do Guarani:

– Acredito que teremos uma Série B muito equilibrada neste ano e esse primeiro jogo com o Guarani já deverá ser uma prova disso. Estaremos jogando fora de casa contra um bom time e sabemos das dificuldades da partida”, concluiu o lateral, que em 2018 conquistou a Copa Paulista com a camisa da Votuporanguense.

نجح فريق الكرة الأول بنادي اتحاد جدة في تسجيل هدف تقليص الفارق أمام الهلال السعودي في المباراة الجارية بينهما الأن بمنافسات البطولة العريبة.

ويواجه اتحاد جدة نظيره الهلال، على ملعب استاد الملك فهد، في دور ربع النهائي من البطولة العربية كأس الملك سلمان. طالع التفاصيل

وسجل هدف تقليص الفارق اللاعب رومارينيو في الدقيقة 56 من عمر اللقاء لتصبح النتيجة 2-1.

وكان الهلال قد تقدم بهدفين عن طريق سيرجي سافيتش في الدقيقة 14، ثم أضاف سالم الدوسري الهدف الثاني في الدقيقة الثالثة من الوقت بدل الضائع بالشوط الأول.

فيديو | سالم الدوسري يُسجل هدف الهلال الثاني أمام اتحاد جدة

وكان اتحاد جدة قد حسم بطاقة تأهله إلى دور ربع النهائي، باحتلاله صدارة المجموعة الأولى، بعد الفوز في مبارياته الثلاث أمام الشرطة العراقي والترجي والصفاقسي التونسيين.

بينما صعد الهلال إلى هذا الدور بالفوز في مباراة وحيدة على حساب الوداد المغربي، وتعادل في لقاء آخر أمام أهلي طرابلس الليبي، وتلقى هزيمة أمام السد القطري، ليجمع 4 نقاط وضعته في المركز الثاني بالمجموعة الثانية. هدف اتحاد جدة الأول أمام الهلال

ScorecardSeven hundred and thirty five days and counting. That’s how long it has been since the Sydney Thunder last won in the Big Bash League and on Friday, not even the most remarkable innings from a most remarkable cricketer could break that drought.Michael Hussey’s extraordinary 85 from 56 balls wasn’t enough, as Shaun Tait and the Strikers held their nerve to inflict the Thunder’s 15th consecutive defeat.Michael Hussey’s 56-ball 85 could not take the Sydney Thunder over the line•Getty Images

Hussey could not have done more to win this game for his new team. Aged 39, and nearly 12 months since retiring from international cricket, his superpowers have not diminished even the slightest.He entered at 2 for 20 in the fourth over, chasing 154 to win, and watched from the non-strikers’ end as Michael Neser claimed Ryan Carters to be on a hat-trick and send the Thunder further into the mire.But Hussey remained unfazed and accumulated eight runs from his first 12 balls in a typical risk-free manner. Then on the 13th delivery, on a wicket where it was difficult to score off balls that were banged, Hussey advanced at Neser and lofted him into the stands over long-on.In the next over, he charged at the legspin of Adam Zampa and hit him inside out over wide long off for six. The Thunder needed 96 runs from 60 balls and Strikers captain Johan Botha turned to the raw pace of Tait, but Hussey still didn’t blink. He hooked the first-ball bouncer for six, glided a length ball fine of third man for four, and pulled another short ball though square leg for four more.Seventy-nine off 54 became 56 off 42 after Zampa’s third over, as Hussey reached his fifty with another six. Eoin Morgan, who played Robin to Hussey’s Batman, hit a trademark reverse sweep for four in the same over to keep the runs flowing.The pair combined for 109 off 75 balls and by the time Morgan had holed out to Callum Ferguson at backward point, the Thunder needed just 25 from 22.But the youngster Kurtis Patterson struggled to get Hussey back on strike, and ran himself out with 11 to win. Tait was thrown the ball for the final over and Hussey fell 15 metres short of victory, getting caught by Johan Botha at deep long-on.Earlier, the Strikers were pleased when asked to bat first after losing the toss. Michael Klinger cover-drove the first ball for four to lay the foundation for a classy 44. The Thunder bowlers, led by Dirk Nannes, Gurinder Sandhu and Chris Woakes adjusted their lengths on the unique drop-in wicket to restrict the Strikers after their positive start.But a very skilful innings from Nathan Reardon tipped the total past 150, and in the end, it was just a little too much for Hussey and the Thunder to overcome.