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Argentina superstar Lionel Messi has been warned by Roberto Carlos to watch out for Brazil ahead of 2024 Copa America.

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Argentina favourites to defend the continental crownBrazil are struggling under DinizCarlos believes Vinicius and Co can bounce back in Copa AmericaWHAT HAPPENED?

The five-time world champions are going through a lean patch of form. After bowing out of the 2022 World Cup in the quarter-finals to Croatia, Tite was shown the door and was replaced by Ramon Menezes. However, the revolving chair continued to be in motion and Fernando Diniz was brought in as the new interim manager. But the change in personnel did not help in reviving their fortunes as they stand sixth in the CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying table having won just two of their first six matches. They are on a three-match losing streak, including a 1-0 defeat to Argentina in their latest outing in November, which has led many to suggest that Messi and Co could retain the title that they won in 2021.

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However, Carlos is not ready to write off Brazil and has warned the Albiceleste to not make the mistake of taking them lightly in the 2024 Copa America.

Speaking to he said: "Never underestimate the Brazilian national team, I speak from experience. We’ve got a new manager now and we just need to give him some time to work. We have great players and a good manager, I’m sure Copa America will be competitive and very exciting."

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Brazil have been linked with Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti and there is a possibility that the Italian could be in the dugout during the Copa America. However, they might miss Neymar who is currently nursing an ACL injury and is not expected to be match-fit for the continental tournament.

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In the absence of Neymar, Brazil will be looking forward to the likes of Vinicius Jr, Rodrygo and Gabriel Jesus to step up their game. The former two are key figures in the Real Madrid dressing room, whereas, Jesus is gradually rediscovering his best form under Mikel Arteta at Arsenal after coming off a lengthy injury layoff. If the trio gets going and Ancelotti indeed accepts the offer from Brazil's football federation, then the Selecao could potentially hope to turn things around and recapture the Copa America title from their arch-rivals next summer.

Wicketkeeper batsman Dane Vilas will lead South Africa A’s four-day squad while left-hand batsman Dean Elgar will captain the 50-overs team on the tour of India

ESPNcricinfo staff29-May-2015Wicketkeeper batsman Dane Vilas will lead South Africa A’s four-day squad while left-hand batsman Dean Elgar will captain the 50-overs team on the tour of India.While Elgar and Vilas are also part of South Africa’s Test squad for the tour of Bangladesh in July, the A team includes Omphile Ramela, Keshav Maharaj and Dane Paterson, who were rewarded for their good showing in the domestic season.South Africa A will play a triangular limited-overs series against India A and Australia A. The limited-overs series will be followed by two four-day unofficial Test matches against India A.”A number of relative newcomers to the Proteas have been included in the South Africa A squads and, with the Proteas due to tour India later this year, this tour will give them invaluable experience of Indian playing conditions,” South Africa A coach Vinnie Barnes said.Four-day squad: Dane Vilas (capt), Temba Bavuma, Gihahn Cloete, Theunis de Bruyn, Marchant de Lange, Beuran Hendricks, Reeza Hendricks, Keshav Maharaj, Dane Paterson, Dane Piedt, Omphile Ramela, Lonwabo Tsotsobe, Stiaan van Zyl, Hardus Viljoen, David Wiese50-overs squad: Dean Elgar (capt), Cody Chetty, Theunis de Bruyn, Marchant de Lange, Cameron Delport, Beuran Hendricks, Reeza Hendricks, Eddie Leie, Keshav Maharaj, Omphile Ramela, Mthokozisi Shezi, Lonwabo Tsotsobe, Dane Vilas, David Wiese, Khaya Zondo

A round-up of the first day’s play of Group C’s sixth-round matches in the Ranji Trophy

ESPNcricinfo staff06-Dec-2013
ScorecardAn unbeaten 90 from Jamaluddin Syed Mohammad – his third first-class fifty – helped Assam overcome a shaky start and lift the team to 236 for 8 against Goa in Guwhati.That total had seemed unlikely when the Goa medium-pacer Harshad Hanumant Gadekar – whose second-innings five-for had helped his team seal last round’s match against Tripura – had run through Assam’s top order in the morning to leave them at 68 for 5 in the 31st over. Then Jamaluddin and Gokul Sharma stage a recovery with a sixth-wicket stand of 101. The pair batted out more than 43 overs before Gokul was eventually caught by Amogh Sunil Desai off his own bowling for 46.Jamaluddin however carried on, hitting a total of 14 fours on the day, and added a further 67 runs with the lower order to take Assam into a decent position heading into the second day.
ScorecardManisankar Murasingh’s maiden first-class ton capped off an extremely productive day for Tripura, as they finished strongly at 285 for 2 against Hyderabad at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Uppal.Murasingh struck 13 fours and four sixes during his unbeaten 140, and together with Yogesh Takawale, who made 65, added 188 for the third wicket. Takawale hit six fours during his knock, as the pair batted out almost 52 overs to build on the solid starts provided by their openers Samrat Singha and KB Pawan.Hyderabad captain Akshath Reddy shuffled his pack to try and make a breakthrough, introducing as many as nine bowlers, but only Ravi Kiran and Amol Shinde ended with scalps, in a frustrating day’s play for the hosts.
ScorecardMedium-pacers Samad Fallah and Shrikant Mundhe picked up seven wickets between them to skittle Jammu & Kashmir out for 85, before a fifty from Harshad Khadiwale helped Maharashtra take firm control of the match in Pune.J&K, put in to bat, failed to get going in their innings, as only four batsmen managed to reach double digits. Ram Dayal, with 18, was the team’s top-scorer at No.9, as Fallah and Mundhe ran through their line-up in less than 30 overs. Fallah finished with 4 for 32, while Mundhe took 3 for 21.Maharashtra lost Vijay Zol for 23 in the 14th over, but recovered with a 119-run partnership for the second wicket between Khadiwale and Sangram Dilp Atitkar, who chipped in with 62. Atitkar looked to be heading towards his fourth first-class hundred, but was caught off Samiullah Beigh in the 49th over.Nonetheless, Khadiwale carried on and made his way to an unbeaten 79, as the hosts ended at 185 for 2, with a lead of 100 to carry into day two.
ScorecardVishal Bhatia, the left-arm spinner, took a five-wicket haul to restrict Kerala to a small total before Bipul Sharma struck a spirited half-century to help Himachal Pradesh score some vital psychological points at the end of an eventful first day in Kannur. Although Himachal still trail by 50 with five wickets down, they would believe they now hold the edge on a tailor-made pitch for the spinners.Click here to read the full report.

The fast bowler Brendan Drew and the batsman Nick Kruger are among eight players who will be axed from Tasmania’s contract list for next summer

ESPNcricinfo staff02-Apr-2012The fast bowler Brendan Drew and the batsman Nick Kruger are among eight players who will be axed from Tasmania’s contract list for next summer. A fortnight ago, Drew and Kruger were playing in the Sheffield Shield final but neither man did enough to encourage the selectors to retain them on the contract list.The wicketkeeper Brady Jones, the opening batsman Jon Wells, the seamer Ben Laughlin, the batsman Ashton May, the allrounder Matthew Day and the rookie spinner Marc Simonds will also be delisted.”While we are hopeful that some of these players remain in Hobart to chase their dream of playing cricket at the highest level, Cricket Tasmania wishes those who do not all the best with their cricket futures,” Tasmania’s chairman of selectors, Michael Farrell, said.The axing of state players is expected to be significant across most states this year with Cricket Australia keen to reduce the number of players offered central deals. That will create a knock-on effect with many players who were on national contracts needing to be squeezed into state lists.While 32 players held CA contracts by the end of the summer, including seven who were upgraded due to playing enough matches for Australia, that number could be slashed to as few as 15 when the new list is revealed. Tasmania are expected to have to find room on their state list to accommodate Tim Paine and Jason Krejza, both of whom hold CA contracts that are unlikely to be renewed.

When asked by a columnist who had scathingly criticised him in the past what his maiden double-ton would mean in the long run, Michael Clarke said he hoped it would earn him respect

Daniel Brettig at the SCG04-Jan-2012With 251 not out next to his name, and a match-defining partnership of 288 alongside Ricky Ponting in his pocket, Michael Clarke was given a moment to savour at the press conference after a landmark day for his Australian team. Standing to one side in the room was a columnist who had written derisively of Clarke in the past. His criticism of Clarke peaked in late 2009 with the following line: “His problem is a little more delicate. Michael Clarke is a tosser. Or, to give him an out clause, he to be a tosser.”When the juncture arrived for the author of that line to pose a question, he asked Clarke about what an innings like this would do for him in the “big picture”. A voracious reader of the press and now a columnist himself, Clarke knew whom he was speaking to. His response carried a pointed word.”Hopefully, it helps me continue to earn ,” Clarke said. “That’s all I can do, and most importantly that helps me put this team in a position to win another Test match. That’s our goal; that’s my goal – to help Australia win as many games as we can.”One of the things Punter [Ricky Ponting] taught me before I got the captaincy was as a leader you need to make sure you’re standing up on the field; make sure you’re leading from the front and scoring runs, and that’s what I’ve tried to do since taking over the captaincy.”Respect is something Clarke has had to battle hard to gain, but he is now earning it in vast swathes with nimble captaincy and batting of increasing presence. He began the second day at the SCG as the recipient of ‘s Alan McGilvray award for Australia’s cricketer of the year. The honour came as no surprise to anyone who had seen him lead a young team through its regeneration after Ponting gave up the captaincy following failed Ashes and World Cup campaigns.The SCG crowd stood to applaud Michael Clarke’s hundred•Getty Images”We’re a team that’s learning,” Clarke said. “Young guys are getting a bit of experience and working out that winning Test matches is hard work. There’s a really good feeling within the team but that’s obviously because we’re getting a bit of success.”Our preparation couldn’t be better, we just need to keep building on that consistency, continuing to do our work; and when you get chances in a game you’ve got to grab them with both hands. If India get on top of you, they’re a really hard team to stop, so we’ve got to make sure that when we’ve got momentum we keep the ball rolling.”So far in Sydney, Clarke’s team have demonstrated how much they are learning, against an Indian side that can only hope for a merciful declaration on the third day. Mindful of how the pitch had evolved from sporting on the first day to friendly on the second, Clarke said he would focus on getting quick runs and giving his bowlers maximum time to bowl the visitors out a second time.”The track has flattened out a lot compared to day one, so the most important thing for us is making sure there’s enough time left in the game to give ourselves a chance to bowl India out. I think we need to bat well tomorrow morning to set the game up. We’re a long way from being 2-0 up, a lot of hard work needs to go in, but we’re in a really good position.”As befits a captain in the middle of a Test, Clarke was more reticent to speak about his own unfinished innings, coruscating as it has been. He has the painful memory of Cape Town last year, when a sparkling innings was overshadowed by a harrowing defeat, to remind him against triumphalism.”It’s my highest score ever, I don’t really know [if it is my best innings],” he said. “I was really proud of the 151 against South Africa; it came in really tough circumstances and that pitch did a lot more than this pitch did. But what makes me proud is I batted the whole day today.”That’s something I’ve always tried to do and haven’t done very often, so that’s very satisfying to bat a full day. It’s fantastic to have a score beside my name like I do, but as I’ve seen in the past if you don’t win the Test match, it means nothing.”At 251, Clarke has a galaxy of further batting milestones ahead to chase, but he is not thinking too much about them. On debut in Bangalore in 2004 he had been so concerned with mythology that he called for his baggy green cap to reach three figures in, even though India’s fast bowlers were on. This time, he said, there would be no such request if he went past 300.”I think I was a bit silly back then as a kid. I’ll be keeping my helmet on if the fast bowlers are on.”Respected and respectful, Clarke has come a long way. He can rightly expect to never again be the subject of words so unkind.

Steve Smith, the sometime Australia allrounder, has won his second Steve Waugh Medal as the most outstanding player for New South Wales during the 2011-12 season

Daniel Brettig23-Mar-2012Steve Smith, the sometime Australia allrounder, has won his second Steve Waugh Medal as the most outstanding player for New South Wales during the 2011-12 season. In a wretched summer for the Blues, Smith’s overall contribution outstripped an sterling Sheffield Shield season by the wicketkeeper Peter Nevill to claim the award, which he also won in 2010.Over the voting period, expanded to include last year’s Twenty20 Champions League, Smith made consistent contributions with the bat, though his legspin bowling struggled to make an impression as he slipped further from contention for a place in the national team. Like numerous NSW team-mates, Smith is expected to lose his Cricket Australia contract when the list is redrawn this year.In the Champions League, Smith made 103 runs at 34.33, his best contribution arriving in a critical win over the Mumbai Indians. Smith was a solid contributor in the Sheffield Shield, notching 492 runs at 41.00, second only to Nevill among the Blues’ run scorers. He was also useful in the domestic limited overs competition, making 189 runs in the five matches he played. Though not the competition is not included in the Waugh medal voting, Smith led the Sydney Sixers to victory in the Twenty20 Big Bash League.Nevill, absent from the awards ceremony at Doltone House in Sydney due to Australia duty, was rewarded for a break-out summer with the award for best Sheffield Shield player. Nevill’s 570 runs at 51.81 were an excellent harvest for a wicketkeeper in a struggling team, and he also claimed 22 catches. The lack of other serious contenders reflected the Blues’ season, in which they missed both domestic finals and won only one Shield match out of 10.Mitchell Starc claimed the domestic limited overs award, having scooped 15 wickets at 17.73 in a mere five matches, as he played a fringe role with the Australian team across the summer. Moises Henriques was named the most outstanding contributor to the Sixers’ T20 success, while Chirs Gayle won the equivalent award for the Sydney Thunder.The Belinda Clark Medal for best women’s cricketer was shared between Leah Poulton and Lisa Sthalekar. Poulton’s award was her third, and second in as many seasons, while Sthalekar celebrated her fourth Clarke medal.Three inductees were also welcomed into the NSW hall of fame. Fred Spofforth, the most feared fast bowler of Australian cricket’s formative years, was inducted, as was that bold batsman and folk hero of the 1960s, 70s and 80s, Doug Walters. Denise Annetts, who played 10 Tests and 43 ODIs for the Australian women’s team, was also inducted.

Send For Tredders sounds like a school story from the 1920s but it might be just what Kent need if they are to win promotion from Division Two

Paul Edwards at Cardiff11-Sep-2012
ScorecardJim Allenby’s unbeaten hundred held up Kent’s promotion challenge in Cardiff•PA PhotosSend for Tredders sounds rather like a school story from the 1920s, evoking a vanished world of bounders, beatings and dorm feasts after lights-out. Yet if Kent manage to achieve promotion to Division One of the County Championship, the words may come to be seen as the rallying cry that helped them over the line.Last week James Tredwell was drafted into the Kent team in the middle of their vital game against leaders Derbyshire after playing for England in a one-day international the previous evening. His only obvious contribution to Kent’s eventual win was to take a couple of slip catches – but the Peakites’ protests were long and strident.Tredwell’s work on the first day of Kent’s equally important game against Glamorgan at Cardiff was much more obvious, and this time nobody doubted its legitimacy. His final figures of 3 for 61 from 27 overs represented another fine day’s work by a spinner much of whose winter may be spent on the subcontinent.But Tredwell’s efforts were countered by those of Jim Allenby, whose side is battling to avoid Division Two’s wooden spoon. Coming to the wicket in mid-afternoon, Allenby hit his first ball, which was bowled by the off-spinner, straight for four and in the last over of the day he hoisted Tredwell over long-on for six to bring up a century that also contained 13 boundaries.The Glamorgan No 6 had batted aggressively – he faced only 132 balls in his 100 not out – but he had played in an orthodox and sensible fashion quite at variance with the technique of his some of his colleagues. By the close, tailender John Glover had helped Allenby add 82 for the ninth wicket and Glamorgan had taken back the initiative on a day which had mixed the excellent with the execrable. Victory must seem a somewhat distant goal for Rob Key’s men at the minute.Yet at one stage it seemed that Allenby’s straight, strong hitting would hardly be needed, so great had been the mastery of the Glamorgan top order over the wayward Kent seamers.Key had been forced to bring Tredwell into the attack in the 20th over of the innings when the home side were 96 for 1, not so surprising on a very flat wicket perhaps, but the pitch Keith Exton has prepared for this game is well-grassed and bouncy. It is far from a seamer’s heaven but it is not one on which bowlers of the stamp of Mark Davies and Charlie Shreck should be going for five an over.Nevertheless, Glamorgan’s Will Bragg and Nick James gorged themselves on a diet of half volleys to the extent that 50 came up off only 53 balls. Darren Stevens’s removal of James, wafting outside the off stump, offered some respite but it had not staunched the flow of runs in the first innings of a game Kent may need to win if they are to mix it with English cricket’s elite next season.Tredwell’s introduction had an immediate impact. His first three overs were maidens and in his fifth he had Bragg lbw for 59 attempting an expansive sweep square of the wicket. At lunch Glamorgan were 133 for 2 but Tredwell had barely begun his work. Bowling unchanged from the River End throughout the afternoon session, he took the wickets of both David Lloyd, who collected his third duck in his third first-class innings, and Mark Wallace, who was embarrassingly bowled for 16 attempting to hit the twirler over the top against the spin.Tredwell’s accuracy added to the pressure on Glamorgan’s batsmen and helped to take wickets at the other end. After helping Bragg build foundations for a total well in excess of 350, Stewart Walters hooked Shreck to long leg where Mike Powell took a good running catch. The same bowler somehow induced Ben Wright to attempt a crass and crooked drive which only inside-edged the ball to Geraint Jones behind the stumps. Glamorgan were 243 for 6 at tea; some of their batting had voyaged to the depths of the dire.The evening session was briefly punctuated by Matt Coles taking two wickets in successive overs, the second of them that of Robert Croft, whose penultimate first- class innings lasted just six balls. The 42-year-old had been greeted with a bouncer from Coles and edged it high over slip for a single. One off the mark, it wasn’t. Croft’s sixth ball was also a bouncer and he gloved it to Jones. Professional cricket remains a hard school, which is just how Croft likes it and just what he will miss like hell come next April.More significantly in the context of the match, however, the final session saw Allenby score 59 runs in a manner both controlled and relatively untroubled, even against the new ball. And the sight of Tredwell bowling the final over of the day to the Glamorgan all-rounder was only appropriate: it brought together two fine professionals whose efforts had made the day memorable

Allrounder Saurasish Lahiri made full use of a lifeless track, scoring a century which propelled Bengal to a respectable first innings score of 431 in 166.2 overs against Services, in the Group B encounter in Palam

Amit Shetty29-Nov-2013
ScorecardFile photo: Saurasish Lahiri (right) was the star with the bat for Bengal•ESPNcricinfo LtdAllrounder Saurasish Lahiri made full use of a lifeless track, scoring a century which propelled Bengal to a respectable first innings score of 431 in 166.2 overs against Services, in the Group B encounter in Palam.Lahiri, who struck his second first-class century, made 108 off 212 balls with 10 fours as Bengal managed their first 400-plus score of the season. Overnight centurion Arindam Das was out for 165 today, while captain Laxmi Shukla made a promising start before being dismissed for 28.Offspinner T Koteswar Rao bowled 49 overs to finish with 4 for 123, while left-arm spinner Rahul Kanojia took 2 for 91. At stumps, Services reached 39 without loss in 11 overs. Openers Nakul Verma and Pratik Desai didn’t face any trouble in the last hour of play.If Lahiri was the batting hero of the day for Bengal, the inability of their batsmen to force the pace scoring runs – they finished with a run rate of 2.59 – definitely hurt their chances of closing in on 500. While the morning session yielded more than 100 runs, courtesy both Arindam and Lahiri, the proceedings slowed down in the post-lunch session when some of the middle-order batsmen wasted too many deliveries despite having the cushion of runs on the board.Arindam and Lahiri added 55 runs for the fourth wicket before the veteran opener played for turn to a straighter one from Rao and was bowled. Arindam faced 306 balls, hitting 14 fours and a six.Lahiri however looked confident at the other end, finding gaps with ease. He looked confident against the spin trio of legspinner Desai, offspinner Rao and left-arm spinner Kanojia, using his feet well. Most of his boundaries came from cover drives, although he hit a good-looking straight drive off pacer Irfan Khan.Lahiri was lucky when on 96, when Kanojia dropped a sitter at the deep midwicket boundary off Rao’s bowling. He completed his century with a push towards short cover off Kanojia’s bowling.Captain Shukla showed some intent but two other specialist batsmen Anushtup Majumdar (8 off 45) and Sandipan Das (9 off 45) consumed 15 overs between them, which produced only 17 runs. If Bengal fell short by at least 50 runs, the slow batting of these two and opener Rohan Banerjee (42 off 169 balls) was the prime reason. Even Iresh Saxena (8 off 52) was seen patting long hops back to the bowler, as crucial time was wasted.Services need another 393 runs in 180 overs over the next two days to get three points, but Bengal will expect that their spinners Lahiri and Saxena make use of the low and slow nature of the track in order to manage three points from this game.

The ECB has announced that the supermarket chain Waitrose will become the England team’s primary sponsor from 2014

ESPNcricinfo staff09-May-2013The ECB has announced that the supermarket chain Waitrose will become the England team’s primary sponsor from 2014. The three-year deal, reported to be worth around £20m, will see Waitrose’s logo replace that of Brit Insurance on all England kit.Brit had confirmed its intention not to renew its sponsorship arrangement last year and there had been a possibility that a new commercial backer could take over before the contract expired. However, Brit will remain associated with the England team throughout back-to-back Ashes series in 2013 and 2014, with Waitrose featuring on shirts for the visit of Sri Lanka next year.The move to a high street sponsor, rather than from the financial services industry, is aimed at increasing exposure among the general public. Waitrose, which is part of the John Lewis Partnership, has 291 branches throughout England, Wales and Scotland and the ECB chief executive, David Collier, said the deal would help English cricket to “engage further with a mass, family audience”.”We are delighted to welcome Waitrose as the new sole sponsor of our England teams,” Collier, said. “The organisation begins their relationship with the sport with one of our marquee partnerships, and as a brand with a rich history synonymous with quality, they are a perfect fit for the ECB and our values.The ECB’s commercial director John Perera added: “This partnership is especially pleasing for us as we welcome another high profile, high-street brand into our ever-expanding commercial partner family. I would like to take this opportunity to express our gratitude to Brit who has been an excellent and valued partner of the ECB since 2010, and will remain as Team Sponsor until April 2014.”Waitrose have invested in sports marketing previously and currently sponsor the Premier League football club Reading. They will be the fourth commercial name to appear on England shirts, after Tetley Bitter, Vodafone and Brit. “We currently export our products to a quarter of the world’s countries and associating Waitrose with this great national and international sport will enable us to build our brand globally,” Mark Price, managing director of Waitrose, said.

Jahurul Islam’s unbeaten 49 guided Duronto Rajshahi to their fifth win in the competition, against Sylhet Royals, who lost their second game this season by five wickets in Mirpur

The Report by Mohammad Isam05-Feb-2013
Scorecard and ball-by-ball detailsJahurul Islam, with his third significant knock in a row, took Rajshahi to a final-over win•AFPJahurul Islam’s unbeaten 49 guided Duronto Rajshahi to their fifth win in the competition, beating Sylhet Royals, who remain top of the table despite the defeat.Tamim Iqbal’s absence, after he hurt his left hand while fielding, made the chase of 148 appear more impressive. After Charles Coventry and Dilshan Munaweera gave Rajshahi a positive start, they lost four wickets quickly, and Jahurul faced a familiar task of steadying the innings.After Jahurul and Ziaur Rahman were separated in the 15th over, Jahurul added 46 off 29 balls with Mukhtar Ali to reach the target in the final over. Mukhtar was given more of the strike and the aggressive allrounder made the most of his opportunities as he struck two sixes and a four in his 17-ball 29.This was Jahurul’s third match-winning knock in a row: he scored 57 and 38 not out against Barisal Burners and Rangpur Riders before this match.The Rajshahi bowlers had also contributed to the win, with left-arm spinner Monir Hossain and Munaweera taking two wickets each. After a strong second-wicket partnership between Paul Stirling and Mushfiqur Rahim, who added added 51 runs, the Royals lost their way as they went for too many attacking strokes.Ben Edmondson, Naeem Islam jnr and Mukhtar took a wicket each, and helped Rajshahi restrict their opponents to 147. The seamers had made scoring difficult by changing the pace of their deliveries on a slow wicket.Mushfiqur and Stirling, who scored 34 and 24 respectively, were the highest scorers for the Royals as none of their big-hitters down the order contributed much.