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Zeeshan Maqsood’s unbeaten 86 powered Oman to a seven-wicket win with 10 balls to spare against Canada in a Group B match of the World T20 Qualifier

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Scorecard and ball-by-ball detailsFile photo: Nitish Kumar’s 25-ball 52 for Canada went in vain•ICC/Helge SchutzZeeshan Maqsood’s unbeaten 86 powered Oman to a seven-wicket win with 10 balls to spare against Canada in a Group B match of the World T20 Qualifier.Set a target of 134 in a game reduced to 13 overs a side, Oman’s openers Maqsood and Khawar Ali set the tone with a 65-run partnership in 4.2 overs. It was largely a Maqsood show as his 41-ball innings included nine fours and five sixes. Nitish Kumar, Jeremy Gordon and Cecil Pervez picked up a wicket each for Canada.Canada’s innings, after Oman opted to bowl first, was propped up by a 25-ball 52 from Nitish, who scored four fours and three sixes. He raised 69 runs for the third wicket in the company of Navneet Dhaliwal, who scored 28 off 20 balls. Rajeshkumar Ranpura, debutant seamer Mohammad Nadeem and Aamir Kaleem took a wicket each.

Leandro Paredes begged Argentina boss Lionel Scaloni to "change his mind" and reconsider his potential resignation.

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Scaloni hinted at potential resignation after Brazil winSuggested he is not at 100 per centParedes wants the coach to brush aside resignation thoughtsWHAT HAPPENED?

In a bombshell interview, after masterminding Argentina's 1-0 win over Brazil in World Cup qualifying, the Albiceleste manager revealed that he "has to think a lot about what to do", suggesting that he might relinquish his post of head coach for the national team. His comments sent shockwaves among the players and fans as they hold Scaloni in the highest regard after the tactician guided them to their third global crown in Qatar 2022. Paredes urged Scaloni to think long and hard about leaving the national team and hoped that he would continue at the helm.

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Speaking to the media after the match, Paredes said: "We didn’t talk to Scaloni. We are aware he’s the head of the group, let’s hope he stays there, that he makes the decision to stay because he is very important. He will have his reasons but we are more than grateful. Let’s hope he changes his mind and stays with us.”

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Argentina have been flourishing since Scaloni took over the reins. After a disappointing result against Uruguay last time out, the manager showed that he can boost his troops to script a comeback even in the most hostile of conditions. They are currently at the top of the World Cup qualifying group and hold a massive eight-point lead over sixth-placed Brazil, who have lost three consecutive matches under Fernando Diniz.

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Scaloni's remarks came in the aftermath of a match marred by off-the-pitch violence at Brazil's Maracana stadium. His words could be a repercussion of the complete breakdown of law and order at the stands as he did not share anything definitive about his potential resignation. Although it does raise questions about his future the Argentina faithful will be hopeful that their successful World Cup-winning coach isn't leaving the team anytime soon.

Christian Pulisic has fully recovered from the knock which kept him out of AC Milan’s last game, with the USMNT star set to feature against PSG.

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American sat out defeat to UdineseHas been nursing a muscle complaintReady for action in European competitionWHAT HAPPENED?

The United States international missed Milan’s 1-0 defeat to Udinese in Serie A with a slight muscle tweak picked up in an outing against Napoli. No risks were taken on his fitness, with the decision taken to grant the 25-year-old forward a much-needed rest.

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The big games keep on coming for Milan, though, and Stefano Pioli – who finds himself under pressure amid a four-match winless streak – is ready to throw Pulisic straight back in to a Champions League clash with Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday. He has said when delivering a fitness update on Pulisic, Theo Hernandez, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Samuel Chukwueze: “They are fine. Chukwueze has a little less playing time but has been training for two days. Pulisic will start and Chukwu will be ready to replace him.”

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Pioli added after seeing Milan suffer three defeats and pick up just one draw from their last four matches in all competitions: “We paid too much for some results where we deserved more. We paid because in the last match we performed insufficiently compared to what we could and wanted. In these situations, it’s not words that make the difference but the behaviour. I keep repeating that the club is putting me in the best conditions, it has made a competitive team available to me. If the last performances have been negative, I am clearly responsible. With the passion I have, I focus on work and preparing for the match.”

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Milan, who acquired Pulisic and his USMNT colleague Yunus Musah during the summer transfer window, have slipped to third in the Serie A standings and sit bottom of their Champions League group behind PSG, Borussia Dortmund and Newcastle.

After gifting a slender two-run win to Chennai Super Kings on Tuesday, Kolkata Knight Riders have a chance to make amends at their home ground on Thursday

The Preview by Vishal Dikshit29-Apr-2015Match factsThursday, April 30, 2015
Start time 2000 local (1430 GMT)Big PictureKolkata Knight Riders, after three wins from six matches, had a strong chance to get closer to the top two teams in the table; they reduced Chennai Super Kings to 134 at their home ground, marched to 52 runs in five overs, but then took a U-turn to hand the match back to the hosts. Two points gone, Super Kings back on top, and Knight Riders lost their second match in a row.Now the same two teams move to Kolkata from Chennai, just like the BCCI power centre did so nearly two months ago. A few changes have happened already in this one-day gap. Sunil Narine’s offbreak has been banned and R Ashwin has been ruled out for two matches with a finger injury. Brad Hogg’s stellar show of 1 for 18 from four overs will subside Knight Riders’ worries, but Super Kings will have to find an able replacement for their offspinner, who finished with 2 for 5 from his two overs.Apart from the win on Tuesday, Super Kings have an upper hand with their fielding too. Either Dwayne Bravo or Faf du Plessis takes a spectacular catch every match and even Kryptonite can’t stop Brendon McCullum from flying. The Knight Riders batsmen will have to make sure they clear the boundaries to make such efforts ineffective.Form guideKolkata Knight Riders LLWWL (last five completed matches, most recent first)
Chennai Super Kings WWWLWWatch out for…All through the tournament Knight Riders had been relying on their pacers. On Tuesday, they dominated with the ball because of their spin attack. So what if Narine has been banned from bowling the delivery he bowls the most? Piyush Chawla stepped up in his absence as first-change and dismissed Brendon McCullum and Dwayne Bravo, conceding only 26 runs. The 44-year-old Hogg then bowled as if he had played all the matches till now and bowled a frugal spell of 1 for 18. He was playing after exactly three months.A livewire in the field, wily with his slower balls and a treat to watch for his footwork during his celebrations, Dwayne Bravo has not made much of an impact with the bat yet. Barring his 36-ball 62 against Rajasthan Royals 10 days ago, he has mostly made single-digit scores. With Faf du Plessis not fully in his element, Bravo has a good chance to step up and prove why he has been a sure starter so far.Stats and trivia Super Kings have not made any changes to their playing XI so far. Every other team has made at least three changes. That will, however, certainly change on Thursday due to Ashwin’s absence. Super Kings have successfully defended a total of 150 or less seven times in the IPL, the most for any team Gautam Gambhir has 11 IPL ducks, joint-most by any player along with Harbhajan SinghQuotes”If we win we win, if we lose we lose.”
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Australia’s new Twenty20 leader Aaron Finch could be forced to make his captaincy debut without two members of his squad, depending on the results of the Champions League T20 semi-finals

Brydon Coverdale01-Oct-20142:56

‘I will be aggressive as a captain’ – Finch

Australia’s new Twenty20 leader Aaron Finch could be forced to make his captaincy debut without two members of his squad, depending on the results of the Champions League T20 semi-finals. Glenn Maxwell, Pat Cummins and Cameron Boyce are all officially part of Australia’s 13-man squad for Sunday’s one-off T20 against Pakistan in Dubai, but they may not even be in the country.All three are part of teams that have made it to the semi-finals of the Champions League – Maxwell with Kings XI Punjab, Cummins with Kolkata Knight Riders and Boyce with Hobart Hurricanes. Either one or two of those teams will make the Champions League final, to be played in Bangalore on Saturday, and Cricket Australia has already confirmed the CLT20 will take precedence.”Due to the condensed nature of the schedule, should any Australian player be required for the Champions League final they will be deemed unavailable for the T20 international against Pakistan on October 5,” Cricket Australia said in a statement in September, when the squads for the UAE tour were announced.Remarkably, that effectively means playing for Australia is being treated as a lower priority than appearing for a domestic team. The circumstance could be especially frustrating for the legspinner Boyce, who has played only one game in the CLT20 and might not make the Hurricanes’ XI if they reach the final, yet could also be denied the chance for an international debut.”If they’re available, great, if they’re not, there’ll be someone else to step into their shoes,” Finch said in Dubai. “In Maxwell’s case, we’ve got a couple of guys here as cover. Phil Hughes is here for the one-day series coming up so it might mean he slots into the side somewhere.”But it’s exciting for those guys to play in a world tournament. It’s just another thing that gets thrown up and you have to embrace it. The Champions League is such a big competition and a world competition now, guys have to be given the opportunity to perform there on that stage.Aaron Finch will become the seventh man to lead Australia’s T20 side•Getty Images”We’ll probably know our XI once the Champions League semi-finals have happened. If there’s a spot there, we’re going to have to fill it. Whether it’s Hughesy, whether he bats at the top of the order or in the middle order if he gets an opportunity, we’ll have to wait and see.”Nathan Lyon started his career as a Twenty20 player and did an exceptional job. He’s had some good success when he’s played limited-overs cricket as well. They’d be very well placed to fill a spot if need be.”However, the situation is far from ideal as Finch takes over the captaincy of Australia’s T20 side from George Bailey, who stepped down last month. Finch will become the seventh man to lead Australia in the T20 format and the nature of international T20 scheduling means that he will not have many games in charge before the World T20 is contested in India in 2016.Finch has impressed when leading the Melbourne Renegades in the BBL and the selectors considered him the stand-out candidate to replace Bailey in the national side. He said he would take his aggressive approach from domestic leadership to the international side as well.”In Twenty20 cricket you have to take some risks every now and then,” Finch said. “Sometimes they come off, sometimes they don’t. I think I’ve played enough cricket now to get more of a feel for the game and see where it heads. But I think I’ll be quite aggressive.”We’ve got some really good all-round skilled players. I think you can use that to your advantage. It doesn’t mean you have to stick a hell of a lot to one particular style of game plan. You can chop and change quite a bit. That’s what you should expect from me.”

Seattle's win against Toronto FC solidified the Sounders spot on LAFC's trail in Goal's MLS Power Rankings

The Seattle Sounders faced their first truly tough test of the 2019 MLS season and passed it with flying colors.

The Sounders knocked Toronto FC from the ranks of the unbeatens after Saturday's 3-2 victory at CenturyLink Field. Making the victory even more impressive was the fact it came without Peruvian striker Raul Ruidiaz, with Will Bruin stepping up to pick up the scoring slack with a pair of goals.

Seattle's victory kept the Sounders undefeated, and on the trail of Los Angeles FC, which maintained its dominating ways with a comfortable 2-0 victory against FC Cincinnati. The LA Galaxy made it four straight wins by topping the Philadelphia Union.

The Houston Dynamo continued their winning ways by beating the San Jose Earthquakes, keeping Wilmer Cabrera's side among the league's unbeatens.

Here are Goal's MLS power rankings after week seven action:

1Portland Timbers (0-5-1)Five straight losses have the Timbers in dead last in MLS, but the loss to FC Dallas felt a bit more encouraging. Of course, now the Timbers head to Colombus, where they'll face former coach Caleb Porter and the Crew in a rematch of the 2015 MLS Cup final, only with Porter now coaching the Crew.Advertisement2Vancouver Whitecaps (0-4-2)Marc Dos Santos is still searching for his first win in charge of the Whitecaps, but you can argue his team is showing signs of turning things around. Vancouver has been in every game this season, but consistency has eluded the Whitecaps. A visit to Los Angeles FC on Wednesday isn't exactly the ideal slump-buster, but Vancouver's schedule gets easier after that.3Colorado Rapids (0-5-2)The Rapids continue to generate goals, but also bleed them, making Tim Howard's farewell tour a bit of a painful one. A road swing through Chicago and Atlanta could serve as Anthony Hudson's last stand, because if the Rapids find themselves winless heading into May, there'll be no real reason to keep him around.ENJOYED THIS STORY?

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4New England Revolution (1-5-1)The Revs are a mess, and they offered little in the way of real resistance against Atlanta United despite playing at home. They mustered just one shot on goal against the MLS Cup champions, and things aren't going to get any easier with the New York Red Bulls coming to town, even with New York's recent struggles.

Sam Robson continued his impressive early season with a third Championship hundred of the summer, but there was more pain for Nick Compton

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ScorecardTime for a second chance? Sam Robson made his third century of the season•Getty ImagesFor those stung by failure there are two schools in how to react: doubling down on the method that earned previous success, or trying to reinvent themselves completely.Neither approach is perfect. Doubling down can be derided for arrogance and a refusal to accept reality; radically changing a previously successful method can suggest impatience and a lack of belief.After failing to notice the warning signs before the 1929 financial crash, John Maynard Keynes reconfigured his approach and ended up as one of the most influential economists in history. After being dropped by England in 2000, when he averaged 25.06 after 27 Tests, Mark Butcher enlisted the help of his father to remodel his technique, and reemerged as a far more successful Test player.Like Butcher’s first stint in Test cricket, Sam Robson’s initial returns for England – 336 runs at 30.54 apiece in the summer of 2014 – were middling, neither disastrous nor good enough to cement his place. His technique was picked apart mercilessly, although the main criticism was that he had a penchant for nicking off outside off stump, something hardly unique among opening batsmen.Just as Gary Ballance has done more recently, Robson vowed that he would resist the calls to reinvent his game. “I know what works for me and I have my way. I’ve just got to try and stick to that,” he said after those seven Tests. Robson has been as good as his words, trusting the strong foundations – above all his meticulous defence – that had earned him Test elevation in the first place.Last season Robson must have been tempted to wonder whether he should more radically change his game. In 2015 he scored a disappointing 891 Championship runs at 30.72 apiece which, even allowing for some spicy wickets, was far short of the weight of runs needed to convince the selectors that he was worth revisiting.A frustrating winter, in which he spent a couple of months injured after damaging his thumb playing grade cricket in Sydney, has been no impediment. In his opening game of the season, against Warwickshire, Robson made 231 and 106, breaking the record for the most runs in a first-class game by a Middlesex batsman. In the process he made such an impression that his skipper Adam Voges backed him to “knock the door down” and win England selection.It remains unlikely that Robson will win a recall for the first Test of the summer against Sri Lanka, but he cannot be far off after another century, chanceless and still undefeated, lifted his season’s tally at Lord’s to 451 runs at 225.50 apiece.Perhaps this was the most impressive of his three centuries so far in 2016. Robson had to confront a powerful pace attack including Stuart Broad, the world’s number No. 1 Test bowler; Jake Ball, who showed the muscular action and nagging seam movement that have him on the brink of a call-up of his own; and Harry Gurney, who seemed the quickest of the lot. There were also cloudy skies and, with Middlesex 49 for 3 in pursuit of Nottinghamshire’s 354, a perilous position for his side.It was a challenge Robson rose to with skill, composure and assurance. He produced an innings in keeping with those he played for Middlesex all summer long in 2013, when his partnership with Chris Rogers was the best in the country and helped secure Robson an England call-up. After withstanding the first spells from Nottinghamshire’s attack, Robson’s pristine hooking, delicate fine cuts, and dexterous use of his feet to flick consecutive deliveries from Samit Patel to the midwicket boundary gave the impression of an England batsman playing for Middlesex, rather than a Middlesex batsman hoping to be rekindled with England.”They’ve obviously got a really good attack so I just tried to get through the new ball and hang in there. I probably didn’t always feel quite at my fluent best but we’re in a good position as a team,” Robson said. “I’ve probably changed a couple of little things over the last six to 12 months but generally I’ve stuck to my game and just tried to do the hard work. Thankfully it’s been a decent start to the year.” Robson does not do self-aggrandisement.Nick Compton could only watch jealously on. The delivery from Brett Hutton that accounted for him seemed innocuous enough, a short-of-a-length ball on middle-and-leg of the sort Compton has clipped away thousands of time in his career. This time, though, was different: Compton missed. In the seconds after he was given out, Compton stood motionless, reflecting on how his England dream seems on the verge of dying for a second and, surely, final time. He only has 100 runs, for five times dismissed, this season: surely not enough, barring a magnificent riposte in the second innings here, to retain his cherished position as England’s No. 3.When Dawid Malan followed next ball, strangled down the legside, Nottinghamshire sensed a healthy lead. That was reckoning without John Simpson’s crisp counterpunching, which included breaking a pavilion window with a straight six off Patel. Together with Robson, Simpson built a stand worth 154 in 47.3 overs before rain brought a premature end to the day.So, after their earlier batting wobbles, Middlesex ended the day in the same spirit of contentment in which they had begun it when Toby Roland-Jones was polishing Nottinghamshire off. As he finished with 5 for 61, reward for persistence, pace, bounce and swing, it lifted his career record to 259 first-class wickets at 25.01 apiece, and prompted the thought: is there a current county bowler of higher pedigree yet to play an international?

The Spain international struggled on Sunday before straying offside just as the Blaugrana thought they'd scored a late winner

Ferran Torres proved to be an unfit replacement for the injured Robert Lewandowski as the Spaniard turned in a forgettable showing on what should have been a memorable night for Barcelona against Granada. Lamine Yamal became La Liga's youngest-ever goalscorer, but a series of scuffed half-chances and poor moments from Ferran — complete with a silly offside to have a goal ruled out in stoppage-time — saw Barca settle for a 2-2 draw.

Nineteenth-placed Granada showed few signs of fear early and struck after just 18 seconds, dispossessing Gavi before crafting an opening for Bryan Zaragoza, who found the net with a driven effort across Marc-Andre ter Stegen. The home side doubled their advantage 29 minutes later, Zaragoza bagging his second with a poked finish.

Yamal bagged his record-breaking goal to get Barca back in it on the cusp of half-time, the teenager ghosting in at the far post to turn home into an open net. From there, Barca threw everything forward in the second half, and they were rewarded for their efforts as Sergi Roberto grabbed the equaliser off the bench, turning in Alejandro Balde's low cross with five minutes remaining in normal time.

Joao Felix had the ball in the net in stoppage-time, but saw his goal disallowed after Ferran interfered in the play while marginally offside — summing up a miserable evening for the striker.

GOAL rates Barcelona's players from Los Carmenes…

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Marc-Andre ter Stegen (4/10):

Really should have saved Granada's first, and was too easily sent the wrong way for the second. Saved by the post from conceding a third.

Joao Cancelo (5/10):

Didn't really get involved until late on. Some of his passing was excellent once he started to have an influence.

Jules Kounde (4/10):

Made to look silly by Zaragoza for Granada's second. Forced off with a knee injury on the stroke of half-time.

Andreas Christensen (6/10):

Shaky at the start, but much more effective when Araujo came on.

Alejandro Balde (6/10):

Not his best night, but the delivery for the Barca equaliser was a thing of beauty.

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Ilkay Gundogan (5/10):

Missed a tackle entirely in the run up to the Zaragoza opener. Had a good effort denied late on. Functions more effectively with a recognised central presence.

Fermin Lopez (5/10):

Handed a well-deserved full debut, but didn't really deliver on the night. Will have to be on it when called upon again.

Gavi (5/10):

Gave the ball away before Zaragoza's first. Was otherwise lively and heavily involved — without being too effective.

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Lamine Yamal (7/10):

Had some difficult moments defensively, but was as dangerous as ever going forward. Finished into an open net to halve the deficit.

Ferran Torres (3/10):

His first touch was lacking, and he didn't offer much as a central presence, either. Entirely unconvincing.

Joao Felix (7/10):

Effective in the first half, and grabbed an assist for Yamal's goal. Should've had a winner, had it not been for Ferran's mistake.

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Ronald Araujo (7/10):

Was presumably supposed to be rested, but forced on when Kounde picked up a knock. Almost blasted one in.

Sergi Roberto (7/10):

Scored the equaliser. Did a lot of running, and kept the ball moving.

Oriol Romeu (6/10):

Active when introduced, and passed well.

Xavi (4/10):

Made an interesting call to hand Lopez his full debut, but was otherwise full strength — given a litany of injury problems. His side only really turned it on late, and didn't deserve anything more than a draw.

Inter Miami's sporting director Chris Henderson revealed the latest update on Luis Suarez's rumored transfer to the Herons this Winter.

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Suarez to Miami rumors keep popping upHeron's sporting director speaks on potential transfer for UruguayanWould be third ex-Barca teammate of Messi's in MiamiWHAT HAPPENED?

During Inter Miami's end of the year press conference, Henderson spoke on the possibility of bringing the Uruguayan stateside this winter. He admitted that the links to the club keep coming, but also addressed that he is still a Gremio player in Brazil. Him speaking on the matter gives Herons supporters a reason to be excited though, as Messi may be helping them recruit their newest striker.

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Suarez and Messi played together at FC Barcelona for six years, where the Uruguayan net 198 goals for the Catalan side. The South American duo, alongside Brazilian star Neymar, formed the famed duo that haunted Europe for three years. Now, Messi is slowly recruiting his old friends in MLS, with Barca teammates Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets already in South Beach. If Suarez were to join, he'd be the third ex-teammate to linkup with Messi in Miami.

WHAT HENDERSON SAID

“He's currently with Grêmio, so we don't want to comment on a player who's not on our roster,” Henderson said of Suárez. “He is another player that's always been linked with our team and it's great to have great players around the world connected with Inter Miami and wanting to come here.”

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The legendary Uruguayan striker is currently on international duty with his country, and they are coming off of a 2-0 win over Argentina last week. They take on Bolivia in their next FIFA World Cup qualifier Tuesday evening, before Suarez returns to his club Gremio. The Brazil side is back in action on Sunday against Atletico MG.

A round-up of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy South Zone matches played on April 5, 2014

ESPNcricinfo staff05-Apr-2014Goa ended the South Zone leg of their campaign with a perfect record, beating Hyderabad by two wickets to register their fifth win in five games. They did so in spectacular fashion, with Amit Yadav hitting Pragyan Ojha for six when Goa needed five runs to win from one ball. It was Yadav’s fifth six in a blistering 15-ball 38, and his second of the over, which had begun with Goa needing 14 to win.Hyderabad batted first and made 149 for 7, with opener DB Ravi Teja scoring 48 and No. 6 Amol Shinde tonking 28 off 13 balls late in the innings. Goa’s seamers took the bulk of the wickets, with Harshad Gadekar, Gauresh Gawas and Lakshay Garg picking up two each.Goa opener Sagun Kamat scored his fourth half-century in five matches, and held their innings together at the start of their chase even as wickets fell around him. Goa, at one stage, were 56 for 6. Kamat fell for a 44-ball 56, after he had put on 34 with Gadekar. Goa, at that point, needed 51 runs from 28 balls, and Yadav walked in to provide the thrust they so desperately needed. When Gadekar was out for 30 in the last over of the innings, Goa needed six runs from two balls. In came Garg, who took the all-important single to bring Yadav on strike.Kerala joined Goa in the all-India phase of the tournament, after beating Andhra by nine wickets. They did so in comprehensive enough manner – they won with 63 balls remaining – to gain a healthy boost to their net run-rate, but that proved unnecessary in the end, after Tamil Nadu lost to Karnataka.Rajkot, Mumbai to host Super League

The ten teams that have qualified for the Super League stage will be split into two groups, with Rajkot hosting the Group A matches and Mumbai the Group B games. The final on April 14 will be staged in Mumbai.
Group A Haryana, Goa, Jharkhand, Gujarat, UP
Group B Delhi, Kerala, Bengal, Baroda, Rajasthan

Having chosen to bowl, Kerala rolled Andhra over for 69, with medium-pacer Basil Thampi – playing only his second Twenty20 match – and left-arm spinner Padmanabhan Prasanth picking up three wickets each. Andhra could have folded for even less were it not for D Shivkumar’s 14-ball 20, the only two-digit score in their innings.Kerala had no trouble in knocking down their target, with openers Vishnu Vinod and KJ Rakesh sending them on their way with a 63-run partnership. Rakesh was run out for 29, but Vinod remained at the crease till the end to finish unbeaten on 31.A four-wicket haul from part-time legspinner Amit Verma sent Tamil Nadu hurtling to 87 all out and hurtling out of the tournament, as Karnataka ended their campaign with a consolation 35-run win that took them off the bottom of the South Zone table.Sent in to bat, Karnataka scored 122 for 7, with six of their batsmen getting into double-figures but none of them getting past 22. Sunil Sam was Tamil Nadu’s most successful bowler, with figures of 2 for 27, while fellow seamer Yo Mahesh and offspinner M Prabhu took a wicket apiece.Tamil Nadu were four down at the end of their powerplay overs, before B Indrajith and Vijay Shankar staged a mini-recovery with a brisk 22-run fifth-wicket stand. Then, Verma got to work. Starting with his dismissal of Indrajith, Tamil Nadu lost five wickets – three to Verma, two to run-outs – for the addition of just seven runs in the space of 10 balls. Tamil Nadu’s tenth-wicket pair then added 17, before Verma dismissed Sam to finish with figures of 3.1-1-2-4.