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After scoring an unbeaten 88 which secured Bangladesh’s seven-wicket win against South Africa, Soumya Sarkar revealed that he kept trying to pull the short balls since he was confident he had the mindset to take on the visitors’ attack

Mohammad Isam in Mirpur13-Jul-2015

After scoring an unbeaten 88 which secured Bangladesh’s seven-wicket win against South Africa, Soumya Sarkar revealed that he kept trying to pull the short balls since he was confident he had the mindset to take on the visitors’ attack. Soumya said that he was not worried about the consequences, like getting out, but understood the need to prolong his good starts.”I heard from somewhere that they will stop me by bowling bouncers,” Soumya said. “I wanted to play at them, even if I got out. I wanted to get out of that mindset. I planned that no matter how fast they bowl and how much they try to bounce me, I just wanted to take them on.”South Africa’s pace attack bowled eleven deliveries to Soumya that ranged between very short to just short of good length, but the batsman either managed to get on top of the bounce, or threw himself at a pull. He initially got mixed results as many of the balls fell short of the mid-off fielder after he failed to time it.But later in the innings, after Soumya had crossed 60, he cracked a pull emphatically off Kagiso Rabada for four. It was a statement of intent that he later said wanted to deliver to the opposition attack. Soumya added that South Africa hardly gave him breathing space like he received from the Pakistan attack on his way to an unbeaten 127 three months ago. He rated this unbeaten knock higher than the century.”Against South Africa, I have had to make a bad ball as they weren’t giving away. Pakistan were giving at least one bad ball per over. This was a tougher knock. We were chasing a bigger total against Pakistan so we could plan accordingly. Small targets are always hard to chase. We have to change plans quickly. You have to start fresh after quick wickets. I will keep this innings ahead.”In the four innings after his maiden century on April 22, Soumya failed to bat for more than 47 deliveries or 70 minutes. He made 54, 34, 40 and 27, but got out trying to attack further. The BCB president Nazmul Hasan had mentioned the same to him during their meeting on Saturday, but Soumya said he has heard the exact same thing from everyone.”Everyone says the same thing. Even those who are younger than me tell me, ‘Bro, please finish your innings’. I have been getting used to this,” he said. “I didn’t do too many different things to prolong my innings. My target wasn’t to score a 50 or a 100 but to finish the chase. I just wanted to play till the end.”Soumya said that he minimised the risk in his plan to play a longer innings. Bangladesh’s poor start of losing Tamim Iqbal and Litton Das by the fourth over also contributed to his subdued start.”I cut down one or two of my shots thinking that it might bring me a positive result. A big innings always brings relief. I started differently today but that was due to the circumstances. I think I faced just one ball in the first three-four overs. We had lost two wickets by then so I had to think fresh. I had thought earlier that I would play in my own way. But the two wickets changed my plans.”The other factor he feels helped was having Mahmudullah back in the team. Soumya and Mahmudullah added 135 runs for the third wicket that took Bangladesh within four runs of victory. The pair has already added three fifty-plus stands and Soumya said Mahmudullah understands his game the best, which helps them bat well together.”Since the World Cup whenever I see Riyad bhai come to bat, I smile. I do that whenever I see him in the middle. Today I told him everything is fine. But what he tells me, I always take it seriously. He understands my batting very well.”

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O Allianz Parque parece ser a kriptonita do São Paulo. Exceto pela semifinal do Paulistão deste ano – talvez por que enfrentar o rival tricolor em mata-matas seja também uma espécie de kriptonita para o Palmeiras -, o Tricolor foi sempre superado na arena de seu rival, muitas vezes com facilidade, como nos 3 a 0 desta quarta-feira. São oito vitórias palmeirenses e aquele empate seguido de triunfo são-paulino nos pênaltis no último Estadual.

O time de Fernando Diniz foi superado em todos os quesitos nesta noite: a defesa do Palmeiras esteve muito mais organizada que a do São Paulo, o ataque do Palmeiras foi muito mais eficiente que o do São Paulo e a vontade do Palmeiras parecia bem maior que a do São Paulo. O resultado foi justíssimo. Ou melhor, os mandantes poderiam ter feito até mais gols…

Foi, de longe, o pior jogo do sistema defensivo do São Paulo neste Brasileirão. O time sofreu três gols em um mesmo jogo pela primeira vez em 29 rodadas na competição. Na temporada, que já teve 53 partidas, isso só havia acontecido uma vez: na derrota por 4 a 2 para o Ajax pela Florida Cup.

Arboleda e Bruno Alves estiveram irreconhecíveis. Foi o equatoriano quem entregou a bola para Deyverson na jogada que terminou com o primeiro gol palmeirense, de Bruno Henrique. Deyverson, aliás, levou ampla vantagem sobre ele durante praticamente todo o tempo.

Mas a desorganização era geral. No segundo gol, que saiu em uma cobrança de escanteio, o baixinho Luan era quem estava marcando o grandalhão Felipe Melo. Foi engolido… No terceiro, que enterrou qualquer chance de reação são-paulina no começo da etapa final (se é que havia alguma), Zé Rafael teve facilidade incrível para conduzir a bola e dar a assistência para Gustavo Scarpa em um contra-ataque iniciado das mãos de Weverton. Parecia aquela pelada de amigos em que um dos times já está cansado, entregue e sem pique.

O Palmeiras fez três gols – e poderia ter feito mais – mesmo sem propor o jogo. Deu a bola ao São Paulo (que a deteve por mais de 60% do tempo) e saiu em velocidade quando a recuperou, sempre encontrando facilidade incrível para chegar até o gol de Volpi. Aí entra a inoperância do ataque do Tricolor.

Os 20 minutos iniciais do segundo tempo contra o Atlético-MG talvez tenham deixado uma impressão diferente, mas já é praxe que este time fique com a bola e troque alguns bons passes à frente da área sem conseguir, de fato, evoluir diante da defesa adversária. Um chute para fora de Vitor Bueno, um de Pato bem defendido por Weverton… E só!

O único momento de superioridade efetiva do São Paulo talvez tenha sido nos minutos que antecederam o segundo gol do Palmeiras, quando Daniel Alves caía da lateral para o meio e conseguia levar a equipe à frente com inteligência. No segundo tempo, após Igor Vinícius substituir Luan, o camisa 10 passou a ser um meia de fato e pouco fez.

A falta de apetite de Alexandre Pato, que cansou de matar jogadas e de perder (ou nem disputar) bolas para os zagueiros do Palmeiras até ser substituído por Raniel no segundo tempo simboliza o que foi o sistema ofensivo do São Paulo nesta quarta-feira. Infértil e sem apetite.

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O Corinthians está pronto para enfrentar o Fortaleza, na próxima quarta, pela 31ª rodada do Campeonato Brasileiro. Na tarde desta terça, o interino Dyego Coelho comandou uma atividade com o elenco e definiu os titulares para o duelo contra o Leão do Pici. O goleiro Cássio, o lateral Fagner e o atacante Vagner Love estão fora.

Coelho permitiu que os jornalistas acompanhassem apenas os 15 minutos iniciais do treinamento. Quando distribuiu os coletes e separou titulares e reservas, os profissionais de imprensa tiveram de ir para uma área reservada do CT Joaquim Grava, onde não é possível acompanhar o que está sendo realizado em campo.

Mesmo assim, a tendência é de que o Timão inicie a partida contra o Fortaleza escalado com Walter; Michel Macedo, Manoel (Bruno Méndez), Gil e Carlos Augusto; Gabriel e Júnior Urso; Janderson, Pedrinho e Mateus Vital; Boselli.

Vale lembrar que o Timão está recheado de desfalques. São eles:Léo Santos (em recuperação de cirurgia no joelho direito), Cássio (dores no quadril), Fagner (dores na posterior da coxa direita), Vagner Love (dores no músculo adutor da coxa direita) e Everaldo (transição do departamento médico para o gramado).

O duelo contra o Fortaleza começa às 19h30 da próxima quarta. O jogo é válido pela 31ª rodada do Campeonato Brasileiro e o Corinthians vai em busca de sua reabilitação na temporada, já que não vence há oito jogos na temporada e está fora da zona de classificação para a Copa Libertadores do ano que vem.

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Goleiros: Caique e Walter
Laterais: Carlos, Danilo Avelar e Michel
Zagueiros: Bruno Méndez, Gil e Manoel
Volantes: Gabriel, Junior Urso, Matheus Jesus, Ramiro, Ralf e Renê Junior
Meias: Jadson, Mateus Vital, Pedrinho, Régis e Sornoza
Atacantes: Boselli, Clayson, Gustavo e Janderson

MS Dhoni was critical of the pitches prepared so far in the Asia Cup following his team’s win over Pakistan, saying they do not make for good practice ahead of the World Twenty20

Mohammad Isam in Mirpur27-Feb-20161:38

‘Low-scoring games are not good for T20’ – Dhoni

India captain MS Dhoni said that the pitches in Mirpur during the Asia Cup haven’t been conducive for T20s but such conditions are helping his team’s batsmen to play with more circumspection. His bowlers hit his preferred lengths to knock over Pakistan for just 83 and in response India lost five wickets before completing the chase.”We scored 166 in one match but frankly we were going to score 140,” Dhoni said. “Other than that there have been low-scoring games which I feel is not that good. We thought it would be good practice ahead of the World T20, so it’s not a good practice in terms of hitting but yes in terms of respecting the conditions.”Dhoni said that he didn’t think low-scoring games should see teams getting bowled out for below 100 runs but rather teams should be making at least 130 or 140.”The reason why people love T20 is the sixes and fours,” Dhoni said. “At the same time you don’t want [teams scoring] 80s and 100s. Low scoring should be 130-140 and high-scoring can be 200 or 240. In a way, it’s good for us because we are a side that plays aggressive cricket. What it does, it pushes us to respect the conditions. In the coming games the openers won’t go with a set mindset.”What happened in Australia, we knew the wickets were good, which is not the case here. I feel it’s good practice for us. Whether it is good for T20 cricket that’s difficult [to say]. The amount of movement we have seen, it is very difficult to get the big shots.”The average score for teams batting first has progressively gone down in Mirpur since February 22 when Afghanistan posted 178 for 7 against Oman. Teams have henceforth scored 172, 166, 129, 133 and 83 batting first.At least three of those matches have been played on green tops and Dhoni claimed at the toss on Saturday that it was a greener surface than the one they played on against Bangladesh on February 24.There are seven pitches in the Shere Bangla National Stadium with the two on the extreme ends hardly used because it cuts down the boundary sizes. The five in the middle have hosted 10 Under-19 World Cup games since January 28, and towards the end of that tournament, the pitches were reacting to cooler weather conditions. They had become sticky with the humidity, and juiced up for fast bowling which was evident in the Under-19 World Cup semi-finals and final.In this tournament, the preference has been towards adding cut grass to the surface in the first game between India and Bangladesh, while the pitch used two days later in the match between Bangladesh and the UAE had live grass and green patches that aided seam movement greatly. The idea to use cut grass is often to keep the square binded for heavy use in short tournaments. It has happened in the past too, as the Mirpur venue is one of the most used venues in Bangladesh.The focus has been to avoid presenting a poor surface towards the end of such tournaments, particularly in the final, which seems to be the case in the Asia Cup too.Cut grass can be taken off and it might be in the coming days because of the hue and cry over the pitches. But what would be of more interest is what is underneath, and whether that too would aid the bowlers.

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Mesmo com situação indefinida no Campeonato Brasileiro, o Botafogo já trabalha visando reforçar o elenco para a próxima temporada. De acordo com o “Blog do Mansell”, do site “FogãoNet”, o Alvinegro negocia com o atacante Jeferson, que venceu a segunda divisão do Campeonato Paulista deste ano com o Paulista de Jundiaí.

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De acordo com a publicação, representantes do jogador de 23 anos iniciaram conversas com Gustavo Noronha, que foi dispensado da vice-presidência de futebol do Glorioso na semana passada. Mesmo com a mudança no departamento, porém, o nome de Jeferson seguiu em pauta.

O atleta marcou 11 gols da última edição da segundona do Paulista, e tem passagem pelas categorias de base de Internacional e Vasco. No Rio de Janeiro, ele ainda passou por Volta Redonda e São Gonçalo. Em declaração ao jornalista Eduardo Mansell, Jeferson se animou com a ideia de vestir a camisa alvinegra.

-Uma possível negociação séria muito bem vista. Seria uma honra vestir a camisa do Botafogo. Um clube com uma história gigante e com uma torcida maravilhosa – disse o jogador do Paulista.

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After an extraordinary World T20 final, Marlon Samuels was named Man of the Match for the second time in four years after his unbeaten 85 off 66 balls kept West Indies in their chase

ESPNcricinfo staff03-Apr-2016

Following an extraordinary World T20 final, Marlon Samuels was named Man of the Match for the second time in four years after his unbeaten 85 off 66 balls kept West Indies in their chase after a poor start and gave Carlos Brathwaite the chance for his astonishing finish.As the emotions flowed for West Indies, Samuels made reference to recent comments from Shane Warne in the commentary box after his dismissal against India in the semi-final which reignited a feud between them – the pair had an infamous run-in during the Big Bash in 2013 – and said he always had confidence in himself to produce another key performance in a final.”I woke up this morning with one thing on my mind. Shane Warne has been talking continuously and all I want to say is ‘this is for Shane Warne’. I answer with the bat, not the mic.”In the practice against Australia I sat in the same seat and made a first-ball duck, so I said I’d go back in the same seat I’d do something special. I don’t worry about semi-finals because when it comes to finals I always turn up and do well for the team. I grew up watching England cricket so all respect to the England players, we are champions again and want to continue to move from strength-to-strength. This is a win for the Caribbean. It means a lot. I didn’t have much to say to Carlos, but told him to swing hard.”Brathwaite himself was keen to heap praise on Samuels’ innings.”It’s us against the world and someone needed to take responsibility. And today Marlon Samuels after a slow start took responsibility and played a fantastic knock. That was amazing man, I wish I could use some expletives on TV to really express how much of a top knock that was. He did it in 2012, and I knew if Samuels was there in the end, he’ll bring us home in 2016 … it was a matter of when and not if.”Curtly Ambrose, West Indies’ bowling coach, said the team always had the belief that as long as the target was mathematically possible they could chase it.”We are that kind of team, we believe that we can chase down any target because we got some real firepower and it showed throughout this tournament. We have the self-belief, that it doesn’t matter how many we have to chase, I mean if it 40 it is out of the question, but anything under 30, we believe we can always get it. We wanted to create history, we won the Under-19, the ladies won theirs and now this. We created history and we’re really enjoying it. Yes, yes I have sympathy for the bowlers these days, but on this occasion, no!”

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Neste domingo, contra o Botafogo, o Corinthians terá um trunfo importante na briga por uma vaga na Copa Libertadores de 2020. Isso porque Pedrinho, que desfalcou o time na última rodada, volta a ficar disponível para o técnico Dyego Coelho. Com o jovem em campo, a equipe tem aproveitamento de G4 no Brasileirão, mas em sua ausência o desempenho é de quase rebaixado.

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Após representar a Seleção Olímpica em um torneio na Espanha, compromisso que o tirou do duelo com o Internacional, no último domingo, o meia-atacante retorna direto para o time titular, em que ocupará o setor de armação. Se a torcida sente falta do camisa 38 somente na observação, quando os números são apresentados essa dependência fica ainda maior no Brasileirão.

Sem Pedrinho, o Corinthians entrou em campo sete vezes neste Campeonato Brasileiro. Foram seis empates e uma derrota, ou seja, o time não venceu na ausência do jogador, a exemplo do que aconteceu contra o Inter, no empate em 0 a 0, na Arena. Naquela ocasião, seu substituto foi Sornoza, que não conseguiu suprir o desfalque do companheiro.

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Com números tão ruins sem Pedrinho, o aproveitamento com esse retrospecto é de apenas 28,6%, o que colocaria a equipe na zona de rebaixamento do campeonato, melhor somente do que a Chapecoense e do que o Avaí, lanterna da competição e já rebaixado para a Série B. Dessa forma, é possível notar a importância do meia na campanha corintiana nesta edição do campeonato.

Ao mesmo tempo, se pegarmos os números do Timão com Pedrinho em campo, a torcida se anima, já que até aqui são 25 jogos no Brasileirão, 12 vitórias, 8 empates e 5 derrotas, o que significa um aproveitamento de 58,7% dos pontos disputados. Esse índice colocaria o clube entre os quatro primeiros colocados, garantindo uma vaga direta na fase de grupos da Libertadores.

Esse aproveitamento superaria Internacional (50,5%), São Paulo (53,5%), Athletico-PR (53,5%) e Grêmio (56,6%) na tabela de classificação atual, e a repetição dele nas últimas cinco rodadas da competição garantiria a pontuação histórica para uma vaga na Liberta, que seria de 59 pontos, ou seja, o Corinthians precisaria somar nove dos 15 em disputa.

Por isso, a presença de Pedrinho de campo, neste domingo, às 18h, contra o Botafogo, no Nilton Santos, é fundamental para as pretensões corintianas na busca pela classificação no torneio continental. O duelo é válido pela 34ª rodada do Brasileirão-2019, em que o Timão ocupa a oitava posição, com 50 pontos e duas vitórias a menos do que o Internacional, o sétimo colocado.

Kolkata Knight Riders went top of the IPL table with a tense two-wicket win over Rising Pune Supergiants

The Report by Karthik Krishnaswamy24-Apr-2016
Scorecard and ball-by-ball details5:01

Cullinan: R Ashwin not bowling full quota is a concern

Before Sunday, Kolkata Knight Riders had won three games out of three while bowling first. On Sunday, they chased again, won again, and went top of the table in a tournament where chasing teams had won 17 out of 20 matches. Chasing 161, they were coasting at 111 for 3 before they slumped dramatically, losing five wickets in 30 balls, and only sealed victory when Umesh Yadav struck a meaty straight six with five runs needed off the last four balls.Knight Riders’ slump began in the 15th over, when Rajat Bhatia’s stump-to-stump line, and Yusuf Pathan’s across-the-line response, ended a 51-run stand for the fourth wicket with Suryakumar Yadav. That partnership, coming on the back of Suryakumar’s stands of 31 and 29 with Gautam Gambhir and Shakib Al Hasan, had taken Knight Riders to a position where they needed 50 off the last 34 balls, with six wickets in hand.But when M Ashwin struck in the next over, defeating Suryakumar with a ripping googly, and particularly when Andre Russell – who struck two big sixes off Ankit Sharma in the 17th over – holed out to a slower ball from Thisara Perera, a one-sided contest turned into a thriller. Knight Riders kept in touch with the required rate with a boundary whenever they needed it, but they also kept losing wickets. In the end, they had Nos. 9 and 10 at the crease when Umesh slogged Perera high over long-on.In his post-match interview, MS Dhoni said he was happy with Supergiants’ total of 160, and thought his spinners had given the match away by bowling too full on a slow pitch offering plenty of turn. There were six sixes hit off the Supergiants spinners, and all six came off balls that were in the slot for lofted hits.It was a definite contrast to the way the Knight Riders spinners had operated, largely bowling just short of a good length, and extracting generous turn that made it hard to hit down the ground or against the break.Ajinkya Rahane came into the match with two half-centuries in his last four innings, and demonstrated his silky form with an effortless flicked six off Morne Morkel in the third over of the Supergiants innings, and two fours off the next six balls he faced.The introduction of Shakib Al Hasan, in the fourth over, revealed the extent of turn available, as he straightened one from wide of the crease to clip Faf du Plessis’ off stump. With Shakib bowling three overs by the end of the eighth over, and Gambhir introducing Piyush Chawla early as well, Rahane and Steven Smith spent a fair amount of time negotiating balls turning away from them, and sharply at that. They were busy in this period, working the ball into gaps and running frantically, and had put on 56 in 8.2 overs when Smith was needlessly run out, backing up too far down the pitch.Dhoni sent in the left-handed Perera and Albie Morkel ahead of him, and they both made cameos, hitting three sixes between them to lift the run rate alongside Rahane, who hit a couple of sixes as well, off Chawla and Umesh in the 16th and 17th over.Rahane’s dismissal at the start of the 18th over brought in Dhoni, and the Supergiants captain punished a wayward Morne Morkel in the final over, pulling him for six and four either side of a whipped boundary manufactured off a leg-stump yorker. Supergiants had taken 17 off the last over, and 70 off the last six.Albie, playing his first match for Supergiants, showed he had a fair idea of how to bowl on this pitch when he struck with his first ball, a slower offcutter that clanged into Robin Uthappa’s front pad in front of off stump. But his brother Morne’s tendency to bowl short also rubbed off on him, and Gambhir and Suryakumar hit him for three fours over the remainder of an eventful first over.When Albie overcompensated and fed Suryakumar two overpitched balls in the third over, Knight Riders were racing along at 29 for 1. But they lost Gambhir against the run of play, when he turned for a non-existent second run, and Supergiants were back in the contest.With M Ashwin and Ankit forming an inexperienced two-thirds of Supergiants’ spin attack, Dhoni needed R Ashwin to be at his best. But it wasn’t his day. Introduced in the fourth over, he struggled to find the right line, length and pace to bowl on this pitch. He bowled three leg-side wides that spun from outside off stump, fed two balls in Suryakumar’s six-hitting slot, went around the wicket to try and change his luck, and did all of this in the space of two overs.Two overs was all he would bowl. Dhoni ignored opportunities to use him outside the Powerplay, perhaps unwilling to use him against a succession of right-handed Knight Riders batsmen, but it showed, not for the first time in recent months, a lack of trust in a proven, experienced spinner.

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O São Paulo venceu o Santos por 3 a 1 no jogo único da decisão do Paulista Feminino Sub-17, na Rua Javari, e sagrou-se tricampeão consecutivo do torneio. Os gols foram de Yaya, Emily e Gica.

O lance mais marcante da final, porém, foi protagonizado pela camisa 10 Giovaninha, que aplicou um drible “estilo Ronaldinho” (veja no vídeo abaixo).

É habilidade que fala? 🤩🇾🇪
Se liga nesse drible da Giovaninha na vitória do #FutebolFemininoTricolor por 3 a 1 sobre o Santos, na decisão do Paulista Sub-17. Levantou a taça e honrou a camisa 10, né, @_aryborges e @DaniAlvesD2 😎 pic.twitter.com/Zvj4KrMmQL

— São Paulo FC (@SaoPauloFC) December 1, 2019

O São Paulo teve a melhor campanha do torneio. Na primeira fase, o Tricolor venceu os seis jogos que disputou, com 24 gols marcados e apenas quatro sofridos. Na fase seguinte, mais seis vitórias, com 23 gols feitos e apenas um levado. Nas semifinais contra a Ferroviária, houve empate por 1 a 1 e vitória são-paulina por 2 a 0.

O Tricolor do técnico Thiago Viana jogou a decisão com Marcelle, Tay, Lauren, Moura, Clara; Rafa, Cris, Yaya; Pérola (Isa), Emily (Japa) e Giovaninha (Gica).

Logo após a disputa da final, a zagueira Lauren e as meio-campistas Cris e Yaya se apresentarão à Seleção Brasileira Sub-20. O trio, juntamente com a atacante Jaqueline, do profissional, foram convocadas pelo técnico Jonas Urias para o Torneio Nike Friendlies, nos Estados Unidos, entre 9 e 13 de dezembro. O Brasil estreia contra a França no dia 9 de dezembro, e na sequência enfrenta as duas equipes dos Estados Unidos, nos dias 11 e 13 respectivamente. O período de treinos e preparação para a competição será em Itu (SP), entre os dias 28 de novembro a 7 de dezembro. Em seguida, a delegação embarca de Campinas (SP) para os Estados Unidos.

Michael Hogan claimed four wickets to give Glamorgan a victory opportunity on the third day of the Specsavers County Championship match with Gloucestershire in Bristol

ECB Reporters Network17-May-2016
ScorecardMichael Hogan spearheaded Glamorgan’s challenge•Cricket Australia/Getty Images

Michael Hogan claimed four wickets to give Glamorgan a victory opportunity on the third day of the Specsavers County Championship match with Gloucestershire at the Brightside Ground, Bristol.The 34-year-old seamer dismissed Cameron Bancroft (70) and Hamish Marshall (58) before striking two more blows with the second new ball, sending back Gareth Roderick (67) and Kieran Noema-Barnett for figures of 4 for 68.Having begun the day on 60 for 1 in their second innings, eight runs behind, the hosts were reduced to 271 for eight, a lead of 203, before some tail-end resistance from Craig Miles and David Payne guided them to 302 for 8. That meant a lead of 234 and all results are possible tomorrow, although the weather forecast is not good.Timm van der Gugten struck the first blow of the day for Glamorgan early on, pinning Graeme van Buuren lbw for 22 with a ball that nipped back.Bancroft was unbeaten on 35 at the start of play and the Australian opener moved to his first half-century for Gloucestershire on the day Michael Klinger, the player he has stood in for as overseas signing, returned to the club.Roderick had helped take the score to 109 for 2 when rain forced an early lunch. Soon after the interval it became 117 for three as Hogan speared a ball into Bancroft’s pads and had him caught at short mid-wicket, having faced 158 balls and hit 10 fours.Hamish Marshall continued his fine early season form, going past 50 for the fifth time in as many games, with 7 fours and a six. But on 58 he misjudged a drive off Hogan and was caught in the gully.It was 232 for 4 at tea, Roderick having reached a painstaking half-century off 144 balls. The new ball was taken immediately after the break and Glamorgan used it well.George Hankins was deceived by a quick ball from van der Gugten in the second over and bowled for 18, while Hogan quickly followed up with a leg-before verdict against Roderick as he looked to work a straight ball through the leg-side.Roderick had battled away for nearly four and a half hours and was clearly frustrated with himself for not going on to a really significant score.Gloucestershire then lost two more quick wickets. Noema-Barnett played a poor shot to Hogan and was caught by substitute fielder Nick Selman above his head at extra cover, while Jack Taylor was guilty of an equally rash stroke as he was caught at mid-on off Harry Podmore for 17.The hosts looked in a hole at 271 for 8 on a still true pitch. But Miles and Payne stopped the rot and by the time bad light ended play for the day their stand was worth a precious 31 runs.