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Tottenham Hotspur have a world-class stadium which cost £1bn and they’ve also splashed the cash on several new signings over the years. However, their wait for a first trophy since 2008 goes on.

Spurs have also brought in big transfer fees for a plethora of stars, dealing with some of Europe’s biggest clubs in the process – but who is the club’s record departure?

Here is a look at Tottenham Hotspur’s most expensive sales in their history, with the help of news reports and Transfermarkt, with a detailed look at the top 10.

Tottenham’s most expensive sales of all time

Rank

Player

Fee

Sold to

Year

1

Harry Kane

£86.4m

Bayern Munich

2023

2

Gareth Bale

£85.3m

Real Madrid

2013

3

Kyle Walker

£50m

Man City

2017

4

Dimitar Berbatov

£30.75m

Man Utd

2008

5

Luka Modric

£30m

Real Madrid

2012

6

Steven Bergwijn

£26m

Ajax

2022

7

Oliver Skipp

£25m

Leicester

2024

=8

Kieran Trippier

£20m

Atletico Madrid

2019

=8

Heung-min Son

£20m

LAFC

2025

10

Robbie Keane

£19m

Liverpool

2008

11

Michael Carrick

£18.6m

Man Utd

2006

=12

Emerson Royal

£18m

AC Milan

2024

=12

Kevin Wimmer

£18m

Stoke City

2017

14

Christian Eriksen

£16.9m

Inter

2020

15

Nabil Bentaleb

£16m

Schalke

2017

=16

Toby Alderweireld

£13m

Al-Duhail

2021

=16

Juan Foyth

£13m

Villarreal

2021

=16

Ryan Mason

£13m

Hull City

2016

=16

Nacer Chadli

£13m

West Brom

2016

=20

Kyle Walker-Peters

£12m

Southampton

2020

=20

Andros Townsend

£12m

Newcastle

2016

=20

Peter Crouch

£12m

Stoke

2011

=20

Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg

£12m

Marseille

2025

Here’s a detailed look at Spurs' top 10 sales… 10 Robbie Keane £19m to Liverpool, 2008

Robbie Keane was Spurs’ star player and captain back in 2008, so it was a real blow when Liverpool took him to Anfield for £19m. The transfer fee could have surpassed £20m, but we doubt the Irishman met the required add-ons.

Daniel Levy publicly spoke of their disappointment that Keane wanted a move away, but six months later, Keane was back at Tottenham on a permanent transfer after struggling to become a regular on Merseyside.

9 Heung-min Son £20m to LAFC, 2025

A Tottenham icon, Heung-min Son lifted Spurs’ first trophy in 17 years following the club’s Europa League triumph in 2025, but months later, the South Korea forward left north London for the MLS.

The attacker departed for LAFC in a deal worth £20m, with Son scoring 173 goals in 454 games for Spurs, proving to be worth every penny of the £22m Tottenham spent in 2015.

8 Kieran Trippier £20m to Atletico Madrid, 2019

Kieran Trippier’s final game for Tottenham came at Atletico Madrid’s Metropolitano Stadium in the 2019 Champions League final. It would end up being his new club home after Spurs sold him to Diego Simeone’s side for £20m that summer.

Trippier has since become a La Liga winner and returned to the Premier League with Newcastle United, where he helped them qualify for the Champions League.

7 Oliver Skipp £25m to Leicester City, 2024

After coming through the academy and making more than 100 first-team appearances, midfielder Oliver Skipp was sold by Spurs for a reported £25m in 2024.

Leicester City were happy to pay big for Skipp after winning promotion, with the player signing a five-year deal. For a player who didn’t quite reach his potential at Tottenham, it wasn’t the worst deal in the world.

6 Steven Bergwijn £26m to Ajax, 2022

Tottenham signed Steven Bergwijn in January 2020 in the hope that he’d further boost a very exciting attacking lineup under Jose Mourinho.

However, the Dutchman rarely started and wasn’t the attacking threat Spurs had invested in. Eight goals in 83 appearances isn’t exactly worth what they paid for him, so they did well to bring in a £26m fee in 2022.

5 Luka Modric £30m to Real Madrid, 2012

Luka Modric’s performances over a four-year period at White Hart Lane caught the eye of Real Madrid in 2012, who took the Croatia international to the Bernabeu in the summer of 2012 for £30m.

The midfielder went on to star in Spain and even won the Ballon d’Or in 2018, so the £30m fee is probably looked back on as a bargain for Madrid.

4 Dimitar Berbatov £30.75m to Man Utd, 2008

Stylish striker Dimitar Berbatov struck up a brilliant relationship with Robbie Keane in north London, with the former scoring 46 goals in 102 games.

Despite having Wayne Rooney, Carlos Tevez and Cristiano Ronaldo, Manchester United added Berbatov to their ranks in 2008, and he’d go on to win six honours with the Red Devils in four years following his £30.75m transfer from Spurs.

3 Kyle Walker £50m to Man City, 2017

Kyle Walker became the world’s most expensive defender when he joined Manchester City from Tottenham in 2017 for £50m, with the England international going on to win everything under Pep Guardiola at the Etihad.

Walker is arguably England’s greatest-ever right-back, but at the time, Tottenham had Kieran Trippier waiting in the wings, so were seemingly happy to cash in on him for such a large sum.

2 Gareth Bale £85.3m to Real Madrid, 2013

Gareth Bale followed Modric to Real Madrid in 2013 after starring in north London. The Wales international cost Real more than they had paid for Cristiano Ronaldo in 2009, with the transfer a world-record €100m (£85.3m) at the time.

Bale would go on to win 15 honours at the Bernabeu, including five Champions League titles. He scored 106 goals in 258 appearances in a Madrid shirt.

1 Harry Kane £86.4m to Bayern Munich, 2023

Topping the charts as Tottenham’s record departure is record goalscorer Harry Kane, who brought in £86.4m when he joined Bayern Munich in 2023.

The striker was linked with a Spurs exit on numerous occasions during his 13-year spell as a professional in north London, but it was the Bundesliga and Bayern that persuaded him to leave Tottenham. Kane, as expected, has gone on to continue to score for fun in Germany.

وضع نادي باريس سان جيرمان الفرنسي، عينه على صفقة من صفوف برشلونة الإسباني، ساعيًا للتعاقد معها، بحسب ما ورد في تقارير صحفية.

وسبق وضم باريس سان جيرمان عدة نجوم من الفريق الكتالوني، أبرزهم ليونيل ميسي، نيمار دا سيلفا، بالإضافة لنجمهم الحالي والفائز بالكرة الذهبية مؤخرًا، عثمان ديمبلي.

وبحسب ما ذكرت صحيفة “موندو ديبورتيفو” الإسبانية في تقرير لها، يرغب باريس سان جيرمان في التعاقد مع خوان هيرنانديز، البالغ من العمر 18 عامًا.

ويعد خوان هيرنانديز أحد أبرز اللاعبين الواعدين في شباب برشلونة، وقد استقطب اهتمام النادي الفرنسي بعدما مكانته في الفريق الرديف للبارسا.

يجيد خوان هيرنانديز اللعب في مركز خط الوسط والجناح، وينتهي عقده مع برشلونة في 30 يونيو 2026، وفي هذا الموسم، بدأ جميع مباريات الفريق الرديف.

اقرأ أيضًا | ثنائي برشلونة يغيب عن تدريبات الفريق.. و”سبورت” توضح السبب

كما لعب للمنتخب الإسباني تحت 19 عامًا، وقد أصبح لاعبًا أساسيًا بعد أن تدرج في جميع فئات الشباب منذ التواجد بفريق تحت 15 عامًا.

وأوضح التقرير أن مدرب باريس سان جيرمان، لويس إنريكي يراقب أداء خوان هيرنانديز وتطوره، ويعتبره الخيار الأمثل لمشروع الفريق الفرنسي. الجدير بالذكر أن خوان هيرنانديز يملك شرطًا جزائيًا في عقده مع برشلونة، وتبلغ قيمته ستة ملايين يورو.

Tottenham co-sporting directors Fabio Paratici and Johan Lange have been told a key signing that Thomas Frank wants to make at N17, with Spurs also having made contact over a France international star.

Paratici and Lange set for Tottenham transfer partnership

On Wednesday, Spurs announced Paratici’s long-awaited return to North London, following the Italian’s spell as managing director between 2021 and 2023.

FabioParatici formerly of Spurs and Juventus.

Paratici, after being forced into resigning due to a worldwide FIFA ban from football, worked as a consultant/advisor for ex-chair Daniel Levy thereafter, and took up that unofficial role during the summer window to assist Lange, CEO Vinai Venkatesham and Frank.

Once his FIFA ban expired, Paratici was repeatedly tipped to return to Tottenham as a director, but Levy’s departure after 25 years did briefly throw the move into doubt (talkSPORT).

Fabio Paratici’s top five best Tottenham signings

Cost

1. Cristian Romero

£42.5m

2. Dejan Kulusevski

£25.5m

3. Rodrigo Bentancur

£21.5m

4. Pedro Porro

£40m

5. Djed Spence

£20m

Venkatesham eventually decided to appoint Paratici regardless of Levy’s exit, with the 53-year-old now partnering Lange as one of Tottenham’s two sporting directors.

As explained by Sky Sports reporter Michael Bridge, Lange and Paratici will have two very different roles, with the former overseeing scouting, the academy and data-driven recruitment analysis, while the latter operates as Tottenham’s proven ‘dealmaker’.

With Paratici and Lange set to back Frank in separate capacities, it is believed the Spurs boss has made one transfer wish crystal clear.

Frank wants new midfielder at Tottenham after approach for Khephren Thuram

According to journalist Graeme Bailey, via The Boot Room, Frank wants Tottenham to sign a new midfielder.

Despite already boasting Rodrigo Bentancur, Joao Palhinha, Archie Gray, Lucas Bergvall and Pape Sarr in the engine room, midfield misfit Yves Bissouma is out of contract at the end of this season and very likely to leave.

The Mali international, partly due to injury, is yet to make a single competitive appearance under Frank and was left out of both their UEFA Super Cup squad and 22-man Champions League list.

Bissouma clearly doesn’t have a long-term future under Frank, with the Dane eager to bring in another player who can potentially replace the African in 2026.

Bailey adds that Tottenham made an approach to sign Juventus midfielder Khephren Thuram in the summer, but he’s going to be very hard to obtain now, with the Old Lady deeming him “untouchable” alongside Kenan Yildiz after an excellent start to 2025/2026.

With Spurs told to move on from the Frenchman, who’s worked his way into Didier Deschamps plans ahead of the World Cup next year, other reports suggest that Rangers star Nicolas Raskin has emerged as a Lilywhites target.

The Belgian is by far their standout player, and Premier League sides are taking note of his exploits, with Raskin’s contract also due to expire in under two years.

The 24-year-old would cost around £20-25 million to prise away from Ibrox — a surely doable price for Paratici and Lange — with a bid in and around that mark poised to make Raskin the Gers’ biggest ever sale.

Whether they go for Raskin or reach out for Thuram again, Frank personally wants to add another midfield technician to his ranks next year.

Suryakumar finished his IPL 2025 season with 717 runs, only the second batter after B Sai Sudharsan to cross the 700-run mark

ESPNcricinfo staff02-Jun-20253:14

Rapid Fire review – Shreyas Iyer’s hat-trick of sixes turned the match

Orange Cap tableIt’s looking increasingly likely that B Sai Sudharsan, the Gujarat Titans (GT) opener, will not have to give up that Orange Cap he has been wearing for a long, long time now. He’s done for the tournament with 759 runs, but the nearest competitor to still be active at this stage is Virat Kohli, but the RCB hero is well behind with 614 runs at No. 5. That’s a gap of 145 runs. Not impossible, of course.It might not be impossible for the next in line either, even if it feels somewhat improbable. Shreyas Iyer, the PBKS captain, is just behind Kohli at No. 6 with 603 runs. He had been well behind in that race, around the No. 10-No. 11 mark, for the longest time, but the 87 not out of 41 balls he scored to knock MI out of IPL 2025 has made him the sixth batter past the 600-run mark this season.Behind Sai Sudharsan and above third-placed GT captain Shubman Gill is Suryakumar Yadav, who finished his stellar IPL 2025 with 717 runs after scoring 44 in Qualifier 2. It was, incredibly, Suryakumar’s 16 successive score of 25-plus in T20s, but not enough to put MI in the final.Before we move to the wicket-takers, here’s another one for you to check out: the most prolific six-hitters’ list, which Iyer could well end up topping by the time the season is done.Suryakumar, meanwhile, is right on top of ESPNcricinfo’s MVP table.Purple Cap tableAs things stand, Josh Hazlewood of RCB is the only bowler with a realistic chance of toppling GT’s Prasidh Krishna from the perch. Hazlewood has 21 wickets. Prasidh, the leader, has 25. It would still need five wickets, though.Trent Boult of MI picked up then wicket of Prabhsimran Singh on Sunday night, and that took his tally for the season to 22, which has him in third place, behind Prasidh and Noor Ahmad of Chennai Super Kings (CSK), who has 24.Of the other bowlers to still be in the fray, PBKS’ Arshdeep Singh is at No. 7 with 18 wickets after going wicketless against MI.And here are some other IPL 2025 tables that show the season’s best performers in different aspects of the T20 game. Highest batting strike rates Best bowling economy rates Best bowling figures in a match

MatériaMais Notícias

O Cuiabá recebe o América-MG nesta sexta-feira, às 20h, na Arena Pantanal, pela 23ª rodada do Campeonato Brasileiro. O Dourado passa por um momento conturbado e não vence há quatro jogos. Já o Coelho ainda amarga a penúltima colocação da competição.

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Mesmo que estejam na parte de baixo da tabela, as duas equipes passam por momentos distintos. Depois de um bom começo de Brasileirão, o Cuiabá não consegue reencontrar caminho das vitórias. Do outro lado, o América-MG venceu as duas últimas partidas do campeonato e segue na luta para escapar do rebaixamento.

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Data e hora: 15 de setembro de 2023, às 20h (de Brasília)
Estádio: Arena Pantanal, em Cuiabá (MT)
Árbitro: Bruno Arleu de Araújo (RJ/Fifa)
Assistentes: Thiago Rosa de Oliveira (RJ) e Anne Kesy Gomes de Sa (AM/Fifa)
VAR: José Cláudio Rocha Filho (SP/Fifa)
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CUIABÁ (Técnico: António Oliveira)
Walter; Matheus Alexandre, Marllon, Empereur e Rikelme; Filipe Augusto, Lucas Mineiro, Fernando Sobral e Ronald; Ceppelini, Deyverson e Wellington Silva (Jonathan Cafu)

AMÉRICA-MG (Técnico: Fabián Bustos)
Cavichioli; Mateus Henrique, Ricardo Silva, Maidana e Danilo Avelar; Rodriguinho, Breno, Juninho e Martínez (Cazares); Felipe Azevedo e Rodrigo Varanda (Kayzer)

تمكن الفريق الأول لكرة القدم بنادي بيراميدز، من تسجيل الهدف الأول أمام الاتحاد السكندري، في اللقاء الجاري الآن ضمن منافسات الدوري المصري.

ويستضيف بيراميدز نظيره الاتحاد السكندري، على ملعب الدفاع الجوي ضمن منافسات الجولة الثالثة عشر من مسابقة الدوري المصري.

 وسجل مروان حمدي مهاجم السماوي، الهدف في الدقيقة الثالثة عشر من عمر اللقاء ليمنح فريقه التقدم.

طالع.. تشكيل بيراميدز أمام الاتحاد السكندري.. مروان حمدي يقود الهجوم

ويحتل بيراميدز المركز السابع في جدول ترتيب الدوري الممتاز برصيد 17 نقطة، بينما يحتل الاتحاد السكندري المركز الـ20 برصيد 8 نقاط. هدف بيراميدز الأول أمام الاتحاد اليوم

Everton’s 2025/26 campaign has begun in quietly impressive fashion.

Under David Moyes, the Toffees look more disciplined, cohesive, and self-assured than they have in years.

The club sits eighth in the Premier League with three wins and eleven points, having beaten Wolves, Brighton, and most recently Crystal Palace, where a dramatic 93rd-minute winner from Jack Grealish ended the visitors’ 19-match unbeaten run.

It’s been a steady rise for a side that finished 13th last season after a late-season surge under Moyes.

The Scot has instilled the same resilience and structure that defined his first spell at Goodison Park, combining tactical discipline with freedom in attack.

Everton’s football has become more pragmatic, but it’s also more purposeful.

Moyes’ entire side seems revitalised – the pressing is sharper, transitions quicker, and confidence higher.

The upcoming trip to Manchester City will provide a true test of their progress, but the early signs suggest Everton have rediscovered an identity built on energy, hard work, and belief.

Grealish’s resurgence under Moyes

Few stories in the Premier League have been as satisfying as Grealish’s revival.

Once a peripheral figure at Manchester City – limited to just 721 minutes last season, starting only seven matches – the 30-year-old has looked reborn since trading sky blue for royal blue.

After struggling with hip and groin injuries that sidelined him for 17 games over the past two seasons, Grealish is finally playing with freedom again.

Under Moyes, he has been encouraged to express himself but with structure – the blend of tactical discipline and creative liberty that once made him one of Europe’s most sought-after wide players.

In just seven games for Everton this season, he has already registered one goal and four assists in 557 minutes – almost matching his entire output from last season.

Jack Grealish – 2024/25

Matches Played

7

Goals

1

Assists

1

Progressive Carries

69

Progressive Passes

52

Source: FBref

Moyes’ trust has allowed him to thrive; Grealish is central to everything good about Everton’s attack, drifting infield to dictate tempo and combining effectively with Beto and new striker Thierno Barry.

The data reinforces his improvement.

In his most productive campaign – City’s treble-winning 2022/23 season – Grealish averaged 6.27 progressive carries, 4.39 progressive passes, and 4.55 shot-creating actions per 90 minutes.

This season, his numbers are trending in a similar direction, showing that he is once again influencing matches both creatively and through his ball progression.

His ball-carrying remains elite, with 42 carries and 33.9 touches in the attacking third per 90, while his 84.1% pass completion underlines how safely he maintains possession in high-pressure areas.

Add to that an increased work rate – 1.10 tackles and 0.75 blocks per 90 – and you have a player fully committed to Moyes’ philosophy.

Thomas Tuchel’s persistent England squad snubs might have stung, but Grealish’s response has been emphatic.

He looks sharp, decisive, and fit – a player rediscovering the joy of football.

For Moyes, he’s become the emotional core of a rejuvenated team; for Everton, he’s the statement signing that signals a new era of ambition.

Why Dewsbury-Hall could be a victim of Grealish's form

While all eyes are on Grealish’s renaissance, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall is quietly piecing together a redemption story of his own at Goodison Park – though his place in Everton’s best XI isn’t guaranteed.

The 27-year-old midfielder, who joined from Chelsea in the summer for £28m, has been one of Moyes’ success stories so far.

After a difficult spell at Stamford Bridge – where he was largely restricted to Conference League cameos and late Premier League substitutions, despite featuring in the Club World Cup final win over PSG – Dewsbury-Hall has rediscovered the confidence and control that once made him a “revelation” at Leicester, as per Brendan Rodgers.

He’s been impressive statistically, too: seven appearances in all competitions, one goal, one assist, and standout underlying numbers.

He ranks in the 74th percentile for pass completion (80.4%), 82nd percentile for progressive passes (5.46 per 90), and 87th percentile for tackles (1.90 per 90).

Defensively, he’s been immense – sitting in the 98th percentile for clearances (1.54 per 90) among midfielders.

Those figures underline his all-round profile: a player who can dictate tempo, carry through pressure, and win the ball back when required.

Yet, for all his efficiency and reliability, there’s a growing sense that Dewsbury-Hall may not be part of Everton’s most balanced attacking setup moving forward.

His partnership with Grealish has been a curious one – aesthetically pleasing at times, but frustrating in key moments.

Both players are ball-dominant, preferring to carry and create rather than shoot or make penetrative runs beyond the defence.

That overlap in style can sometimes slow Everton’s rhythm, particularly when facing deep or compact opposition.

Moyes has experimented with Iliman Ndiaye cutting in from the left and Tyler Dibling operating from the right, a combination that offers more directness and goal threat around Grealish, who’s thriving in a free role as a No.10.

In that setup, Dewsbury-Hall’s inclusion becomes less certain – not because of form, but because of fit.

Everton’s attack looked its most fluid when Ndiaye’s willingness to shoot complemented Grealish’s creativity, with Dibling stretching play on the opposite flank.

In that configuration, Moyes gains the verticality and unpredictability that Dewsbury-Hall and Grealish together sometimes lack.

There’s no questioning Dewsbury-Hall’s value – his tactical intelligence and work rate have been crucial in solidifying Everton’s midfield.

But as Moyes refines his system, he may have to decide between control and cutting edge.

For now, Dewsbury-Hall remains a key cog in the Toffees’ evolution, yet the competition for places — and Grealish’s growing influence — could soon push him from automatic starter to strategic option.

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التقى ليفربول وريال مدريد، عملاقا كرة القدم الأوروبية مساء أمس الثلاثاء، في دور مجموعات دوري أبطال أوروبا، وحقق الريدز الفوز بهدف نظيف، على حساب الملكي، على ملعب أنفيلد.

وقد ساعد المدافع الفرنسي الدولي إبراهيما كوناتي، فريقه، للفوز على ريال مدريد، ولم يمر هذا الأداء مرور الكرام على إدارة ريال مدريد، التي شاهدت أداء اللاعب وهو يتغلب على هجمات الفريق الإسباني الخجولة.

ونشرت “فوت ميركاتو الفرنسية” أن أداء إبراهيما كوناتي كان يثير إعجاب إدارة ريال مدريد.

اقرأ أيضًا.. لابورتا يمازح مشجعًا بشأن هزيمة ريال مدريد أمام ليفربول

وكانت إدارة ريال مدريد تدرس بجدية إمكانية التعاقد مع اللاعب الفرنسي، منذ عدة أسابيع، حيث يسعى النادي الإسباني لتعزيز دفاعه والاستعداد لرحيل ديفيد ألابا وأنطونيو روديجر واللذين تنتهي عقودهما في يونيو 2026.

ويبحث ريال مدريد عن مدافع متمرس ليس كبيرًا ولا صغيرًا في السن، وسيصبح إبراهيما كوناتي لاعبًا حرًا في يونيو المقبل، وبالتالي ستكون صفقة مجانية.

وأصبح المدافع الفرنسي على استعداد لمغادرة ليفربول ويريد الانضمام لريال مدريد، وهناك اهتمام من ناديين آخرين لضمه وهما باريس سان جيرمان وبرشلونة.

وقدم ليفربول عرضًا لتمديد عقد إبراهيما كوناتي والذي كان يعد أولوية ريال مدريد القصوى، ومع ذلك أصبح دايوت أوباميكانو مدافع بايرن ميونخ على رأس أولوية النادي الاسباني بدلاً منه ولم يكن فلورنتينو بيريز بحاجة ليرى ما قدمه ضد باريس سان جيرمان ليقتنع بذلك.

وينتهي عقد أوباميكانو مع بايرن ميونخ في يونيو ولم يتوصل لاتفاق مع ناديه على التمديد وهناك اهتمام من باريس سان جيرمان أيضًا، وقد توصل اللاعب لاتفاق شفهي مع ريال مدريد ويمتلك اللاعب مهارة وخبرة وسيكون لاعبًا حرًا بنهاية الموسم.

Bell, meanwhile, cannot wait to bowl at Mandhana, her Southern Brave team-mate in the Hundred

Valkerie Baynes27-Jun-20251:32

Mandhana: ‘Shafali is a world-class player and always will be’

Smriti Mandhana vs Lauren Bell. It’s a contest Bell, spearhead of England’s seam-bowling attack, couldn’t wait to get stuck into on the eve of the opening match of India’s tour, the first of five T20Is at Trent Bridge on Saturday.For Mandhana’s part, she is looking forward to reprising her opening partnership with Shafali Verma, who is making a comeback – in this format at least – having fallen out of favour after India’s group-stage exit at the T20 World Cup last October and lean ODI returns at home against New Zealand later that month.Mandhana stood in for an unwell Harmanpreet Kaur at India’s pre-match press conference on Friday but expected her captain to be fit to play the first match. She was full of praise for Shafali’s efforts to earn her recall through the domestic circuit and the WPL, where she was the fourth-highest run-scorer with 304 runs at a strike rate of 152.76.Related

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“She’s had an amazing year,” Smriti said of Shafali. “Once the setback had come, she went to domestic cricket, scored bucket-loads of runs and had an amazing WPL.”No one had any doubts about her talent, the way she had come into the Indian team and dominated. She is a world-class player and always will be, but for her to go back and do what she did in the last year was amazing to watch. She deserves this comeback and I’m really excited to open with her again.”Shafali was the leading run-scorer in the Senior Women’s One-Day Trophy (527 runs, 152.31 strike rate, 75.29 average) and the Senior Women’s One-Day Challenger Trophy (414 runs, 145.26 strike rate, 82.80 average) – as captain of Haryana.Shafali Verma was the fourth-highest run-scorer at WPL 2025•BCCI

Mandhana and Shafali are second on the list for most partnership runs as an opening pair in women’s T20Is with 2636 runs and a partnership run rate of 7.90.Bell was keen to catch up with Mandhana, her Southern Brave team-mate in the Hundred, albeit on opposing sides.”I’m looking forward to bowling at Smriti,” Bell said. “I’ve obviously played with her, we’ve had a few net battles at the Brave before, so that’ll be a good challenge, playing against her. It’s exciting to be up against some of the best players and that normally brings the best out when you’re playing against the best.”The last time I played India, it’s always been Smriti and Shafali opening the batting, so it’s a challenge we’ve had before and one that is really exciting. They’re both very talented and play differently, so I’m hoping it just brings the best out of us. As an England player, you really look forward to these series and thrive off the challenge and how good the opposition are.”Last summer, as England went unbeaten through their twin white-ball series against New Zealand, Bell was working on changes to her action, which is now more upright and allows her to swing the ball both ways. She is satisfied with where she’s at but by no means feels that she is the finished article.”In terms of that whole chapter, I’d say I’ve got into a really good place and I feel really, really happy,” Bell said. “But I don’t think you can ever say you’re complete as a bowler.0:56

Bell: ‘Looking forward to bowling at Mandhana’

“There’s always stuff that I want to get better, but the big shift and the big change, I’m feeling in a really good place… hopefully we’ve moved on.”Bell was the leading wicket-taker during the T20I leg of West Indies’ visit, which – like the ODI series – England swept 3-0, with seven wickets at an average of 9.72 and economy rate of 5.66.Her series-best figures of 3-28 in the second T20I at Hove were eclipsed by fellow seamer Em Arlott, with a Player-of-the-Match-winning 3 for 14 having made her international debut just two days earlier in encouraging signs as England prepare for a tougher test from India.”They’ll pose us a few more challenges,” Bell said. “We had people making debuts and some people playing different roles, so they can take a lot of confidence from that. It was a really good series to have first up in the summer.”Meanwhile, India have some new faces in their seam attack, handing maiden T20I call-ups to Kranti Goud and Sayali Satghare for a squad missing the experienced Renuka Singh and Pooja Vastrakar.Mandhana said: “The WPL has been good in terms of finding new people and of course the domestic system as well, the amount of matches the girls play nowadays. All the girls have rich experience in the domestic format.”I’m really excited to see them. Young talent, whenever they come in, it’s always very exciting. Everyone’s been prepping well and what better place than England to come in as a pacer? Of course, they’ll take a lot of lessons out of it and I’m sure they’ll do the job for the team.”

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