Missed chances have cost Bangladesh repeatedly in recent times, and Friday was no exception

Mohammad Isam23-Dec-2022The expression of anguish. Head in hands. Sometimes the head is thrown back. A kick to the turf. Maybe a cuss word. On the second day of the Dhaka Test on Friday, Bangladesh missed four chances in the field during the 159-run fifth-wicket stand between Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant, so all those reactions were on display.Iyer and Pant offered two chances each before they were properly set after coming together on 94 for 4. The what-if scenario here can be tough to get into, but it doesn’t need to be said that it’s best to take catches and complete stumpings, particularly when you are playing against India.Related

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Bangladesh’s bowlers are quite used to their fielders missing chances. There have been different explanations on offer for the last 12 months, and if there was a bit of improvement between 2021 and 2022, it has disappeared during this ODI and Test series against India. They have missed 15 chances in total, including eight in the ODIs.In Tests this year, Bangladesh have missed a total of 33 – of 67 – chances, counting both catches and stumpings. In terms of ratio of chances taken to missed, their 2.03 is the second-lowest among the Test teams, above only Sri Lanka’s 1.71. West Indies and England are at the other extreme, at above four chances converted for each one missed.Mushfiqur Rahim looked fairly out of position out at long-on when Rishabh Pant offered him a chance•Associated PressIn all formats this year, Bangladesh have missed 85 times, 21 more than in 2021, when their catching was especially poor at the 2021 T20 World Cup. They missed 22 chances in Tests then, compared to the 33 this year.These numbers possibly don’t matter hugely when the team is winning, but they hurt a lot when results are not going their way.On Friday, Litton Das missed a tough chance at slip when Pant, on 11, edged Mehidy Hasan Miraz in the last over before lunch. The ball went quickly, and Litton got a hand to it. Had Litton held on, it would have been just reward for the spinners bowling a tight line to Pant.Iyer then had two lives in the space of around 15 minutes when he was on 19 and 21. First, Mehidy leapt at gully to grab an edge off Taskin Ahmed, who had his tail up after removing Virat Kohli earlier in the session. Mehidy spilled the chance, and ended up slamming his nose into the ground.The big miss came from Nurul Hasan, who missed a stumping off Shakib Al Hasan’s bowling. It looked quite straightforward. The ball didn’t deviate much going towards the wicketkeeper, and Iyer was well out of his crease. But Nurul fumbled, allowing Iyer to get back to safety.Pant had another life on 59 when, in the middle of his big-hitting spell, Mushfiqur Rahim dropped him at long-on. It was a new position for Mushfiqur, who has kept wickets for most of his career. So the captain should have paid a bit more attention with Pant on strike, and on fire. Later in the day, Shakib himself would kick the turf in frustration when Mehidy couldn’t gather the ball properly at point when R Ashwin and Iyer got into in a mix-up.Shakib Al Hasan shows his frustration after a misfield from Mehidy Hasan Miraz•AFP/Getty ImagesIn the gap between the ODIs and the Test series, Bangladesh fielding coach Shane McDermott had explained the Bangladesh fielders’ mindset.”Talking about the fear factor, we think about potentially what are the repercussions of dropping a catch when the ball is in the air,” McDermott had said. “We see a lot of high balls dropped under lights, because fielders have time to think. Trying to train what we think when the ball is in the air, is a very hard task. But it can be learned.”When we drop catches under lights in critical moments, we create one of the greatest learning experiences. When the player walks off the ground, hopefully having won the game, we can easily say to them that ‘look, [missed] catches don’t lose matches.’ It is a fact. It happens quite regularly. It is a part of the game. Obviously we want to drop as few catches as possible.”As a team, if we drop a catch, our support staff and our team are gelling together really well, we are trying to keep everyone’s spirits high. Who knows, it could be someone else tomorrow to drop one. We could lose the match, but as I said before, we are very happy with the way the boys are training and committing on and off the field.”This year, Tamim Iqbal and Russell Domingo have addressed the issue once each.Tamim expressed his frustration after four dropped catches and poor ground fielding cost Bangladesh in the first ODI against Zimbabwe. Domingo was left bemused when Bangladesh dropped nine catches in five matches against Afghanistan in March this year.Bangladesh seem to suffer from a mental block on this count. Even fielders who come with a good reputation seem to suffer. And a good position, possibly, is frittered away. Perhaps it is time to take a closer, and harder, look at the problem.

Alan Gardner is joined by Andrew Miller, Vithushan Ehantharajah and Andrew McGlashan to discuss Jack Leach’s injury and what it means for the Ashes

ESPNcricinfo staff07-Jun-2023England won their Test against Ireland by a comfortable margin – but then saw their Ashes planning upended when scans revealed that Jack Leach had suffered a back stress fracture. Before the announcement of Moeen Ali’s recall, Alan Gardner, Andrew Miller and Vithushan Ehantharajah sat down to discuss England’s options, before Andrew McGlashan made a comeback of his own to preview the Ashes (and the WTC final).

The England fast bowler played only 11 matches across the SA20 and the IPL this year

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Explaining Jofra Archer’s sudden exit from the IPL

February 1, 2022 – Enters IPL mega-auction
Archer’s name is a surprise inclusion on the longlist for the mega-auction, given he was due to miss IPL 2022 with an elbow injury. Hemang Amin, the IPL’s COO, tells franchises: “The ECB has registered Jofra Archer for the auction with a view to potential participation in 2023 and 2024, as due to his current injury it is unlikely that he can participate in IPL 2022.”February 13, 2022 – Signed by Mumbai Indians
Despite his unavailability, Archer’s lot prompts a bidding war between his old franchise Rajasthan Royals, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Mumbai at the auction, with Mumbai eventually securing his services at INR 8 crore (£800,000 approx). The franchise’s owner, Akash Ambani, says: “When he is fit and available we believe he will make a formidable partnership with [Jasprit] Bumrah.”May 19, 2022 – Back stress fracture
Archer is diagnosed with a lower-back stress fracture, preventing his planned return in the T20 Blast for Sussex and ruling him out of the English summer. The ECB say in a statement: “No timeframe has been set for his return.”November 23, 2022 – England Lions return
Bowling in England match kit for the first time since March 2021, Archer hits Zak Crawley on the helmet with a sharp bouncer, playing for England Lions against the full Test squad in a warm-up match in Abu Dhabi. “A small day but still a big day,” he says.January 10, 2023 – MI Cape Town debut
Signed as a ‘wildcard’ for MI Cape Town – Mumbai Indians’ franchise in the inaugural SA20 – Archer bowls the third over of the new tournament, and strikes with his third ball. He plays six times for them in total, taking 10 wickets.January 27, 2023 – Full international comeback
Archer plays his first game for England since March 2021, taking 1 for 81 in the first ODI in South Africa. Five days later, he takes 6 for 40 to seal a consolation win as England lose the series 2-1.March 14, 2023 – Back in Bangladesh
Archer finishes England’s white-ball tour to Bangladesh with another five international appearances under his belt, taking five wickets in his two ODIs and four in his three T20Is.April 2, 2023 – Mumbai debut
Mumbai start IPL 2023 with a heavy defeat to Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Chinnaswamy Stadium. Archer takes 0 for 33 in his four overs, dropping a difficult caught-and-bowled chance offered by Virat Kohli off his first ball.April 8, 2023 – Misses El Clasico
After experiencing discomfort in his right elbow on debut, Archer misses Mumbai’s first home game against Chennai Super Kings with what Mark Boucher, their head coach, describes as “a little niggle”. Boucher adds: “We’ve got a fantastic medical team that are looking after him. He’s obviously a massive player for us, so hopefully they can pass him fit sometime soon.”April 22, 2023 – Returns vs Punjab Kings
Having missed four matches in a row, Archer takes his first wicket for Mumbai – Sam Curran, caught and bowled – in a defeat to Punjab Kings at the Wankhede.April 25, 2023 – Belgium trip emerges
The reports that Archer travelled to Belgium during his lay-off to visit Roger van Riet, his elbow specialist, for a “minor procedure”. The ECB confirms that Archer travelled to Belgium, but do not comment on whether he underwent surgery. Archer responds furiously via Twitter, saying: “Putting out an article without knowing the facts and without my consent is crazy.”April 27, 2023 – All-format ambitions
Archer confirms in an interview with ESPNcricinfo that he retains hope of making a return to Test cricket. “I still want to play as much red-ball [cricket] as possible,” he says. “I’ve never really had a thought of trying to give up on any of the formats as yet.”April 29, 2023 – Boucher confirms surgery
Asked about Archer’s situation at a pre-match press conference, Boucher confirms that he travelled to Belgium. “Yes, he did,” he said. “I believe it was a minor surgery.” Meanwhile, Archer’s close friend and Sussex and England team-mate Chris Jordan is spotted training with the franchise.May 9, 2023 – Leaves IPL 2023
Mumbai announce that Archer has been replaced by Jordan for the remainder of the tournament, after consecutive wicketless appearances against Kings and Super Kings. “Jofra will return home to focus on his rehabilitation,” the franchise said.The ECB confirmed that he has been “recovering from right elbow surgery”, adding: “Pushing through the discomfort whilst recently playing, hoping it will settle, has proven challenging. Therefore, it has been agreed for him to return to the UK for a period of rest and rehabilitation to give him the best opportunity for a full recovery.”May 16, 2023 – Ruled out of English summer
England’s squad announcement for the Ireland Test contains the news that Archer has been ruled out of action for the home season by the recurrence of his elbow stress fracture. “He was making good progress until a recurrence of the elbow injury, which kept him out for an extended period previously,” says Rob Key, England men’s managing director. “We wish him the best of luck with his recovery.”

Alan Gardner is joined by Andrew Miller and Matt Roller to discuss the state of play in the Ashes and a damning report from the ICEC

ESPNcricinfo staff27-Jun-2023It has been a week since Australia’s dramatic win at Edgbaston put them 1-0 up in the series, and the words have continued to fly in both directions. With focus turning to Lord’s for the build-up to the second Test, Alan Gardner was joined by Andrew Miller and Matt Roller for this week’s episode of Switch Hit – which covered all the Ashes talking points, including Ollie Robinson’s flame war and questions for England selection, as well as the release of a damning report into English cricket by the Independent Commission for Equity in Cricket.

“It was incredibly difficult, being able to grip the bat after keeping for 110 overs”

Valkerie Baynes26-Jun-2023When Alyssa Healy strode to the crease at No. 8 on an unwelcome row of three ducks in Tests, it’s understandable that she “copped a gob-full”. What those firing the barbs didn’t understand was that she was walking in knowing that she would struggle to grip her bat.Her side had just pushed their lead past 200 on the fourth day but with more than a day to go in this Test, they needed more. Healy, Australia’s hard-as-you-like wicketkeeper and stand-in captain, swallowed some more concrete – along with some painkillers – and provided it.A half-century after seeing a faint edge off the first ball she faced deflect off the gloves of opposite number Amy Jones, helped Australia set England a record target, which proved too lofty in the end. That was thanks to Ashleigh Gardner’s eight wickets for the innings – Healy had a hand in three of those – and 12 for the match.”I was feeling like I was copping a bit of grief in the media and on the field when I walked out at No. 8 and I was getting the sense that no one really knew what was going on,” Healy told reporters after Australia had wrapped up victory by 89 runs and she had dropped to the host broadcaster before play the fact that she went into the match with two fractured fingers.Related

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“This is what I’ve been dealing with for the last seven days leading into the Test match. It is what it is, it’s exactly what happens as a wicketkeeper, you get knocks on the fingers.”Unfortunately for me, it was one on each hand so it made it incredibly difficult, in particular batting, being able to grip the bat after keeping for 110 overs. We’ll just reassess with it during the weekend and make sure I’m ready to go in Birmingham.”Australia now have a four-point buffer heading into the first of three T20is in Birmingham on Saturday, which will be followed by three ODIs while England need to win five of those six remaining matches to wrest back the Ashes. Australia need only to win two to draw the series and retain them.They have back-up wicketkeepers in Beth Mooney, who was the only other Australian to pass a half-century in their second innings, and potentially Phoebe Litchfield, the Test debutant who kept for one ball as Australia claimed the last wicket they needed in their warm-up against England A when Healy was injured.But given the fortitude she showed to play this match, it’s hard to see Healy sitting out voluntarily. A single-word answer emphasised that fact when asked if she could play two white-ball series knowing she had played a Test with a fractured left index finger and right ring finger: “Yep.””It was a little bit uncomfortable in the morning,” Healy revealed. “I hit in the nets early just to see what I could do after keeping for a while and keeping a lot up to the stumps so you’re taking a lot of balls on the up.”There are a few painkillers in the system and we went as low as we possibly could knowing that if we needed more we can we could do that.”But I guess the more pain you take away you’re not quite sure where your fingers are and I think that could have potentially created a few more dangerous situations for them to get into so little bit of pain out there, but all for a good cause.”Arguably Healy’s most influential dismissal was the one which gave Gardner her five-wicket haul and one that nearly wasn’t. Gardner’s arm-ball had beaten Jones’s charge, leapt off the pitch onto Healy’s battered hands, then her chest and back into the gloves in time for her to whip off the bails with the bat only a breath from being safely back inside the crease.”It’s an interesting one, because when I took the bails I knew initially she hadn’t quite made it and then then she slid it [the bat] again and I wasn’t sure if I was quick enough to take them off for that moment,” Healy said.”We all thought it was a non-event and we’d just have a look and I was more disappointed because it was Ash’s fifth wicket and she wasn’t going to get another opportunity.”When it came up on the big screen that it was pretty close and out it was a nice relief for me. I’d been trying to stay low all game because the balls have been rolling between my legs and then all of a sudden you get one that bites, it’s never fun but got the job done eventually.”Alyssa Healy stumped Amy Jones on second attempt•Getty ImagesHealy admitted that captaincy had been tough at times while having to concentrate so hard while keeping wicket as well. But she was full of praise for Tahlia McGrath, her official deputy, and the experienced Ellyse Perry, who also chipped in with advice.Healy saved her highest praise, however, for Gardner, who managed to upstage the 10 wickets for the match by Sophie Ecclestone, England’s left-arm spinner who kept her side in the game with twin five-fors.”I think she saw what Sophie Ecclestone was doing at one end then thought, ‘I’m going to get you and do it one better,'” Healy said. “I’m really proud of Ash.”She’s come a really long way as a cricketer over the last couple of seasons and really grown into an amazing allrounder, in world cricket and really adaptable to any condition in any format and I think she showed that out there in particular today.”We had Ecclestone who was taking the ball away from us a lot as right handers but to have someone like Ash who was bowling into the right handers all day, into the English side, and to take 12 wickets for the match is super impressive.”I’m also really proud of the bowling unit as a whole. They did it tough in that first innings but they reaped their rewards in that second innings, just nailing the stumps and then their simple plans, which was awesome.”Five-day Test cricket is pretty tough work but I’m just really proud of the group and the way that everyone just fought and hung in there for four-and-a-half days. We really learn on our feet exactly what it’s like and a great finish. I’m glad that we’re at the winning end of the result.”

Bangladesh will be looking to bounce back in the two T20Is in Sylhet after Afghanistan came up trumps in the ODI series

Mohammad Isam13-Jul-2023Bangladesh and Afghanistan will play their last T20I series before entering an ODI extravaganza for the next few months. Both teams have the Asia Cup and World Cup in mind but these two matches in Sylhet could pose an interesting challenge for the two sides. The home side is itching to bounce back after going down in the ODIs earlier in the week, but Afghanistan are an even stronger force in T20Is and have the wood over Bangladesh in the format.The home advantageBangladesh have had a great year so far in T20Is – winning five out of six games – so beating Afghanistan will be the icing on the cake. They won both series they have played this year, against England and Ireland, further improving their already strong home performance in T20Is, taking their win percentage up to 61.9% at home in the last three years.They have adopted a new and bolder approach with big hitting throughout the batting order, which they have shortened to include extra bowlers. Mehidy Hasan Miraz bats at No. 7, which allows for him and Shakib Al Hasan to be the spinners, followed by a four-man pace attack. This year is so far Bangladesh’s best in terms of team bowling average and strike rate.Related

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Afghanistan have the firepowerA quick look at the Afghanistan squad makes it clear that they have loaded their side with big hitters. Mohammad Shahzad is back in national colours after almost two years, Hazratullah Zazai also returns after missing the T20Is against Pakistan, and Rahmanullah Gurbaz is in fine form after his 145 against Bangladesh in the second ODI last week.Rahmanullah Gurbaz scored a crucial 145 in the second ODI against Bangladesh•AFP/Getty ImagesThey also have youngsters Sediqullah Atal, a left-hand batter who made his T20I debut recently against Pakistan, and Ibrahim Zadran in their batting stocks. Najibullah Zadran will be the finisher alongside allrounders Mohammad Nabi, Karim Janat and Azmatullah Omarzai. Captain Rashid Khan has young Noor Ahmad and the now-experienced Mujeeb Ur Rahman for company in the spin department.Fazalhaq Farooqi will lead the pace attack alongside fellow left-arm quick Fareed Ahmad and Wafadar Momand, the only uncapped player in the squad. Nijat Masood, who took a five-wicket haul against Bangladesh on Test debut last month, was called up to replace Naveen-ul-Haq.Litton Das, Rony Talukdar vs Afghanistan’s new-ball attackBangladesh’s run rate of 6.03 in the powerplay overall against Afghanistan needs to meet their powerplay run rate of 9.36 from 2023. Litton Das and Rony Talukdar have been all the rage in the Bangladesh T20I side, leading their bold approach. They have already amassed 328 runs in six innings together, just 68 short of eclipsing Bangladesh’s best-ever opening pair. Their brave approach will be facing a strong Afghanistan spin attack, particularly Mujeeb who troubled the Bangladesh openers during the ODI series.A T20I supply line for ODIs?Since both teams have two major ODI tournaments from September, much of their focus will be on giving game time to key players who will feature in those competitions. At the same time, they will also be on the lookout for any new and emerging talent. Two T20Is can’t tell a lot but if a player makes a case for himself, doing well in these matches could help their causes.Bangladesh will get another look at batters Talukdar and Shamim Hossain, and spinners Nasum Ahmed and Rishad Hossain. It will also be another chance for Afif Hossain, who had a miserable ODI series, to get some runs under his belt.Afghanistan can look at several players including batters Hazratullah, Sediqullah and Shahzad, while fast bowlers Fareed, Janat and Nijat could get a look in. The prodigious Noor Ahmad can be a handy option in the subcontinent so a call-up in Sylhet may help him.Rain a big threat in big-scoring SylhetJuly is peak monsoon in Sylhet. It also means peak offseason for cricket in the region. The first T20Is to be held in Sylhet for five years therefore have the risk of both matches getting interrupted by rain. T20Is, however, last roughly three hours and coupled with the ground’s strong drainage facilities, they could sneak in the cricket. The scoring rate is quite high for night T20s in recent years in Sylhet, with BPL teams scoring at an average of 182 runs an innings since 2020.

With three of the four playoffs spots decided, the season is set for an explosive final leg

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TNPL highlights – Kovai vs Madurai

Shahrukh puts Kovai in the first qualifier

Fastest fifty in TNPL 2023: check. Wickets with the ball: check. Plucking a catch out of thin air with one hand: check. M Shahrukh Khan contributed handsomely in all three departments to help Lyca Kovai Kings thump Madurai Panthers by 44 runs in Tirunelveli on Sunday and seal their spot in the first qualifier.Related

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With B Sai Sudharsan leaving Kovai and linking up with the South Zone side for the Duleep Trophy, captain Shahrukh promoted himself to No.5 and flayed a 20-ball half-century. It included a sequence of 4,4,4,6 against legspinner M Ashwin. Shahrukh isn’t usually comfortable starting against wristspin, but on Sunday he started in fifth gear and stayed there.Shahrukh is also the joint-highest wicket-taker this season, with 13 strikes in seven innings at an average of 10.46 and economy rate of 6.80. Plus, his strike rate of 200 is also the best among batters who have faced at least 25 balls this TNPL.

No Ashwin? No problem for Dindigul

R Ashwin has left Dindigul Dragons for India’s tour of the Caribbean, but under B Indrajith, Dindigul continue to challenge Kovai for the title. Since Ashwin’s departure, Dindigul have notched up back-to-back victories, set up by back-to-back half-centuries from opening batter Shivam Singh.All told, Shivam, who was part of the Punjab Kings side in IPL 2023, has struck fifties in his last three innings in the TNPL. Shivam is particularly prolific on the off side and can even play the reverse-sweep. Suboth Bhati, the former Delhi allrounder, has fronted up to bowl the tough overs in the powerplay and death. Mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy has shared the load with Bhati, returning to his best after taking some tap from Sai Sudharsan last week. Left-arm fingerspinner Aushik Srinivas has belatedly joined the side as Ashwin’s replacement.Washington Sundar nails a slog-sweep against Chepauk Super Gillies•TNPL

Washington hits form before Duleep Trophy

Washington Sundar had managed just three wickets in seven matches in IPL 2023 before being sidelined from the tournament with a hamstring injury. Washington has had a fairly rusty start to TNPL 2023 and has picked up just one wicket in six games, but he has found some form with the bat ahead of joining South Zone for the Duleep Trophy.Against Chepauk, Washington came in when Madurai were 46 for 5. He watched his team slump further to 50 for 6 and then 79 for 7, but he walloped an unbeaten 56 off 30 balls to drag Madurai to 141 for 7, which proved enough to keep them in the hunt for the playoffs. Fast bowler Ajay Krishna, who has had a stint with Chennai Super Kings as a net bowler, claimed 4 for 18 in three overs to back up Washington’s punchy batting effort.Chepauk’s captain N Jagadeesan has also been released from the TNPL to turn out for South Zone in the Duleep Trophy as a potential replacement for KS Bharat, who has joined the India side for the Caribbean tour. Chepauk’s Pradosh Ranjan Paul will also miss the final leg of the TNPL for the Duleep Trophy.Gurjapneet Singh has had a stint with CSK as a net bowler•TNPL/TNCA

Emerging Player: Gurjapneet Singh

Gurjapneet Singh is a bit of a rare package in Tamil Nadu. He’s a tall left-arm seamer, who can pound the deck and bowl in the high 130s [kph]. He also has a deceptive back-of-the-hand slower variation and the yorker in his repertoire. After impressing R Ashwin at Dindigul during his first TNPL season in 2021, Gurjapneet was picked as a net bowler by CSK, but a back injury then ruled him out of TNPL 2022.Madurai snapped up Gurjapneet at the TNPL 2023 auction, and he has repaid their faith with 11 wickets in six games at an average of 11.72. His economy rate of 5.95 is the best among seamers who have bowled at least 15 overs this season.In his most recent game on a placid pitch in Tirunelveli, where Kovai piled up 208 for 5, Gurjapneet came away with 2 for 30 in his four overs, limiting the damage at the death.

A World Cup semi-final is the kind of thing he had dreamed about while playing backyard games with his brother Dale, who is also a first-class cricketer

Alagappan Muthu and Deivarayan Muthu14-Nov-2023Glenn Phillips wasn’t going to make it.He began life as a professional cricketer batting right at the top of the order but, by his own admission, he wasn’t doing enough to dislodge the openers New Zealand already had. Very few could match up to what Martin Guptill provided at the time, which is why in 340 of the 367 times he put on the Black Cap, he was also out there dealing with the first ball.”I wasn’t playing nearly consistently enough to push somebody out of their position,” Phillips told ESPNcricinfo on Monday as he reflected on the path that has brought him to a World Cup semi-final.Glenn’s brother Dale, currently watching from afar, still can’t believe any of this is real. They used to be absolute menaces, pretending the cutlery they had in their hands at the dinner table were cricket bats instead. They played together for New Zealand at the Under-19 level and they hope to play together again, following in the footsteps of the McCullums and the Marshalls.Related

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“We were always very competitive in the backyard when we were growing up,” Dale said. “The goal was always there to play big games at a World Cup. Especially for Glenn to be where he has got to now… It was more of a dream as opposed to thinking it would become a reality. I don’t think either of us imagined where he would be right now. It’s pretty cool to see that one of those dreams has come true.”

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