England vs Pakistan - 3rd T20I of the Pakistan Tour of England, 2024 at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
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Cloudy - 15°C
1. VENUE AND PITCH INFO
Venue - Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, Wales
(i) Total Matches - T20s + The Hundred
Overall - 157
Avg 1st Innings - 157
Avg 2nd Innings - 138
Highest total - 236/2 (Surrey vs Glamorgan - 7th June'2023)
(ii) Performance of both teams on this ground
ENG - 9 - 8w/1l
PAK - 3 - 0w/3l
(iii) Top Performers on this venue from the current squads - T20s
ENG
Jonny Bairstow - 26th Highest run scorer (257), Avg (32.13) - 10M/10I
Jos Buttler - 34th Highest run scorer (220), Avg (31.43) - 10M/9I
Ben Duckett - 41st Highest run scorer (208), Avg (26) - 9M/9I
Will Jacks - 50th Highest run scorer (176), Avg (35.20) - 6M/6I
Phil Salt - 56th Highest run scorer (164), Avg (27.33) - 7M/7I
Sam Curran - 58th Highest run scorer (156), Avg (31.20) - 8M/7I
Moeen Ali - 60th Highest run scorer (153), Avg (38.25) - 5M/5I
Chris Jordan - 23rd Highest wicket taker (13), SR (18.15) - 12M/10I
Sam Curran - 36th Highest wicket taker (10), SR (13.70) - 8M/8I
Adil Rashid - 36th Highest wicket taker (10), SR (17) - 8M/8I
Reece Topley - 66th Highest wicket taker (5), SR (20.40) - 5M/5I
PAK
Babar Azam - 39th Highest run scorer (214), Avg (107) - 3M/3I
(iv) Recent Matches on this venue
1) London Spirit vs Welsh Fire - 20th August'2023
109/9 vs 110/4 (WEF won by 6 wkts)
Pacers - 8w+3w=11w
Spinners - 0w+1w=1w
2) Trent Rockets vs Welsh Fire - 14th August'2023
152/6 vs 148/6 (TRT won by 4 runs)
Pacers - 4w+3w=7w
Spinners - 2w+1w=3w
3) Welsh Fire vs Southern Brave - 12th August'2023
87/10 vs 91/1 (SOB won by 9 wkts)
Pacers - 10w+1w=11w
Spinners - 0w+0w=0w
4) Welsh Fire vs Manchester Originals - 2nd August'2023
94/3 vs 85/4 (WEF won by 9 runs)
Pacers - 2w+4w=6w
Spinners - 1w+0w=1w
5) Middlesex vs Glamorgan - 2nd July'2023
200/9 vs 151/10 (MID woj by 49 runs)
Pacers - 4w+7w=11w
Spinners - 5w+3w=8w
6) Sussex vs Glamorgan - 23rd June'2023
182/6 vs 162/8 (SUS won by 20 runs)
Pacers - 6w+6w=12w
Spinners - 0w+1w=1w
7) Glamorgan vs Somerset - 21st June'2023
171/10 vs 172/2 (SOM won by 8 wkts)
Pacers - 10w+2w=12w
Spinners - 0w+0w=0w
8) Glamorgan vs Gloucestershire - 18th June'2023
183/5 vs 151/8 (GLA won by 32 runs)
Pacers - 3w+4w=7w
Spinners - 2w+4w=6w
9) Essex vs Glamorgan - 7th June'2023
226/9 vs 175/10 (ESS won by 51 runs)
Pacers - 6w+6w=12w
Spinners - 2w+3w=5w
10) Surrey vs Glamorgan - 7th June'2023
236/2 vs 171/8 (SUR won by 65 runs)
Pacers - 1w+7w=8w
Spinners - 1w+1w=2w
SUMMARY
Pacers
1st Innings - 54w
2nd Innings - 43w
Spinners
1st Innings - 13w
2nd Innings - 14w
Overall
97w:27w (Pacers:Spinners)
(v) Toss Based Analysis on this venue
England (ENG)
1. Jos Buttler
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 16(15), 1(4), 11(4), 31(22)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 13(16), 14(22), 68(55)*, 29(14), 37(18)*
2. Phil Salt
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 28(21)*, 63(35)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 9(10), 7(8), 27(18), 30(26), 0(1)
3. Will Jacks
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 17(12), 81(45), 46(29)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 32(31), 0(1)&1w
4. Ben Duckett
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 53(34), 32(21), 12(13), 0(3), 64(48)*
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 9(7), 6(5), 25(16), 7(9)
5. Jonny Bairstow
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 68(45)*, 72(39), 0(4)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 3(5), 28(18), 13(12)*, 0(3), 30(21), 3(9,) 40(38)
6. Liam Livingstone
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0(1), 4(3)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 29(26)*&0w, 18(10)
7. Harry Brook
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 8(8)*
8. Moeen Ali
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 41(30)&0w, 2(10)&1w, 72(46)*&1w, 10(7)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 28(17)&1w
9. Sam Curran
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 10(7)*&3w, 5(14)&1w, 31(30)&0w, 26(23)&1w, 66(29)&2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w, 16(8)*&1w, 2(3)&0w
10. Jofra Archer
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 2w
11. Mark Wood
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 2w
12. Adil Rashid
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 4w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 0w, 2w, 2w, 0w, 1w
13. Chris Jordan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3w, 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 0w, 1w, 2w, 1w, 1w, 1w, 1w
14. Reece Topley
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w, 3w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 0w
15. Tom Hartley
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w, 1w
Pakistan (PAK)
1. Babar Azam
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 65(42), 114(62)*
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 35(23)
2. Mohammad Rizwan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 5(6)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
3. Saim Ayub
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
4. Fakhar Zaman
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 7(6), 0(3), 58(43), 15(17)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
5. Azam Khan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
6. Iftikhar Ahmad
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
7. Usman Khan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
8. Irfan Khan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
9. Imad Wasim
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 18(13)*&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
10. Shadab Khan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
11. Shaheen Afridi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w, 2w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w
12. Naseem Shah
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
13. Mohammad Amir
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
14. Haris Rauf
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w
15. Hasan Ali
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
16. Abbas Afridi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
17. Abrar Ahmed
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
18. Agha Salman
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
2. HEAD TO HEAD
(i) Overall
29 - 20w/9l (In Favour of ENG)
(ii) Last 5 Matches
4w/1l (In Favour of ENG)
(iii) On This Venue
3 - 3w/0l (In Favour of ENG)
(iv) Recent Head to Head Matches
1) England vs Pakistan - 25th May'2024
183/7 vs 160/10 (ENG won by 23 runs)
Fakhar Zaman - 45(21)
Babar Azam - 32(26)
Iftikhar Ahmad - 23(17)
Shaheen Afridi - 3w
Imad Wasim - 2w
Haris Rauf - 2w
Jos Buttler - 84(51)
Will Jacks - 37(23)
Reece Topley - 3w
Moeen Ali - 2w
Jofra Archer - 2w
Chris Jordan - 1w
Adil Rashid - 1w
Liam Livingstone - 1w
2) Pakistan vs England - 13th September'2022
137/8 vs 138/5 (ENG won by 5 wkts)
Babar Azam - 32(28)
Shadab Khan - 20(14)&1w
Haris Rauf - 2w
Shaheen Afridi - 1w
Jos Buttler - 26(17)
Harry Brook - 20(23)
Sam Curran - 3w
Adil Rashid - 2w
Chris Jordan - 2w
3) England vs Pakistan - 2nd October'2022
209/3 vs 142/8 (ENG won by 67 runs)
Harry Brook - 46(29)*
Phil Salt - 20(12)
Adil Rashid - 1w
San Curran - 1w
Iftikhar Ahmed - 19(16)
4) Pakistan vs England - 30th September'2022
169/6 vs 170/2 (ENG won by 8 wickets)
Babar Azam - 59(87)
Iftikhar Ahmed - 31(21)
Shadab Khan - 2w
Phil Salt - 88(41)*
Sam Curran - 2w
5) Pakistan vs England - 28th September'2022
145/10 vs 139/7 (PAK won by 6 runs)
Mohammad Rizwan - 63(46)
Haris Rauf - 8(5)&2w
Shadab Khan - 7(2)&1w
Moeen Ali - 51(37)*
Mark Wood - 3w
David Willey - 2w
Sam Curran - 17(11)&2w
(v) Top Performers from current squads when both these sides meet
ENG
Moeen Ali - 7th Highest run scorer (286), Avg (26) - 18M/15I
Harry Brook - 8th Highest run scorer (259), Avg (51.80) - 9M/8I
Jos Buttler - 9th Highest run scorer (258), Avg (25.80) - 10M/10I
Ben Duckett - 13th Highest run scorer (242), Avg (40.33) - 8M/8I
Phil Salt - 16th Highest run scorer (190), Avg (23.75) - 9M/9I
Adil Rashid - Highest wicket taker (20), SR (20.7) - 20M/18I
Reece Topley - 10th Highest wicket taker (11), SR (12.7) - 6M/6I
Sam Curran - 12th highest wicket taker (10), SR (16.2) - 7M/7I
Moeen Ali - 13th highest wicket taker (9), SR (20.6) - 18M/12I
PAK
Babar Azam - Highest run scorer (624), Avg (48) - 17M/16I
Mohammad Rizwan - 2nd Highest run scorer (537), Avg (48.81) - 16M/13I
Haris Rauf - 2nd Highest wicket taker (18), SR (17) - 13M/13I
Shadab Khan - 5th Highest wicket taker (14), SR (18) - 11M/11I
Imad Wasim - 6th Highest wicket taker (12), SR (17.5) - 8M/8I
Shaheen Afridi - 8th Highest wicket taker (11), SR (15) - 9M/9I
(vi) Toss Based Analysis (H2H)
England (ENG)
1. Jos Buttler
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 7(8), 7(13), 33(22), 2(3), 16(15), 59(39), 84(51)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 3(4), 21(22), 26(17)
2. Phil Salt
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 30(27), 8(6), 20(12), 13(9)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 10(10), 8(4), 3(6), 88(41)*, 10(9)
3. Will Jacks
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 40(22), 37(23)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0(3)
4. Ben Duckett
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 43(22), 70(42)*, 30(19)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 9(7), 21(17), 33(24), 10(6), 26(16)*
5. Jonny Bairstow
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 60(46)*, 3(8), 2(4), 13(7), 21(18)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 22(21)*, 44(24), 0(3), 11(7), 5(8)
6. Liam Livingstone
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 38(23), 2(3)*&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 103(43)&0w, 6(2)&0w, 1(1)*&0w
7. Harry Brook
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 31(19), 81(35)*, 46(29)*, 1(2)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 42(25)*, 34(29), 4(9), 20(23)
8. Moeen Ali
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0(6)&1w, 0(1)&1w, 13(15)*&0w, 8(7), 36(16)&2w, 55(23)*&0w, 0w, 0w, 4(7)&2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1(2)&0w, 61(33)&1w, 1(4), 1(3)&1w, 7(9)*&1w, 29(20), 51(37)*, 19(13)
9. Sam Curran
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 10(8)*&0w, 1w, 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 17(11)&2w, 2w, 3w
10. Jofra Archer
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 12(4)*&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w
11. Mark Wood
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 3w
12. Adil Rashid
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 2w, 1w, 1w, 2w, 0w, 2w, 1w, 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 2w, 0w, 4w, 2w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 2w
13. Chris Jordan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 1w, 2w, 0w, 2w
14. Reece Topley
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3w, 1w, 1w, 3w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w, 1w
15. Tom Hartley
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
Pakistan (PAK)
1. Babar Azam
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 65(42), 56(44), 21(18), 85(49), 11(13), 31(24), 36(28), 9(12), 87(59), 32(28)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 15(11)*, 22(16), 110(66)*, 8(6), 4(4), 32(26)
2. Mohammad Rizwan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 63(41), 76(57), 68(46), 88(67), 63(46), 15(14)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 6(9), 24(23), 37(29), 88(51)*, 8(14), 1(4), 0(3)
3. Saim Ayub
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2(7)
4. Fakhar Zaman
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 7(6), 36(22), 1(3), 26(8), 24(20)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 8(8), 45(21)
5. Azam Khan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 12(7)*
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 32(23), 11(10)
6. Iftikhar Ahmad
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 8(9), 28(17), 15(14)&1w, 31(21), 0(6)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 6(7), 19(16), 23(17)
7. Usman Khan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
8. Irfan Khan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
9. Imad Wasim
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 18(13)*&1w, 0w, 6(4)*&1w, 3(2)&1w, 3(2)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w, 2w, 20(13)&2w, 22(13)&2w
10. Shadab Khan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3w, 0w, 3w, 1w, 7(2)&1w, 2w, 20(14)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w, 36(22)&1w, 0w, 3(4)&0w
11. Shaheen Afridi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w, 0w, 2w, 3w, 0w, 5(3)*&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 1w, 9(11)&3w
12. Naseem Shah
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
13. Mohammad Amir
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 0w, 0w, 5(3)&0w
14. Haris Rauf
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w, 1w, 1w, 1w, 3w, 2w, 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 2w, 2w, 0w, 0w, 3(2)*&2w
15. Hasan Ali
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w, 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w
16. Abbas Afridi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
17. Abrar Ahmed
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
18. Agha Salman
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
3. SQUAD INFO WITH DETAILING
A) ENGLAND (ENG) SQUAD :
Unavailable - Jos Buttler (Paternity Leave)
Probable XI
1) Phil Salt - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 13, 6, 32, 5, 68, 75, 48, 10, 89*, 0, 18
2) Ben Duckett - LHB, WK
Last 10 - 218, 7, 9, 63, 21, 5, 27, 2, 11, 15, 153, 4, 21, 28, 35, 47, 14, 71
3) Will Jacks - RHB, RAO
Last 10 - 37, 41r 0w, 12r 0w, 1, 100*, 6r 1w, 55, 7r 0w, 8r 1w, 18, 108*
4) Jonny Bairstow - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 21, 14, 27, 7, 46, 108*, 15, 0, 22, 42, 8
5) Harry Brook - RHB, RAM
Last 10 - 1, 65, 126, 3r 0w, 0w, 26r 0w, 68, 100*, 7, 6, 31*, 5, 1
6) Moeen Ali - LHB, RAO
Last 10 - 4r 2w, 10, 56, 17, 15r 0w, 0w, 30r 0w, 2w, 3r 2w, 12r 0w
7) Liam Livingstone - RAO, Legbreak
Last 10 - 2r 1w, 0r 0w, 6r 2w, 1r 0w, 21r 1w, 28*, 17, 38*, 30r 1w, 2, 6r 1w
8) Chris Jordan - RHB, RAF
Last 10 - 3r 1w, 0w, 2w, 0w, 15r 1w, 30r 2w, 30r 2w, 1w, 30r 0w, 31r 0w, 2w, 9r 2w
9) Jofra Archer - RHB, RAF
Last 10 - 12r 2w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 3w, 1w, 3w, 2w
10) Adil Rashid - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 1w, 1w, 0w, 4w, 10r 0w, 2w, 21r 0w, 19r 1w, 0r 3w, 4, 15r 1w
11) Reece Topley - RHB, LAF
Last 10 - 3w, 1w, 0w, 2w, 1w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 2w
BENCH
12) Sam Curran - LHB, LAM
Last 10 - 63r 2w, 22r 1w, 7r 1w, 26r 0w, 1w, 20r 1w, 6r 2w, 6r 2w, 29r 2w, 5r 0w
13) Mark Wood - RHB, RAF
Last 10 - 0w, 4w, 0w, 0w, 2w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 2w, 1w, 0w
14) Jos Buttler - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 84, 21, 19, 0, 34, 35, 107*, 8, 100*, 13, 11
15) Tom Hartley - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 6r 1w, 50, 0r 0w, 35r 0w, 16r 0w, 6r 2w, 13r 3w, 7r 1w, 9r 1w, 16r 1w, 21r 1w, 36r 4w
Safe C/VC choices
Moeen Ali, Will Jacks
B) PAKISTAN (PAK) SQUAD :
Probable XI
1) Saim Ayub - LHB, RAO
Last 10 - 2, 14r 0w, 6r 0w, 45, 1r 0w, 20, 32, 4, 73r 2w, 1r 0w, 19r 1w, 30r 2w, 46r 0w
2) Mohammad Rizwan - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 0, 56, 76*, 1, 22*, 45*, 26, 15, 69, 20, 32, 58, 0
3) Babar Azam - RHB, RAO
Last 10 - 32, 75, 0, 57, 69, 5, 37, 14, 25, 46, 51, 53, 64
4) Fakhar Zaman - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 45, 78, 20, 43, 61, 54, 10, 23, 4, 6, 41, 6, 13
5) Azam Khan - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 11, 18*, 30*, 0, 30, 22, 18, 0, 9, 29, 29*, 75, 1
6) Shadab Khan - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 3r 0w, 0r 0w, 15r 1w, 7, 41r 0w, 2w, 4r 3w, 1w, 23r 0w, 54r 0w, 34r 0w
7) Iftikhar Ahmad - RHB, RAO
Last 10 - 23, 5, 37*, 6r 0w, 23r 1w, 2r 0w, 0w, 32r 2w, 22r 0w, 20*, 13*, 60r 0w
8) Imad Wasim - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 22r 2w, 1r 1w, 0w, 1w, 4r 1w, 22r 0w, 19r 5w, 59r 0w, 4r 3w, 30r 0w, 1w, 4r 1w, 0w, 1w
9) Shaheen Afridi - LHB, LAF
Last 10 - 9r 3w, 3w, 3w, 14r 1w, 4w, 0w, 3w, 1w, 55r 2w, 1w, 30r 2w, 9r 2w, 3w, 1w
10) Haris Rauf - RHB, RAF
Last 10 - 2w, 1w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 2w, 3w, 2w, 3w, 3w
11) Mohammad Amir - LHB, LAF
Last 10 - 5r 0w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 1w, 2w, 23r 2w, 2w, 1w, 13r 0w, 1w, 12r 2w
BENCH
12) Usman Khan - RHB, RAO
Last 10 - 31, 16, 5, 7, 57, 36*, 21, 100*, 106*
13) Irfan Khan - RHB, RAM
Last 10 - 30*, 18*, 39*, 35, 16, 4*, 23, 15, 27*
14) Agha Salman - RHB, RAO
Last 10 - 101r 0w, 39r 0w, 10, 5r 0w, 31, 2, 33, 4r 0w, 37, 25r 1w
15) Naseem Shah - RHB, RAF
Last 10 - 1w, 1w, 1w, 1w, 17r 0w, 3w, 7r 2w, 1w, 27r 1w, 1w, 1w
16) Abbas Afridi - RHB, RAM
Last 10 - 2w, 2w, 2w, 0w, 3w, 2w, 0w, 1w, 2w, 3w, 0w, 11r 1w, 1w
17) Abrar Ahmed - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 0w, 2w, 5r 1w, 1w, 2w, 1w, 1w, 3w, 12r 1w
18) Hasan Ali - RHB, RAM
Last 10 - 0w, 2w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 6r 0w, 4w, 17r 1w, 2w, 1w, 9r 2w
Safe C/VC choices
Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan
Differential GL C/VC choices
ENG - Reece Topley, Chris Jordan
PAK - Shaheen Afridi, Saim Ayub
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