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The Arsenal and England winger is setting new standards this season for club and country

Gareth Southgate bit his lip when he was asked after England’s 2-0 win against Ukraine whether there was any other right winger in the world who is playing at the level of Bukayo Saka right now.

“I’m not going to get drawn into where he sits in world football,” Southgate laughed. “That would start to put us in danger of doing all the things that we shouldn’t be doing with him. 

“He’s progressing brilliantly and he’s a joy to work with. We should leave it at that.”

It was as diplomatic a response as you would expect from someone like Southgate. 

But in all honesty, he could have just said that Saka is at the top of the world pile right now because no-one would have argued with him.

Mohamed Salah can step aside, so can the likes of Ousmane Dembele and Rodrygo. Saka is currently the best right winger on the planet. It’s that simple.

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What Saka’s doing for Arsenal this season and what he did for England on Sunday against Ukraine is all the evidence you need to back up that statement.

And while Southgate was probably right not to say it out loud, he doesn’t really need to worry about praise going to Saka’s head because the 21-year-old is not the type of player to let that happen.

That’s what makes him so special. He has the world at his feet and he knows it, but he’ll just take it all in his stride, as he always does.

“His hunger and his humility is what’s got him on a good path,” Southgate said.

“He has all the attributes to continue to improve and learn because that’s how he’s wired and I don’t see that changing with how he is and with how his family are.”

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Saka’s goal against Ukraine at Wembley was one of a player brimming with confidence.

It was his eighth goal for his country. Only four players – Dixie Dean (16), Jimmy Greaves (16), Wayne Rooney (12) and Michael Owen (10) – have scored more for England at the time of his current age (21 years, 202 days).

When you consider he has done that while playing as a winger, that makes the achievement even more remarkable.

Saka now has four goals in his last six games for his country. He is delivering almost every time he pulls on the Three Lions shirt.

“When he’s in front of goal now he plays with real belief,” Southgate said after the victory over Ukraine. “That’s evident with his club and it’s evident with the games for us.

“You’re expecting him to score now when he goes through. I think that’s been a mentality shift as much as it’s anything technical.

"I think he knows to be a really top wide player he needs goals and assists and without doubt he’s delivered that this season.”

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There has been a definite change in Saka this season. He has taken on far more responsibility for Arsenal.

He may be still to turn 22, but he has already firmly established himself as one of the leaders in Mikel Arteta’s side.

The Hale End academy graduate has scored 13 goals in all competitions so far for the Gunners and prior to his brace against Crystal Palace immediately before the international break, every single one of them had either been a goal to put his side on front, or an equaliser.

That shows he has consistently stepped up in the big moments when his side has needed him this season and for a player so young to be doing that so consistently, it shows the level that he is now operating at.

"We obviously have individuals that excel to be at the level that we want," Arteta said after Saka's man of the match-winning performance against Palace earlier this month.

"But Bukayo was really, really good again, affecting the result with his contribution, especially in the opponent’s box. I’m really happy [with him].”

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Many expect Erling Haaland to bag all the individual awards when they are handed out come the end of the season because of the sheer volume of goals he has scored for Manchester City.

But there is a strong argument that, based purely on all-round performance, Saka has been the stand out performer in the Premier League this year.

He has been directly involved in 23 goals in his last 34 appearances for club and country, scoring 16 goals while setting up a further seven. Those are incredible numbers for a 21-year-old winger.

“I am not going to be the guy who is going to judge,” Oleksandr Zinchenko said when asked if his Arsenal team-mate is the best player in England following Ukraine’s defeat at Wembley.

“Definitely, he’s one of them, that’s for sure. He’s an amazing player. We knew that. He’s on fire at the moment.”

India’s captain MS Dhoni has said that the plan for the last ball was to hit a back of a length, instead of bowling a yorker, in the hosts’ one-run win against Bangladesh

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‘Pandya executed the plan well’ – Dhoni

India’s captain MS Dhoni has lauded allrounder Hardik Pandya’s “fantastic execution” of the last ball, which led to Mustafizur Rahman being run out by Dhoni in a mad-cap final over. Having been cracked for fours off his second and third balls in the defence of 10 runs, Pandya had Mushfiqur Rahim and Mahmudullah holing out off the next two balls. The equation ultimately boiled down to two needed off the last ball.After a lengthy chat with Dhoni and Ashish Nehra, Pandya sent down a back-of-a-length ball outside off, which Shuvagata Hom could not reach. He attempted a bye, and Mustafizur responded, but Dhoni was too quick for him. He sprinted and broke the stumps as India edged Bangladesh.At the post-match presentation, Dhoni said that the plan to stick to a back-of-a-length delivery, instead of the yorker, but not too wide outside off, which was what Pandya delivered.”One thing was sure. We don’t want to bowl a yorker,” Dhoni said. “It had to be a back-of-a-length delivery, but how much back of the length is the question. You don’t want to bowl a wide and by the time it travels to the keeper, the batsman has the opportunity to take one more run.”So we were deciding what’s a good field and what’s the length to bowl. I think he executed really well. You can always plan a hundred things and unless the execution is good, it doesn’t look good on the field. I feel the execution of the last delivery was fantastic.”Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza admitted that his team lost it under pressure, in the last three balls. “I think the last three balls actually, we lost three wickets and needed only two runs,” he said.Pandya is not a particularly good exponent of the yorker, and when he attempted one off the penultimate ball, it ended up as a full toss. Mahmudullah slogged, but Jadeja came up with an incredible, running catch at deep midwicket. Pandya, however, can hit the deck hard, and muscle back-of-a-length or short-ish balls. Dhoni said that Pandya’s strengths were discussed before the last ball.”The decision was what line to bowl, what length to bowl,” Dhoni said. “Also keeping in mind what the strength of the bowler is. That was the kind of stuff going. And also I knew once the 20th over starts, you can take as much time as possible. You can’t get fined for it.”There were other senior members of the team who felt the short ball was the way to go in the final over. R Ashwin, who found grip and turn to return figures of 2 for 20, told that the short ball was the “toughest” for a lower-order batsman.Dhoni also credited fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah, who regrouped admirably, after fumbling a four off the first ball of the 147 chase, and then dropping Tamim Iqbal on 15. Bumrah nailed his yorkers in the penultimate over and conceded only six runs, which gave Pandya some cushion. It was just enough for India to pull off the coup.

It has taken Bangladesh eight years and eight completed ODIs to record a second ever victory over South Africa, which came with some added bonuses

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Scorecard and ball-by-ball details It has taken Bangladesh eight years and eight completed ODIs to record a second victory over South Africa, and it came with some added bonuses. Not only did Bangladesh square the series, they also secured their spot in the 2017 Champions Trophy. One of West Indies or Pakistan will miss out on the tournament but for now, it was South Africa who were left smarting.It was South Africa’s lowest total against Bangladesh and their lowest batting first in an ODI since November 2009, when they were bowled out for 119 by England. South Africa’s batsmen were strangled by both seam and spin on a slow surface. By contrast, Bangladesh seemed to be batting on a totally different pitch and strolled to victory with more than 20 overs to spare.Bangladesh book Champions Trophy spot

Bangladesh are currently ranked seventh in ICC’s ODI rankings, with Pakistan and West Indies below them. They have 94 rating points and have guaranteed their qualification for the 2017 Champions Trophy. If they lose the last ODI of the series, they will drop to 93 rating points, which will still be enough to ensure qualification because there is no scenario in which both Pakistan and West Indies can each achieve 93 rating points (unless more matches are added to the international schedule). The cut-off date for the qualification is September 30, 2015

The match was won by Bangladesh’s attack, who displayed the discipline and guile that has seen them enjoy recent success over Pakistan and India. They frustrated the batsmen with tight lines, changes of pace and a slew of spin to keep the scoring rate down and force poor shot selection but had none of the same troubles themselves. With South Africa’s attack failing to find the nagging length, Soumya Sarkar and Mahmudullah anchored the chase with a half-century apiece and a third-wicket stand of 135.South Africa, in contrast, could not even manage a partnership of 30. Hashim Amla and Faf du Plessis combined for 29, after Quinton de Kock’s uncomfortable stay at the crease ended when he was squared up by a Mustafizur Rahman delivery that popped up from a short length and took the shoulder of his bat on the way to Sabbir Rahman at backward point.Amla worked his way to 22 which took him to the top of the averages list in ODI cricket, but could not work his way around Rubel Hossain, who uprooted his offstump with the first ball of his second over.Rubel was recalled for this match and stepped up, with two maiden overs in succession to begin the drought. He operated in tandem with Shakib Al Hasan, who rushed Rilee Rossouw by pushing deliveries through flat and fast. The more Rossouw battled to get him away, the more the pressure built. By the time Nasir Hossain came on, Rossouw was confounded and missed a straight one to end an unconvincing knock.That was the first soft dismissal; David Miller, Faf du Plessis and JP Duminy went the same way. Miller chipped Mahmudullah to short midwicket, du Plessis, who worked hard for his runs holed out to long-on and JP Duminy drove a Mustafizur offcutter to short cover.Bangladesh were into South Africa’s lower-order with 20 overs left in the innings, which gave Farhaan Behardien an opportunity to prove his worth. He batted with resolve, sought runs straight down the ground and ushered Chris Morris, Kagiso and Kyle Abbot through some tail wagging. Behardien’s 36 pushed South Africa’s score to some respectability but it was still a big ask for their bowlers.Kagiso Rabada seemed up for it when he bowled Tamim Iqbal with his first ball – a fast, full delivery that the opener dragged onto his leg stump – and removed Litton Das’ off stump in his next over. If Bangladesh were rattled, they did not show it.Sarkar and Mahmudullah were confident, targeting Chris Morris who, like Kyle Abbott, often bowled too straight, and JP Duminy. Sarkar’s half-century came off 47 balls, an indication that run-scoring was not as laboured as South Africa had made it look. Sarkar alone scored 13 fours and six; in their entire innings South Africa managed 14 fours and a six. Mahmudullah’s fifty was harder work and came off 63 balls but his staying power meant Bangladesh did not have to worry about middle-order wobbles.In a stamp of his authority on the match, Sarkar even took on Imran Tahir, South Africa’s most threatening bowler, as the target was within sight. He sent two full tosses to the rope and then sealed the win with a slow-swept six to level the series 1-all going into Wednesday’s decider.

Sussex, increasingly seen as relegation candidates after a surfeit of bowling injuries, responded by piling up four hundreds and making 600-lus against title fancies Warwickshire

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ScorecardAshar Zaidi was one of four Sussex century makers•Getty ImagesThe instruction to Warwickshire, according to director of cricket Dougie Brown, will be to ignore the scoreboard and bat as if it were the first innings of the match but that will be easier said than done when his fourth-wicket pair resume on day three still 390 runs away from simply avoiding the follow-on. Sussex’s inconsistent form this season probably required a leap of faith on a pitch designed for Jeetan Patel to exploit but once it became clear that it is actually a very good batting surface they had the mental strength to take full advantage.In one innings, Sussex doubled their tally of individual first-class hundreds for the season so far, with Luke Wright, Ben Brown and Ashar Zaidi joining Chris Nash in posting three-figure scores. It was only the third time in the county’s history that four players have scored centuries in the same Sussex innings. Brown and Nash were among the quartet who did it against Derbyshire at Horsham in 2010. The only other instance came way back in 1938, at Northampton, when John Langridge made a double hundred and the three others included Jim Parks’s father, James senior.Sussex waited until 600 was on the board, turning the psychological screw a little tighter, before declaring. It was their highest total against Warwickshire and their highest against anyone since they made 742 for 5 declared against Somerset at Taunton in 2009.Of the three hundreds on the second day here, Wright’s was probably the most impressive in that having been made to work hard by the young legspinner, Josh Poysden, and contend with Patel’s craft on the opening evening, he then had to face the first overs with the new ball before Sunday’s close and take on a refreshed attack at the beginning of day two. He is naturally an aggressive player but played with patience this time and the six he struck over midwicket off Chris Wright was a nicely timed pick-up.Warwickshire’s spinners shouldered most of the work and Patel was into his 35th over before he finally saw some success, Nash advancing down the pitch to be beaten in the flight and stumped, having added nine to his overnight score.When he also dismissed Wright before lunch, the batsman chopping on to his stumps as he tried to force the ball away off the back foot, Warwickshire will have hoped that their plan to spin out their opponents was at last about to bear fruit.It was misplaced optimism. Wright’s dismissal was the last wicket until after tea as Brown and Zaidi added 191 for the sixth wicket at four and a half runs per over. Zaidi, whose 11 previous centuries will have included many, you imagine, on surfaces similar to this in Pakistan, played handsomely in only his second match of the season to register his first hundred as a Sussex player. Brown, whose hundred was his second of the season, scored at a similar pace and finished unbeaten.Zaidi was stumped off a wide ball from Laurie Evans, who sent down four overs of off-spin as the eighth bowler used and in doing so claimed his maiden first-class wicket for Warwickshire, only his second overall.The declaration came just after tea, at which point it came as a considerable surprise – given what had gone before – that Steve Magoffin, the redoubtable Australian who once again has been so invaluable in Sussex’s injury-hit attack, found not inconsiderable swing with the new ball.Quickly, he had Warwickshire in trouble, as Varun Chopra was caught behind from a ball that moved away late and Ateeq Javid, chasing another that swung away, edged to third slip.In the circumstances, needing desperately to avoid further mishaps, the combination of Ian Westwood and Jonathan Trott at the crease at this stage was probably the ideal one and had they been together still at the close, Brown’s confidence in Warwickshire’s ability to bat long and big might have been reasonable enough.But Westwood, playing back to the leg spin of Luke Wells, was out leg before wicket just before the close and Trott will begin again with a nightwatchman at the other end. A couple more wickets for Magoffin while he is fresh will make the follow-on target of 452 seem huge, let alone any more.Moreover, the pitch may well dust up rapidly in the heat forecast for day three. Patel and Poysden, who has bowled with promise on his debut, will be eager to get back on it. It is quite possible, though, that they will not have the chance.

Manchester United have been reportedly handed a double Galatasaray injury boost ahead of their make-or-break Champions League clash.

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Galatasaray handed double injury blowSanchez and Bardakci out United will be without RashfordWHAT HAPPENED?

According to the Turkish publication, the Turkish giants could be without the services of former Tottenham defender Davison Sanchez and Abdulkerim Bardakci. While Sanchez has been ruled out with a strain in his upper left rear muscle, Bardakci could still make it to the matchday squad if he can successfully negotiate a late fitness test.

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The Red Devils seek redemption against Galatasaray, after a defeat at Old Trafford in the reverse fixture, which could help them overcome a troubled Champions League campaign. Sitting fourth in Group A, they are desperate for the three points to boost qualification chances. The defeat to FC Copenhagen in the previous fixture further complicated the math for United who now face a must-win situation to keep their hopes alive for the the knockout rounds.

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Almost 30 years back, in 1993, Sir Alex Ferguson's squad failed to produce the goods in a do-or-die knockout match in Istanbul as they were held to a goalless draw, following a 3-3 result at Old Trafford. Eric Cantona was sent off and it is believed that the United players got into a tussle with riot police in the tunnel in the aftermath of the shock exit from Europe.

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United also have a lengthy injury list as several first-team players are out injured including includingCasemiro, Lisandro Martinez, Christian Eriksen, Amad Diallo, and Tyrell Malacia. Mason Mount was the latest casualty as the former Chelsea midfielder picked up a fresh calf injury which will rule him out for the game against Galatasaray. Meanwhile, Marcus Rashford will miss the game after he was sent off against FC Copenhagen in United's last European fixture. Nonetheless, they might be boosted with the return of Rasmus Hojlund, who has been in fine form in Europe scoring five goals in four matches, as the Danish striker is back in training.

Sunrisers Hyderabad’s all-international attack, led by Trent Boult, defended a total of 150 so well Kings XI Punjab fell short by 20 runs

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O’Brien: Kings XI can’t get anything right at the moment

Sunrisers Hyderabad’s all-international attack defended a moderate total so well Kings XI Punjab looked out just after the halfway mark of the chase. Wriddhiman Saha sparked a revival, but Trent Boult justified playing ahead of Dale Steyn again, removing the keeper and Axar Patel in a decisive 18th over. A victory margin of 20 runs showed just how far behind Kings XI’s top order had fallen.The pace and swing of Boult was followed by the control of Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Praveen Kumar, barring an expensive opening over. That was followed by lack of pace from Moises Henriques and tight legspin from Karn Sharma, providing Kings XI no release.Boult kickstarted Sunrisers’ defence when he swung one in full to bowl Manan Vohra – playing instead of Virender Sehwag – off the inside edge in the third over. The next and bigger strike came off the inside edge too, when Shaun Marsh played the wrong line off Bhuvneshwar in the fourth over.George Bailey counter-attacked briefly, hitting Praveen for three fours in an over, but when he failed to clear mid-off against Henriques in the eighth over, Kings XI had slipped to 45 for 3.That became 53 for 4, as David Miller misjudged a call for two and M Vijay failed to return in time. Miller could not make up for that error, swinging Karn to long-off in the 13th over to leave Sunrisers on 72 for 5.Dropped twice in three balls, Saha, along with Axar, fought back, the pair adding 44 in 4.5 overs. Praveen, Henriques and Bhuvneshwar went for runs in three successive overs as the equation came down to 35 needed off 18 balls.That was when Boult stepped up again. Axar backed away first ball of the over, and found his leg stump uprooted with a yorker. As he usually does, Saha had relied on the pull during his 42 but Boult hurried one onto him, and square leg took the catch. The over went for just seven, including four off Saha’s leg when he missed an attempted scoop.Bhuvneshwar and Praveen were too good for the lower order.The lower half of Sunrisers’ innings had tapered off again after David Warner’s fourth fifty in seven innings this season. Warner had taken 46 of his 58 runs in boundaries. Even as the batsmen at the other end struggled, Warner kept making room and smearing boundaries through the off side.Sunrisers again failed to double the score at Warner’s exit in the tenth over. Henriques and Naman Ojha laboured to add 45 in nearly seven overs. Even though Henriques lasted till the last over, his strike-rate remained below run a ball.Ashish Reddy swung successive sixes against the run of play off Sandeep Sharma, but Sunrisers seemed to be clearly short of runs. But their attack has defended lower totals in the past.

USMNT forward Ricardo Pepi scored for PSV less than two minutes after entering the game, helping the Dutch side to a 2-0 win over Heerenveen.

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Pepi scores for PSVDefeat Heerenveen 2-0Second goal in eight daysWHAT HAPPENED?

Just over 60 seconds after being brought into the match, the USMNT star was set loose on a breakway, beating the goalkeeper in a 1v1 situation. The 20-year-old scored the game-winner in the UEFA Champions League last week against Sevilla, sending the Dutch side through to the knockout round, and followed it up again Thursday with another goal.

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Pepi isn't a starter at PSV – and for good reason. He's behind Dutch striker Luuk De Jong in the pecking order and likely won't jump ahead of him anytime soon, either. The PSV forward has 10 goals and six assists in 15 matches in the Eredivisie this season, with two more goals in the UCL to add to it. Pepi, despite his fine goalscoring form, is best served as a super sub for now, because of the fact that De Jong is in such incredible form.

For the USMNT, though, Pepi's excellence at PSV is also a shared moment – with international teammates Sergino Dest and Malik Tillman. The American trio are thriving in the Netherlands, which is brilliant news for Gregg Berhalter and co.

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Pepi grew up in the FC Dallas academy system in MLS, before moving to the Bundesliga with Augsburg – and now, ending up in Holland with PSV.

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The USMNT star and PSV take on Arsenal in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday, but regardless of the outcome, Arsenal will take first in the group and the Dutch side will take second. Both are confirmed to advance to the next round of the tournament.

Masandawana have already booked their spot in the quarter-finals with a game to spare and they will now face the Sudanese giants on Saturday

Sundowns rested some of their key players during their last game which was a Group A clash against Al Merrikh's Sudanese rivals, Al Hilal Omdurman, on March 19 as the Tshwane giants secured a 4-2 win.

Masandawana will now be looking to end a successful group stage with a win over Al Merrikh.

GOAL takes a look at how the PSL champions could start at FNB Stadium.

BackpagepixGOALKEEPER – Reyaad Pieterse

The towering shot-stopper was given an opportunity to start against Al Hilal and he had a good game between the sticks.

Pieterse is most likely to be handed another starting berth with the club's first-choice keeper Denis Onyango out injured, while the ageing Kennedy Mweene is being rested.

AdvertisementBackpagepixRIGHT-BACK – Thapelo Morena

The speedster has been one of Sundowns' standout performers in the group stage having scored three times in four matches.

Two of his goals came against Al Hilal and he will be keen to continue his scoring form when he faces Al Merrikh.

BackpagepixLEFT-BACK – Divine Lunga

The lanky full-back has impressed whenever he has been given a chance to start for the Tshwane giants this season.

Lunga could be handed a rare start with Lyle Lakay being rested having been part of the Bafana Bafana squad which travelled to Europe for two international friendly games.

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BackpagepixCENTRAL DEFENDER – Rushine de Reuck

Sundowns' first-choice centre back is expected to start having had little game time during the recent Fifa break.

De Reuck featured as a second-half substitute against Guinea for Bafana and he was then an unused substitute against France.

Surrey have signed Australia all-rounder Moises Henriques for this summer’sNatWest T20 Blast

ESPNcricinfo staff02-Apr-2015Surrey have signed Australia all-rounder Moises Henriques for this summer’sNatWest T20 Blast.Henriques will join Surrey immediately after the Indian Premier League seasonconcludes at the end of next month and will be with them throughout their Blastcampaign and also as overseas cover for Kumar Sangakkara depending on his Test commitments in the second half of the summer.Henriques, 28, capped by his country in all formats but notselected for the forthcoming Ashes, said: “I’m really looking forward toplaying for Surrey this season. It’s a club with a proud history and an excitingsquad.“I’ve seen some of the names that are coming to England to be involved in theNatWest T20 Blast this summer, so am looking forward to testing myself againstsome of the best players in the world.”

A dream debut from wicketkeeper Harvey Hosein and a six-wicket burst from Mark Footitt put Derbyshire on top on the opening day of their Championship match against Surrey at The Oval

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ScorecardHarvey Hosein took a record-breaking seven catches on his first-class debut•PA PhotosA dream debut from wicketkeeper Harvey Hosein and a six-wicket burst from Mark Footitt put Derbyshire on top on the opening day of their Championship match against Surrey at The Oval.Surrey lost seven wickets for 58 runs after lunch and were only able to scrap their way to 181 all out through a battling 70 from captain Gary Wilson. It was a poor effort in their final Division Two match of the season and, at the close, Derbyshire were just 17 behind at 164 for 5 in their reply.After a frustrating first session for Derbyshire, the country’s leading wicket-taker Footitt tore through the Surrey top order on his way to 6 for 69 and 18-year-old Hosein marked his first-class bow with seven catches. That tally is the most ever by a keeper on his Championship debut and he is the youngest ever to have six or more dismissals on his debut. Only Bob Taylor, who did it twice, had previously taken seven catches in an innings for Derbyshire.It looked as if it may be a frustrating day for Derbyshire in the morning after winning the toss, as they beat the edge numerous times without finding the edge until Wayne White came into the attack to have both openers, Zafar Ansari and Rory Burns, caught behind.If they felt that was scant reward for their efforts at lunch, Derbyshire were soon feeling happier as Footitt struck with the sixth ball after the interval, helped by a loose cut to point from Steven Davies, and then had Vikram Solanki caught behind to make it 75 for 4. Jason Roy soon followed and when Arun Harinath was lbw, Footitt had his 70th Championship wicket of the season and Surrey were in freefall. Worse still, Gareth Batty went first ball to a flying catch down the leg side by Hosein to make the score 109 for 7.Footitt’s sixth wicket and Hosein’s sixth catch came when Stuart Meaker was dismissed at 117 for 8 and though Jade Dernbach’s response was to throw the bat wildly at everything, the outcome was inevitable and he was bowled by White with the total at 130.But Wilson was not about to abandon the cause and put on 51 for the final wicket with Tim Linley, who hung around stoutly for 1 not out. Wilson finally fell to a short ball from Ben Cotton, also on his first-class debut, as Hosein safely gathered his seventh catch. The Surrey captain’s 70 came off only 80 balls with 10 fours and a six.Surrey were made to wait until the 16th over for their breakthrough before Meaker ended an opening stand of 62 by having Billy Godleman caught at third slip for 28 and opening partner Ben Slater followed three overs later, lbw to Linley for 34.Linley then bowled Cheteshwar Pujara, who played no shot and went for 16, and had Wes Durston caught at second slip before Meaker dismissed Alex Hughes with a fine catch at third slip from Davies. Wayne Madsen survived a tough slip chance on 25 but made it to the close on 48 not out and it will be Hosein who will be with him when Derbyshire look to press on to a first-innings advantage.