Jab baat Australia Women ki aati hai, toh dominance unke DNA mein dikhti hai. Allan Border Field par ek baar phir wahi purani kahani dohrai gayi jahan Bangladesh Women ko cricket ka asli sabak sikhaya gaya. Yeh match jeet nahi thi, balki ek Masterclass thi jo batati hai ki kyun world cricket mein Australia ka raaj chalta hai.
The Guru Story
Bangladesh ki team jab Australia ke shore par utri toh unhe laga hoga ki shayad kuch takkar dekhne ko milegi, lekin Megan Schutt ne pehli hi ball par game set kar diya. Fargana Hoque ko zero par chalta karke Schutt ne bata diya ki aaj Bangladesh ke liye raah asaan nahi hone wali. Iske baad Megan Schutt ne Sharmin Akhter ko LBW karke apna 150th ODI wicket liya aur history books mein apna naam darj kara liya.
Asli tabaahi toh Annabel Sutherland ne machayi. Unki versatile fast-bowling ke aage Bangladesh ke batters bilkul bebas nazar aaye. Sutherland ne 4 wickets lekar Bangladesh ki batting line-up ki kamar tod di. Agar Ritu Moni ne thodi himmat na dikhayi hoti aur 45 runs na banaye hote, toh shayad Bangladesh 100 ka aankda bhi mushkil se paar karta. Poori team 166 runs par pack ho gayi.
Target chota tha aur Phoebe Litchfield ne ise aur bhi chota bana diya. Unhone starting se hi aggression dikhaya aur 77 runs ki dhuaandhaar innings kheli. Australia ne mahaj 25.4 overs mein 168 runs banakar match apne naam kar liya. Yeh dikhata hai ki Bangladesh aur Australia ke level mein zameen-aasman ka antar hai. Australia vs Bangladesh ka yeh pehla ODI puri tarah se ek tarfa raha.
Analysis & Numbers
- Annabel Sutherland ne 4 wickets liye sirf 30 runs dekar, jo unke career ki one of the best spells mein se ek hai.
- Megan Schutt bani sirf teesri Australian mahila cricketer jinhone 150 ODI wickets ka milestone achieve kiya hai.
- Australia ne Allan Border Field par apni unbeaten streak ko 22 games tak pahuncha diya hai.
- Phoebe Litchfield ki 77 runs ki innings ne chase ko itna fast banaya ki Australia ne 146 balls pehle hi match khatam kar diya.
The Guru Gyan Verdict:
Seedhi baat yeh hai ki Bangladesh abhi tak is level ki cricket ke liye tayyar nahi hai. Australia ne unhe unki aukat dikha di hai. Jab aap world champions ke ghar mein khelte ho, toh aapko extra ordinary hona padta hai, lekin Bangladesh ne wahi purana ghisapita game dikhaya. Sutherland aur Litchfield ne is match ko practice match bana kar rakh diya. Agar Bangladesh ne agle matches mein koi bada badlav nahi kiya, toh yeh series 3-0 hone mein der nahi lagegi.
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