Adelaide Oval ke maidan par ek aisa turnaround dekhne ko mila jisne sabko hairan kar diya. Ek waqt par South Australia ki team 422 runs ke mammoth target ka peecha karte hue comfortable position mein lag rahi thi, lekin phir aaya Ashton Agar ka tufaan. Western Australia ne dikha diya ki kyun unhe cricket world mein ek clinical force maana jata hai. Reigning champions hone ke bawajood, South Australia ne pressure ke aage ghutne tek diye aur 105 runs se match gawa diya.
The Guru Story
Match ka aakhri din aur target tha 422 runs. South Australia ne din ki shuruaat 182-1 se ki thi, jo ki ek dream start tha. Sabko laga ki shayad aaj history create hogi. Mackenzie Harvey 90 runs par unbeaten the aur unka saath de rahe the captain Nathan McSweeney. Lekin Western Australia ke spinners aur fast bowlers ne plan kuch aur hi bana rakha tha.
Ashton Agar ne din ki 11th ball par hi Mackenzie Harvey ko bowl karke unka 90 runs ka resistance khatam kar diya. Harvey apne overnight score mein ek run bhi nahi jod paye. Iske baad wicket girne ka silsila rukne ka naam hi nahi le raha tha. Nathan McSweeney, jo hal hi mein India A vs Australia A series mein shandar batting karke aaye hain aur Test recall ke liye mazboot dawedaar hain, wo bhi 66 runs par Kieran Elliott ki ball par Cameron Bancroft ko catch de baithe.
Middle order ka collapse itna bhayanak tha ki South Australia ne apne aakhri 9 wickets sirf 132 runs ke andar kho diye. Coach Ryan Harris ka gussa jayaz tha, unhone saaf kaha ki pehli innings mein 154 par out hona aur phir dusri innings mein aise collapse karna bilkul bhi acceptable nahi hai. Western Australia ke liye Ashton Agar ne 3 wickets liye, jabki Jhye Richardson aur Corey Rocchiccioli ne 2-2 wickets jhatka kar jeet par seal laga di.
Analysis & Numbers
- Western Australia ne 105 runs se badi jeet darj ki.
- Ashton Agar ne match mein batting mein 48 runs banaye aur 3 crucial wickets liye.
- South Australia ki team 1/182 se seedha 316 par all out ho gayi: 132 runs ke andar 9 wickets ka patan.
- Mackenzie Harvey ne 90 runs ki ladaku innings kheli par team ko paar nahi laga paye.
- Nathan McSweeney ka consistency graph upar hai: 50 plus score in consecutive Shield matches.
The Guru Gyan Verdict:
South Australia ke liye yeh ek bada wake-up call hai. Do baar ke reigning champions hone ka matlab yeh nahi ki aap complacent ho jayein. Adelaide Oval par do back-to-back losses unke title defence par bade sawal khade karti hain. Nathan McSweeney ki batting form achi hai, lekin ek Captain ke taur par unhe team ke collapse ko rokna hoga. Western Australia ne ek baar phir prove kar diya hai ki unke paas har condition ke liye bowlers maujood hain. Ashton Agar ki versatility unhe abhi bhi Australia ke white-ball aur domestic setup ka ek bada weapon banaye rakhti hai. Champion team wahi hoti hai jo pressure mein bikhre nahi, balke nikhre, aur aaj SA poori tarah bikharr gayi.
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