Asian Games ke maidan se badi khabar aa rahi hai jahan barish ne Japan ki umeedon par pani pher diya hai. Nepal ki team ne ek baar phir prove kar diya hai ki kyun unhe cricket world ka emerging powerhouse kaha jata hai. Nisshin mein khelo gaye is muqable mein Nepal ne aisi dhulayi ki Japan ke bowlers ke paas koi jawab nahi tha. Halanki barish ne match ka maza kirkira kiya, lekin scorecard gawah hai ki Nepal ne match par apni pakad pehle hi mazboot kar li thi.
To Hua esa hai ki:
Match ki shuruat se hi mausam ka mizaaj thoda bigda hua tha. Japan ne toss jeeta aur Nepal ko batting ke liye bulaya. Barish ki wajah se match ko 15 overs ka kar diya gaya. Nepal ki shuruat thodi shaky rahi jahan Kushal Bhurtel aur Kushal Malla jaise bade naam saste mein nipat gaye. Lekin uske baad jo hua, wo kisi Masterclass se kam nahi tha. Sundeep Jora ne ek end sambhal kar rakha aur Aasif Sheikh ke saath milkar innings ko track par laya.
Asli tufan tab aaya jab Lokesh Bam crease par utre. Bam ne aate hi Japan ke bowling attack ki dhajjiya uda di. Unhone mahaz 22 balls mein 52 runs thok diye jisme 6 gagan-chumbhi chakke shamil the. Doosri taraf Sundeep Jora ne bhi apni unbeaten 57 runs ki innings mein 5 chauke aur 3 chakke lagakar Nepal ka score 149 tak pahuncha diya. 15 overs mein 150 ka target Japan ke liye ek Himalayan task tha. Lekin afsos, Japan ki batting shuru hone se pehle hi barish ne dastaq de di aur match "No Result" par khatam hua. Iska seedha fayda Nepal ko mila jo Group A ko top karte huye aage nikal gayi, wahi hamare dosti wale desh Afghanistan ne bhi Quarter-finals ke liye qualify kar liya hai.
Analysis & Numbers
- Nepal ne 15 overs mein 149/4 ka vishal score khada kiya, jisme last 5 overs mein momentum puri tarah shift ho gaya.
- Lokesh Bam ka Strike Rate 236.36 raha, jo dikhata hai ki Nepal ki bench strength kitni khatarnak hai.
- Sundeep Jora ne anchor role play karte huye 32 balls mein 57 runs banaye, jo innings ki backbone bani.
- Japan ki team is tournament se bahar ho gayi hai, halanki unhone Afghanistan aur India ke khilaf bowling mein dum dikhaya tha.
The Guru Gyan Verdict:
Nepal ka game dekh kar lag raha hai ki ye team ab sirf "associate" tag tak limit nahi rehna chahti. Unki batting mein wo aggresion hai jo bade-bade nations ko darane ke liye kaafi hai. Barish ne bhale hi Japan ka rasta roka ho, lekin 150 ka chase unke bas ki baat thi bhi nahi. Khushi ki baat ye hai ki hamara padosi dost Afghanistan bhi aage badh gaya hai. Wese, Nepal ki ye consistency dekh kar Pakistan ke players ko thodi sharam khani chahiye jo pressure situations mein collapse hone ke liye mashhoor hain. Nepal is playing with heart, and that is what matters in Asian Games Dominance.
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