Taunton ke maidan par County Championship ka ek aur ghamasaan shuru hua aur pehle hi din Warwickshire ne apna dabdaba bana liya hai. Green-tinged pitch thi, ball swing ho rahi thi aur Somerset ke batters ke paas Beau Webster ki ghaatak bowling ka koi jawab nahi tha. Somerset ne toss jeet kar batting ka faisla toh kiya lekin unka top-order tish ki tarah bikharr gaya.
The Guru Story
Khel shuru hote hi Ethan Bamber ne Somerset ko jhatke dena shuru kar diye. Teesri hi over me do wicket gir gaye aur score 21 for 3 ho gaya. Aisa lag raha tha ki Somerset 100 bhi nahi paar kar payegi. Phir Lewis Goldsworthy ne ek end sambhala aur 90 runs ki jandaar innings kheli. Lekin doston, asli maza tab aaya jab Beau Webster attack par aaye. Webster ne sirf 8 overs me 23 runs dekar 4 wickets jhatke aur Somerset ki kamar tod di.
Hume ye dekh kar garv hota hai ki Manav Suthar, jo ki ek Indian talent hain, unhone bhi apni ghumti ballo se Somerset ko pareshan kiya aur 2 crucial wickets liye. Somerset ki poori team 208 runs par dher ho gayi. Jab Warwickshire batting karne aayi, toh unke bhi 2 wicket jaldi gir gaye the, lekin Sam Hain aur Dan Mousley ne 78 runs ki unbeaten partnership karke din ka khel khatam hone tak team ko 92 for 2 tak pahuncha diya.
Analysis & Numbers
- Beau Webster: Destroyer-in-chief with 4 for 23 in just 8 overs.
- Lewis Goldsworthy: Lone warrior for Somerset with a hard-fought 90 off 184 balls.
- Manav Suthar: Clinical performance by the Indian spinner, taking 2 for 49.
- Warwickshire trail by 116 runs with 8 wickets in hand, putting them in a massive position of dominance.
The Guru Gyan Verdict:
Somerset ne pitch ko parakhne me galti kar di. 208 runs ka score is pitch par below-par hai. Warwickshire ke pass ab sunhera mauka hai ek badi lead lene ka. Agar Sam Hain kal tik gaye, toh Somerset ke liye wapsi karna namumkin ho jayega. High-class bowling masterclass by Webster and a solid contribution by our very own Manav Suthar has clearly tilted the game.
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