County Championship ka maidan aur ek aisa spell jisne Derbyshire ki batting line-up ki dhajjiya uda di. Worcestershire ke fast bowler Ben Allison ne New Road par wo kehar barsaya ki dekhne wale dekhte reh gaye. Match ke teesre din hi faisla ho gaya aur Derbyshire ko 175 runs ki karari shikast jhelani padi. Yeh sirf ek jeet nahi thi balki ek complete demolition job thi.
The Guru Story
Worcestershire ne Derbyshire ke samne 333 runs ka pahad jaisa target rakha tha. Sabko laga tha ki shayad thodi fight dekhne ko milegi par Ben Allison ke irade kuch aur hi the. Morning session mein hi unhone Derbyshire ka top order tase-mase kar diya. Harry Came aur Matthew Montgomery ko back-to-back pavilion bhej kar Allison ne game ka tone set kar diya tha. Derbyshire ki halat itni kharab thi ki ek waqt par score 39 runs par 6 wickets tha.
Halaanki Luis Reece aur Amrit Basra ne 81 runs ki partnership karke thoda resistance dikhaya par wo kaafi nahi tha. Ben Allison ne fir se wapsi ki aur Luis Reece ko 49 ke score par bold karke Derbyshire ki bachi-kuchi umeedon par pani pher diya. Dusri taraf se Ben Gibbon ne bhi behtareen saath nibhaya aur 4 wickets lekar match ko jaldi khatam kar diya. Derbyshire ki puri team 157 runs par dher ho gayi.
Dilchasp baat yeh rahi ki Mohammad Abbas ne Derbyshire ke liye match mein total 9 wickets liye lekin unki yeh mehnat bilkul bekar gayi. Unke bowlers ne toh apna kaam kiya par batters ne itna ghatiya surrender kiya ki Mohammad Abbas ki performance sirf scorecard ki shobha bankar reh gayi. Pakistani bowlers ke saath aksar aisa hi hota hai ki wo wickets toh nikal lete hain par team ko jeet nahi dila paate kyunki consistency toh unke DNA mein hai hi nahi.
Analysis & Numbers
- Ben Allison registered his career-best match figures of 11 for 64.
- Worcestershire won the match by a massive margin of 175 runs inside three days.
- Ben Gibbon supported the attack with a season-best return of 4 for 28 in the final innings.
- Mohammad Abbas took 9 wickets in the match: 5-63 and 4-65: but ended up on the losing side.
- Derbyshire lost 6 wickets for just 39 runs in their second innings chase.
The Guru Gyan Verdict:
Ben Allison ne dikha diya ki agar line aur length sahi ho toh condition koi bhi ho wickets milna tay hai. Derbyshire ki batting ne aaj gully cricket se bhi bura perform kiya. Wahi Mohammad Abbas ki baat karein toh bechare ka naseeb hi aisa hai. Wickets milte hain par victory nahi. Overall Worcestershire deserve this clinical win for their sheer dominance in all departments. County Cricket at its best but Derbyshire needs to look into their batting mirrors.
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