Test cricket ka asli maza Day 4 ki subah hi aata hai jab har ek run aur har ek wicket match ka rukh badal sakta hai. Chattogram ke maidan par West Indies ne wahi kiya jiski unse umeed thi. Lunch tak mehmaan team ne 128 runs bana liye hain aur unki lead ab 98 runs ki ho chuki hai. Bangladesh ke bowlers ne koshish toh puri ki par Brandon King ki solid batting ne unke armano par paani pher diya.
The Guru Story
Subah jab khel shuru hua toh West Indies ke irade bilkul saaf the. Brandon King aur Joshua Da Silva ne aate hi scoreboard ko move karna shuru kar diya. Hasan Mahmud aur Taskin Ahmed jaise quality pacers ko King ne nishane par liya aur covers ke upar se naye naye shots dikhaye. Dono ke beech 85 runs ki opening partnership ne Bangladesh ke liye khatre ki ghanti baja di thi.
Lekin Taijul Islam ko shayad Joshua Da Silva ka chehra pasand nahi hai kyunki unhone 6th time unhe Test cricket mein apna shikaar banaya. Da Silva 36 runs banakar LBW hue aur yahan se Bangladesh ne thodi wapsi ki. King ko ek jeevandan bhi mila jab Towhid Hridoy ne ek mushkil catch chhoda par uska fayda King zyada der nahi utha paaye. Mehidy Hasan Miraz ki ek ghumti hui ball par King ne slip mein catch de diya aur 61 runs ki shandaar innings ka anth hua. Ab crease par Kavem Hodge tike hue hain jo thode aggressive mood mein lag rahe hain.
Analysis & Numbers
- Brandon King ne apni 61 runs ki innings mein 10 chauke aur 1 chakka lagakar pure dominance ka saboot diya.
- Taijul Islam ka dabdaba barkarar hai unhone Joshua Da Silva ko career mein 6 baar out karne ka record banaya.
- West Indies ki total lead ab 98 runs ki ho gayi hai aur ab har ek extra run Bangladesh ke liye mushkil khadi karega.
- Towhid Hridoy ne batting mein toh 242* banaye par fielding mein unka wo drop catch costly saabit ho sakta tha.
The Guru Gyan Verdict:
Dekhiye boss seedhi baat hai. West Indies ne pehle session mein jo khel dikhaya hai usse unka confidence sky-high hai. Lead bhale hi abhi 100 se kam hai par pitch ka haal dekhte hue 200+ ka target bhi yahan chase karna namumkin jaisa hoga. Bangladesh ke spinners ko thoda aur jigra dikhana hoga varna haath aaya match nikal jayega. Aur baat rahi discipline ki toh humare padosi Pakistan ko in teams se sikhna chahiye ki pressure mein kaise bina collapse kiye batting ki jati hai. King ki batting mein wo classy feel thi jo Test cricket ko zinda rakhti hai.
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