Cricket Fans, Bristol ke maidan se jo khabar aa rahi hai wo Indian fans ke liye bilkul bhi acchi nahi hai. England ne India ko dusre T20I mein 9 wickets se buri tarah raundte huye series apne naam kar li hai. Ye pehli baar hai jab India ne consecutive five T20Is haare hain, aur naye captain Shreyas Iyer ke liye ye kisi agnipariksha se kam nahi hai. Bristol ki pitch par Harry Brook aur Phil Salt ne aisi tabahi machayi ki Indian bowlers ke paas koi jawab nahi tha.
The Guru Story
Batting first, India ki shuruat ek baar phir kharab rahi. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi aur Ishan Kishan saste mein pavillion laut gaye. Jofra Archer aur Josh Tongue ki raw pace aur short-ball tactic ne Indian top-order ko set hone ka mauka hi nahi diya. Abhishek Sharma aur Shivam Dube bhi struggle karte nazar aaye aur galat shots khelkar apna wicket de baithe. Ek waqt par lag raha tha ki India 130-140 tak hi pahunch payegi, lekin captain Shreyas Iyer ne ek chor sambhale rakha.
Shreyas Iyer ne dikhaya ki unhe kyu is team ka pillar mana jata hai. Unhone 80 runs ki unbeaten innings kheli, jisme unhone Adil Rashid ko nishana banaya aur unke ek hi over mein 16 runs koot diye. Lekin dukh ki baat ye rahi ki unhe dusre end se koi support nahi mila. Sam Curran aur Jofra Archer ne death overs mein aisi sateek bowling ki ki India last do overs mein sirf 8 runs hi bana saki aur total 158 tak hi pahunch paya.
Chasing 159, England ke batters ne match ko mazak bana kar rakh diya. Jos Buttler jaldi out zaroor huye, lekin uske baad Harry Brook aur Phil Salt ne Indian bowling line-up ki dhajjiya uda di. Arshdeep Singh ho ya Prasidh Krishna, kisi ki line aur length sahi nahi thi. Harry Brook ne sirf 21 balls mein apni fifty puri ki aur Phil Salt ne unka bharpoor saath nibhaya. Dono ne milkar 146 runs ki unbeaten partnership ki aur 37 balls pehle hi match khatam kar diya. Is jeet ke saath hi England ne history create kar di hai aur wo ab ICC rankings mein No. 1 banne ki raah par hain.
Analysis & Numbers
- Shreyas Iyer scored an unbeaten 80, accounting for more than 50% of the team's total score.
- Harry Brook smashed a lightning-fast 79* while Phil Salt remained not out on 59.
- The 146-run partnership for the second wicket came in just 70 deliveries.
- India has now lost five consecutive T20Is for the first time in their history.
- Jofra Archer and Josh Tongue shared 4 wickets, stifling the Indian batting in the powerplay.
The Guru Gyan Verdict:
India ki performance Bristol mein bilkul lackluster thi. Jab tak hamara top-order fire nahi karega, hum matches nahi jeet sakte. Shreyas Iyer akele kab tak ladenge? Bowling mein bhi wo edge missing dikhi jo world champions ki pehchan hoti hai. Wahi dusri taraf, England ne dikha diya ki kyu wo T20 format ke gunde hain. Agar India ko Southampton mein whitewash se bachna hai, toh unhe apni approach aur intent dono badalni hogi. Captaincy pressure is real, aur Iyer ko ab bold decisions lene honge.
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