Lahore ke maidan par ek baar phir wahi purani kahani dohrai ja rahi hai. England ki team, jo kabhi world cricket par raaj karti thi, ab is Tri-series mein ek bin bulaye mehmaan ki tarah reh gayi hai. Teen match aur teenon mein haar, England ka boria bistar pehle hi gol ho chuka hai. Dusri taraf Sri Lanka hai jo bilkul naye tevar mein nazar aa rahi hai aur unka confidence dekh kar lag raha hai ki final mein Pakistan ki khair nahi.
The Guru Story
Bhaiyo aur behno, Kusal Mendis ki kismat toh is waqt satvein aasmaan par hai. Lahore mein huye toss mein unhone lagatar satvi baar baazi maari hai aur bina kisi deri ke pehle bowling karne ka faisla kiya. Sri Lanka ne apni Winning XI mein koi badlav nahi kiya hai, jo dikhata hai ki wo final se pehle koi experiment karke apna momentum nahi todna chahte. Unka maqsad saaf hai: England ko ek baar phir dhool chatao aur final mein Pakistan ke khilaaf poori taiyari ke saath utro.
Ab zara baat karte hain England ki. Inka haal toh bilkul waisa hi hai jaisa exam se pehle fail hone ka dar. Harry Brook ki kaptani mein team ne sirf niraasha hi haath lagayi hai. Jamie Overton quad injury ki wajah se bahar ho gaye hain aur unki jagah Sonny Baker ko mauka mila hai. Hairani ki baat yeh hai ki Adil Rashid jaise tajurbekaar spinner ko lagatar teesre match mein bench par baithaya gaya hai. Lagta hai England ki management ne jeetne ki umeed hi chhod di hai.
Wahin hamare padosi Pakistan ke liye yeh match sirf ek practice session jaisa hai kyunki unka final toh pehle se hi pakka hai. Bas dekhna yeh hai ki final mein Pakistan apne ghar mein thoda dum dikhayegi ya fir unka wahi purana collapse dekhne ko milega jo unki pehchan ban chuka hai.
Analysis & Numbers
- Kusal Mendis ne Pakistan aane ke baad lagatar 7 toss jeete hain, jo apne aap mein ek anokha record hai.
- England is Tri-series mein ab tak ek bhi match nahi jeet saki hai aur 0:3 se pichhad rahi hai.
- Sri Lanka ne apni XI unchanged rakhi hai jabki England ne Sonny Baker ko Jamie Overton ki jagah shamil kiya hai.
- Pakistan vs Sri Lanka ke beech final Saturday ko Lahore mein khela jayega.
The Guru Gyan Verdict:
England ke liye yeh match sirf izzat bachane ki ladai hai, lekin jis tarah ki unki batting rahi hai, lagta nahi ki wo Sri Lankan bowlers ke samne tik payenge. Sri Lanka is waqt unstoppable mode mein hai aur unki nazar sirf final par hai. Rahi baat Pakistan ki, toh unhe thoda darr lagna chahiye kyunki Sri Lanka ka current form dekh kar lag raha hai ki wo Lahore mein Pakistan ka ghar ujaadne ke liye taiyaar hain. England ko chahiye ki match khatam hote hi direct airport ki ticket katwayein, yahan unka aur koi kaam bacha nahi hai.
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