Hobart ke maidan mein aaj izzat ki ladaai hai boss. Series pehle hi haath se nikal chuki hai, lekin whitewash ka dhabba Team India ke liye kisi nightmare se kam nahi hoga. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur ne toss jeet kar pehle bowling karne ka faisla kiya hai. Pichle do matches mein pehle batting karke jo haalat hui thi, usse sabaq lete hue India ne apni strategy badal di hai. It is time to hunt down the Aussies on their own turf.
The Inner Story: Harleen aur Renuka ki wapsi, Australia ka naya debutant
India ne is teesre aur aakhri ODI ke liye apni playing XI mein bade badlav kiye hain. Renuka Singh jo pichle match mein rest par thi, unki wapsi hui hai. Saath hi Harleen Deol aur Sneh Rana ko is tour par pehla mauka mila hai. Lekin sabse badi charcha Shafali Verma ki hai, jo lagatar doosre match mein bench par baithi hain. India ki batting order mein Number 3 ka spot ek musical chair ban gaya hai. Pehle game mein Shafali Verma, doosre mein Jemimah Rodrigues aur ab aaj Harleen Deol ko ye zimmedari di gayi hai.
Doosri taraf, Australia ke liye bhi mushkilein kam nahi hain. Unki star bowler Megan Schutt bimaar hain, jiski wajah se 19 saal ki Lucy Hamilton ko international debut karne ka sunhera mauka mila hai. Left-arm seamer Lucy Hamilton ne domestic cricket mein kaafi naam kamaya hai aur ab wo India ke top order ko test karengi. Alyssa Healy ki captaincy mein Australia series sweep ke liye poora zor lagayegi, bhale hi unke main players jaise Ellyse Perry aur Kim Garth chotil hain.
Analysis & Numbers: Kya kehti hai Hobart ki kismat?
- India ne total 3 changes kiye hain: Amanjot Kaur, Kranti Gaud aur Vaishnavi Sharma ko bahar baithna pada hai.
- Harleen Deol is series mein India ki teesri different No. 3 batter hain, jo batting stability par sawal khade karta hai.
- Lucy Hamilton ka debut Australia ke liye future investment hai, especially unki left-arm angle se Smriti Mandhana ko khatra ho sakta hai.
- Harmanpreet Kaur ne is series mein teesri baar toss jeeta hai, luck unke saath hai bas ab performance ki bari hai.
The Guru Gyan Verdict:
India ka bowling choose karna ek tactical masterclass sabit ho sakta hai agar Renuka Singh shuruat mein jhatke dedein. Agar Australia ko 250 ke andar roka gaya, tabhi hamari batting ise chase kar payegi. Shafali Verma ko drop karna thoda risky hai, lekin Harleen Deol ko apni worth prove karni hogi. Hum expect kar rahe hain ki India apni pride ke liye ye match jeetkar series 2-1 par khatam karegi.
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