Colombo ki garmi aur ek flat track ne Team India ke red-ball comeback par thoda sawal khada kar diya hai. Tour match ke pehle din SLC XI ne dikhaya ki ghar mein unhe halke mein lena mehnga pad sakta hai. Jahan hamare fast bowlers wickets ke liye taraste dikhe, wahi spinners ne aakhir mein aakar baazi sambhaali aur visitors ko respite dilayi.
The Guru Story
Khel shuru hote hi aisa laga mano Sri Lanka Cricket XI ke batters ne thaan li thi ki aaj Indian bowling attack ki dhajjiya udani hai. Opening stand hi 110 runs ka raha, jahan Nishan Fernando ne 66 runs ki tez-tarrar innings kheli. Agar ek ajeeb-o-gareeb run-out na hota, toh shayad scene kuch aur hi hota. India ke prime fast bowlers Mohammed Siraj aur Prasidh Krishna wicketless rahe, jo thoda chinta ka vishay hai. Nayi ball se swing aur seam ka na milna SLC XI ke hit mein gaya.
Lekin jab baat spins ki aati hai, toh India hamesha Boss mode mein rehta hai. Ravindra Jadeja aur Kuldeep Yadav ne dikhaya ki kyun unhe world-class maana jata hai. Kuldeep Yadav ne sabse zyada 18 overs fenke aur 2 wickets jhatke. Unka saath bakhoobi nibhaya youngster Manav Suthar ne, jinhone Ravindu Rasantha (71) jaise set batsman ko chalta kiya. SLC XI ne 4 se upar ki run rate se batting ki, par wickets girne ka silsila rukne nahi diya hamare spin trio ne.
Din ke aakhri session mein Ravindra Jadeja ne Ramesh Mendis ko out karke match mein India ki pakad mazboot ki. SLC XI ka score ek waqt par 171 par 1 tha, jo din ke khatam hone tak 363 par 8 ho gaya. Yeh comeback dikhata hai ki Indian bowling mein depth hai, bhale hi seamers ko thodi rust nikaalni baaki ho.
Analysis & Numbers
- SLC XI ne 363 runs board par lagaye, jisme 47 boundaries aur 6 sixes shaamil the.
- Spinners ka Dominance: Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, aur Manav Suthar teeno ne 2-2 wickets liye.
- Seaming Woes: Mohammed Siraj aur Prasidh Krishna wicket lene mein nakaam rahe.
- Top Scorer: Ravindu Rasantha ne 71 runs banaye, jabki Nishan Fernando ne 66 aur skipper Sonal Dinusha ne 52 runs ka yogdaan diya.
The Guru Gyan Verdict:
Tour matches hote hi isliye hain taaki rust nikal jaye. Team India ke seamers ke liye yeh ek wake-up call hai, par ghabrane ki zaroorat nahi hai. Colombo ki dead pitch par 363 runs banwana koi badi baat nahi hai, asli test tab hoga jab hamare batters crease par aayenge. Aur rahi baat hamare padosi Pakistan ki, toh unke spinners toh aisi batting dekh kar fielding bhul jate hain. India ne kam se kam 8 wickets nikaal kar game on rakha hai. Spinners ne apni job kar di hai, ab batters ko show dikhana hai!
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