Taunton ke maidan par ek baar phir wahi purana manzar dekhne ko mila jahan spin ke jaadu ne match ka rukh palat diya. Jack Leach ne apni ghumti ballo se Essex ke batters ko din mein tare dikha diye. County Championship ki race ab aur bhi zyada exciting ho gayi hai kyunki Somerset ne is crushing victory ke saath table toppers ki neend uda di hai.
The Guru Story
Doston, jab baat County Championship ki aati hai toh log aksar ise boring samajhte hain, lekin Taunton mein jo hua wo kisi thriller movie se kam nahi tha. Somerset ne pehli innings mein 469 runs ka pahad khada kiya tha, jiske jawab mein Essex ki pehli innings sirf 158 par simat gayi. Follow-on milne ke baad Essex ne fight toh dikhayi lekin Jack Leach ke irade kuch aur hi the.
Match ke final day par Essex ne 314 for 3 se khelna shuru kiya. Aisa lag raha tha ki shayad ye match draw ki taraf jayega. Charlie Allison ne 114 aur Matt Critchley ne 94 runs banakar Somerset ki tension badha di thi. Lekin phir shuru hua Jack Leach ka show. Leach ne lagatar 55.2 overs bowling ki aur 5 wickets chatkaye. Unhone Essex ki resistance ko puri tarah tod kar rakh diya.
Sirf Leach hi nahi, young sensation Archie Vaughan ne bhi lunch ke baad aate hi do-teen bade jhatke diye jisse Essex ki batting line-up tas ke patton ki tarah bikhar gayi. Somerset ko jeetne ke liye sirf 102 runs ka target mila, jo unhone badi hi aasani se 19.2 overs mein 2 wickets khokar hasil kar liya. Tom Lammonby 39 aur Josh Thomas 31 runs banakar unbeaten rahe.
Analysis & Numbers
- Jack Leach ne match mein total 9 wickets liye, jisme second innings ka 5 for 81 unka standout performance raha.
- Somerset ab Division One points table mein Nottinghamshire se sirf 2 points piche hai.
- September 2019 ke baad ye pehli baar hai jab Somerset ne Craig Overton ke bina koi Championship match jeeta hai.
- Youngster Archie Vaughan ne 3 for 123 ke figures ke saath apna impact chhoda.
The Guru Gyan Verdict:
Jack Leach ne ek baar phir sabit kar diya hai ki experience ka koi substitute nahi hota. Jab pitch par thodi si bhi madad ho, toh wo world-class spinner ban jate hain. Somerset ke liye ye Dominant Win unka pehla Championship title jitne ka raasta saaf kar sakti hai. England team management ko bhi Leach ki form dekhkar sukoon mila hoga kyunki unhe Test matches mein aise hi marathon spells ki zaroorat padegi. Essex ke liye ye haar kafi chubhney wali hai kyunki wo fight kar rahe the par Leach ki accuracy ne unhe finish line se pehle hi rok diya.
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