Edgbaston ka maidan aur wahi purani kahani. England ne socha tha ki naya captain aur naya coach milkar India par dabdaba banayenge, lekin hamare bowlers ne unhe bataya ki asli Dominance kise kehte hain. Jasprit Bumrah ki aguai mein Indian pacers ne jo aag ugli aur fir Axar Patel ne jo jaal buna, usme England ki team puri tarah fans gayi. 258 runs par puri team dher ho gayi, aur ab India ke pass mauka hai ek emphatic jeet ke sath series ka aagaz karne ka.
To Hua esa hai ki:
England ke naye nawab Harry Brook ne toss jeetkar pehle batting ka faisla kiya, shayad unhe laga ki pitch batting ke liye swarg hai. Magar unhe kya pata tha ki saamne Jasprit Bumrah khade hain. Bumrah ne tone set ki aur baki kaam Prasidh Krishna aur debutant Gurnoor Brar ne pura kiya. Ek waqt par England ka score 80 runs par 5 wickets tha. Brendon McCullum jo abhi-abhi Test coach se white-ball coach bane hain, unhe pavilion mein baithkar mirchi lag rahi hogi ye dekhkar.
Ben Duckett ne thodi himmat dikhayi aur Gurnoor Brar se panga lene ki koshish ki, lekin Brar ne unhe silent kar diya. Asli Masterclass dikhayi Joe Root ne, jinhe Shivam Dube ne ek lifeline di thi. Joe Root ne 76 runs ki unbeaten paari kheli aur Liam Dawson ke sath milkar 121 runs ki partnership ki, warna England 150 bhi mushkil se banati. Dawson ne apne career ki best innings kheli, lekin unhe Axar Patel ne apni firki mein fasa hi liya.
Jab tail-enders ki baari aayi, to Axar Patel ne koi reham nahi dikhaya. Unhone sirf 6 balls ke andar Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid aur Josh Tongue ko ch चलता kiya. Axar Patel ne 4 wickets liye aur ye saabit kiya ki white-ball cricket mein unka koi tod nahi hai.
Analysis & Numbers
- Axar Patel finished with figures of 4 for 62, wiping out the lower order in a flash.
- Jasprit Bumrah was economical as always, giving away just 31 runs in his 9 overs with a wicket of the captain.
- England has now been bowled out 8 times in their last 12 ODIs when batting first: a worrying trend for the world champions.
- Joe Root scored his 66th fifty-plus score, proving he is still the backbone of this English line-up.
- The collapse of 5 for 19 in the early stages was the Gamechanger that put India in the driver's seat.
The Guru Gyan Verdict:
England ki team abhi bhi 'Bazball' ke hangover mein hai, lekin ODI format mein sirf aggression kaam nahi aata, dimaag bhi lagana padta hai. India ne dikha diya ki unka bowling attack world-class kyun hai. 259 runs ka target is pitch par koi bada nahi hai, aur agar hamare batters ne thoda bhi dhang se khela, to ye match India ki pocket mein hai. Harry Brook ko ab samajh aa gaya hoga ki captaincy kanto bhari raah hai, khaaskar jab saamne India ho.
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