Sheffield Shield ke maidaan par Queensland ne apna dabdaba dikhate hue Western Australia ko backfoot par dhakel diya hai. WACA ki tej pitch par pehle Jimmy Peirson ne apne 100th first-class game mein ek yaadgaar century jadi, aur uske baad Test hopeful Xavier Bartlett ne apni gazaab ki bowling se WA ke batting order ki dhajjiya uda di. Queensland ab puri tarah se driving seat par hai.
The Guru Story
Khel ke dusre din Queensland ne wahi se shuruat ki jahan unhone kal chhoda tha. Lekin subah-subah Albert Esterhuysen ne kahlbali macha di. Is yuva bowler ne Xavier Bartlett aur Mitch Swepson ko lagatar do balls par out karke Queensland ka score 259 par 8 wicket kar diya tha. Aisa laga ki Western Australia jaldi innings wrap up kar degi, lekin Jimmy Peirson ke irade kuch aur hi the.
Apne career ke 100th match mein Jimmy Peirson ne dikhaya ki experience kya hota hai. Unhone Cameron Gannon ke saath milkar 9th wicket ke liye 48 runs ki crucial partnership ki. Peirson ne 144 balls par apna 9th first-class ton poora kiya aur 101 runs banakar unbeaten rahe. Queensland ki team 307 runs par all-out hui, jo is pitch par ek bohot bada total hai.
Jawab mein Western Australia ki shuruat bohot kharab rahi. Team ke andar illness (beemari) ka asar saaf dikh raha tha. Jayden Goodwin match se pehle hi bahar ho gaye aur Sam Whiteman jo ki beemar the, unhe baad mein batting ke liye aana pada. Opener Sam Fanning ne 64 runs ki fight dikhayi, lekin jaise hi unka wicket gira, Queensland ke bowlers haavi ho gaye.
Xavier Bartlett ne bilkul kisi masterclass bowler ki tarah spell dala. Unhone sirf 12 runs ke andar 4 wickets girane mein mukhya bhumika nibhayi. Aaron Hardie aur Jhye Richardson dono Bartlett ki balls par edge de baithe. Din ka khel khatam hone tak WA ka score 158 par 8 wicket ho chuka hai aur wo abhi bhi 149 runs piche hain.
Analysis & Numbers
- Jimmy Peirson ne apne 100th match mein 101* runs banakar ek rare feat achieve kiya.
- Xavier Bartlett ne 41 runs dekar 3 bade wickets jhatke, jo unhe Test selection ki race mein aage rakhta hai.
- Cameron Bancroft ne first-class cricket mein Western Australia ke liye sabse zyada 171 catches lene ka record banaya, Adam Voges ko piche chhoda.
- Albert Esterhuysen ne Queensland ke lower order ko pareshan karte hue 43 runs dekar 4 wickets liye.
The Guru Gyan Verdict:
Western Australia ki halat is waqt patli hai, aur iska bada karan unke camp mein faili beemari hai. Lekin credit Queensland ko dena hoga, khaaskar Jimmy Peirson ko jinhone tail-enders ke saath milkar score ko 300 ke paar pahunchaya. Xavier Bartlett ki bowling mein wo purani Australian dhaar dikh rahi hai jo red-ball cricket mein batsmen ke dilon mein khauf paida karti hai. Agar WA ko ye match bachana hai, toh kal subah unhe kuch chamatkar karna hoga, warna Queensland ki jeet taye hai.
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