Cricket mein comeback kise kehte hain, agar yeh dekhna hai toh Taunton ka match utha kar dekh lijiye. Ek waqt par Somerset ke paas 112 runs ki lead thi aur lag raha tha ki Yorkshire is game se bahar ho chuki hai. Lekin phir aata hai Joe Root ka class aur Dom Bess ki tenacity. In dono spinners ne milkar Somerset ke batting lineup ki dhajjiya uda di aur Yorkshire ne 75 runs ki ek aisi victory darj ki jo hamesha yaad rakhi jayegi.
The Inner Story: Kaise Somerset ke haath se phisla match
Game ke teesre din tak Somerset puri tarah control mein thi, lekin fourth innings ka pressure handle karna har kisi ke bas ki baat nahi hoti. Yorkshire ne apni second innings mein 371 runs banaye, jisme Wharton ke 92 aur Joe Root ke 64 runs ne foundation rakha. Akhiri din Jhye Richardson ne ek fighting half-century lagakar Somerset ke samne 260 runs ka target set kiya. Flat pitch par yeh score mushkil nahi tha, magar Yorkshire ke spinners ke dimaag mein kuch aur hi chal raha tha.
Chase shuru hote hi Somerset ka top-order patto ki tarah bikhar gaya. Archie Vaughan aur Tom Lammonby ko George Hill ne chalta kiya. Iske baad Dom Bess ne apne purane club ke khilaaf koi reham nahi dikhaya. Unhone James Rew aur Tom Abell jaise bade wickets lekar Somerset ki kamar tod di. Josh Thomas ne 57 runs banakar thodi fight dikhayi, lekin Joe Root ne ball haath mein lete hi game badal diya. Root ne 4 wickets liye, jisme Jonny Bairstow ke haathon catch karaya gaya Thomas Rew ka wicket bhi shamil tha. Somerset ki team 184 runs par all out ho gayi aur unhe Division One ki top spot se bhi haath dhona pada.
Analysis & Numbers: Yorkshire ka Dominance
- Joe Root ka All-round Show: 64 runs with the bat and 4 for 49 with the ball.
- Dom Bess ka Revenge: Apne ex-club ke khilaaf 4 for 60 lekar jeet mein bada role nibhaya.
- Yorkshire ka Comeback: 112 runs ki first-innings deficit ke bawajood 75 runs se match jeeta.
- Somerset ka Collapse: 260 chase karte waqt 21 for 3 par slumped aur phir kabhi recover nahi kar paye.
- Points Table Impact: Yorkshire ko mile 19 points, jabki Somerset ko sirf 4 points se santosh karna pada.
The Guru Gyan Verdict:
Yeh match sabak hai un teams ke liye jo scoreboard par lead dekh kar thodi sust ho jati hain. Somerset ne Yorkshire ko halke mein lene ki galti ki aur Joe Root jaise legend ne unhe unki aukaat dikha di. Spin-friendly conditions mein Root aur Bess ki jodi ne dikha diya ki kyun County Championship mein experience ka koi tod nahi hai. Yorkshire is mentally tough, and Somerset will regret this bottle job for a long time.
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