Cricket fans, Test cricket ka asli maza tab aata hai jab red ball swing hoti hai aur fast bowlers ki thappad jaisi balls batters ke hosh udaye. The Oval mein kuch aisa hi mahool dikhne ko mila jab England ne apne naye tevar dikhate hue New Zealand ki batting line-up ko lunch tak backfoot par dhakel diya. Chahe wo Jofra Archer ki extra pace ho ya Matthew Fisher ka disciplined line aur length, England ne saaf kar diya hai ki wo badlav ke mood mein hain.
To Hua esa hai ki:
Kissa shuru hota hai subah ki halki drizzle ke baad jab Joe Root, jo ki Ben Stokes ki absence mein "interim" captaincy sambhaal rahe hain, ne toss jeeta. Pitch par green tinge thi aur Joe Root ne bina deri kiye bowling ka faisla kiya. England ki team mein 5 bade badlav dekhne ko mile, jisme 3 players apna debut kar rahe the: Jordan Cox, James Rew, aur Sonny Baker. Ye ek bold move tha, par results turant milne shuru ho gaye.
Matthew Fisher, jo 2022 ke baad apna pehla Test khel rahe hain, unhone apne teesre hi over mein Devon Conway ka shikar kiya. Fisher ki ek short delivery par Conway chakma kha gaye aur debutant wicketkeeper James Rew ne ek asaan catch pakda. Iske baad New Zealand ke captain Tom Latham ne innings ko sambhalne ki koshish ki, lekin IPL ke baad wapsi kar rahe Jofra Archer ne dikha diya ki unki raftar aaj bhi waisi hi hai. Archer ne lunch se theek pehle Latham ko square up kiya aur Jacob Bethell ne gully mein ek gazab ka catch lapka.
Ab pitch par Henry Nicholls aur Rachin Ravindra tike hue hain, lekin England ke debutants, khas kar Sonny Baker, ne kafi impression chhoda hai. Baker ki balls mein seam movement aur bounce dono dikh raha hai, jo aane wale sessions mein New Zealand ke liye mushkil paida karega.
Analysis & Numbers
- Matthew Fisher ne 2 saal ke intezaar ke baad apna dusra Test wicket liya, sirf 6 overs ke andar.
- Jofra Archer ki wapsi: Archer ne apne dusre spell mein wicket nikal kar England ko major breakthrough dilaayi.
- New Zealand Lunch score: 75/2 in 26 overs, with Henry Nicholls batting on 23.
- England ne ek saath 3 debutants khilaye hain, jo unke future-ready mindset ko darshata hai.
Wahi dusri taraf, agar hum Pakistan ki baat karein, to unhe England ki is squad depth se seekhna chahiye. Jab unke seniors (Stokes) bahar hote hain, to wo rone ke bajaye naye ladko ko mauka dete hain aur results nikaalte hain. Pakistan mein to captain badalne se hi fursat nahi milti, performance to door ki baat hai. Khair, back to the action at The Oval!
The Guru Gyan Verdict:
England is currently bossing this Test match. Joe Root ki captaincy mein ek alag hi calmness dikh rahi hai. New Zealand ko Kane Williamson ki kami bahut khal rahi hai. Agar Rachin Ravindra ne badi innings nahi kheli, to England ka ye naya-look attack unhe 200 ke andar samet sakta hai. Speed, bounce, aur swing ka perfect mix hai ye match.
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