Cricket ke maidan se ek aisi khabar aa rahi hai jo Somerset ke fans ko hazam nahi hogi. Metro Bank One-Day Cup mein Leicestershire Foxes ne wo kar dikhaya jiski umeed shayad hi kisi ko thi jab unka score 13 par 3 wickets tha. Uptonsteel Grace Road par khelne utri Leicestershire ne Somerset ki batting line-up ko aise bikhair diya jaise taash ke patte hon. 164 runs ki ye thumping victory Leicestershire ke knockout sapno ko zinda rakhne ke liye kafi hai.
The Guru Story
Khel ki shuruat mein aisa laga ki Somerset ke bowlers Leicestershire ka boriya bistar jaldi samet denge. Migael Pretorius aur Josh Shaw ne milkar top order ko dhwast kar diya aur score ho gaya 13 for 3. Lekin asli drama abhi baaki tha. Nick Kelly ne 60 runs ki behtareen innings khelkar innings ko sambhala aur Hamza Shaikh ke saath milkar team ko mushkil se nikala.
Asli Gamechanger tab aaye jab Ben Cox aur Ian Holland ne crease par kadam rakha. In dono ne milkar 155 runs ki historical partnership ki jo Leicestershire ke liye 6th wicket ke liye ek naya List A record hai. Ben Cox ne 89 runs ki tufani pari kheli toh wahi Ian Holland ne apne career ka best 77 runs banaye. Inki mehnat ki wajah se Foxes ne 289 ka bada score khada kiya.
Jab batting ki bari aayi toh Somerset ka haal bilkul kisi gully cricket team jaisa dikha. 125 runs par पूरी team dher ho gayi. Ye Somerset ki history ki fourth-largest defeat hai by runs. Alex Green aur Ben Green ne 3-3 wickets lekar batting line-up ki kamar tod di. Mazedar baat toh ye rahi ki Somerset ke liye top scorer unka No. 10 batsman James Langridge tha jisne 32 runs banaye. Jab apka tail-ender top scorer ho toh samajh jaiye ki batting mein kitna dum tha.
Analysis & Numbers
- Ben Cox and Ian Holland: 155 runs partnership for the 6th wicket: A new county record.
- Somerset collapsed to 48 for 5 within the first 15 overs of the chase.
- Alex Green finished with clinical figures of 3 for 28 in his spell.
- Leicestershire are now on 16 points in Group A with two more matches to go.
The Guru Gyan Verdict:
Leicestershire ne prove kar diya ki unhe underestimate karna Somerset ki sabse badi galti thi. 13/3 se 289 tak ka safar ek true Dominance show karta hai. Somerset ki batting was absolutely pathetic: no application, no strategy, just a mindless surrender. Agar aise hi khelte rahe toh knockout ka rasta Somerset ke liye band hai. Leicestershire on the other hand is looking like a serious contender for the trophy. Unfiltered performance by the Foxes!
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