Lord's ki wo iconic balcony, safed kapdo mein hamari sherniyan aur wahi purana Cricket ka garv. History books mein aaj ka din golden aksharon mein likha jayega kyunki 142 saal ke lambe intezaar ke baad, Lord's ke is pavitra maidan par pehli baar Women's Test ka aagaz hua hai. India Women ne bat ke saath apna dominance dikhaya, bhale hi England ne din ke anth mein thodi wapsi ki ho, par dabdaba hamara hi raha.
To Hua esa hai ki:
Friday ka din Lord's ke liye sirf ek match nahi, balki ek emotional journey tha. 1884 se lekar ab tak yahan 150 Men's Tests hue, par ladies ko unka haq milne mein sadiyan beet gayi. Jab India ki team maidan par utri, to unke kandhon par sirf runs ki zimmedari nahi, balki un sabhi purv khiladiyon ka samman bhi tha jinhone is din ka sapna dekha tha. Match shuru hone se pehle 50 se zyada former England players ne Long Room se nikal kar guard of honour jaisa mahaul banaya. 85 saal ki legend Enid Bakewell ne match ki bell bajayi aur itihas ka panna palat gaya.
Pitch par thodi ghaas thi aur batting asaan nahi thi. Lauren Filer ne Shafali Verma ko saste mein out karke England ko break dila diya, lekin uske baad shuru hua Smriti Mandhana ka show. Smriti ne wahi purana class dikhaya aur 83 runs ki zabardast innings kheli. Ek waqt lag raha tha ki wo Lord's ke honours board par apna naam likhwa lengi, par afsos wo century se chook gayi. Unka saath nibhaya Captain Harmanpreet Kaur ne, jinhone 58 runs banakar batting line-up ko sambhala. England ki taraf se Lauren Bell aur Mady Villiers ne discipline dikhaya, lekin India ne 285 runs board par laga diye jo is pitch par ek challenging total hai.
Analysis & Numbers
- Smriti Mandhana ne 83 runs banaye, jo unki batting technical superiority ko darshata hai.
- Captain Harmanpreet Kaur (58) aur Deepti Sharma (57) ke fifties ne lower middle order ko mazbooti di.
- England Women ki team abhi 264 runs peeche hai aur unhone Tammy Beaumont ka wicket kho diya hai.
- Pitch report ke mutabiq, ball thoda ruk kar aa raha hai, jo India ke spinners ke liye kal Gamechanger sabit ho sakta hai.
The Guru Gyan Verdict:
India ne Day 1 apne naam kiya hai. 285 runs ka score Lord's ki conditions mein bura nahi hai, lekin hamari ladies 325-350 touch kar sakti thi agar last wickets thoda aur tikte. Smriti ki innings ek Masterclass thi aur Harmanpreet ka form mein hona Team India ke liye Prophecy jaisa hai. England ki batting ko jhatka dena zaroori tha aur Beaumont ka wicket milna ek bada bonus hai. Kal ka pehla session decide karega ki kya India is historic Test mein Dominance barkarar rakh payegi ya nahi. Filhal, Blue Brigade ka palda bhari hai!
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