Cricket ki duniya badi ajeeb hai, kabhi aap arsh par hote ho toh kabhi farsh par. Jo Surrey pichle teen saal se County Championship ki trophy par kabza jamaye baithi thi, aaj wahi team relegation se bachne ki ladai lad rahi hai. Lekin jab aapka pichwada aag par ho, tabhi asli champion nikal kar aata hai. Matthew Fisher ko England ne Pakistan ke khilaf teesre Test se drop kya kiya, is khiladi ne apna poora gussa apni purani team Yorkshire par nikaal diya.
To Hua esa hai ki:
Kissa shuru hota hai Kia Oval se, jahan baarish ne khalkhal toh dali par Surrey ke irade nahi dagmagaye. Matthew Fisher ko ECB ne Rawalpindi Test ke liye discard kar diya. Shayad selectors ko laga ki Pakistan ki thaki-haari batting ko dher karne ke liye 7-7 fast bowlers ki army ki zaroorat nahi hai. Wese bhi, Pakistan batting ka kya bharosa, wo toh do-teen ache spells mein hi surrender kar dete hain!
Lekin Fisher ne is disappointment ko fuel banaya. Unhone Yorkshire ke top order ki dhajjiya uda di. Match ke pehle 15 balls mein hi Yorkshire ka score 1 run par 3 wicket ho gaya tha. Fisher ne apni purani team ke openers, Adam Lyth aur Sam Whiteman ko apni shararat-bhari inswingers se pad par maara aur LBW ki tight calls apne naam ki. Dusri taraf se Dan Worrall ne aag ugalte hue Yorkshire ki kamar tod di.
Halaanki James Wharton aur Matthew Revis ne 91 runs ki partnership karke thoda resistance dikhaya, par Tom Lawes aur Dan Worrall ne tea ke baad phir se shikanja kas diya. Jonny Bairstow jaise bade naam bhi khuch khaas nahi kar paaye aur cordon mein catch de baithe. Surrey jo ki points table mein niche se dusre number par khadi hai, uske liye ye performance oxygen ki tarah hai.
Analysis & Numbers
- Yorkshire ki halat khasta: Ek waqt par score 1 run par 3 wickets tha, jo baad mein 133/7 tak pahuncha.
- Dan Worrall ka Masterclass: 17 overs mein sirf 24 runs dekar 3 bade wickets jhatke.
- Matthew Fisher ka comeback: 2 wickets liye aur England selectors ko bata diya ki unhe ignore karna mehenga pad sakta hai.
- Surrey ki survival instinct: June ke baad se ek bhi match na jitne wali defending champions ab relegation se bachne ke liye 2 points kama chuki hain.
The Guru Gyan Verdict:
Surrey ki halat iss waqt wesi hi hai jaisi board exams se ek raat pehle kisi topper ki hoti hai jisne saal bhar padhai nahi ki. Fisher ka gussa jayaz hai; England ne unhe Pakistan tour se drop kiya jabki wo achi rhythm mein hain. Par bechari Pakistan team ka bhi sochiye, unke pass pehle hi itne masle hain, upar se Fisher ki extra pace unhe aur tension de deti. Surrey ke liye ye innings survival ki chabi hai, aur Fisher ke liye ye South Africa tour ka ticket pakka karne ka rasta.
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