Bristol ke maidan par drama apne charam par tha! Middlesex ki team victory ke bilkul kareeb khadi thi, par tabhi "Indra Dev" ne darshan diye aur Gloucestershire ko ek nishchit haar se bacha liya. Jab match ruka, tab Gloucestershire 9 wicket kho chuki thi aur Middlesex ko jeet ke liye sirf ek wicket ki darkaar thi. It is a classic County Championship escape, jahan mehnat Middlesex ne ki, par kismat Gloucestershire par meherban rahi.
To Hua esa hai ki:
Match ke aakhri din Middlesex ne apni pakad mazboot kar li thi. Pehle batting karte hue Harry Duke ne 116 balls mein 94 runs ki behatareen innings kheli, jiski badolat Middlesex ne Gloucestershire ko 362 runs ka mountain-like target diya. Indian fans ke liye khushi ki baat ye rahi ki R Sai Kishore ne pehli innings mein 71 runs ki shandar pari kheli thi, jo dikhata hai ki hamare ladke videshi dharti par bhi apna dabdaba bana rahe hain.
Chase karte waqt Gloucestershire ki halat kharab ho gayi. Toby Roland-Jones aur Ryan Higgins ne aisi lethal bowling ki ki top order taash ke patton ki tarah bikhar gaya. Toby Roland-Jones ne 30 runs dekar 4 wickets jhatke, wahi Ryan Higgins ne 35 runs par 3 shikaar kiye. Ek waqt par score 36 for 5 tha! Aisa lag raha tha ki Middlesex match ko session khatam hone se pehle hi lapet legi. Par aakhri wicket ke liye Matt Taylor aur JT Langridge ne 7 overs tak Middlesex ke bowlers ko tarsaya, aur phir baarish ne aakar parda gira diya.
Analysis & Numbers:
- Harry Duke: 94 runs off 116 balls, Middlesex ko driving seat par bithaya.
- Toby Roland-Jones: 4 wickets for 30 runs, sheer dominance dikhayi.
- JT Langridge: 5 wickets for 87 runs (Middlesex 2nd innings), back-to-back five-wicket hauls.
- Gloucestershire: 145 for 9 jab baarish ne match roka, narrowly escaping their 10th defeat.
The Guru Gyan Verdict:
Middlesex ke saath dhokha hua hai boss! Unhone cricket har department mein behtar kheli, par Bristol ki weather ne Gloucestershire ko life-line de di. Toby Roland-Jones ne dikha diya ki unke paas abhi bhi wahi purana charm hai. Wahi dusri taraf, Gloucestershire ko ye draw kisi jeet se kam nahi lagega, par unka batting collapse chinta ka vishay hai. Agar ye match Pakistan mein ho raha hota, to shayad pitch aisi hoti ki bowlers ko wicket lene ke liye dua karni padti, par yahan ball baat kar rahi thi! Middlesex deserved those 24 points, but they had to settle for 13. Hard luck!
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