Johannesburg ka Wanderers Stadium aur Pink Day ka mauka: yeh combination hamesha blockbuster hota hai. Aaj bhi wahi hua jab South Africa ne Australia ke khilaf runs ka aisa pahad khada kar diya jise dekh kar Kangaroos ke paseene chhoot gaye hain. Temba Bavuma aur David Miller ke shandaar centuries ki badolat Proteas ne board par 365 runs tang diye hain.
The Guru Story
Game ki shuruat Australia ke Captain Mitch Marsh ke toss jeetne se hui, lekin unka bowling ka faisla unhi par bhari pad gaya. Haalaanki Josh Hazlewood ne Aiden Markram ko zero par out karke jhatka diya tha, lekin uske baad jo hua wo Australia ke liye kisi nightmare se kam nahi tha. Temba Bavuma ne ek chhor sambhala aur David Miller ke saath milkar 156 runs ki aisi partnership kari ki Australian attack be-bas nazar aaya.
Yeh mauka behad emotional bhi tha kyunki David Miller ne apni jersey par apni maa Jenny ka naam pehna tha, jo ek breast cancer survivor hain. Miller ne 73 balls mein apna 8th ODI hundred poora kiya aur apni maa ko salute kiya. Dusri taraf, Temba Bavuma ne 112 balls mein apna 6th century lagakar apne critics ka moonh band kar diya. Australia ki mushkilein tab aur badh gayi jab unke star bowler Nathan Ellis injury ke karan maidan se bahar chale gaye.
Halaanki Jack Edwards ne 5 wickets lekar thodi koshish ki, lekin tab tak der ho chuki thi. South Africa ke batsmen ne last 10 overs mein 100 runs loot liye. Marco Jansen aur unke bhai Duan Jansen ne bhi ant mein tez haath dikhaye aur score ko 365 tak pahunchaya.
Analysis & Numbers
- David Miller ne equal kiya Jos Buttler ka record: Number 5 ya usse neeche batting karte huye sabse zyada centuries ka record ab Miller ke naam bhi hai.
- South Africa ne Wanderers ground par batting first karte huye apna fourth-highest total score kiya hai.
- Jack Edwards ne apne career ka pehla five-wicket haul liya, lekin unhone 70 se zyada runs kharch kar diye.
- Australia ko slow over-rate ke liye fielding penalty bhugatni padi, jiske wajah se last over mein unhe sirf 4 fielders boundary par rakhne ki ijazat mili.
The Guru Gyan Verdict:
South Africa ne aaj dikha diya ki jab wo apne asli rang mein hote hain toh duniya ki koi bhi bowling unit unke saamne bach nahi sakti. Australia ki bowling mein depth ki kami saaf dikhi, khas kar jab injuries ne unhe gher liya. Miller aur Bavuma ki batting ne ek Prophecy set kar di hai ki World Cup mein Proteas ko halke mein lena bhari padega. Aur rahi baat hamare padosi Pakistan ki, toh unhe South Africa ki batting se seekhna chahiye ki pressure situation mein boundaries kaise maari jati hain, na ki fielding penalty aur injury ka rona rona chahiye.
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