T20 Cricket ki duniya mein records bante hi hain tutne ke liye, lekin aaj jo Major League Cricket mein hua, usne cricket fans ka dimaag hila kar rakh diya hai. Ek taraf ek naya sitara Mitchell Owen puraane saare records ko mitti mein mila raha tha, aur doosri taraf T20 ke asli Dada Kieron Pollard ne woh kar dikhaya jo aaj tak koi nahi kar saka. Yeh sirf ek match nahi tha, yeh Power-Hitting ka ek aisa Unfiltered exhibition tha jise dekh kar MI New York ke bowlers ne bhi tauba kar li hogi.
To Hua esa hai ki:
Match shuru hote hi Washington Freedom ke opener Mitchell Owen ne bata diya ki aaj ground chota padne wala hai. Owen ne aisi tabaahi machayi ki Chris Gayle ka 175* wala record bhi khatre mein lag raha tha. Is bande ne mahaj 41 balls mein apni Century poori ki aur jab tak woh out hua, tab tak uske naam ke aage 68 balls mein 155 runs darj ho chuke the. Yeh MLC history ka sabse bada score hai. Owen ne 100 se 150 tak ka safar sirf 20 balls mein taye kiya. Aisa lag raha tha maano batting nahi, Playstation par game chal raha ho.
Lekin kahani yahan khatam nahi hui. 246 runs ke pahaad jaise target ka picha karne utri MI New York ki shuruat kisi nightmare se kam nahi thi. Glenn Maxwell ne aate hi apna jaadu chalaya aur Monank Patel ke sath-sath Nicholas Pooran ka bhi kaam tamam kar diya. Jab MI New York 64 par 5 wickets gawa chuki thi, tab maidaan par utre Legend Kieron Pollard. Pollard ne na sirf ek jhakaas 100* mara, balki unhone Universe Boss Chris Gayle ko piche chodte hue T20 history mein sabse zyada runs banane ka World Record apne naam kar liya. Pollard ne Asif Mehmood ko ek trademark long-off six maar kar 14,567 runs ka benchmark set kiya aur bataya ki Sher bhale hi buddha ho jaye, shikaar karna nahi bhulta.
Analysis & Numbers
- Mitchell Owen ne 155 runs banaye, jo MLC ka highest individual score hai. Unhone 10th over mein hi apni century thok di thi.
- Kieron Pollard ab T20 Cricket ke itihaas mein sabse zyada runs banane wale player ban gaye hain, unhone 14,561 runs ke Chris Gayle ke record ko dhwast kar diya hai.
- Washington Freedom ne last 6 overs mein sirf 36 runs banaye, warna score 280 ke paar ja sakta tha.
- Glenn Maxwell ne apni bowling se MI ki kamar todi, 2 crucial wickets liye aur chase ko shuruat mein hi derail kar diya.
- Pollard ne apni innings mein 11 fours aur 4 sixes lagaye, jo unke usual style se thoda alag tha par equally effective tha.
The Guru Gyan Verdict:
Aaj ka match do generation ke power-hitters ke naam raha. Mitchell Owen ne dikhaya ki naya khoon kitna dangerous hai, lekin Kieron Pollard ne sabit kar diya ki T20 format ka asli Baap kaun hai. MI New York match toh haar gayi, lekin Pollard ne Gayle ka record tod kar mehfil loot li. Washington Freedom ki team is jeet ke baad tournament mein kaafi khatarnak dikh rahi hai. Agar Owen isi tarah khelta raha, toh bowlers ko helmet ke sath-sath life insurance ki bhi zaroorat padne wali hai.
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