Cricket fans, kursi ki peti baandh lijiye kyunki Cape Town mein khel ab palatne wala hai. Newlands ki jo pitch ab tak batsmanon ki jannat bani hui thi, wahan ab dhool ke gubaar yaani 'puffs of dust' dikhne lage hain. Yeh saaf sanket hai ki ab spinners ka raaj shuru hone wala hai. Australia vs South Africa ki is jung mein sirf series hi nahi, balki ICC No.1 ranking ki kursi bhi daanv par lagi hai. Jab maidaan par itna kuch ho, toh maza toh aana hi hai.
The Guru Story: Spinners ka Jaadu aur Footmarks ka Khel
Khel ke teesre din tak pitch kaafi 'placid' thi, lekin suraj dhalte dhalte kahani badal gayi. Nathan Lyon ne apna jaadu dikhana shuru kar diya hai aur South African captain Temba Bavuma ka bada wicket chatka kar Australia ko driver's seat par bitha diya hai. Ismein sabse bada haath Mitchell Starc ka hai, jinhone apne rough footmarks se Lyon ke liye khuddar raasta taiyaar kar diya hai.
Lekin South Africa ke paas bhi apna hathiyar hai. Simon Harmer, jinhone pehli innings mein 4 wickets liye the, unhe pura bharosa hai ki pitch ab unka saath degi. Harmer ka maanna hai ki aane wale do dinon mein spin sabse bada factor hoga. Unhone saaf kaha hai ki kal subah ka pehla ghanta match ka rukh taye karega. South Africa ke paas filhaal sirf 40 runs ki lead hai aur unhe ek bada target set karna hoga agar woh Australia ko rokna chahte hain.
Dilchasp baat yeh hai ki Newlands mein lowest successfully defended target 208 runs ka hai, jo Vernon Philander ne India ke khilaaf 2018 mein defend kiya tha. Kya Harmer aur unki sena waisa hi kar payegi ya phir Lyon ki ghoomti balls South Africa ka sapna tod dengi: Yeh dekhna kaafi romanchak hoga.
Analysis aur Numbers: Kya Kehte Hain Aankde
- Simon Harmer ne pehli innings mein 104 runs dekar 4 wickets liye aur woh second innings mein isse behtar karne ki umeed mein hain.
- Australia ne pehli innings mein 100 runs ki lead li thi, jise South Africa ne filhaal cover karke 40 runs ki barhat bana li hai.
- Newlands ke itihaas mein October ke mahine mein pehli baar Test match khela ja raha hai, jis wajah se conditions thodi alag hain.
- Josh Inglis aur Australia ki strategy saaf hai ki South Africa ko 200 runs se zyada ki lead na lene di jaye.
The Guru Gyan Verdict:
Australia ke paas Nathan Lyon jaisa world-class spinner hai aur Mitchell Starc ke banaye huye footmarks unke liye sone par suhaga hain. South Africa ki batting mein consistency ki kami hai, unhone pehli innings mein 5 ducks dekhe the. Agar Proteas 220 se upar ka target nahi dete, toh Australia is series ko aur No.1 ranking ko asani se uda le jayegi. Wैसे bhi, aisi turn hoti pitch par Pakistan ki team hoti toh ab tak surrender kar chuki hoti, lekin yahan world's best ke beech muqabla hai: Expect the unexpected.
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