Durban ke maidaan par badal garaj rahe hain, lekin unse zyada shor Australia ke ballebaazon ne machaya hai. Pehle Test ke chauthe din morning session mein hi Australia ne apna iraada saaf kar diya ki wo sirf jeetne nahi, balki South Africa ko match se bahar phekne aaye hain. Kingsmead ki pitch ab apna asli rang dikha rahi hai, jahan balls kabhi mar rahi hain toh kabhi seedha helmet par nishana saadh rahi hain.
The Guru Story
Match ka chautha din aur Nic Maddinson ka naya avatar dekhne ko mila. Wahi Nic Maddinson jo pehli innings mein 33 balls tak struggle karne ke baad duck par out huye the, aaj unhone aate hi tabaahi macha di. Sirf 38 balls mein 48 runs ki unki breezy innings ne session ka tone set kar diya. Bhale hi wo apni half-century se 2 runs pehle Anrich Nortje ki ek khatarnaak yorker par dher ho gaye, lekin unka kaam ho chuka tha.
Doosri taraf Marnus Labuschagne ek baar phir 37 runs par atak gaye. Ashes 2023 ke baad se unka century ka sookha khatam hone ka naam hi nahi le raha. Wahin Steven Smith ko Anrich Nortje ne ek aisi bouncer maari jo seedha unke helmet par lagi, lekin Steven Smith ne dheet bankar khelna jaari rakha jab tak unka catch Marco Jansen ne nahi pakda. Travis Head ke liye mushkilein kam nahi ho rahi hain, unka away record phir se sawalon ke ghere mein hai kyunki wo saste mein pavillion laut gaye.
Ab saara daromaadar Matt Renshaw par hai jo apni reverse-sweeps se South Africa ke spinners Simon Harmer aur Keshav Maharaj ko pareshan kar rahe hain. Pitch par turn itna zyada hai ki har ball par wicket ki umeed jag rahi hai, lekin Australia ne 280 runs ki lead lekar South Africa ki saansein fula di hain.
Analysis & Numbers
- Nic Maddinson ne apni 48 runs ki innings mein strike rate 126 ka rakha, jo chauthe din ki pitch par unbelievable hai.
- Australia ki total lead ab 280 runs ho chuki hai, jabki unke 6 wickets abhi baaki hain.
- Anrich Nortje ne apni hostility barkaraar rakhi hai lekin unhe doosre chorr se saath nahi mil raha.
- Travis Head ka away average gir kar 31.6 reh gaya hai, jo unke home average 52 ke muqable kafi fika hai.
The Guru Gyan Verdict:
Australia ne match par apni pakad lohe ki tarah mazboot kar li hai. Kingsmead ki pitch par 280 plus ka target chase karna South Africa ke liye Everest chadhne jaisa hoga. Yahan intensity aur skill ka level itna high hai ki dekh kar maza aa raha hai. Wese intensity ki baat karein toh humein hamare padosi Pakistan ki yaad aa gayi, jo shayad aisi pitch dekh kar match khelne se hi inkaar kar dete ya phir 100 runs par dher ho jaate. South Africa ko agar bachna hai toh unhe miracles ki zaroorat hai, varna Pat Cummins ki sena unhe Durban mein hi dafan kar degi.
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