New Chandigarh ke maidan par runs ki baarish jaari hai. Bhale hi subah ke session mein teen wickets gire hon, lekin India ne apne aggressive andaaz se yeh saaf kar diya hai ki woh is match mein kisi bhi tarah ka compromise nahi karne wale. Afghanistan ke bowlers ne koshish poori ki, lekin Team India ka total ab ek pahad jaisa khada ho chuka hai.
The Guru Story
Second morning ki shuruat thodi drama se bhari rahi. Afghanistan ne nayi ball li aur Azmatullah Omarzai ne aate hi khatra paida kiya. Unhone Shubman Gill aur Rishabh Pant dono ko pareshan kiya, lekin kismat aaj India ke saath thi. Afghanistan ne review nahi liya aur dono set batters ko jeevandaan mil gaya. Iska fayda uthate hue Rishabh Pant ne wahi kiya jo woh sabse behtar karte hain: tabaahi. Unhone spin aate hi charge kiya aur boundaries ki jhadi laga di.
Doosri taraf, Mohammad Saleem ne honsla nahi haara. Unhone Shubman Gill ko 104 ke niji score par chalta kiya, jab Gill ek bahar jaati ball par apna edge de baithe. Iske baad Dhruv Jurel bhi zyada der nahi tik sake aur Mohammad Saleem ki ek shaandaar in-swinger par bowled ho gaye. Sabse bada jhatka tab laga jab Rishabh Pant apne shatya (century) se mehaz 19 runs door the aur Hashmatullah Shahidi ki ball par bada shot khelne ke chakkar mein long-off par catch de baithe. Bhale hi Rishabh Pant ne century miss kar di ho, lekin unki 81 runs ki paari ne Afghanistan ko backfoot par dhakel diya hai.
Lunch tak India ne 475 runs bana liye hain aur abhi bhi Washington Sundar aur debutant Manav Suthar crease par datte hue hain. Afghanistan ke liye Mohammad Saleem ne 4 wickets lekar thodi umeed jagayi hai, lekin scorecard bata raha hai ki game abhi bhi India ke control mein hai.
Analysis & Numbers
- India scored 107 runs in the first session at a brisk run rate of 4.28.
- Mohammad Saleem was the pick of the bowlers with figures of 4-109, taking crucial wickets of Gill and Jurel.
- Rishabh Pant played a power-packed innings of 81 off just 109 balls before falling to spin.
- Afghanistan missed two golden opportunities by not using their final review against Gill and Pant early in the day.
The Guru Gyan Verdict:
India is in a position of absolute dominance. Afghanistan ne review na lekar apni pair par kulhadi maari hai, aur ab 475 runs ke niche dab chuki hai. Saleem ne achi bowling ki, lekin jab saamne Indian batters ho toh galti ki gunjayish zero hoti hai. Padosi mulk Pakistan ko is match se seekhna chahiye ki pressure mein review kaise liya jata hai aur batting depth kya hoti hai. Wahan toh fielding circus chalti hai, yahan cricket ka asli masterclass chal raha hai. Expect India to declare soon after crossing 550!
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