Delhi ka Arun Jaitley Stadium aur wahi purani kahani. Team India ne ek baar phir dikha diya ki ghar mein unhe harana namumkin hi nahi, balki agle janam ka sapna hai. Afghanistan ke khilaaf dusre T20I mein Bharat ne wo kar dikhaya jise dekh kar padosi mulk ke "Expert" fans sirf aansu baha sakte hain. 160 runs ka target Team India ke liye kisi bacche ke khel jaisa tha, jise hamare chote ustadon ne sirf 14.5 overs mein hi khatam kar diya.
The Guru Gyan Coverage:
Khel shuru hone se pehle hi kismat ne Shreyas Iyer ka saath diya. Iyer bhai ne toss jeeta aur Afghanistan ko batting ke liye bulaya. Jasprit Bumrah ne pehla over maiden daal kar ye saaf kar diya ki aaj batting karna asaan nahi hoga. Arshdeep Singh ne Rahmanullah Gurbaz ko zero par bhej kar mehmaan team ki kamar tod di. Ibrahim Zadran ne koshish zaroor ki, lekin Nitish Kumar Reddy ki raftar aur line-length ke aage unki ek na chali.
Bowling department mein asli hero rahe Nitish Kumar Reddy, jinhone 3 wickets lekar dikha diya ki Bharat ke paas naya fast-bowling all-rounder taiyar ho raha hai. Ravi Bishnoi aur Axar Patel ne middle overs mein kanjoosi dikhayi, halanki Rashid Khan ne ant mein kuch bade shots lagakar score 159 tak pahunchaya. Lekin Delhi ki is pitch par ye score waisa hi tha jaise samandar mein ek boond pani.
Chase shuru hui toh sabki nazrein Sanju Samson aur Abhishek Sharma par thi. Jo dhulai in dono ne ki hai, usse dekh kar Pakistan ke "Tuk-Tuk" academy ke cricketers ko mirchi lagna lazmi hai. Sanju Samson ne 271 ke strike rate se 57 runs banaye, jisme unhone Afghanistan ke har bowler ko maidan ke har kone mein bheja. Dusri taraf Abhishek Sharma ne 39 runs ki aisi pari kheli ki Powerplay mein hi game khatam ho gaya. Ishan Kishan ne 38 runs ki unbeaten pari khel kar formalities poori ki aur series par 2-0 se mohar laga di.
Analysis & Numbers
- Sanju Samson ne sirf 21 balls mein 57 runs thoke, jo unka World Cup ke baad sabse bada score hai.
- Team India ne Powerplay ke 6 overs mein hi 82 runs board par laga diye the.
- Nitish Kumar Reddy ne apne 4 overs mein sirf 24 runs dekar 3 bade wickets chatkaye.
- Afghanistan ke top bowler Fazalhaq Farooqi ko 13th over tak bowling nahi di gayi, jo ek hairatangez tactical galti thi.
The Guru Gyan Verdict:
Ye jeet sirf ek victory nahi balki ek statement hai. Sanju Samson aur Abhishek Sharma ne dikha diya ki T20 cricket kaise kheli jati hai. Jab hamare ladke 200 plus ke strike rate se khel rahe hain, wahan padosi mulk Pakistan mein aaj bhi 100 ke strike rate par jashn manaya jata hai. PCB ko chahiye ki wo is match ki recording mangwa kar apne batters ko dikhaye ki "Intent" kya hota hai. Team India ne series seal kar li hai, aur ab Bengaluru mein sirf clean sweep ka intezar hai.
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