Wankhede Stadium ki woh flat pitch jahan bowlers ke liye koi reham nahi thi aur scoreboard par 499 runs tang chuke the: wahan ek baar phir India ne apni dhaaak jamayi hai. India vs England ka yeh semi-final kisi thriller movie se kam nahi tha. Ek taraf Sanju Samson ka balle se qatl-e-aam tha toh doosri taraf Jasprit Bumrah ki woh khofnaak bowling jisne Angrezon ke muh se jeet cheen li. India ab seedha Ahmedabad ja raha hai defend karne apna taj!
Sanju Samson: Ballebaazi ka Masterclass aur Bumrah ke liye Samman
Jab match khatam hua toh Player of the Match ka award Sanju Samson ko mila unki 89 runs ki aatishi paari ke liye. Par Sanju ne jo presentation par kaha usne har Hindustani ka dil jeet liya. Sanju ne saaf kaha ki agar Jasprit Bumrah ne woh death overs nahi nikale hote toh woh aaj wahan khade nahi hote. Yeh hota hai team spirit aur ek bade player ka nazariya. Jahan baaki bowlers runs luta rahe the wahan Jasprit Bumrah ne 4 overs mein sirf 33 runs diye aur 1 wicket chatkaya. Yeh figures us pitch par gold ke barabar hain jahan ball bullet ki raftaar se boundary ke bahar ja rahi thi.
Kaptan Suryakumar Yadav ne bhi apne go-to man ki taareef mein kaside padhe. SKY ne kaha ki jab bhi team musibat mein hoti hai Jasprit Bumrah apna haath uthate hain aur character dikhate hain. England ke kaptan Harry Brook ko unhone apni pehli hi ball par chalta kiya aur phir 16th aur 18th over mein jo yorkers ki baarish ki usne England ki umeedon par paani pher diya. Jacob Bethell jo century maar kar hero ban rahe the unhe bhi Jasprit Bumrah ne khamosh rakha.
Analysis: Statistics aur Match ke Palatne ki Kahani
- Sanju Samson ne powerplay mein hi England ki line-length bigaad di: unhone 67 runs mein se akele 41 runs thoke.
- Death overs ka dominance: Jasprit Bumrah ne apne aakhri do overs (16th and 18th) mein sirf 14 runs diye jab match kisi bhi taraf ja sakta tha.
- Jacob Bethell ne baaki bowlers ko dhoya par Jasprit Bumrah ki 13 balls par woh sirf 17 runs hi bana paye.
- Virtual quarter-final aur semi-final mein back-to-back match winning knocks (97* and 89) khel kar Sanju Samson ne saabit kar diya ki woh backup opener nahi balki main lead hero hain.
The Guru Gyan Verdict:
Seedhi baat no bakwaas: Yeh Team India hai boss! Jab hamare batters fail hote hain toh bowlers bachate hain aur jab bowlers ki pitayi hoti hai toh Jasprit Bumrah jaisa alien aakar game palat deta hai. England ne ladaayi zaroor ki par unhe pata hona chahiye ki world-class talent kya hota hai. Sanju Samson ki selfless approach aur Bumrah ki lethal accuracy ne bata diya hai ki Sunday ko Ahmedabad mein New Zealand ka haal kya hone wala hai. Udhar hamare padosi Pakistan wale shayad abhi bhi ghar baithe TV par analysis kar rahe honge ki unki team super-8 tak kyu nahi pahunchi. Chaliye unhe unke haal par chodte hain aur final ki taiyari karte hain!
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