Lahore ke Gaddafi Stadium mein aaj maahaul thoda alag tha. Pakistan ki team aaj hara nahi balki gulabi rang mein ragi hui nazar aayi. Breast Cancer Awareness Day ke mauke par pink jersey pehenkar utri Pakistan ki kismat bhi thodi pinkish rahi. Shaheen Afridi ne dikha diya ki jab unka din hota hai, toh woh wicket nahi ukhadte balki batters ka confidence todte hain. England ki batting line-up, jo aksar "Bazball" ke nashe mein rehti hai, aaj Shaheen Afridi ki swinging delivery ke samne pani mangti nazar aayi. 241 runs par poori team dher ho gayi aur isme sabse bada haath unhi ka tha jinhe log pichle kuch waqt se trolled kar rahe the.
So The Story is:
Kissa shuru hota hai toss se, jahan Pakistan ne is series mein pehli baar kismat ka sikka apne haq mein girte dekha. Bowlers ke liye madadgar conditions thi aur Shaheen Afridi ne pehle hi over mein Tom Banton ko chalta kiya. Yeh Shaheen Afridi ka 150th ODI wicket tha, ek bada milestone jo unhone apne style mein celebrate kiya. Iske baad Joe Root jaise legend ne bhi ghutne tek diye jab unhone ek soft dismissal ke zariye apna wicket gift kar diya. Saim Ayub ne slip mein shandaar catch pakda aur England ki haalat kharab hona shuru ho gayi.
Lekin asli comedy toh tab hui jab Harry Brook ka run-out hua. Thodi si ghaas, thodi si phisal aur Razaullah ka rocket jaisa throw: Harry Brook ne shayad socha tha ki woh fielding side se tez hain, lekin reality check kaafi dardnak tha. Jab 53 runs par 4 wickets gir gaye, tab Ben Duckett ne akele killa ladane ka faisla kiya. Ben Duckett ne ek end sambhala aur apna 7th ODI Hundred poora kiya. Unka saath Sam Curran ne khoob nibhaya, lekin jaise hi Shaheen Afridi wapas aaye, unhone short-ball se Sam Curran ka patience test kiya aur unhe out kar diya. Iske baad Arafat Minhas aur Razaullah ne bacha kucha kaam tamam kar diya.
Analysis & Numbers
- Shaheen Afridi ne 46 runs dekar 4 wickets liye aur apne purane dabdabe ki yaad dila di.
- Ben Duckett ne 105 runs ki fighting innings kheli, jo England ke total ka lagbhag 45 percent tha.
- Gus Atkinson ne last wicket ke liye 40 runs jodkar England ko izzat-bachao total tak pahunchaya.
- Pakistan ke spinners ne middle overs mein control banaye rakha aur England ko khul kar khelne ka mauka nahi diya.
The Guru Gyan Verdict:
Dekhiye boss, Shaheen Afridi ko tab tak bada bowler mat maniye jab tak woh India ke samne aisa na kar de. Aaj England ne batting nahi ki balki wicket donation drive chalai thi. Pakistan ki bowling achi thi, isme koi shak nahi, lekin England ka approach bilkul thanda tha. Agar 241 par Pakistan ne chase mein raita nahi phailaya toh yeh match unka hai, lekin hum sab jante hain ki Pakistan aur unpredictable batting ka rishta kitna gehra hai. Ben Duckett ne bataya ki class kya hoti hai, baaki England ke batters ne toh bas Lahore ki garmi ka bahana banakar jaldi pavilion lautne ki jaldi ki.
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