Edgbaston ke maidan par jab England ki team Pakistan ka 'The End' karne ke liye taiyar baithi thi, tab achanak mehman team ko apni izzat ki yaad aa gayi. Series mein lagatar zillat jhelne ke baad, aur apne 7 sathiyo ko beech raste se ghar bheje jaane ke baad, Pakistan ne thoda 'stomach' dikhaya hai. Lunch tak Pakistan ne 184 runs bana liye hain 3 wickets ke nuksan par, lekin abhi bhi woh England ke pehli innings ke score se 136 runs peeche hain. Sawal yeh hai ki kya yeh fightback kaafi hai ya phir yeh bas har ko thoda delay karne ki ek nakaam koshish hai?
The Guru Story
Duniya bhar mein apni inconsistency ke liye mashhoor Pakistan team ne teesre din ke pehle session mein thoda discipline dikhaya. Shan Masood aur yuva Azan Awais ne milkar 125 runs ki partnership nibhayi, jo is poori series mein Pakistan ki taraf se pehli century stand hai. Yeh dono khiladi un bache-kuche 'survivors' mein se hain jo squad mein tab tike rahe jab PCB ne do badi har ke baad gusse mein 7 players ko pack karke wapas bhej diya tha.
Captain Shan Masood ko kismat ka bhi khoob saath mila. Kal 13 runs par drop hone ke baad, aaj unhe phir se jeevandan mila jab sub fielder Theo Wylie ne point par ek aasaan catch chhod diya. Masood ne iska poora fayda uthaya aur 83 runs par unbeaten hain. Doosri taraf Azan Awais ne bhi damdar 59 runs banaye. Dono ne Josh Tongue jaise tez gendo ko acche se handle kiya. Lekin jaise hi lag raha tha ki England pareshan hai, Dan Lawrence ki off-spin ne kaam kar diya. Awais ne ek halka sa edge diya jo wicketkeeper Jordan Cox ke hathon mein gaya. Joe Root ne DRS lene mein der nahi ki aur faisla England ke haq mein raha. Ab maidan par Babar Azam aaye hain, jinpar ab poore mulk ki nazrein hain.
Analysis & Numbers
- Pakistan ne teesre din ke subah ke session mein 73 runs jode aur sirf 1 wicket khoya.
- Shan Masood ne apni innings mein back-to-back fours lagakar apna irada saaf kar diya tha, unka strike rate bhi behtar raha hai.
- England ke paas abhi bhi 136 runs ki badi lead hai, jo teesri innings ke hisaab se kaafi daunting lag rahi hai.
- Dan Lawrence ne crucial breakthrough dilakar England ke liye rasta saaf kiya hai.
The Guru Gyan Verdict:
Dekhiye, Pakistan ka yeh 'stomach for fight' dekhne mein accha lagta hai, lekin reality yeh hai ki ghar tab yaad aata hai jab lanka jal chuki hoti hai. 136 runs ki lead abhi bhi baaki hai aur Babar Azam ka form hamesha ek lottery ki tarah hota hai. England ke bowlers bas ek doosre breakthrough ka intezar kar rahe hain jiske baad Pakistan ka batting collapse shuru hona taiy hai. Shan Masood ki kismat kab tak saath degi? Hum sab jaante hain ki Pakistan ki team pressure mein kaise taash ke patton ki tarah bikharti hai. Fightback ka tag dena abhi jaldbaazi hogi, kyunki England is match mein abhi bhi driving seat par hai.
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