Cricket ke maidan par kismat ka khel hamesha se hi nirala raha hai. Taunton ke Cooper Associates Ground par ek aisa hi drama dekhne ko mila jahan Somerset ne pure char din dabdaba banaye rakha lekin ant me Rain ne unki mehnat par paani pher diya. Ek aisi jeet jo Somerset ki mutthi me thi wo badalon ki wajah se phisal gayi aur Sussex ne haar ki kagar se nikal kar ek lucky draw hasil kar liya.
Asli Maajra: Somerset ka dominance aur Sussex ka surrender
Is match ki kahani shuruat se hi ek-tarfa lag rahi thi. Somerset ne apni pehli innings me 526 runs ka vishal score khada kiya tha jisme Tom Abell ke 119 aur Craig Overton ke 111 runs shamil the. Jawab me Sussex ki team pehli innings me sirf 253 runs par dher ho gayi halanki Daniel Hughes ne 107 runs ki shandaar paripaari kheli lekin baki koi bhi batter unka sath nahi de paya.
Jab Sussex ko follow-on ke liye majboor kiya gaya tab asli tamasha shuru hua. Doosri innings me Sussex ke batters Craig Overton ki raftar aur swing ke samne bilkul bebas nazar aaye. Craig Overton ne 13 overs me sirf 14 runs dekar 3 wicket jhatke aur Sussex ka score 113 runs par 7 wicket kar diya. Jeet ke liye Somerset ko sirf 3 wickets ki darkaar thi lekin tabhi mausam ne karwat badli aur match ko prematurely khatam karna pada.
Analysis & Numbers: Statistics ka khel
- Somerset ko is match se 15 points mile jabki Sussex ne 10 points batore jo unke kharab performance ke hisab se kafi zyada hain.
- Craig Overton bane match ke asli hero jinhone bat se 111 runs banaye aur ball se second innings me 3-14 ka spell dala.
- Archie Vaughan ne bhi apni off-spin se prabhavit kiya aur 2 crucial wickets liye jab floodlights ki wajah se spinners ko lagaya gaya tha.
- Sussex ke liye Daniel Hughes ki pehli innings ki century hi ekmatra positive point rahi.
The Guru Gyan Verdict:
Seedhi baat ye hai ki Somerset ne is match ko puri tarah se dominate kiya aur wo jeet ke 100 percent haqdaar the. Lekin Red-ball cricket me weather hamesha teesra umpire hota hai jo kabhi bhi faisla badal sakta hai. Sussex ki batting second innings me taash ke patton ki tarah bikhri aur unhe is draw ke liye uparwale ka shukriya ada karna chahiye. Agar barish 30 minute baad aati toh natija kuch aur hi hota. Somerset fans ke liye ye draw kisi haar se kam nahi hai.
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