Gqeberha ke maidan par jab Australia ne South Africa ko 110 par 6 wicket gira kar bilkul diwar se laga diya tha, tab laga tha ki ye match ek tarfa hone wala hai. Par janab, cricket mein script kabhi bhi palat sakti hai. Temba Bavuma aur Marco Jansen ne milkar wo kar dikhaya jiski ummeed shayad Pat Cummins ne bhi nahi ki hogi. Dono ne milkar Australia ke bowlers ki line aur length aisi bigadi ki lunch tak match ka mizaaj hi badal gaya.
To Hua esa hai ki:
Third morning ki shuruat Australia ke liye kisi haseen sapne jaisi thi jab Mitchell Starc ne shuruat mein hi breakthrough dila kar South Africa ko musibat mein daal diya tha. Proteas ka score 110 runs par 6 wicket tha aur aisa lag raha tha ki innings jald hi simat jayegi. Lekin tab entry hui Marco Jansen ki, jinhone aate hi defensive mindset ko kude daan mein dala aur counter-attack shuru kiya.
Marco Jansen ne mahaz 43 balls mein apni half-century puri ki aur Australia ke bowlers par dabao wapas daal diya. Doosri taraf, Captain Temba Bavuma ne ek anchor ka role bakhoobi nibhaya. Sunny conditions ka fayda uthate hue unhone slow par solid batting ki aur apna score 76* tak pahuncha diya. In dono ke beech 106 runs ki partnership ne South Africa ko game mein wapas khada kar diya hai. Australia ki team thodi pareshan dikhi kyunki unke star bowler Josh Hazlewood illness ke baad wapas to aaye, par wo rhythm nazar nahi aayi jo unse expected thi.
Analysis: Masterclass by the Proteas Tail-enders
- Marco Jansen ne apni innings mein 3 gagan-chumbi chhakkon ki madad se Australia ko series mein pehli baar backfoot par dhakela.
- 110/6 se 216/6 tak ka safar, South Africa ke liye kisi Masterclass se kam nahi hai.
- Dono ne milkar 22 overs mein 106 runs jode, jo dikhata hai ki batting conditions ab kafi favorable ho chuki hain.
- Temba Bavuma ne captaincy innings khelte hue ek taraf se khuta gaad diya, jo South Africa ke liye sabse bada positive point hai.
The Guru Gyan Verdict:
Australia ne socha tha ki wo asani se clean up kar denge, lekin unhone Marco Jansen ki batting capability ko shayad underestimate kiya. Yeh partnership sirf runs ke baare mein nahi hai, balki momentum shift ke baare mein hai. Agar South Africa 300 ke kareeb pahunchti hai, to Australia ke liye mushkilein badhne wali hain. Temba Bavuma ka patience aur Jansen ka aggression ek perfect combination hai. Australia ko ab out-of-the-box sochna padega, warna ye match unke haath se nikal sakta hai.
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