Perth mein mili sharmnaak haar ke baad England ne Adelaide mein jo palatwar kiya hai, usne Australia ke hosh uda diye hain. Adelaide Oval ki sapat pitch par Tom Banton ka aisa toofan aaya ki Australia ne apne ghar mein pehli baar 350 runs concede karne ka record bana dala. Ye batting masterclass thi jisme passion bhi tha aur precision bhi.
The Guru Story
Pichle match mein Mahli Beardman ne England ko tahas-nahas kar diya tha, lekin Adelaide mein kahani bilkul alag thi. Tom Banton ne innings ki shuruat se hi iraade saaf kar diye the. Halanki Ben Duckett jaldi out ho gaye, par Banton ko Joe Root ka bharosa mila. Dono ne milkar 137 runs ki partnership ki jisne Australia ke bowlers ko backfoot par dhakel diya. Banton jab 20s mein the, tab Spencer Johnson ki ek bouncer unke helmet par lagi, par darrne ke bajaye Banton ne agle hi kuch overs mein short balls ki dhajjiya uda di. Unhone 121 runs ki aisi innings kheli jisne selector's ko ye message de diya hai ki wo ODI setup mein permanent jagah deserve karte hain.
Joe Root ne apni 201st ODI mein 70th fifty-plus score banaya, lekin wo apni 62 runs ki innings ko bade score mein convert nahi kar paaye. Jab Harry Brook saste mein out huye, tab laga ki Australia wapsi karega. Lekin Jordan Cox aur Will Jacks ne end overs mein tabaahi macha di. Jordan Cox ne sirf 49 balls mein 67 runs banakar World Cup squad ke liye apni dawedari mazboot kar li hai. Will Jacks ne unbeaten 54 runs banaye, jisme Gus Atkinson ke late cameos ne score ko 355 tak pahuncha diya.
Analysis & Numbers
- England ne Australia mein apna highest ODI total (355/6) banaya hai.
- Tom Banton ne apni 121 runs ki innings mein 16 boundaries aur 4 gagan-chumbi sixes lagaye.
- Cricket history mein pehli baar Australia ne apne home soil par 350+ runs concede kiye hain.
- Xavier Bartlett ne 3 wickets liye lekin 10 overs mein 72 runs luta diye.
- Joe Root ne apna 50th fifty-plus score against top nations complete kiya, halanki wo century se chook gaye.
The Guru Gyan Verdict:
England ne Perth ki beizzati ka badla Adelaide mein sood samet wapas kiya hai. Banton ki dominance aur Cox ki fearless batting ne ye saaf kar diya hai ki England ka white-ball transition sahi direction mein hai. Australia ne Beardman ko rest dekar shayad galti kar di, kyunki unka bowling attack Adelaide ki flat pitch par bilkul besahara nazar aaya. 355 ka target chase karna Australia ke liye asaan nahi hoga, kyunki pressure ab un par hai.
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