Mohali ke maidan par India A Women ne wahi kiya jo hum sab dekhna chahte the: Shuddh Desi Dominance. Jab baat cricket ki aati hai aur saamne Australia ho, toh Indian khoon kholna laazmi hai. Left-arm spinner Vaishnavi Sharma ne apni ghumti ballo se Kangaroos ko aise nachaya ki unhe Mohali mein Sydney ki yaad aa gayi hogi. Day 2 khatam hone tak India A ne match par apni pakad itni mazboot kar li hai ki ab Australia ka bachna namumkin lag raha hai.
The Guru Story
Khel shuru hua tab India A ne apni pehli innings 364 runs par samapt ki. Niki Prasad jo ki 91 runs par batting kar rahi thi, badkismati se apna shatak poora nahi kar paayi aur Lilly Mills ka shikaar bani. Lekin असली tamasha toh tab shuru hua jab Australia A Women batting karne utri. Tahlia Wilson aur Rachel Trenaman ne 66 runs ki opening partnership karke thoda dum dikhaya, par hamari Niki Prasad ne dono ko pavilion bhejkar unka guroor tod diya.
Iske baad shuru hua Vaishnavi Sharma ka kehar. Is left-arm spinner ne pichle matches ki apni form ko barkarar rakhte hue Australia ke middle order ki dhajjiya uda di. Vaishnavi ne 6 wickets chatkaye aur sirf 52 runs diye. Australia ki team jo ek waqt par achhi sthiti mein dikh rahi thi, woh taash ke patton ki tarah bिखर gayi aur poori team 176 runs par dher ho gayi. India ko pehli innings mein 188 runs ki massive lead mili.
Second innings mein batting karne utri India A ne rukne ka naam nahi liya. Priya Punia ne 59 runs ki shandaar innings khelkar Australia ke bowlers ko thaka diya. Yastika Bhatia 33 runs par unbeaten hain aur din ka khel khatam hone tak India ka score 134 for 2 hai. Ab total lead 322 runs ki ho chuki hai, jo ki is pitch par kisi pahad se kam nahi hai.
Analysis & Numbers
- Vaishnavi Sharma ka Unstoppable Form: Is series mein ab tak 16 wickets le chuki hain: 2 in T20, 8 in ODIs, aur ab 6 in unofficial Test.
- Big Match Players: Niki Prasad ne bat se 91 aur ball se 2 wickets lekar apna all-round class dikhaya.
- Batting Depth: Priya Punia aur Tanisha Singh ki batting ne dikhaya ki India ka future safe hands mein hai.
- Australia ka Collapse: Ek waqt par 66 for 0 se seedha 176 all out: Yeh pressure handle na kar paane ka nateeja hai.
The Guru Gyan Verdict:
Australia ko unki apni hi medicine pilayi ja rahi hai. Vaishnavi Sharma ne dikha diya hai ki kyun unhe next big thing mana ja raha hai. Australia A is waqt backfoot par nahi, balki match se bahar hai. Agar India ne 400 plus ki lead de di, toh yeh match teesre din hi khatam ho sakta hai. Hamari chhoriyan is waqt world-class level par dominate kar rahi hain aur Australia ke paas iska koi tod nahi hai.
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