County Championship: Ryan Higgins ki shandaar century, Emilio Gay ka jawab
Lord’s mein Higgins ka jalwa aur Gay ka jawabi hamla
County Championship ke dosre din Lord’s ke maidani ilaqay mein cricket ke dilchasp manazir dekhne ko mile. Middlesex aur Durham ke darmiyan hone wale is muqablay mein Ryan Higgins ne apni purani form wapis hasil karte hue ek shandaar century banayi, jabke Durham ke Emilio Gay ne apni batting se England ke selectors ki tawajo apni janib mabzool karayi hai.
Ryan Higgins ka 20 mahino ka intezar khatam
Middlesex ke all-rounder Ryan Higgins ne apne career ki ek ahem inings kheli. Higgins, jo pichle 20 mahino se 100 ka hindasa uboor nahi kar pa rahe the, ne aakhir-kaar 131 runs ki shandaar inings khel kar apne fans ko khush kar diya. Unhone Zafar Gohar ke sath milkar saatvi wicket ke liye 125 runs ki ahem shamoliyat ki, jisne Middlesex ko 430 runs ke majmooi score tak pahunchane mein madad di.
Higgins ki batting mein wohi purani dhaar nazar aayi, khas taur par unke cover drives aur pull shots qabil-e-tareef the. Unhone 90s mein pahunch kar thoda sabar dikhaya aur phir ek khoobsurat cover drive ke zariye apni century mukammal ki.
Ben Raine ki bowling aur Robinson ka pehla shikaar
Durham ke liye Ben Raine ne gail-e-aham kirdar ada kiya. Raine ne apni durust line aur length se Middlesex ke batters ko pareshan rakha aur 58 runs dekar 5 wickets hasil kiin. Yeh unke first-class career ka 18wan five-wicket haul tha. Iske alawa, 22-sala naujawan bowler Luke Robinson, jo Kemar Roach ke badle team mein shamil hue the, ne apne first-class career ki pehli wicket hasil karke ek yaadgar lamha qaim kiya.
Emilio Gay ka dhuwan-dhaar jawab
Durham ki batting shuru hui to Emilio Gay ne pehli hi ball se Middlesex ke bowlers par dabao dalna shuru kar diya. Gay ne na sirf tez batting ki balki apni technique ka bhi muzahira kiya. Woh 75 runs par na-qabil-e-shikast hain aur unki batting raftaar dekh kar aisa lagta hai ke woh century ke qareeb hain.
Halaan-ke, Middlesex ko us waqt afsos hua hoga jab 24 runs par Emilio Gay ka asaan catch slip mein drop hua. Agar woh catch pakad liya jata to Middlesex match mein mazeed mazboot position mein ho sakta tha. Lekin Gay ne is mauqe ka bharpoor faida uthaya aur Ben McKinney ke sath milkar Durham ko 135 runs ke score tak pahunchaya.
Match ki soorat-e-haal
Middlesex ki puri team 430 runs par dher ho gayi, jabke Durham ne dosre din ke ekhtitam par 135 runs bana liye hain aur woh abhi bhi 295 runs piche hain. Kharab roshni aur barish ki wajah se match ka kuch hissa mutasir hua, jis ki wajah se 17 overs nahi phenke ja sake.
Ab dekhna yeh hai ke teesre din Emilio Gay apni century mukammal kar paate hain ya Middlesex ke bowlers wapsi karte hue unhe out karne mein kamyab hote hain. Lord’s ki pitch par abhi bhi bowlers ke liye kuch madad mojood hai, lekin Gay ki form ko dekhte hue Durham ek majboot total ki taraf barh raha hai.
Ahem Statistics:
- Ryan Higgins: 131 runs (Middlesex)
- Ben Raine: 5/58 (Durham)
- Emilio Gay: 75* runs (Durham)
- Durham Score: 135/1
Yeh match Cricket fans ke liye kisi treat se kam nahi hai, jahan ek taraf tajurbakar players apni salahiyaton ka muzahira kar rahe hain, to wahin nai talent bhi khul kar samne aa rahe hain.
