Team ka season ab tak utaar-chadhaav bhara raha hai, jaisa ki 2025 ke shuruaati matches mein dekha gaya jab woh Essex ke khilaaf jeet to paaye, lekin consistency ki kami dikhi. Sussex ke saath pehle bhi ek match mein unhe 260 run se sharmnaak haar ka saamna karna pada tha, jismein Sean Hunt ne apne bowling se Somerset ko pareshan kiya tha. Aise mein, Taunton ke Cooper Associates County Ground par yeh match ek kathin challenge laga.
Lekin jaise-jaise match aage badha, Somerset ke khilaadiyon ne apna josh dikhaaya. Sussex ki batting line-up, jo kabhi Ravi Bopara ke 144 run ke dhamakedaar pradarshan ke liye jaani jati thi, is baar Black Caps ke teevra gendbaaz Matt Henry ke saamne dikhayi di. Henry, jo 2023 mein bhi Somerset ke liye 32 wickets le chuke hain, ne apni shandaar form jaari rakhi. Unhone Sussex ko 20 overs mein sirf 166/8 par rok diya, jismein unke 4 overs mein 3 wickets aur 29 run hi kharch hue. Craig Overton ne bhi 4 overs mein 1 wicket ke saath 17 run diya, jisse Sussex ke batsmen par dabaav bana raha. Yeh yaad dilata hai 2024 ke T20 Blast ke ek match ka, jab Somerset ne Hampshire ko 74 run par samet diya tha, aur Overton aur Ben Green ne teen-teen wickets liye the.
Chase mein, Tom Kohler-Cadmore ne apne aggressive andaaz se sabka dil jeet liya. Unka 51 run ka shandaar half-century, jismein teen sixes aur teen fours shamil the, ne Somerset ko ek mazboot shuruaat di. Yeh waisa hi pradarshan tha jaisa unhone 2024 mein Surrey ke khilaaf 183 run ke target ko chase karte hue dikhaya tha, jahan unhone 32 balls mein 51 run banaye. Is baar, Will Smeed ne bhi unka saath diya, 54 balls mein 81 run banakar apna 13th T20 fifty poora kiya. Yeh dono batsmen ne Sussex ke bowlers ko koi mauka nahi diya aur match ko 18 overs mein hi khatam kar diya. Yeh jeet Somerset ke liye ek bada boost hai, kyunki 2025 ka season ab tak unke liye mushkil raha tha, jaise ki woh County Championship mein second-bottom par the.
Lekin yeh jeet bhi Somerset ke liye ek chhoti si roshni hai ek lambi tunnel mein. Team ke saamne abhi bhi kai challenges hain. Sussex ke khilaaf yeh jeet unhe thodi rahat de sakti hai, lekin consistency ab bhi ek badi samasya hai. Agle matches mein, khaas kar Durham ke khilaaf, unhe apne bowling aur batting dono ko aur sudhaarna hoga. Warna, yeh jeet sirf ek chhoti si kahani ban kar reh jaayegi, aur Somerset ek baar phir apne fans ko nirash kar sakta hai.
References:
- Somerset vs Sussex, Vitality Blast 2025
- Somerset vs Surrey, T20 Blast 2024
- Sussex vs Somerset, County Championship 2025
- Matt Henry’s performance history
- Somerset team updates
