Surrey ki women’s team, jo 2025 Vitality Blast mein ek bhi match nahi haari thi, ko The Blaze ne apne powerplay ke jadoo se hara diya. Yeh match ek chhoti si team ka bade naam ke khilaf jeet ka prateek bana, jahan Cassidy McCarthy aur Kirstie Gordon ne Surrey ke zabardast batting line-up ko shuruat mein hi rok diya. Yeh kahaani hai underdog ki, jo apne dum par bade khiladiyon ko challenge karti hai.
The Blaze ka Powerplay Jadoo
Jab match shuru hua, toh Surrey ke fans ko lag raha tha ki unki team phir se jeet jayegi. After all, unhone chaar match jeete the aur unka batting line-up unstoppable tha. Lekin The Blaze ne powerplay mein aisa dhamaka kiya ki sabke hosh ud gaye. Cassidy McCarthy ne apni tezi se Surrey ke captain Bryony Smith ko zero par out kar diya, aur yeh ek wicket-maiden over tha. Iske turant baad, Kirstie Gordon ne apni spin se do aur wickets le kar Surrey ko 1-3 par la diya. Yeh pal yaad dilata hai 2007 T20 World Cup ke us match ka, jahan India ne England ko shuruat mein hi jhatke diye the, aur match ka rukh badal gaya tha.
The Blaze ki yeh strategy thi ki Surrey ke top order ko jaldi out kiya jaye, aur isme woh kaamyaab rahe. McCarthy, jo ek nayi khiladi hain, ne apni disciplined bowling se dikha diya ki woh bade stage par bhi darr nahi sakti. Kirstie Gordon, jo team ki captain bhi hain, ne apne experience ka istemaal kiya aur 3 wickets le kar match ko apne control mein le liya. X par ek post ne kaha, “McCarthy aur Gordon ne Surrey ke batsmen ko aise out kiya jaise koi candle bujha di ho!”
The Blaze ki Batting aur Surrey ka Fightback
The Blaze ki batting bhi kam nahi thi. Georgia Elwiss (61 off 46) aur Marie Kelly (46 off 29) ne 92 runs ki opening partnership ki, jo powerplay mein 63-0 tak pahunch gayi. Yeh partnership yaad dilati hai 2019 Women’s Ashes ke us match ki, jahan Australia ki Meg Lanning aur Alyssa Healy ne England ke bowlers ko pehli hi overs mein punish kiya tha. Lekin Surrey ne wapas aane ki koshish ki. Tash Farrant aur Grace Harris ne do-do wickets le kar The Blaze ko 169 par rok diya. Ek X post mein Surrey Cricket ne likha, “Three wickets in 11 balls! We’re fighting back!”
Surrey ke liye Danni Wyatt-Hodge ne 60 runs (33 balls, 3 sixes, 7 fours) ki shandaar inning kheli, lekin woh akeli reh gayi. Jab McCarthy ne unka catch liya, toh Surrey ke fans ka dil toot gaya. Yeh pal 2017 Women’s World Cup semi-final ke us moment jaisa tha, jahan India ki Harmanpreet Kaur ki shandaar inning ke bawajood team haar gayi thi.
The Blaze ka Underdog Spirit
The Blaze ek aisi team hai jo bade naam wali teams ke saamne chhoti padti hai, lekin unka jazba bada hai. Unki team mein chaar England players hain, lekin Scottish trio—Kirstie Gordon aur Bryce sisters—team ka dil hain. Gordon, jo 2024 mein leading wicket-taker thi, ne is match mein bhi apna class dikhaya. The Blaze ka yeh jeet unke liye ek nayi shuruaat ho sakti hai, jaise 2005 Ashes mein England ne Australia ko hara kar nayi kahani likhi thi.
Surrey ke coach Johann Myburgh ne kaha, “Hum disappointed hain, lekin The Blaze ne pressure daala.” Yeh baat The Blaze ke spirit ko dikhati hai—ek team jo resources mein chhoti ho, lekin dil se badi khelti hai. X par The Blaze ke fans ne bhi khushi manayi, ek post mein likha gaya, “Surrey 132/7, aur hum jeet gaye! #FiredUp”
Aakhri Soch
Lekin cricket ek aisa khel hai jahan jeet ke baad bhi kami nazar aati hai. The Blaze ne yeh match jeet liya, lekin unki middle order ka collapse (92-0 se 169-9) chinta ka vishay hai. Agar woh ispe kaam nahi karte, toh agle matches mein badi teams unka fayda utha sakti hain. Yeh match jeetna ek badi baat hai, lekin The Blaze ko abhi aur consistency chahiye, warna yeh jeet sirf ek flash in the pan ban kar reh jayegi. Jaise 2011 World Cup mein India ne shuruat mein zabardast khela, lekin consistency na hone se haar gaye, The Blaze ko bhi apni kami ko door karna hoga.
