Netherlands ke khilaaf Scotland ne kya khel dikhaya Titwood mein! Koi soch bhi nahi sakta tha ke 76/5 ke bekaar score se woh aise palatwaar karenge. Finlay McCreath aur Matthew Cross ne milke 57 run jode, aur Netherlands ke bowlers ko ekdum chup kar diya. Yeh toh waise hi hai jaise koi underdog film ka hero apni team ko haar ke muh se kheench laaye! Par thodi si baat karte hain isse pehle ke hum khud ko zyada excite kar lein.
Scotland ka yeh match, jo 15 June 2025 ko Glasgow mein khela gaya, ekdum se ek chhoti si ummeed ki kiran ban gaya. Netherlands, jo apne T20I rank mein thodi si edge rakhte hain, ne toss jeetke pehle fielding chuni, soch ke shayad Scotland ke batsmen ko jaldi nipta denge. Aryan Dutt aur Zach Lion-Cachet ne shuruaat mein kaafi wickets jhatke, aur ek waqt aisa laga ke Scotland ka score 100 ke paas bhi nahi jayega. Par yahan se McCreath aur Cross ne kamaal kar diya. McCreath ne 28 ball mein 40 run thoke, aur Cross ne 24 ball mein 33 run banaye. Yeh dono aise khele jaise koi Bollywood ka climax scene ho, jahan hero last moment mein villain ko hara deta hai! Scotland ne 160/8 ka score khada kiya, jo shayad itna bada nahi tha, par kaafi challenging zaroor tha.
Ab baat Netherlands ki batting ki. Unki team, Michael Levitt ke 36 run ke bawajood, 121 pe hi simat gayi. Scotland ke bowlers, khaas kar Safyaan Sharif, Jack Jarvis aur Mark Watt, ne do-do wickets leke Netherlands ke batsmen ko ekdum tang kar diya. Levitt ke alawa koi bhi unka batsman zyada der tak nahi tik paya. Yeh yaad dilata hai 2018 ka woh match jab Scotland ne England ko Edinburgh mein hara diya tha, ek aisa upset jo aaj bhi cricket fans ke dil mein basa hai. Scotland uss waqt bhi underdog thi, par unhone dikha diya ke chhoti teams bhi bade sapne dekh sakti hain.
McCreath, jo is match mein debut kar raha tha, aur Cross, jo team ke captain aur wicketkeeper hain, ne dikha diya ke Scotland ki batting mein dum hai. Yeh performance thodi si yaad dilati hai George Munsey ke uss shandaar 191 run ke ODI score ki, jo unhone issi June mein Netherlands ke khilaaf Dundee mein banaya tha. Munsey ne uss match mein 150 ball mein 191 run thoke, jo Scotland ka ODI mein record score hai. Aisa laga tha ke Scotland ki team har match mein kuch na kuch naya karishma dikha rahi hai.
Yeh T20 Tri-Series, jo Nepal ke saath teesri team ke roop mein khela ja raha hai, Scotland ke liye ek bada mauka hai. Yeh series unke liye practice ka kaam kar rahi hai, kyunki agle mahine Netherlands mein T20 World Cup Qualifier hai. Scotland, jo ICC T20 rankings mein 13th rank pe hai, thodi si behtar position mein hai Netherlands (14th) aur Nepal (18th) ke muqable. Par rank se kya hota hai jab dil mein junoon ho? Scotland ki team, jismein Richie Berrington, Michael Leask aur Safyaan Sharif jaise players hain, ne dikha diya ke woh kisi bhi team ko hara sakte hain.
Ab thodi si baat future ki. Scotland ka yeh jeet unke liye ek boost hai, par yeh series abhi khatam nahi hui. Nepal ke khilaaf agla match hai, aur woh bhi kam nahi hain. Nepal aur Scotland ke beech June 2025 mein Dundee mein khele gaye ODI matches dono hi last ball tak gaye the, jismein dono teams ne ek-ek match jeeta. Yeh dikhata hai ke associate nations ka cricket kitna exciting ho sakta hai. Scotland ko apne bowlers, khaas kar Sharif aur Watt, pe bharosa rakhna hoga, jo consistently accha perform kar rahe hain.
Lekin thodi si khatkhat bhi sun lo. Yeh jeet toh badiya hai, par Scotland ko apni batting line-up mein thodi aur consistency chahiye. Agar McCreath aur Cross na hote, toh shayad yeh match haath se nikal jata. Netherlands ke bowlers, jaise Dutt aur Lion-Cachet, ne dikhaya ke woh bhi kam nahi hain. Agar Scotland ko yeh series jeetna hai, toh unhe apne top order, khaas kar Munsey aur Brandon McMullen, ko bhi form mein laana hoga. Warna, yeh shandaar shuruaat ek chhoti si kahani ban ke reh jayegi, aur koi bhi cricket fan yeh nahi chahta ke Scotland apna momentum khoye.
