George Bartlett aur Justin Broad ne Northamptonshire ke liye shandaar fightback kiya, jab unhone Derbyshire ke 377 runs ke jawab mein chhati wicket ke liye 111 runs ki unbeaten partnership banayi

Ye match County Championship Division Two 2025 ka ek hissa tha, jo Northampton ke County Ground mein khela ja raha tha.

Derbyshire ne pehle batting chuni aur apni pehli innings mein 104.2 overs mein 377 runs banaye. Ismein Martin Andersson ne 105 runs ki shandaar century lagayi, jabki Aneurin Donald (37) aur Zak Chappell (32) ne bhi mahatvapurna yogdan diya. Northamptonshire ke bowler Yuzvendra Chahal ne kamaal dikhaya, 33.2 overs mein 6 wickets lekar 118 runs diye, jo unke County Championship mein sabse behtareen figures hain.

Northamptonshire ki batting ki shuruaat achhi rahi, lekin 154/5 par woh mushkil mein the. Captain Luke Procter ne 71 runs ki mazboot innings kheli, lekin unke aur doosre batsmen ke jaldi out hone se team dabaav mein aa gaya. Iske baad Bartlett aur Broad ne sambhala aur apni partnership ke saath team ko 265/5 tak le gaye, jo ab bhi Derbyshire se 112 runs peechhe hai. Bartlett ne 131 balls mein 60 runs banaye, jismein 3 fours aur 3 sixes shamil the, jabki Broad ne 105 balls mein 64 runs banaye, jismein 8 fours the. Dono ne shaam ke session mein bina wicket giraye batting ki, jo team ke liye ek bada boost tha.

Bartlett ka yeh score unke season ka best score ke barabar tha, jo unhone season ke shuru mein banaya tha. Broad ka pull shot khelne ka tareeka thoda khatarnak raha, jab unhone ek baar ball ko leg slip ke paas galti se khela, lekin woh drop ho gaya. Bartlett ne apni innings mein thodi mushkil shuruaat ke baad rhythm pakda aur Reece ke against ek six aur four maar kar apna fifty poora kiya. Broad ne bhi Reece ke full toss ka fayda uthaya aur boundary ke liye shot khela.

George Bartlett and Justin Broad shared an unbroken sixth-wicket partnership of 111 to lead the Northamptonshire recovery in response to Derbyshire’s total of 377 at Wantage Road.

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— Northamptonshire CCC (@NorthantsCCC) July 30, 2025

Match ke doosre din ke stumps tak, Northamptonshire ka run rate 3.08 tha, aur unhone 86 overs khel liye the. Derbyshire ke bowlers mein Blair Tickner (17 overs, 44 runs, 1 wicket) aur Ben Aitchison (12 overs, 34 runs, 0 wickets) ne achha prayaas kiya, lekin Bartlett aur Broad ki partnership ko todne mein nakaam rahe. Saif Zaib, jo Division Two mein 1045 runs ke saath top run-getter hain, is match mein sirf 2 runs bana sake, jo Northamptonshire ke liye ek chhota jhatka tha.

Ye match 29 July se 1 August 2025 tak khela ja raha hai, aur Northamptonshire abhi bhi peechhe hai, lekin Bartlett aur Broad ki yeh partnership unhe match mein wapas laayi hai. Agle din ka khel unke liye mahatvapurna hoga, kyunki woh Derbyshire ke score ko chase karne ki koshish karenge ya draw ke liye khel sakte hain. Weather bhi ek factor ho sakta hai, kyunki Northampton mein 21 degree Celsius ke aaspaas temperature aur 25% barish ki sambhavna batayi gayi hai.

Yeh match dono teams ke liye aham hai, kyunki Derbyshire teesre sthaan par hai, jabki Northamptonshire saatve sthaan par hai, aur dono ke beech sirf 18 points ka antar hai. Northamptonshire ke liye yeh mauka hai apni position sudharne ka, aur Bartlett aur Broad ki yeh form unke liye ek achha sanket hai.