Women’s One day Cup: Suzie Bates ne Durham ke liye 315/9 ka imposing total khada karne mein madad ki

Bates ne apni Women’s One day Cup innings mein teen mahatvapurna partnerships banayi.

Unhone 140 ball mein 163 run ki shandaar paari kheli, jismein 18 four aur 3 six shaamil the. Yeh score unka pehla sabse bada List-A score 151 ko peechhe chhod gaya, jo unhone 2018 mein Ireland ke khilaaf banaya tha. Bates ne Durham ke liye 315/9 ka imposing total khada karne mein madad ki, jab unhone toss jeetkar pehle batting chuni.

Suzie Bates scores tournament best of 163 as Durham enjoy 105 run win over Somerset in One Day Cup at Taunton. ⬇️#ForTheNorth

— Durham Cricket Women (@DurhamWomen_) July 30, 2025

• Hollie Armitage ke saath: 71 run ki partnership second wicket ke liye.
• Beth Heath ke saath: 66 run ki partnership fifth wicket ke liye.
• Phoebe Turner ke saath: 78 run ki partnership sixth wicket ke liye.

In partnerships ne Durham ko ek majboot foundation diya, jisse Somerset ke bowlers ko kaafi pareshani hui. Bates ne apna half-century 64 ball mein pura kiya aur century 112 ball mein banayi. Unhone apne 150 run 137 ball mein poore kiye, aur akhir mein 48th over mein Laura Jackson ki ball par out hui, jab unhone ek reverse sweep khelkar short fine leg par catch diya.

Durham ne apni innings mein 315 run banaye, jo 50 over mein 9 wicket ke nuksaan par aaya. Bates ke alaawa, Beth Heath ne 32 run ki tezi se run-a-ball innings kheli, jismein do six shaamil the. Phoebe Turner ne 25 run ka yogdaan diya, jabki Katherine Fraser aur Sophia Turner ne aakhiri overs mein lusty hitting karke total ko aur badhaya. Somerset ke bowlers ke liye yeh ek mushkil din tha, kyunki unhone total 38 boundaries (fours aur sixes) diya.

Somerset ke bowlers ne shuruaat mein thodi control dikhayi, khaas kar Mollie Robbins aur Ellie Anderson ne, jinhone pehle 5 overs mein sirf teen boundaries diya. Lekin jaise-jaise Bates aur Armitage ne momentum banaya, Somerset ke seamers struggle karne lage. Spin bowling ne thodi rahatm di, jab Chloe Skelton ne Hollie Armitage (21) aur Emily Windsor (4) ko out kiya, aur Olivia Barnes ne Mady Villiers (3) ko stumped karaya. Laura Jackson ne bhi do wicket liye, lekin Bates ke aggressive batting ne Somerset ko backfoot par rakha.

Somerset ko 316 run ka target chase karna tha, lekin unki batting line-up 40.2 overs mein 210 run par simat gayi. Jess Hazell ne 55 ball mein 50 run aur Bex Odgers ne 47 run banaye, lekin yeh kaafi nahi tha. Durham ke bowlers ne shandaar performance diya:

• Phoebe Turner: 3 wicket for 45 run.
• Katie Levick: 3 wicket for 57 run.
• Mady Villiers: 3 wicket for 30 run.

Somerset ne shuruaat mein 49/1 ka score banaya, lekin spin bowling, khaas kar Levick aur Villiers ne, unke run rate ko control kiya aur pressure banaya. Phoebe Turner ne ek shandaar yorker se Odgers ko out kiya, aur Katherine Fraser ne Alex Griffiths ko wicket ke peechhe catch karaya. Jess Hazell aur Laura Jackson ne sixth wicket ke liye 53 run ki partnership ki, lekin yeh jeet ke liye kaafi nahi tha.

• Bates ke Century: Bates ne 112 ball mein apna century poora kiya, jo unki shandaar form aur class ka prateek tha.
• Spin Bowling ka Impact: Somerset ke spinners ne ek waqt par teen wicket jaldi se le liye, jab Durham 107/4 par thi, lekin Bates aur Heath ne innings ko sambhala.
• Durham ka Late Surge: Aakhiri overs mein Fraser aur Sophia Turner ki hitting ne Somerset ke bowlers ko aur dabav mein daala.
• Somerset ka Collapse: 49/1 se 108/5 tak, Somerset ke middle order ne spin ke saamne struggle kiya, jo match ka turning point tha.

Suzie Bates ek New Zealand international cricketer hain, jo apne aggressive batting aur leadership ke liye jani jati hain. Unhone 2006 mein apna international debut kiya tha aur tab se unhone 10,000 se zyada white-ball runs banaye hain, jismein 13 ODI centuries aur ek T20I century shaamil hai. Wo New Zealand ke liye sabse zyada run banane wali khiladi hain T20I mein. Bates ne 2008 Beijing Olympics mein New Zealand ke liye basketball bhi khela hai, jo unki athletic ability ko dikhata hai. Unki yeh innings unke career ka ek aur highlight hai, jo unki consistency aur big-match temperament ko darshati hai.

Suzie Bates ke 163 run ki shandaar paari ne Durham ko ek badi jeet dilayi. Unki batting, Durham ke bowlers ke disciplined performance ke saath, ne Somerset ko koi mauka nahi diya. Yeh match Bates ke career ka ek yaadgaar din raha, jinhone na sirf apna personal best score banaya, balki Durham ko ek dominant victory tak le gaye. (Women’s One Day Cup News)