Cardiff ke Sophia Gardens mein ek zabardast cricket match dekha gaya, jahaan Australian spinner Matt Kuhnemann ne apni ekdum jhakaas bowling se Middlesex ko charo khane chitt kar diya. Glamorgan ne Middlesex ko teen din mein hi 10 wickets se hara diya, aur yeh teesri baar hua jab unhone lagataar teesri Championship jeet haasil ki—wo bhi ek din bacha ke! Yeh pehli baar hua hai ki Glamorgan ne aisa kamaal kiya hai, aur yeh sab kuch ek din ke khel ke saath.
Match ka scene yeh tha ki Glamorgan ne pehle batting ki aur 383 runs ka solid score khada kiya. Sam Northeast aur Kiran Carlson dono ne shandaar centuries maari, ek 228-run ki partnership ke saath, jisse Middlesex ke bowlers ke paseene chhoot gaye. Northeast ne 122 aur Carlson ne 109 runs banaye, aur yeh dono ke dum pe Glamorgan ne pehla din dominate kiya. Middlesex ke liye Toby Roland-Jones ne 4 wickets ke liye 73 runs diye, lekin woh Glamorgan ke batsmen ko poori tarah nahi rok paaye.
Jab Middlesex ki batting aayi, toh unka haal kharaab ho gaya. Pehli innings mein woh sirf 155 runs pe dher ho gaye, aur Glamorgan ne unhe follow-on karne pe majboor kar diya. Andy Gorvin ne 4 wickets ke liye 39 runs diye, lekin asli hero Matt Kuhnemann tha, jo ek one-off match khelne aaya tha. Usne apni left-arm spin se Middlesex ke batsmen ko naach nachaya aur 6 wickets ke liye 53 runs diye. Sam Robson ne 66 aur Toby Roland-Jones ne 57 runs banaye, lekin yeh sirf innings defeat ko taal sakte the, jeet ke liye kaafi nahi tha.
Kuhnemann ka jaadu tab chala jab Robson ko lbw kiya aur Leus du Plooy ko bowled kiya. Luke Hollman bhi slip mein Timm van der Gugten ke haathon pakda gaya. Lunch ke baad bhi Glamorgan ka attack rukne ka naam nahi liya. Ben Geddes ne thodi der tak fight kiya, lekin Zain ul Hassan ne unhe mid-off pe shandaar catch ke saath out kiya. Roland-Jones ne 33 balls mein 50 banaye, jisme teen chhakke bhi thoke, lekin Gorvin ne unhe bhi diving catch ke saath pavillion bhej diya. Aakhir mein, Kuhnemann ne Dane Paterson ko out karke apna six-wicket haul poora kiya.
Glamorgan ko jeet ke liye sirf 8 runs chahiye the, aur unhone yeh target ekdam aasani se chase kar liya. Yeh jeet Glamorgan ke revival ka bada sign hai, kyunki unhone 2015 ke baad pehli baar teen match lagataar jeete hain, aur woh bhi ek din bacha ke. Kuhnemann, jo Marnus Labuschagne ke saath aaya tha, ne apne ek hi match mein dhoom macha di. Usne kaha, “Mujhe county cricket bohot pasand hai, aur Cardiff ek sundar sheher hai. Marnus ne mujhe yahaan laane mein badi help ki.
Middlesex ke liye yeh doosri lagataar haar thi, aur unhe ab apni strategy pe kaam karna hoga. Glamorgan ke bowlers aur fielders ka yeh shandaar performance unke fans ke liye ek bada jashn ka mauka hai. Social media pe bhi Glamorgan ke fans khushi se jhoom rahe hain, aur ek fan ne likha, “Kuhnemann ka six-wicket haul aur wo shandaar catches—Glamorgan ke ladke ekdam top pe hain!”
Yeh match dikhaata hai ki Glamorgan ki team ab full form mein hai, aur unka yeh revival County Championship mein aur bhi dhoom macha sakta hai. Ab dekhte hain ki agla match kaisa jata hai.
