Galle ke sundar stadium mein, Sri Lanka aur Bangladesh World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27 ka aagaz kar rahe hain. Dono teams ke liye yeh ek naya mauka hai, par inka recent form dekhkar lagta hai jaise do thaki hui teams ek doosre ke saamne khadi hain, bas yeh dekhne ke liye ki kaun pehle girta hai. Sri Lanka apne ghar mein 0-2 se Australia se hara tha, aur Bangladesh ke naam is saal sirf do international jeet hain. Kya yeh match sach mein ek nayi shuruaat hogi, ya phir wahi purani kahani?
Dono teams ka dukh-dard
Dono teams ka Test cricket mein haal kuch khaas nahi raha. Sri Lanka, jo kabhi Muralitharan aur Jayawardene jaisi shaksiyat ka ghar tha, ab apne purane dino ki yaad mein dubi hui hai. 2023-25 WTC cycle mein woh sixth rahe, jabki Bangladesh seventh par. Head-to-head record mein bhi Sri Lanka ka palda bhari hai, 26 matches mein 20 jeet ke saath. Par yeh numbers purani baat hain. Ab to dono teams ke liye har match ek jung hai.
- Sri Lanka: Galle mein Australia se 0-2 ki haar ke baad, team mein naye chehre hain. Six uncapped players shamil kiye gaye hain, jo shayad team ko nayi urja de. Par Angelo Mathews ka yeh aakhiri series hai, aur unka jaana ek bada jhatka hoga.
- Bangladesh: Najmul Hossain Shanto ki captaincy mein team confidence mein kami dikha rahi hai. Unke top-order batsmen, jaise Mushfiqur Rahim aur Mominul Haque, consistency ke liye taras rahe hain. Zimbabwe ke khilaaf 1-1 draw unka recent highlight hai, par kya yeh Galle ke spin-friendly pitch par kaam aayega?
Galle ka jaadu aur spin ka raaj
Galle International Stadium ek aisa maidan hai jahan spinners ka bolbala hota hai. 2020 se ab tak yahan spinners ne 373 wickets liye hain, jo kisi bhi venue se zyada hai. Muttiah Muralitharan ne yahan 7/46 aur 13/171 ke apne record banaye the, jo aaj bhi yaad kiye jaate hain. Is baar bhi pitch spinners ke liye swarg hogi, khas kar match ke teesre aur chauthe din jab cracks dikhai dene lagenge.
| Player | Wickets in Galle | Best Figures |
|---|---|---|
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 100+ | 7/46 (2003) |
| Rangana Herath | 100+ | – |
| Prabath Jayasuriya (Active) | 80 | – |
Bangladesh ke liye Mehidy Hasan Miraz aur Taijul Islam spin attack ke hero honge. Sri Lanka ke Prabath Jayasuriya, jo pichle saal se team ka spin load sambhal rahe hain, unke liye yeh ek aur mauka hoga apne aap ko saabit karne ka. Par dono teams ke batsmen ke liye yeh pitch ek kathor pariksha hogi.
Bangladesh ka chhupa dum
Jab baat strength ki aati hai, to Sri Lanka ko ghar mein hamesha favorite mana jata hai. Par chupke se, Bangladesh ke paas kuch aise players hain jo game badal sakte hain. Mehidy Hasan Miraz ne Zimbabwe ke khilaaf teen five-wicket hauls liye the, aur unka all-round performance team ke liye ummeed ki kiran hai. Najmul Hossain Shanto, bhale hi consistent na rahe, par unmein ek bada innings khelne ki salahiyat hai. Yaad hai 2021 ka woh Test jab Bangladesh ne New Zealand ko unke ghar mein hara diya tha? Woh jeet chhoti nahi thi.
Sri Lanka ke naye players, jaise Tharindu Ratnayake (337 first-class wickets) aur Lahiru Udara (16 first-class centuries), shayad nayi urja laayein. Par Bangladesh ke paas woh junoon hai jo underdog teams ko aage le jata hai. Agar woh apne spin attack ka sahi istemaal karein aur top-order thodi der pitch par tik jaye, to Galle mein ek upset ho sakta hai.
Aakhiri soch
Galle ka yeh match dono teams ke liye ek naya chapter likh sakta hai. Dono ke paas apne purane dukh bhulane ka mauka hai. Par barish ki wajah se match draw hone ka khatra bhi hai, jo dono teams ke liye ek aur mauka chheen sakta hai. Kya yeh nayi shuruaat sach mein nayi hogi, ya phir wahi purani kahani dohrayegi? Waqt hi batayega, par abhi ke liye, lagta hai dono teams bas apne aap ko sambhalne ki koshish mein hain.
