Mitch Killeen ki chhapa, match mein romanch badh gaya
Banks Homes Riverside ground par kheliye ja rahe is match ke doosre din, Durham ke 20 saal ke debutant bowler Mitch Killeen ne sabka dhyan apni taraf kheench liya. Unke behtareen bowling spell ne Somerset ko 265 run ka target diya. Lekin Durham ki doosri innings mein batting collapse hone se Somerset ko wapas match mein aane ka mauka mil gaya. Din ke ant tak Somerset ne 71/1 ka score bana liya tha, aur ab unhe jeet ke liye 194 runs aur chahiye.
Din 2 ka Recap: Killeen ka kamaal aur Durham ka sangharsh
Apne Championship debut mein Mitch Killeen ne zabardast bowling ki. Day 1 ke ant mein unhone Tom Lammonby ko out karke shuruaat ki thi, aur Day 2 par bhi unhone Somerset ke top order ko pareshaan kiya. Killeen ne apni line aur length pe dhyan diya, aur Chester-le-Street ki pitch ka poora fayda uthaya. Unka final bowling figure tha 2 wickets for 34 runs. Somerset, jo 63/3 se apni pehli innings dobara shuru ki thi, sirf 171 runs par all out ho gayi.
Durham ki pehli innings mein unhone 277 runs banaye the – Ollie Robinson ke 52 aur Yusuf-Minto ke beech 50 run ki last-wicket partnership se. Lekin doosri innings mein unka batting order bikhar gaya. Matt Henry (4/60 pehli innings mein) ne ek baar phir Captain Alex Lees ko jaldi out kar diya. Emilio Gay (41) aur Colin Ackermann (36) chhoti si resistance dene wale kuch hi batsmen the. Durham sirf 158 par out ho gayi, aur Somerset ke saamne 265 ka target chhod diya.
Somerset ki shuruat: Sambhal ke lekin theek-thaak
Somerset ne apni chase ka shuruaat sambhal kar kiya. Openers Tom Lammonby aur Josh Davey ne Durham ke bowlers ko patience se khela. Din ke ant mein Somerset ne 71/1 bana liya tha. Sirf Lewis Gregory ka wicket gira – James Minto ne unhe slips mein catch karwaya. Lammonby 38* aur Davey 16* pe not out hain, aur Somerset ke middle order (Tom Banton, James Rew) par ab zimmedari hai ki woh is foundation ko aage badhayein.
Mukhy khiladi aur rananitik baatein
- Mitch Killeen (Durham): Debut par hi Killeen ne prabhav daala. Swing, control aur lagataar pressure banaye rakha. Wahaan ke pitch par unka style kaafi effective raha.
- Matt Henry (Somerset): New Zealand ke ye experienced pacer Somerset ke liye game changer sabit ho rahe hain. Unki line aur speed se Durham ka top order do baar out hua.
- Durham ka batting collapse: Doosri innings mein sirf 158 banana, jab 106 ka lead tha, unke liye nuksaan sabit ho sakta hai. Middle order bilkul nahi chala.
- Somerset ka approach: 265 ka target aasan nahi hai, lekin pitch par run banana sambhav hai. Unhe partnerships banaani hongi aur early wickets se bachna hoga.
Aage kya? Day 3 ka outlook
Somerset ko jeet ke liye ab 194 runs chahiye, aur Durham ko wickets. Killeen, Yusuf aur Minto par zimmedari hogi ki woh early breakthroughs lein. Weather forecast accha hai, isliye pura din khela ja sakta hai. Dono teams ke beech points table mein bhi zyada fark nahi hai, isliye ye match unki season ki daud par bhi asar karega.
Nishkarsh
Mitch Killeen ka debut Durham ke liye ek positive point raha, lekin unki doosri innings ki batting ne match ko phir se barabar bana diya. Somerset ki team 71/1 pe hai aur unke paas jeet ka sachcha mauka hai, bas unhe disciplined batting karni hogi. Match kaafi romanchak mod par hai, aur Day 3 mein dono teams jeet ki puri koshish karengi.
