Banks Homes Riverside mein 23-26 May 2025 ke beech khele ja rahe Rothesay County Championship Division One ke match mein 20 saal ke debutant Mitch Killeen ne apne zabardast performance se sabka dil jeet liya. Somerset ki pehli innings mein uski 5 wicket ki dhamakedaar bowling ne match ka rukh hi badal diya. Durham ne 265 ka target diya, jiske jawab mein Somerset ne Day 2 ke end tak 71-1 run bana liye, aur unhe ab bhi 194 run chahiye jeet ke liye. Durham ki doosri innings mein collapse ke bawajood Killeen ke kamaal ne home side ko thoda edge dilaya hai.
Day 1: Jabardast shuruaat
Match ki shuruaat hi dhamake se hui jab Somerset ke experienced bowler Matt Henry ne pehle hi ball par Durham ke captain Alex Lees ko golden duck pe out kar diya. Henry ne 4 wickets liye (4-60), aur Durham ko jaldi jhatke diye. Lekin Ollie Robinson (52) ki fighting fifty aur last-wicket par Codi Yusuf (16*) aur James Minto (34) ki 50-run ki partnership ne Durham ko 277 tak pahucha diya. Somerset ki reply bhi wobbly rahi — 63-3 pe din khatam hua. Killeen ne apne debut pe hi impact dikhaya, Lammonby ko out karke match pe Durham ka grip mazboot kiya.
Day 2: Killeen ka kamaal
Day 2 bilkul Killeen ke naam raha. Somerset ne 63-3 se shuruaat ki, lekin unki batting lineup Durham ke young bowlers ke saamne tik nahi payi. Killeen ne 4 wickets sirf 16 balls mein le daale — Tom Abell (5), Andy Umeed (14), Craig Overton (0) aur Archie Vaughan jaise players ko niptaya. Usne apni maiden five-wicket haul (5-36) tab complete ki jab usne tailenders ko bhi out kiya. Sirf Matt Henry (23*) aur Migael Pretorius (20) ki last-wicket partnership ki wajah se Somerset 172 tak pahuch payi.
Durham ki doosri innings kuch khaas nahi rahi. Somerset ke bowlers — Henry (3-51) aur Pretorius (3-46) — ne fir se damage kiya aur Durham ko sirf 159 pe all out kar diya. Lower order thoda fight dikha paya — Minto aur Graham Clark ke beech 26-run partnership hui. Iske bawajood, Durham ne Somerset ko 265 ka target de diya ek aise pitch par jahan bowlers ko help mil rahi thi.
Somerset ne chase ki shuruaat dheere magar positive tareeke se ki. Gregory aur Davey ne achhi batting kari, lekin Killeen ne fir se strike kiya — Davey ka off-stump uda diya. Bad light ki wajah se din 5 over pehle khatam ho gaya, aur Somerset 71-1 pe tha — Gregory 37* aur Lammonby 19* ke saath crease par.
Killeen ka asar aur context
Mitch Killeen ka debut performance sensational raha. Pehle Durham Second XI ke match mein 38 run se top-score karne ke baad ab usne bowling mein bhi dhamaka kar diya. Uski pace aur movement ne Somerset ke middle order ko hilakar rakh diya. Debut pe aisi composure aur impact dikhana rare hota hai, aur Killeen ne sabko impress kar diya.
Ye match County Championship Division One ka 31st match hai, jahan dono teams same record ke saath khel rahi hain. Durham ke youngsters jaise Killeen, Minto, aur Yusuf (jise baad mein concussion ke baad Daniel Hogg se replace kiya gaya) team ke future ko bright bana rahe hain. Somerset ki team zyada tar Matt Henry ke experience pe dependent dikhi, lekin unke batsmen ko ab zimmedaari leni hogi agar jeetna hai.
Aage kya?
Day 3 par sabki nazar hai. Somerset ko 194 run chahiye, 9 wickets bache hain. Gregory aur Lammonby agar strong partnership karte hain to chase ho sakta hai. Lekin Durham ke young bowlers, especially Killeen, pitch ki help ka pura fayda uthana chahenge. Match abhi bhi poori tarah open hai — aur Killeen ke debut ke chalte Durham thoda aage nazar aa raha hai.
Durham vs Somerset Match Summary
Match Details
- Date: 23-26 May 2025
- Venue: Banks Homes Riverside, Chester-le-Street
- Teams: Durham vs Somerset
- Competition: Rothesay County Championship Division One
Day 1 Summary
- Durham 1st Innings: 277 all out (Ollie Robinson 52, Minto 34, Yusuf 16*; Henry 4-60, Pretorius 3-63)
- Somerset 1st Innings: 63-3 (Lammonby 18, Davey 24; Killeen 1-18)
- Highlight: Killeen ne Lammonby ko out karke momentum Durham ke taraf kar diya.
Day 2 Summary
- Somerset 1st Innings: 172 all out (Jack Leach 30, Henry 23*; Killeen 5-36, Yusuf 1-20)
- Durham 2nd Innings: 159 all out (Minto 21; Henry 3-51, Pretorius 3-46)
- Somerset 2nd Innings: 71-1 (Gregory 37*, Lammonby 19*; Killeen 1-26)
- Highlight: Killeen ne 16 balls mein 4 wicket leke game palat diya.
Ab tak ka Player of the Match
- Mitch Killeen: 5-36 (1st innings), 1-26 (2nd innings) — debut par zabardast bowling.
Match Outlook
Somerset ke paas abhi bhi chance hai lekin pitch bowler-friendly hai. Gregory aur Lammonby par zimmedaari hai, jabki Durham ke bowlers, especially Killeen, match ko finish karna chahenge. Day 3 hoga deciding.
