Cricket ke maidan par har match ek nayi kahani likhta hai, lekin June 11, 2025 ko Trent Bridge par khela gaya Vitality Blast ka match shayad thodi si udaasi se shuru hua. Yorkshire, jo apne pehle teen North Group matches haar chuka tha, ek bar fir Notts Outlaws ke saamne khada tha, jo apne ghar par hamesha khatarnak dikhte hain. Notts ke Joe Clarke aur unki majboot batting line-up ke saamne Yorkshire ka challenge chhota sa lag raha tha. Lekin is match ne dikha diya ki cricket mein chhoti si chingaari bhi bada dhamaka kar sakti hai. Dawid Malan ki tezi aur debutant Jack White ki shandaar bowling ne Yorkshire ko ek yaadgaar jeet dilayi, aur Notts ke fans ko thodi si mayoosi ke saath ghar lauta diya.
Dawid Malan, jo Yorkshire ke T20 captain hain, is match mein apne rang mein dikhe. Unhone 29 balls mein 58 runs ki shandaar innings kheli, jismein teen chhakke aur saat chauge shamil the. X par @BBCRNS ne likha, “Brutal hitting from Dawid Malan and Adam Lyth has Yorkshire on 69 without loss after only 5 overs at Trent Bridge v Notts #bbccricket.” Ye unki teesri lagataar Vitality Blast half-century thi, jo unke shandaar form ko dikhati hai. Malan ne Adam Lyth (29 off 21) ke saath pehle wicket ke liye 83 runs ki partnership ki, jo Yorkshire ke 175 for 8 ke total ka buniyaad bana. Isse pehle bhi Malan ne apni consistency dikhai hai. June 8, 2025 ko Leicestershire ke khilaaf unhone 88 runs banaye the, aur us match mein unhone 10,000 T20 runs ka milestone bhi paar kiya tha, jismein unke 48 balls mein 8 chauge aur 5 chhakke shamil the. Malan ka ye roop Notts ke bowlers ke liye ek bura sapna tha, khas kar jab unhone Conor McKerr ke ek over mein 22 runs bana daale.
Lekin is match ka asli hero tha Jack White, ek 33 saal ka seamer jo apna T20 debut kar raha tha. White ne 4 wickets for 33 runs liye, jismein Notts ke captain Joe Clarke ka wicket bhi shamil tha, jinhone 50 runs banaye the. X par @YorkshireCCC ne likha, “Dom Bess has taken the big wicket of Joe Clarke the ball after reaching his fifty. Notts are 105-4 after 12 chasing 176.” White ne aakhri over mein bhi shandaar bowling ki, jab Notts ko 17 runs chahiye the, aur unhone sirf 7 runs diye. White ki is performance ne yaad dilaya ki cricket mein naye chehre bhi bada dhamaka kar sakte hain, jaise 2019 World Cup mein Jofra Archer ne apne debut par England ke liye kiya tha.
Yorkshire ka ye jeet isliye bhi khaas tha kyunki wo Notts ke ghar, Trent Bridge, par aayi. Notts, jo apne aggressive batting aur experienced bowling ke liye jaane jaate hain, is match mein thoda peeche reh gaye. Joe Clarke ne bhale hi half-century banayi, lekin Freddie McCann (31) ke alawa koi aur batsman 20 runs bhi nahi bana saka. Notts ke bowlers mein Liam Patterson-White (2 for 24) aur Dillon Pennington (2 for 29) ne koshish ki, lekin Malan aur Lyth ke aage unka zor nahi chala. Ye match thodi si yaad dilata hai 2023 ke ek aur Yorkshire-Notts clash ka, jab Malan ne 95 not out banaye the aur Yorkshire ne 8 runs se jeet haasil ki thi. Us waqt bhi Notts ke Alex Hales aur Colin Munro ne koshish ki thi, lekin Yorkshire ke bowlers ne unhe rok diya tha.
Yorkshire ke liye ye jeet ek nayi shuruaat jaisi thi. Pehle teen matches haarne ke baad, unhone Leicestershire ke khilaaf 106 runs se jeet haasil ki thi, aur ab Notts ko 9 runs se hara diya., X par @YorkshireCCC ne match ke baad likha, “YORKSHIRE WIN!!!!! Yorkshire have defended 176 to win their second game of this season’s Blast. Dawid Malan 58 and Jack White four wickets the stars in a nine-run success.” Ye jeet unke fans ke liye ek bada jashn tha, khas kar jab team ke head coach Anthony McGrath ne isse “great all-round performance” kaha.
Lekin cricket ka maza isme bhi hai ki har jeet ke saath ek nayi chunauti aati hai. Yorkshire ke aage ab Birmingham Bears (June 13) aur Durham (June 15) ke khilaaf matches hain, jo unke liye asaan nahi honge. Notts ke liye bhi ye haar ek jhatka hai, kyunki wo apne ghar par hamesha jeetne ke liye pasandida hote hain. Is match ne ek baar fir dikha diya ki cricket mein koi bhi team, chahe wo kitni bhi chhoti kyun na ho, apne din par badi teams ko hara sakti hai. Jaise 1983 World Cup mein India ne West Indies ko final mein hara diya tha, waise hi Yorkshire ne Notts ke khilaaf apni chhoti si kahani likh di.
Ab jab Yorkshire apne agle match ke liye taiyaari karega, unhe Malan aur White jaisi performances ki ummeed hogi. Lekin cricket ka ye safar itna aasan nahi hai. Har match mein naye challenges aayenge, aur shayad ek din Notts bhi apni haar ka badla lega. Tab tak, Yorkshire ke fans is chhoti si jeet ka maza le sakte hain, lekin unhe pata hai ki cricket ka maidan kabhi kisi ko lambi khushi nahi deta.
Match Report: Yorkshire vs Notts, Vitality Blast 2025
June 11, 2025, Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Yorkshire: 175 for 8 (20 overs) Dawid Malan 58 (29 balls, 7×4, 3×6) Adam Lyth 29 (21 balls, 1×4, 2×6) Matt Revis 27* (22 balls, 2×4) Liam Patterson-White 2/24, Dillon Pennington 2/29, Daniel Sams 2/31
Nottinghamshire: 166 for 9 (20 overs) Joe Clarke 50 (37 balls, 5×4, 1×6) Freddie McCann 31 (24 balls, 3×4) Jack White 4/33, Dom Bess 2/25
Yorkshire won by 9 runs
Player of the Match: Jack White (Yorkshire)
