Yeh scene hai England aur West Indies ke beech ka, jahan 2025 ka limited-overs tour chal raha hai England mein. Pehla ODI, jo May 29, 2025 ko Edgbaston mein hua, usme England ne West Indies ko 238 runs se dhulaai di—400/8 banaya aur WI ko 162 pe samet diya. England ke naye white-ball captain Harry Brook ke under yeh bada statement tha, aur ab woh T20I series (6 June se shuru) mein bhi wahi dhoom-dhamaaka chahte hain. Par West Indies, jo abhi tak apni haar ka hisaab dhoondh raha hai, ummeed karta hai ki unka T20 ka bhai, Evin Lewis, wapas aake unke batting line-up ko rocket ki tarah udaye.
England ka Scene: Ek-Tarfa Dhoom
England ka plan seedha hai—wahi aggressive cricket, wahi bade scores, aur wahi “one-way traffic” jahan opposition ke paas jawab hi nahi. Pehle ODI mein Jacob Bethell (82 off 53), Ben Duckett (60), aur Brook khud (58) ne dhoom machayi, aur bowlers Jamie Overton (3/22) aur Saqib Mahmood (3/32) ne WI ki batting ko hawa mein uda diya. X pe log bol rahe hain yeh England ka naya andaaz hai, McCullum ke coaching ka jadoo. T20Is mein Jos Buttler, Phil Salt, aur Will Jacks jaisi heavyweights ke saath, yeh log full-on attack mode mein honge. Bas thodi si dikkat hai unke bowling mein, jo pehle WI ke against thodi loose thi jab Lewis aur Shai Hope ne unko dhoya tha November 2024 ke T20Is mein.
West Indies ka Struggle aur Lewis ka Comeback
West Indies ka haal thoda “west” wala hai—matlab, haar pe haar. Pehle ODI mein unki batting flop show thi, 162 pe out, aur Evin Lewis bhi injury ki wajah se nahi khela. Ab T20Is ke liye woh wapas aa raha hai, aur yeh unke liye badi baat hai. Lewis ekdum bawaal opener hai—54 T20Is mein 1,408 runs, strike rate 150 ke upar, aur do centuries! November 2024 mein England ke against, usne St. Lucia mein 68 runs (31 balls, 7 sixes) maarke 136 ka opening stand banaya tha Shai Hope ke saath. Yeh wahi josh hai jo WI chahta hai—top pe aisa dhamaka jo England ke bowlers ko hila de. Par unko apni batting consistency thik karni hogi, aur Alzarri Joseph, Gudakesh Motie jaise bowlers ko England ke batsmen ko rokna hoga, warna 400 wala scene phir ho sakta hai.
Game Plan aur Aage ka Scene
England apne home ground pe hai, confidence full high. Unke paas Buttler, Rashid, aur naye talents jaise Bethell hain, jo T20 mein bhi dhoom macha sakte hain. Par WI ke paas bhi firepower hai—Lewis, Hope, Pooran, aur Rovman Powell. Agar Lewis aur Hope powerplay mein chha jayein, toh England ke bowlers ke liye mushkil hogi. WI ko bas apne bowling ko tight karna hoga, kyunki pehle ODI mein woh ekdum bebas lage. T20I series—Chester-le-Street (6 June), Bristol (8 June), aur Southampton (10 June)—mein agar WI ka top order chala, toh yeh series ekdum bawaal ho sakti hai. England favorite hai, par WI ke paas T20 ka dum hai, aur Lewis ka comeback unko ek naya spark de sakta hai.
