Essex, jo abhi tak ek bhi match nahi jeet paya, table ke neeche dab gaya hai, aur unke fans ke liye yeh ek aur nirashajanak din tha. Eskinazi ne 52 runs ki ek explosive innings kheli, jismein unhone Essex ke bowlers ko kisi bhi mauke ke liye tarasne diya. X par Essex Cricket ke ek post ke mutabiq, Eskinazi ko Paul Walter ne boundary par catch kiya tha, lekin tab tak woh Middlesex ke liye match-winning score bana chuke the.
Lekin yeh match sirf Eskinazi ke baare mein nahi tha. Middlesex ke liye yeh jeet ek nayi shuruaat ki tarah thi. Team ne ek saath mil kar kaam kiya, aur unke bowlers ne bhi Essex ke batsmen ko control mein rakha. Luke Hollman aur Toby Roland-Jones jaise players ne apne performances se dikha diya ki Middlesex mein dum hai. Yeh wahi Middlesex team hai jisne April 2025 mein Kent ke khilaaf ek shandaar jeet haasil ki thi, jahan Eskinazi ne 57 runs banaye the aur Ben Geddes ne 73 runs ki unbeaten innings kheli thi. Us match mein bhi Eskinazi ne apni capability dikhai thi, aur ab Essex ke khilaaf unhone usi form ko jari rakha. Yeh jeet Middlesex ke liye ek boost hai, jo unhe T20 Blast mein aage badhne ka confidence dega.
Essex ke liye, yeh ek aur mauka tha jab unhone apne fans ko disappoint kiya. Unke bowlers, jaise Sam Cook, jo recently England ke liye Test debut kar chuke hain, is match mein apna jadoo nahi dikha paye. Essex ke batting line-up mein bhi consistency ki kami dikhi, jaisa ki pehle bhi kai baar dekhne ko mila hai. Yaad kijiye May 2025 ka woh match jab Essex ne Yorkshire ke khilaaf draw haasil kiya tha, jahan Jamie Porter aur Simon Harmer ne akhiri wicket par match bacha liya tha. Lekin aise performances ab kam hi dikh rahe hain. Team ke liye yeh waqt sochne ka hai—kya woh apni strategy mein badlav layenge, ya phir yeh kharaab daur jari rahega?
Middlesex ke fans ke liye yeh jeet ek chhoti si khushi hai, lekin Essex ke liye yeh ek aur jhatka hai jo unhe table ke neeche hi rakhega. Agar Essex ko apna season bachana hai, toh unhe jaldi hi kuch extraordinary karna hoga, warna yeh T20 Blast campaign unke liye ek bura sapna ban jayega.
