Hove mein khela gaya match, jo 23 May 2025 ko hua, mein England Mahila Team ne, nayi captain Nat Sciver-Brunt ki leadership mein, West Indies ke khilaaf ek shandaar 9-wicket se jeet haasil ki aur tees-match T20 International series mein 2-0 ki nahi haraayi jaane wali lead banayi. Ye match England ke zabardast bowling aur aggressive batting ka namoona tha, jismein Em Arlott aur Sciver-Brunt ne shandaar performance di. Ye jeet Sciver-Brunt ki captaincy ke shuruaati daur ka ek mazboot aaghaaz hai aur team ke mushkil guzre hue winter season, jismein T20 World Cup mein nakaamiyabi aur Ashes mein bhaari haar shamil hai, ko peeche chhodne ka sanket hai.
Em Arlott ka Shandaar Performance
Em Arlott, jo sirf apna doosra international match khel rahi thi, ne apni kabiliyat dikhaayi aur 3 wickets lekar 14 runs diye. 26 saal ki ye seamer, jisne apna debut Canterbury mein pehle T20 mein kiya tha, ne zabardast control aur skill dikhayi, aur West Indies ki batting line-up ko tod diya. Arlott ne West Indies ki captain Hayley Matthews ko sirf 6 runs par aur veteran batter Stafanie Taylor ko zero par out kiya. Unki disciplined bowling aur ball ke shuruaati movement ka faida uthane ki kabiliyat ne England ke field mein dominance ko set kiya.
Arlott ka yahaan tak ka safar aasaan nahi tha. Unhone England team mein jagah banane ki umeed chhod di thi, lekin unki domestic performance ne unhe mauka diya. Hove mein unki performance ek yaadgaar lamha tha, aur unhone Player of the Match ka award jeeta. Match ke baad Arlott ne kaha, “Hum ek unit ke roop mein shandaar the. Har koi apna kaam karke aaya. Team ka mood bohot acha hai. Ye ek shandaar group hai aur unhone mujhe dil se swagat kiya.” Doosre international match mein aisi performance unke roshan mustaqbil ka ishaara hai.
England ki Zabardast Bowling
England ki bowling ne West Indies ko 20 overs mein sirf 81-9 tak roka. England ke disciplined aur aggressive approach ne West Indies ko jawab dene ka koi mauka nahi diya, jismein unki innings mein 74 dot balls aur sirf 8 boundaries shamil the. Arlott ke saath, pace bowler Lauren Bell ne 3-28 aur spinner Charlie Dean ne 4 overs mein 2-12 ka shandaar spell diya. West Indies ki batting shuru mein hi 29-4 par gir gayi, aur sirf Shemaine Campbelle (26) aur Shabika Gajnabi (22) double figures mein score kar sake. Unka 34-run ka fifth-wicket partnership ek chhoti si resistance thi, lekin Arlott ke long-on par catch aur Dean ke wicket ne inhe bhi khatam kar diya.
West Indies ki batting ka Hayley Matthews par bohot zyada bharosa hai, aur unka jaldi out hona team ki kamzori ko ujaagar karta hai. Deandra Dottin aur Chinelle Henry jaise players ki kami ne bhi unhe kamzor kiya. Captain Matthews ne kaha, “Ye thodi si mayoosi hai. Hum jaante the ke yeh tour mushkil hoga, kyunki hamare kuch experienced players nahi hain.”
Sciver-Brunt ka Tez Run-Chase
82 runs ke chhote target ka peechha karte hue, England ne koi waqt zaya nahi kiya. Nat Sciver-Brunt ne 31 balls mein 55 runs banaakar, jismein 10 fours shamil the, ek zabardast innings kheli. Unka half-century sirf 27 balls mein aaya, jo unka T20 internationals mein doosra sabse tezi ka hai. Sophia Dunkley ne 24 runs ke saath unka saath diya, aur England ne sirf 9.2 overs mein ek wicket ke nuksaan par target haasil kar liya.
England ka ek hi wicket gira, jab Danni Wyatt-Hodge pehli ball par out ho gayi. Lekin Sciver-Brunt ke aggressive shots, jaise ke cover drives aur chaaron taraf ke shots, ne koi drama nahi hone diya. Pehle T20 mein unhone duck score kiya tha, jismein unhone captaincy ka pressure mehsoos kiya, lekin Hove mein unhone kaha, “Humne pehle match mein ek high standard set kiya tha, aur yahaan humne usse bhi behtar kiya. Ye team ke liye ek shandaar energy builder hai.”
Sciver-Brunt aur Edwards ka Naya Daur
Ye series jeet Sciver-Brunt ki captaincy aur nayi head coach Charlotte Edwards ke under ek umda shuruaat hai. Heather Knight ke 9 saal ke captaincy tenure ke baad, Sciver-Brunt ne ek caring lekin hard-working mahaul banane par zor diya hai, jo unhone Women’s Premier League mein Edwards ke saath kaam karte hue seekha. Hove mein team ka performance is mahaul ka nateeja tha, jismein bowling aur batting dono mein unity dikhi.
Ye jeet England Mahila Team ke mushkil waqt ke baad aayi hai, jismein Australia ke khilaaf 16-0 ki Ashes haar aur October 2024 mein T20 World Cup mein group-stage exit shamil hai. Sciver-Brunt ki leadership aur Arlott jaise naye players ka ubharna is baat ka ishaara hai ke England 2025 mein India mein hone wale Women’s World Cup ke liye mazboot team bana rahi hai.
West Indies ki Pareshaaniyan
West Indies ke liye, ye match unki batting ki kamzori aur disciplined bowling ke khilaaf jawab na de paane ki kahani hai. Matthews par unka zyada bharosa ek badi samasya hai, aur is match mein unka sirf 6 runs banana is baat ko saabit karta hai. Agle teen one-day internationals mein unhe apni batting ko sudhaarna hoga, warna pura tour haarne ka khatra hai.
Aage ka Safar
England ki Hove mein shandaar jeet series ke baaki matches aur agle bade tournaments ke liye tone set karti hai. Arlott ki bowling aur Sciver-Brunt ki all-round performance ke saath, England ek mazboot team ban rahi hai. Team ka fitness, smart decision-making, aur players ko apna best dene ka mahaul banane par focus unke mustaqbil ke liye acha sanket hai.
Ab jab series teesre T20 aur one-day internationals ki taraf badh rahi hai, England apna momentum banaye rakhna chaahegi, jabke West Indies ko apni batting sudhaarni hogi taaki tour par koi jeet haasil kar sake. Abhi ke liye, England ki 9-wicket se jeet, Arlott ki shandaar bowling aur Sciver-Brunt ki batting ke dam par, ek aisi team ka izhaar hai jo duniya ki top teams mein wapas jagah banane ke liye tayaar hai.
