England ne socha tha ki woh India ko aasani se hara degi? Trent Bridge mein 28 June 2025 ko pehla T20I khelte waqt England ki yeh soch bilkul galat saabit hui. Smriti Mandhana aur debutant N Shree Charani ne England ko unki sabse buri T20I haar di – 97 runon ka farq! Yeh toh wahi baat hai jab Australia ne 2019 mein England ko 93 runon se haraaya tha, lekin is baar India ne uss record ko bhi tod diya.
Mandhana, jo Harmanpreet Kaur ki jagah captain thi kyunki Harmanpreet warm-up match mein chot ki wajah se nahi khel paayi, ne apni pehli T20I century maari. Unki 112 run ki innings, jo 62 ball mein 15 four aur 3 six ke saath aayi, ne India ko 210/5 tak pahunchaya. Yeh India ka England ke khilaaf T20I mein sabse bada score tha. Harleen Deol ne bhi 43 run banaye, aur dono ne doosre wicket ke liye 94 run ki shandaar partnership ki. Yeh wahi Mandhana hai jinhone 2021 mein Australia ke khilaaf Test century maari thi aur ab woh pehli Indian woman bann gayi hain jinhone teeno format mein century banayi.
England ke liye Nat Sciver-Brunt ne akeli ladai ladi, 42 ball mein 66 run banaye, lekin baaki team bilkul dharrashayi ho gayi. Debutant Shree Charani, jo sirf 20 saal ki hain, ne 3.5 over mein 4/12 ke saath England ki batting ko tabaah kar diya. Unhone Alice Capsey, Sophie Ecclestone, Sciver-Brunt aur Lauren Bell jaise bade naam apne naam kiye. Yeh wahi Charani hain jinhone WPL mein Ellyse Perry ko dismiss kiya tha, aur ab T20I debut par itihas rach diya. Woh Sravanthi Naidu ke baad doosri Indian bowler banni jinhone debut par 4 wickets liye.
Player Stats – India vs England, 1st T20I, 28 June 2025
| Player | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Wickets | Economy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smriti Mandhana | 112 | 62 | 15 | 3 | – | – |
| Harleen Deol | 43 | 23 | 7 | 0 | – | – |
| Shree Charani | – | – | – | – | 4/12 | 3.13 |
| Nat Sciver-Brunt | 66 | 42 | 10 | 0 | – | – |
India ke spinners ka yeh pradarshan dekhkar yaad aata hai 2007 ka T20 World Cup, jab Yuvraj Singh ne Stuart Broad ke khilaaf 6 sixes maare the. Charani ne kaha ki woh Yuvraj se prerit hain, aur unka yeh debut uss iconic pal ki yaad dilaata hai. India ne 1-0 ki lead le li hai, aur ab Bristol mein doosra T20I khela jayega.
Lekin England ke liye yeh mauka hai apne aap ko sudhaarne ka. Sciver-Brunt ke shabdon mein, “Ek vyakti akele match nahi jeet sakta.” Agar England apni batting mein partnerships nahi banayi toh yeh series unke liye aur bhi mushkil ho jayegi. Aur India? Woh toh bas apne iss shandaar form ko aage le jaana chahegi, lekin kya woh is momentum ko kaayam rakh payegi?
