Dono teams apna teesra match khel rahi hain, lekin mood thoda alag hai. Kolhapur Tuskers ab tak ek jeet aur ek haar ke saath maidan mein utar rahe hain, jabki Puneri Bappa abhi tak apne dono matches jeet chuke hain. Yeh match 11 June, 2025 ko Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune mein shaam 7 baje se khela jayega. Lekin kya yeh match sach mein itna seedha-sada hoga jaisa lag raha hai? Puneri Bappa ki form dekhkar lagta hai ki woh ek baar phir apni dabangayi dikhayenge, lekin Kolhapur Tuskers ke paas bhi kuch aisa hai jo unhe underdog ke roop mein khatarnak bana sakta hai.
Ab Tak Ka Safar
Kolhapur Tuskers ka season shuru hua ek shandaar jeet ke saath, jab unhone apne batting aur bowling ka jadoo dikhaya. Ankit Bawne, jo team ke kaptaan bhi hain, ne 2024 ke season mein apni shandaar form dikhai thi, jahan unhone 70 runs banaye the ek match mein, aur woh bhi 54 balls mein, jismein 8 fours aur 1 six shamil tha (Sportskeeda, 2024). Is baar bhi unki batting se ummeedein hain, khaas karke jab baat unke aggressive approach ki aati hai. Dusri taraf, Puneri Bappa ne is season mein apni domination dikhai hai. Unki team mein Yash Kshirsagar jaisa kaptaan hai, jo na sirf leadership mein dum rakhta hai balki bat se bhi runs barsata hai. 2023 mein, Puneri Bappa ne Kolhapur Tuskers ko 8 wickets se hara diya tha, jab Ruturaj Gaikwad aur Pavan Shah ne shandaar batting ki thi (CricTracker, 2023). Lekin kya yeh history is baar repeat hogi?
Kolhapur Tuskers ke liye yeh match ek challenge hai. Unki ek haar unke confidence ko thodi chot de sakti hai, khaas karke jab woh ek aisi team ke khilaaf khel rahe hain jo ab tak unbeaten hai. 2024 ke ek match mein, Kolhapur ne Puneri Bappa ko 8 wickets se hara diya tha, aur usmein Shreyash Chavan ne 5 wickets lekar sabko hairaan kar diya tha (SportsAdda, 2024). Yeh yaad dilata hai ki Kolhapur ke paas woh spark hai jo kabhi bhi match ka rukh badal sakta hai.
Players Jo Kar Sakte Hain Kamaal
Kolhapur Tuskers ke liye Ankit Bawne aur Rahul Tripathi dono bade naam hain. Rahul Tripathi, jo IPL mein apni tezi ke liye jaane jaate hain, ne 2024 ke MPL mein ek match mein 42 runs banaye the sirf 21 balls mein (SportsAdda, 2024). Unki yeh ability, jab pressure mein bhi bade shots khelna ho, Kolhapur ke liye game-changer ho sakti hai. Dusri taraf, Shreyash Chavan aur Manoj Yadav jaise bowlers hain, jinke paas variety hai. Manoj Yadav ne 2023 ke MPL mein ek hat-trick li thi, jo ek chhota sa reminder hai ki Kolhapur ke bowlers kabhi bhi match ko palat sakte hain (Sportstar, 2023).
Puneri Bappa ke liye, Yash Kshirsagar aur Pavan Shah jaise batsmen hain jo form mein hain. 2023 ke ek match mein Pavan Shah ne 57 runs banaye the 48 balls mein, jo dikhata hai ki woh lamba khel sakte hain (CricketWorld, 2023). Piyush Salvi jaise bowler bhi unke liye ek bada asset hain, jinhone 2023 ke season mein 12 wickets liye the (Sportskeeda, 2023). Lekin yeh bhi sach hai ki Puneri Bappa ki team thodi overconfident ho sakti hai, khaas karke jab unka record itna shandaar hai.
Kya Hai Kolhapur Ka Dum?
Yeh match Kolhapur Tuskers ke liye ek mauka hai apne aap ko prove karne ka. Unki batting line-up mein depth hai, aur bowlers ke paas variety. 2023 ke Qualifier 2 mein, Kolhapur ne Puneri Bappa ko 5 wickets se hara diya tha, jab Siddharth Mhatre ne ek shandaar six mara tha last overs mein (CricketWorld, 2023). Yeh dikhata hai ki Kolhapur ke paas woh fighting spirit hai jo badi teams ko hara sakti hai. Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium ka pitch bhi is baar batting-friendly raha hai, jahan pehle batting karne wali team ka average score 160 ke aaspaas hai (Sportskeeda, 2023). Agar Kolhapur toss jeetkar pehle batting kare, toh unke paas ek bada score khada karne ka mauka hoga.
Puneri Bappa ke liye yeh match ek aur jeet ka mauka hai, lekin Kolhapur ke underdog status ko underestimate karna unhe mehnga pad sakta hai. Yaad hai na, jab 2007 ke T20 World Cup mein India ne Australia jaise bade team ko hara diya tha? Underdog teams ke paas woh jazba hota hai jo bade teams ke hosh udda sakta hai. Kolhapur ke paas bhi wahi jazba hai, aur agar woh apni strategy ko thik se execute kare, toh yeh match unka ho sakta hai.
Aakhri Baat
Lekin yeh bhi sach hai ki cricket mein kuch bhi ho sakta hai. Puneri Bappa ki form aur unka confidence unhe ek step aage rakhta hai. Kolhapur Tuskers ke liye yeh match asaan nahi hoga, khaas karke jab unke bowlers ko Puneri ke aggressive batsmen rokne honge. Weather bhi ek factor ho sakta hai, kyunki June mein Pune mein baarish ka khatra rehta hai. Agar match short ho gaya, toh Kolhapur ke liye chase karna aur mushkil ho jayega. Phir bhi, Kolhapur ke fans ke liye yeh ummeed hai ki unki team apna dum dikha sakti hai. Lekin kya woh Puneri Bappa ke saamne tik payenge? Yeh toh maidan par hi pata chalega.
