Unhone warm-up match mein ECB Select XI ke khilaf khelte hue sar par chot lagi thi, jiske baad unhone pehla T20I match miss kiya. Ab woh training mein wapas laut chuki hain, lekin unka khelna match ke din medical team ke assessment par depend karega. Sneh Rana ne kaha, “Unmein positive signs dikh rahe hain, aur woh practice mein shamil hui hain.”
Harmanpreet ki absence team ke liye bada jhatka ho sakta hai. Woh na keval ek shandaar batter hain, balki ek mazboot leader bhi hain, jo team ko late-order mein power-hitting se jeet dilati hain. Unki wapsi se team ka hausla badhega, lekin agar woh nahi khel payin, toh Smriti Mandhana aur Jemimah Rodrigues jaise players ko zimmedari leni hogi.
Smriti Mandhana ka 150 T20I Milestone
Smriti Mandhana Bristol T20I mein apna 150th Women’s T20I match khelne ke liye taiyar hain, jo unhe Bharat ki dusri aur duniya ki saatvi player banayega. Yeh ek bada milestone hai, jo unki consistency aur lambi career ko darshata hai. Smriti ne pehle T20I mein 112 runs banakar apna pehla T20I century score kiya, jo Bharat ki taraf se sabse bada individual score hai. Unhone 62 balls mein 15 fours aur 3 sixes lagaye, jisse Bharat ne England ko 97 runs se hara diya.
Players ke Stats
| Player | Matches | Runs | Average | Strike Rate | 100s/50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smriti Mandhana | 149 | 3562 | 28.50 | 123.45 | 1/28 |
| Harmanpreet Kaur | 167 | 3411 | 27.29 | 108.76 | 1/11 |
| Jemimah Rodrigues | 104 | 2231 | 29.74 | 114.32 | 0/11 |
Positives aur Negatives
Positives: Smriti ka shandaar form team ke liye bada bonus hai. Unka recent century aur leadership skills dikhaate hain ki woh pressure mein bhi run bana sakti hain. Harmanpreet ki wapsi se team ko aur majbooti milegi, khaas kar middle-order mein. England ke khilaf pehli jeet ne team ka confidence badhaya hai.
Negatives: Harmanpreet ki chot team ke liye chinta ka vishay hai, kyunki unki leadership aur batting dono anmol hain. Agar woh nahi khelti, toh middle-order mein thodi kamzori aa sakti hai. England ki team, Nat Sciver-Brunt ke saath, abhi bhi khatarnak hai aur wapas laut sakti hai.
Weak Team ka Support
Bharat ki team, bhale hi pehle match mein jeeti, lekin England ke khilaf unka head-to-head record kamzor hai (8 jeet, 22 haar). Yeh series unke liye mauka hai apni capability dikhane ka. Smriti aur Harmanpreet ke saath, yeh team underdog hone ke bawajood badi teams ko hara sakti hai, jaise unhone 2006 mein England ke khilaf apni pehli T20 jeet haasil ki thi.
Conclusion
Harmanpreet ki fitness aur Smriti ka milestone dono hi is match ko exciting banate hain. Bharat ke liye yeh series ek nayi shuruaat ho sakti hai, aur fans ko ummeed hai ki yeh team apni kabiliyat se sabko hairan karegi.
