MI New York ne socha tha ke woh Texas Super Kings ko asani se hara denge. Bada naam, bade players, badi baatein! Nicholas Pooran jaise captain aur Kieron Pollard jaise power-hitter ke saath, MI New York toh jaise T20 ka baap ban gaya tha. Lekin cricket hai, yahan koi guarantee nahi. Aur wahi hua, jab Texas Super Kings ke Daryl Mitchell ne aakhri over mein MI ke saare sapne churake unhe teen run se hara diya. Haan, teen run! Itna kareeb, itna dardnaak.
Yeh match, jo 13 June 2025 ko Oakland Coliseum mein khela gaya, ekdum rollercoaster tha. MI New York 186 runs ke target ka peecha kar rahi thi, aur ek waqt toh laga ke Pollard bhai match chura lenge. 17th over mein unhone Mitchell ko teen four aur ek six maar ke MI ko jeet ke kareeb la diya. Lekin phir aaya woh pal, jab Mitchell ne apne aap ko redeem kiya. Do run-out, ekdum back-to-back – pehle Pollard, phir Monank Patel – aur match ka rukh badal gaya. Aakhri over mein sirf 9 run chahiye the, lekin Mitchell ne bas 5 run diye, aur MI haath malti reh gayi. Yeh wahi Mitchell hai, jo pehle teen over mein 50 run kha chuka tha, lekin aakhri over mein usne dikhaya ke usme kitna dum hai.
Texas Super Kings ka yeh jeet chhoti si nahi thi. Unke liye Devon Conway ne shandaar 65 run banaye aur Calvin Savage ne 53* run ka yogdaan diya, jisse team 185/6 tak pahunchi. Yeh score bada nahi tha, lekin T20 mein yeh kaafi tha, khaas kar jab aapke paas Mitchell jaise all-rounder ho aur Faf du Plessis jaise captain, jinhone ek zabardast one-handed catch bhi pakda. Faf ka woh catch toh jaise match ka turning point tha – pura crowd jhoom utha.
Ab thodi baat cricket ke itihas ki bhi kar lete hain. Yaad hai 2007 T20 World Cup ka woh India vs Pakistan match? Jab India ne bowl-out mein Pakistan ko hara diya tha? Woh bhi ek aisa hi match tha, jahan koi nahi jaanta tha ke kaun jeetega. Ek chhota sa moment, ek chhoti si galti, aur pura match palat jata hai. Texas Super Kings ke liye yeh jeet bhi waisi hi thi – ek chhota sa moment jab Mitchell ne run-out kiya, aur MI ke bade-bade batsmen bas dekhte reh gaye. Ya phir 2011 World Cup ka final, jab MS Dhoni ne woh chhakka maara tha – us ek shot ne pura match badal diya. Mitchell ka aakhri over bhi kuch aisa hi tha, ekdum clutch performance.
Texas Super Kings jaise team ke liye yeh jeet dil khush karne wali hai. MI New York ke bade naam aur bade players ke saamne, TSK ek underdog hi hai. Unke paas na toh MI jaisa glamour hai, na hi itna bada budget. Lekin cricket mein yahi toh jadoo hai – chhoti si team, chhote se moments, aur bade sapne. Faf du Plessis, jo 40 saal ke hain, ab bhi field mein dive maar rahe hain. Devon Conway, jo shayad IPL mein utna shine nahi karta, yahan apni class dikha raha hai. Aur Mitchell, jo ek waqt bekaar lagne laga tha, usne dikhaya ke asli hero kaun hai. Yeh jeet sirf runs ya wickets ki nahi, balki dil aur dimaag ki jeet thi.
Lekin thodi si shikayat bhi banta hai. Yeh MLC 2025 abhi shuru hua hai, aur itne thrilling matches ke bawajood, crowd mein woh baat nahi dikh rahi. Oakland Coliseum mein itna sannata kyun? Kya cricket USA mein abhi bhi apna jagah bana rahi hai? Aur MI New York jaise team, jo itne bade stars se bhari hai, woh kaise itni buri tarah run-out ho sakti hai? Trent Boult ka woh run-out toh pura comedy show tha – bat giraya, hop kiya, aur phir stumps ud gaye. Thodi si professionalism toh banta hai, bhai.
Toh bas, yeh tha MLC 2025 ka ek chhota sa kissa, jahan Texas Super Kings ne dikhaya ke bade players se bhi bada dil chahiye. Daryl Mitchell ka jadoo chala, aur MI New York ke sapne toot gaye. Ab dekhte hain, yeh tournament aur kya kya laata hai. Lekin thodi si kami toh banta hai – itna exciting match, aur phir bhi log baat IPL ya BBL ki hi karte hain. Kya MLC kabhi woh jagah bana payega? Time hi batayega.
