Lancashire ki team 11 overs mein sirf 85 runs hi bana saki, jo ki kaafi nirashajanak tha. Unki batting line-up struggle karti dikhayi di, aur spinners Kalea Moore aur Tilly Corteen-Coleman ne apni shandaar bowling se Lancashire ko 85 for 6 par rok diya. Fi Morris ne 29 runs banaye, jo unki team ka sabse bada score tha, lekin yeh run chase ke liye kaafi nahi the. Barish ke wajah se match 11 overs tak hi simit raha, aur yeh dekhkar fans thodi si mayoosi mein doob gaye, kyunki ek poora match dekhne ki ummeed sabko thi.
Lekin jaise-jaise match aage badha, Surrey ki team ne apni chamak dikhayi. Unki chase shuru hui, aur captain Bryony Smith ne shandaar shots khele, do baar Grace Johnson ki bowling par boundaries lagayi. Danni Wyatt-Hodge ne bhi apna jadoo chalaya, aur 25 runs banakar ek solid shuruaat di. Yeh dono players ne 38 runs ki opening partnership di, jo Surrey ke liye ek bada boost tha. Wyatt-Hodge, jo England ke liye 278 matches khel chuki hain aur women’s T20Is mein 2,979 runs ke saath top scorer hain, ne apne experience ka poora fayda uthaya. Unki batting ne Surrey ko DLS method ke hisaab se target ke aage rakha. Jab barish ne dobara roka, Surrey 8 overs mein 62 for 4 par thi, aur DLS ke hisaab se do runs se jeet gayi. Paige Scholfield ke ek shandaar six ne bhi match ko yaadgaar bana diya, jab unhone Darcey Carter ki ball ko wide long-off ke upar uda diya.
Yeh jeet Surrey ke liye teesri seedhi jeet thi, jo unke season ke shandaar shuruaat ko darshata hai. Isse pehle, unhone County T20 Cup final mein Lancashire se haar ka samna kiya tha, lekin is baar unhone badla le liya. Yeh match ek tarah se cricket ke jazbaat ko bhi dikhata hai, jahan barish aur DLS method jaise rules match ke rang ko badal dete hain. DLS method, jo 1997 mein shuru hua tha, limited-overs matches mein barish ke interruption ko fair banane ke liye banaya gaya tha. Isne kayi matches mein naye twist laaye hain, jaise 2019 World Cup final mein England aur New Zealand ke beech tie aur Super Over ka thrill. Us match mein bhi barish ne apna rang dikhaya tha, aur DLS ne fans ke liye ek alag hi excitement banayi thi.
Lekin cricket mein barish ka yeh drama hamesha thodi si khundak bhi chhod jata hai. Fans poore 20 overs ka match dekhna chahte hain, lekin jab barish aad aati hai, toh match ka poora maza adhoora reh jata hai. Is match mein bhi, Surrey ki jeet toh hui, lekin Lancashire ke fans ke liye yeh ek aur mauka tha jahan unki team poora dum nahi dikha saki. Barish ne na sirf match ko chhota kiya, balki dono teams ke strategies ko bhi badal diya. Aise mein, cricket ka yeh unpredictable nature hi isse itna dilchasp banata hai, lekin saath hi saath thodi si frustration bhi deta hai jab ek poora match dekhne ka sapna toot jata hai.
