Toh suno, ek aur match, ek aur tamasha, aur ek baar phir Surrey ne apni badmashi dikha di! Essex ke khilaf T20 Blast mein, Surrey ne unko 150/5 ke score par rok diya aur phir 18.3 overs mein target haasil kar liya. Lekin yeh kahani itni seedhi nahi hai. Surrey ke paas toh jaise sone ka khazana hai – bade players, bada budget, aur badi dhoom-dhaam. Par Essex? Woh toh chhote shehar ka chhota sa sapna hai, jo har baar dil se khelta hai. Aur is baar bhi unhone dikha diya ki unka jazba kisi se kam nahi
Grace Harris Ka Hungama
Chalo, shuruaat karte hain us Australian allrounder Grace Harris se, jise lagta hai ki cricket khelna uske liye bas ek mazak hai. Pehle toh unhone Essex ke batsmen ko apni bowling se nachaya – 3 wickets li aur unmein se do toh khud ke haathon se catch karke! Gardner aur Gray ko Harris ne apne jaal mein phasaya, aur Essex ka score 146/7 par simat gaya. Aur jab baari aayi batting ki, toh Harris ne 17 balls mein 31 runs thok diye, jismein ek aisa chhakka tha ki ball stadium ke bahar jaake kahin gum ho gayi
Par yeh Harris ka show har baar nahi chalta. Yaad hai 2023 ka Women’s Ashes jab Harris ne ek T20 mein 87 runs maare the, lekin Australia phir bhi haar gayi thi? Haan, wahi match jahan England ke Nat Sciver-Brunt ne apni allround performance se sabka dil jeet liya. Harris toh tab bhi chhaye the, par team ka saath nahi mila. Is baar Surrey ke liye Harris ka yeh performance ekdum zabardast tha, par Essex ke liye yeh ek aur mauka tha apne aap ko saabit karne ka.
Essex Ka Jazba
Essex ke liye yeh match ek chhota sa sapna tha jo toot gaya. Lauren Winfield-Hill ne 36 runs banaye aur Grace Scrivens ne 39 runs ka yogdaan diya, par Harris aur Surrey ke Tash Farrant (3 wickets) ne unko roka. Par Essex ka yeh ladna, yeh himmat dikhana, kya baat hai! Yaad hai 2025 ka County Championship ka woh match jab Essex ne Surrey ke khilaf 582/6 declare kiya tha? Jordan Cox ka century, Paul Walter ka 95, aur Matt Critchley ka bhi shandaar contribution – woh match draw hua, par Essex ne dikha diya tha ki woh Surrey jaise bade team ke saamne bhi nahi jhukte.
Essex ke liye yeh T20 match bhi aisa hi tha. Unhone poori koshish ki, par Surrey ke paas Harris jaisa dynamite tha. Par socho, agar Essex ke paas thodi si aur luck hoti, ya thodi si aur support hoti, toh shayad yeh match ka result kuch aur hota. Essex ke players jaise Scrivens aur Winfield-Hill ne dikha diya ki unmein dum hai. Scrivens toh bas 22 saal ki hai, aur abhi se itni shandaar batting! Yeh ladki aage jaake kamaal karegi, mark my words!
Surrey Ki Taaqat
Surrey ke liye yeh jeet ek aur trophy ki taraf ek kadam hai. Unke paas Kira Chathli (40 runs) aur Harris jaisi players hain jo har match mein alag hi rang jama dete hain. Par yeh bhi toh sach hai ki Surrey ke paas resources hain, bade sponsors hain, aur ek aisi team hai jo har format mein dominate karti hai. 2024 mein Surrey ne County Championship jeeta tha, aur tab bhi unhone Essex ko ek match mein 145 runs se hara diya tha. Ryan Patel ka century aur Tom Lawes ka 4-fer us match mein Essex ke liye kaafi bhaari pada tha.
Par cricket mein yeh badi teams hamesha jeetengi, aisa thodi na hai. Yaad hai 2007 ka T20 World Cup jab India ne Australia jaise bade team ko semi-final mein hara diya tha? Yuvraj Singh ke 6 chhakke aur Sreesanth ka woh catch – chhoti teams bhi bade sapne dekhti hain aur poore karti hain. Essex bhi aisi hi ek team hai. Woh shayad is match mein haar gaye, par unhone dikha diya ki unka dil bada hai.
Aakhri Baat
Toh yeh tha Surrey aur Essex ka yeh T20 Blast ka match. Harris ne apna jadoo chalaya, Surrey ne jeet haasil ki, aur Essex ke sapne ek baar phir toot gaye. Par Essex ke liye yeh haar nahi, ek nayi shuruaat hai. Unke paas Scrivens, Winfield-Hill, aur ek jazba hai jo unko aage le jayega. Aur Surrey? Haan, woh toh apni trophy cabinet aur bharenge, par cricket ka asli maza toh tab hai jab chhoti teams badi teams ko patak deti hain. Aur woh din door nahi jab Essex aisa karega. Tab tak, bas yeh kahani sunte raho, aur Essex ke liye thodi si dua karte raho. Waise bhi, Surrey ke paas itna paisa hai, unko thodi si haar se kya farak padega? 😉
