West Indies ke fans ke liye ek aur jhatka! Stafanie Taylor, unki superstar all-rounder, shoulder injury ke wajah se South Africa ke khilaaf teeno T20I matches se bahar ho gayi hain. 33 saal ki yeh veteran, jo 2016 Women’s T20 World Cup jeetne wali team ki captain thi, ek heavy fall ke baad 1st ODI mein chotil ho gayi thi, jab unhone 30 runs banaye the. Cricket West Indies (CWI) ne unki jagah Shawnisha Hector ko team mein shamil kiya hai, jo apna T20I debut karne ke liye taiyaar hai. Par kya yeh young all-rounder, jo domestic circuit mein Barbados ke liye khelti hai, Taylor jaisi badi khiladi ki kami poori kar payegi? South Africa, jo 2024 T20 World Cup final mein thi, ek mazboot team hai, aur yeh series West Indies ke liye asaan nahi hogi.
Taylor ka absence West Indies ke liye bada dhakka hai. Unka record shandaar hai – 284 international matches, T20Is mein 35.55 ka average, aur 2013 mein ek hi saath ODI batting aur bowling rankings mein No. 1 banne ka world record. Unki 44* (41 balls) against South Africa in 2024 T20 World Cup ne team ko badi haar se bachaya tha, aur Bangladesh ke khilaaf 27* banane ke baad woh knee injury ke wajah se retire hurt hui thi. Yeh shoulder injury unki badkismati ka ek aur chapter hai, jaise 2021 mein Covid-19 contact tracing aur 2022 mein New Zealand ke khilaaf ODI injury ne unhe rok diya tha. Par Taylor ka fighting spirit, jaise 2016 T20 World Cup final mein 59 runs, hamesha yaad rahega.
Shawnisha Hector, 23 saal ki Barbadian all-rounder, ab spotlight mein hai. Domestic cricket mein unka medium-pace bowling aur middle-order batting kaafi promising raha hai, par international stage ek alag challenge hai. Yeh mauka uske liye bada hai, jaise 2019 mein Cherry-Ann Fraser ne Taylor ke injury ke baad India ke khilaaf apna debut kiya tha. West Indies ke coach Shane Deitz ne Hector par bharosa dikhaya hai, aur 2024 T20 World Cup ke semi-final run ka confidence team ke saath hai.
Player Stats Table
| Player | Format | Matches | Runs | Batting Avg | Wickets | Best Bowling |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stafanie Taylor | T20I | 116 | 3177 | 35.55 | 98 | 4/12 |
| Shawnisha Hector | T20I | 0 | – | – | – | – |
South Africa ke khilaaf yeh series, jo Antigua mein kheli ja rahi hai, West Indies ke liye ek test hai. Hayley Matthews, jo captaincy kar rahi hain, aur Deandra Dottin, jo recent WBBL mein 46* (18 balls) ke saath chhayi thi, ko bada role nibhana hoga. Par South Africa ka bowling attack, jisme Shabnim Ismail aur Ayabonga Khaka shamil hain, kisi bhi team ko hila sakta hai. Kya Hector apna mark chhod payegi? Ya phir Taylor ki kami West Indies ko ek aur series haar ke kareeb le jayegi? Maidaan par jawab milega, par abhi ke liye, Caribbean ka josh thoda sa dheema lagne laga hai.
References:
- ESPNcricinfo
- Cricbuzz
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