Yeh toh wahi baat hai jab 2016 ke T20 World Cup mein West Indies ne sabko hara diya tha, lekin ab toh unka dum nikalta dikh raha hai.
South Africa ki Tazmin Brits ne 91 balls mein 101 runs thok kar West Indies ke bowlers ko paani pila diya. Captain Laura Wolvaardt ne bhi 76 balls mein 75 runs banaye, aur dono ne milkar 184 runs ka opening stand banaya, jo South Africa ka WODI history mein tied-fifth-highest hai. Masabata Klaas ne bhi apna jalwa dikhaya, 6 overs mein 4 wickets lekar West Indies ki batting ko dhwasth kar diya. Yeh performance yaad dilati hai 2003 World Cup mein jab Chaminda Vaas ne Sri Lanka ke liye 6 wickets lekar South Africa ko hila diya tha.
West Indies ke liye yeh match ek nightmare saabit hua, lekin unke pas bhi kuch chhoti si chamak thi. Jahzara Claxton (43) aur Aaliyah Alleyne (32) ne 65 runs ki partnership banayi, jo unhe 100 ke paar le gayi. Yeh wahi spirit hai jo West Indies ne 2016 T20 World Cup mein dikhayi thi jab Carlos Brathwaite ne England ke khilaaf final mein 4 sixes lagaye the. Par yahan, unki koshish nakafi rahi, aur woh 121 par hi simat gaye.
Player Stats Table:
| Player | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Wickets | Economy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tazmin Brits | 101 | 91 | 8 | 4 | – | – |
| Laura Wolvaardt | 75 | 76 | 7 | 0 | – | – |
| Masabata Klaas | – | – | – | – | 4/25 | 4.17 |
| Jahzara Claxton | 43 | 32 | – | – | 1/48 | – |
| Aaliyah Alleyne | 32 | 49 | – | – | 1/36 | – |
South Africa ne yeh series 2-1 se jeeti, jo unke liye ek bada boost hai, khaas kar jab se woh 2023 T20 World Cup final mein Australia se haare the. Brits aur Wolvaardt ki opening jodi ne dikhaya ki West Indies ke bowlers ke paas koi jawab nahi tha. Afy Fletcher ne 3 wickets liye, par unka 3/53 ka figure bhi South Africa ke run-flow ko nahi rok saka.
Lekin West Indies ke liye ek chhota sa ujaala bhi hai. Unke young players, jaise Claxton aur Alleyne, ne dikha diya ki unmein dum hai. Agar woh apne top-order ko sudhaar sakein, toh shayad agli baar South Africa jaisi team ko hara sakein. Par abhi ke liye, West Indies ka yeh haar ek aur kadwa nivala hai, jo unhe 2016 ke glory days se aur door le jata hai. Aage T20 series mein shayad woh apna badla le sakein, par abhi toh unka haal wahi hai – ek aur mauka gavaya.
