South Africa ne ki series apne naam: Esterhuizen aur bowlers ka dabdaba
South Africa ne Christchurch mein khele gaye final T20I mein New Zealand ko 33 runs se dhool chata di aur isi ke saath 3-2 se series apne naam kar li. Shukri Conrad ki coaching mein ye South Africa ki pehli away T20I series jeet hai. Match ke hero rahe Connor Esterhuizen, jinhone lagaatar doosri baar ardh-shatak (half-century) jada.
Esterhuizen ka ballebazi mein jalwa
Pehle batting karte hue, South Africa ne series ka sabse bada score 187/4 khada kiya. Connor Esterhuizen ne tabahi machate hue sirf 33 gendon mein 75 runs ki behtareen pari kheli. Unhone khaas taur par on-side par dominance dikhayi aur 6 lambe chhakke (sixes) lagaye. Rubin Hermann ne bhi 39 runs ka yogdaan diya, jisse team ko ek mazboot shuruat mili.
New Zealand ka chase raha pheeka
188 runs ke bade lakshya ka picha karte hue, New Zealand ki team kabhi bhi race mein nazar nahi aayi. Unke top-order puri tarah fail rahe aur Bevan Jacobs ke 36 runs ke alawa koi bhi batsman South African bowling attack ka samna nahi kar saka. New Zealand ki team 8 wickets par sirf 154 runs hi bana saki.
Bowling ka kamal
South Africa ke bowlers ne anushasit (disciplined) bowling ka pradarshan kiya:
- Gerald Coetzee: 2/21 (4 overs mein, kya kamaal ki economy!)
- Wiaan Mulder: 2/28
- Ottneil Baartman: 2/33
Gerald Coetzee ne T20 World Cup se bahar hone ke baad zabardast wapasi ki hai aur wo is series mein sabse khatarnak bowler sabit hue.
Ek messy affair
Is match mein dono teams ki fielding kafi kharab rahi. Match mein kul 9 catches drop hue, jo June 2018 ke baad se kisi bhi men’s T20I match mein sabse zyada hain. Halanki, Nick Kelly ne Rubin Hermann ka ek hairat-angez (stunning) catch pakad kar fielding ka level upar uthaya.
Is jeet ke saath hi, South Africa ne dikha diya hai ki unke paas future ke liye Connor Esterhuizen jaise match-winners taiyaar hain. Cricket fans ke liye ye ek shandaar series finale rahi!
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