Sheffield Shield Final: Sam Elliott beats Mitchell Perry as Victoria eyes title | Sheffield Shield Final 2026

Sheffield Shield Final: Sam Elliott ki jagah pakki, Mitchell Perry hue bahar

Melbourne ka Junction Oval ek baar phir ghamasan ke liye taiyar hai! Sheffield Shield Final mein Victoria aur South Australia ki takkar hone wali hai, lekin match shuru hone se pehle hi ek bada faisla samne aaya hai. Victoria ne Mitchell Perry ko team se bahar rakhte hue Sam Elliott ko final XI mein jagah di hai.

Yeh faisla Victoria ke coach Chris Rogers ke liye sabse mushkil raha. Coach Rogers ne kaha, "Dono khiladi deserve karte hain, lekin Sam ka season thoda behtar raha." Sam Elliott ne is season mein 17.18 ki average se 33 wickets liye hain, jo Mitchell Perry ke 32 wickets se mamuli farak se zyada hain.

Weather ka darr aur Pitch ka mizaaj

Sabki nazrein Melbourne ke mausam par tikee hain. Thursday se shuru hone wale is match mein baarish (rain) ka khatra bana hua hai. South Australia ke captain Nathan McSweeney ne pitch ko lekar kaha ki wo leg-spinner Lloyd Pope ko team mein shamil karne par vichar kar rahe hain, kyunki pichle match mein pitch par kaafi spin (turn) dekhne ko mili thi.

Victoria ke coach Chris Rogers ka kehna hai ki unhe pitch par thodi zyada ghaas (grass) aur tezi (pace) ki ummeed hai taaki unke fast bowlers (tez gendbaaz) ka fayda uthaya ja sake.

Bonus Points ka khel: Kya Victoria ne seekh li purani galti?

Sheffield Shield Final paanch din ka hota hai, lekin agar match draw hota hai, toh pehli innings ke bonus points (first innings points) decide karenge ki title kiske paas jayega. 2021-22 mein bonus points ke chakkar mein Victoria ne khitab ganwa diya tha. Captain Will Sutherland ne maana ki unhone is baar bonus points strategy par khas dhyan diya hai.

Sutherland ne kaha, "Humne pichle match mein iska trial run kiya tha aur hum is baar koi galti nahi karna chahte."

• Victoria: Pehla Shield title 2019 ke baad.
• South Australia: Back-to-back title jeetne ki umeed.

Ab dekhna yeh hai ki kya Victoria ka yeh "tough call" unhe jeet dilata hai ya phir South Australia apni purani form barkarar rakhti hai. Cricket fans, apni seat belt baandh lijiye, kyunki yeh final bahut dhamakedar hone wala hai!