Lanning caning sees of Somerset for Lancashire’s first win – Women’s Vitality Blast: Meg Lanning ki shandaar pari se Lancashire ki pehli jeet
Meg Lanning ka jalwa: Lancashire ko mili pehli safalta
Women’s Vitality Blast mein Lancashire Thunder ne aakhirkar apni jeet ka khaata khol liya hai. Emirates Old Trafford mein khele gaye ek ek-tarfa muqable mein, Lancashire ne Somerset ko 7 wicket se dhool chatai. Is jeet ke mukhya kirdaar rahi Australian diggaj ballebaz Meg Lanning, jinhone lagaatar doosri baar naparad ardhshatak lagaya.
Somerset ki ladkhadati pari
Toss jeetkar pehle ballebazi ka faisla karne wali Somerset ki shuruat achhi rahi thi, lekin Lancashire ki gendbazon ne jaldi hi apni pakad mazboot kar li. Captain Sophie Luff ne 42 run banakar team ko sambhalne ki koshish ki, lekin Hannah Jones ki ghatak gendbazi ke aage Somerset ki team 20 over mein sirf 137 run hi bana saki. Hannah Jones ne shandaar bowling karte hue 4 over mein 20 run dekar 3 mahatvapurn wicket jhatke.
Lancashire ke liye yeh match ek aur wajah se yaadgar raha, kyunki 16 saal 206 din ki umra mein leg-spinner Venus Weerappuli ne apna debut kiya. Unhone apni senior career ki shuruat mein hi Niamh Holland ka wicket lekar team ke liye mahatvapurn yogdaan diya.
Meg Lanning ka dhamaka
138 run ke lakshya ka peecha karne utri Lancashire ki team ne shuruat se hi aakramak rukh apnaya. Meg Lanning aur Eve Jones ne powerplay ke dauran hi 62 run jod diye. Lanning ne sirf 30 gendon mein apna ardhshatak pura kiya aur poori pari ke dauran Somerset ke gendon par dabav banaye rakha. Unhone 48 gendon mein naparad 75 run banaye, jisme kai aakarshak chauke aur ek chakka shamil tha.
Jeet aur points ka ganit
Lancashire ne yeh lakshya 15.3 over mein hi hasil kar liya. Is jeet ke sath, unhe 4 points ke alawa ek bonus point bhi mila. Halanki Erin Vukusic ne Lancashire ke 3 wicket jhatkar kuch der ke liye chunauti pesh karne ki koshish ki, lekin Lanning ki sthirta aur anubhav ke aage Somerset ki ek na chali. Dani Collins aur Grace Johnson jaldi out hue, lekin Lanning ne antim samay tak wicket par tika rehkar apni team ko jeet dilayi.
Match ke kuch pramukh bindu:
- Meg Lanning: 75* run (48 gendein).
- Hannah Jones: 3/20 (4 over).
- Venus Weerappuli: Lancashire ki sabse yuva debutant bani.
- Somerset: 137/6 (20 over).
- Lancashire: 138/3 (15.3 over).
Yeh jeet Lancashire Thunder ke liye bahut mahatvapurn hai, kyunki isse team ka manobal badhega. Somerset ke liye yeh is season ki pehli haar thi, lekin unhe ummeed hai ki ve aane wale matchon mein behtar pradarshan karenge. Meg Lanning ka form Lancashire ke liye aane wale muqablon mein ek bada plus point sabit hoga.
