Modern T20 cricket mein aksar ya toh 200+ high scoring matches dekhne ko milthe hain yap hir low scoring thrillers. Lekin sabse interesting aur tactical matches wo hote hain jo in dono ke beech hote hain – jahan batting, bowling, aur fielding tino departments ka perfect balance hota hai. Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings ka Mullanpur mein khela gaya IPL 2025 ka pehla match ek aisa hi game tha – multi layered, strategic aur smart cricket ka perfect example.
Royals ka Powerful Performance,Par Not Just About Runs
Rajasthan royals ne pehle batting karte hue 205 ka score banaya – Mullanpur mein IPL ka ehla 200+ score. Match royals ne 50 runs se jeeta, lekin yeh jeet sirf bada score nahi, planning aur balance ki wajah se aayi. RR ne powerplay mein bina wicket gwaye 53 runs banaye. Yashasvi Jaiswal aur Sanju Samson ne slow but steady start diya. 10 overs ke baad scor tha 85. 15th over tak wickets girne lage, lekin Riyan Parag, Hetmyer aur Jurel ne pace badhaya aur team ko 205 tak le gaye.
“Powerplay slow tha par quality batters ki wajah se humne strong finish kiya,” – Sanju Samson
Punjab ki Shuruaat Hi kharab Ho Gayi
PBKS ki batting start se hi toot gayi. Jofra Archer ne first over mein hi 2 wickets le liye – Arya aur Shreyas Iyer. Uske baad Stoinis aur Prbhsimran bhi jaldiout hog aye. Pehle 7 overs mein 4 wickets gir gaye. Nehal Wadhera aur Glenn Maxwell ne 88 runs ki partnership kari, par match unke haathon se nikal chuka tha. RR bowlers ne unhe kabhi set hone ka moka nahi diya.
Rajasthan ki Strategy: Pitchka Sahi Padhna
Bowler Sandeep Sharma ne Kaha: “Humne pitch ko jaldi samajh liya. Back of length balls low aur skid kar rahe the. Batters se feedback liya aur waise balls hi daale jo hit karna mushkil tha.” Spin bhi RR ke liye game changer bana. RR ne 10 overs spin dale aur 4 wickets liye, jabki PBKS ne sirf 4 overs spin dale aur koi wicket nahi mila. Coach sunil Joshi ne maana ki yeh unse galti hui. “Maxwell aur chahal se aur spin karani chahiye tha.” – Sunil Joshi
Royalsne Dikhayi Smartness, Not Just Power
RR ne har phasr mein match control kiya – batting tempo adjust kiya, bowling changes smartly kiye, aur fielding se pressure banaye rakaha. Unki jeet ek example thi ki T20 cricket mein sirf boundaries nahi, strategy bhi jeet dilate hai.
Yeh match ek reminder tha ki T20 cricket sirf sixes aur 200+ ka game nahi – smart soch, pitch understanding aur department to department coordination bhi equally important hai.
