HND22BEB-24
Australia in Taylor-made disaster
Akshay Sawai
Mumbai, October 18, 2006
Hall of Infamy to Hall of Fame. That was the journey Runako Morton of the West Indies made on Wednesday as the Caribbeans upset world champions Australia in a thrilling Champions Trophy Group 'A' dust-up at the Brabourne Stadium. The 28-year-old’s unbeaten 90, his 137-run partnership for the fifth wicket with captain Brian Lara (71) and splendid fast bowling at the death by hat-trick man Jerome Taylor proved pivotal in the West Indies' 10-run win.
Morton was named Man of the Match.
Australia needed 16 runs off the last over, bowled by Taylor, and had two wickets in hand. They managed just five. Taylor completed his hat-trick on the first ball of the over, clean bowling Brad Hogg. He had dismissed Michael Hussey and Brett Lee on the last two balls of his previous over.
Batting first after winning the toss, the West Indies scored 234 for six from 50 overs after being 63 for four at one stage. They didn't allow Australia to go beyond 224 for 9 from 50 overs.
After losing opener Shane Watson and captain Ricky Ponting with the team score on 17, Australia were always under pressure. But Adam Gilchrist (92, 120b, 11x4) and Michael Clarke 47 (85 b, 3x4), brought them close to victory. The two put on 101 for the fifth wicket. Then Gilchrist was run-out at the non-striker's end following a throw by Wavell Hinds from between gully and short third-man. It brought West Indies back in the game.
The Caribbeans now have two points from one match in Group A, the same as India.
Batting hero Morton was held for stabbing his cousin in 2004. Two years before that, he had lied about the death of his grandmother to avoid the 2002 Champions Trophy. On the cricket field, his ill-repute came from a record 31-ball zero in the recent DLF Cup final against Australia in Kuala Lumpur. Wednesday brought him some redemption.
The Brabourne wicket, though slow, did not sing the satanic verses it was feared to after the freakish game between New Zealand and South Africa on Monday. The turn was not abnormal, the bounce not very low. In fact, a Marlon Samuels off-break jumped as high as West Indies wicketkeeper Carlton Baugh's jaw. And only one wicket in the West Indian innings went to a spinner (Ramnaresh Sarwan, trapped leg-before by Clarke). The run-making was not very easy – in part due to Mumbai's high humidity - but the batsmen were rarely in discomfort.
Australia started their innings on an impulsive note. Opener Watson, who was preferred over Simon Katich for this match and had shown application in the team's practice games, was out for a duck. The burly allrounder gave away to the lure of pulling Ian Bradshaw, who opened the bowling for the West Indies. It was only Watson’s third ball of the day. It showed as he top-edged it to Sarwan inside the 30-yard circle.
Captain Ricky Ponting was next in. And soon, next out. That too in a manner that irritates batsmen. Intending to push Jerome Taylor through covers, he was bowled off an inside edge for one. When Damien Martyn and Andrew Symonds perished too, Australia must have remembered their granny.
The normally explosive Gilchrist adopted a more responsible approach and took charge of the Australian recovery. Clarke supported him well. Then Clarke steered Chris Gayle to Hinds. Gilchrist sprinted for a risky single, only to be sent back by Clarke. But by then Hinds’ throw had reached the non-striker’s end.
Samant fields for WI
Mumbai’s Vinayak Samant fielded for the West Indies when Fidel Edwards left the field on Wednesday. With skipper Brain Lara suffering cramps too, the Caribbeans were short of players and had to bring in the Mumbai wicket-keeper.
There is a precedent to this. New Zealand’s Hamish Marshall fielded for England against South Africa in a Test match at Lord’s in the late 90s.
Earlier this year William Pottersfield of Ireland fielded for England against Pakistan in the first Test at Lord’s.
वेस्टइंडीजकीआस्ट्रेलियापरसनसनीखेजजीत
विपिनकुमारबहुगुणा
मुंबई, 18अक्टूबर
बहुतदिनोंबादऐसारोमांचकमैचदेखनेकोमिलाजिसमेंअंतिमगेंदतकरोमांचवेस्टइंडीजकेकप्तानब्रायनलारानेजतायाथाऔरविकेटपरखड़ेहोकरइसेपूराकरदिखाया।
लारानेकप्तानीपारीखेलीऔरउनकासाथनिभायारूनाकोमोर्टनने।इनदोनोंकीशतकीयभागेदारीसेटासजीतकरपहलेबल्लेबाजीकरतेहुएवेस्टइंडीजने50ओवरमेंएक234रनकीचुनौतीपेशकीऔरलाराकेगेंदबाजोंनेइसचुनौतीकोअपनेशानदारप्रदर्शनसेविश्वकीशीर्षटीमकेलिएअसंभवबनादिया।आस्ट्रेलियाभारीदबावमेंआगयाऔरमहत्वपूर्णक्षणोंमेंअपनेविकेटगंवा50ओवरमें9विकेटपर224रनबनालक्ष्यसे10रनपीछेछूटगए।जेरामटेलरनेतिकड़ी (हैट्रिक) लगातेहुएचारविकेटचटकाएजबकिब्रेडशा, ब्रावोऔरगेलनेभीआस्ट्रेलियाईबल्लेबाजोंकोपरेशानकियेरखा।
अर्हतामैचमेंयहांशीलंकाकेहाथोंशर्मनाकहारसेसबकलेकरवेस्टइंडीजनेविश्वचैंपियनआस्ट्रेलियाकोपटखनीदेतेहुएचैंपियन्सट्राफीकेवर्गएमेंपहलीजीतदर्जकरलीधमाकेकेसाथअपनाअभियानशुरूकियाहै।पर्याप्तअभ्यासऔरबुलंदहौसलेकेसाथउतरीआस्ट्रेलियाकोपहलेहीमैचमेंनिराशामिलीऔरचैंपियन्सट्राफीजीतनेकेउनकेसपनेकोयहांपहलाझटकालगा।
ब्रेबोर्नपरतीनपिचेंहैं।अगलबगलकीदोपिचेंतोकमस्कोरकाकरिश्मादिखातेहुएकिसीभीटीमको50ओवरतकनहींलेगईथींपरबीचोंबीचस्थापितइसतीसरीपिचपरस्कोर200केपारभीगयाऔरदोनोंहीटीमोंनेपूरे50-50ओवरभीखेले।आजकेमैचनेदोनोंहीटीमोंकीपिचकीशिकायतकोदूरकरदिया।मजेदारतथ्ययहहैकिब्रेवोर्नमेंखेलेगएअभीतककेतीनों मैचोंमेंजीतकीदावेदारमानीजारहीटीमकोहारकामुंहदेखनापड़ाहै।
शिवनारायनचंद्रपालकोफूडप्वाइजिनिंगहोगईथीसोवावेलहाइंड्सनेगेलकेसाथपारीकीशुरुआतकी।सलामीजोड़ीरननहींबनारहीथीऔरविकेटपरकुछवक्तगुजारनाचाहरहीथीपरआस्ट्रेलियाक्षेत्ररक्षणमेंकसावलाकरदबावबनानेलगाऔरइसीदबावमेंवावेलहाइंड्सनाथनब्रेकनकीगेंदपररक्षात्मकखेलतेहुएदूसरीस्लिपमेंपोंटिंगकोकैचथमाबैठे।
ड्वोनस्मिथनेविकेटपरआकरइसदबावकोहटानेकीगरजसेदोचौकेजड़ेपरतीसराचौकाजड़नेकेप्रयासमेंवहब्रेडहागकेहाथोंलपकेगए।25रनपरइंडीजकेदोविकेटनिकलजानेकेबादऐसालगनेलगाथाकियहांशीलंकाकेविरुद्धखेलेगएमैचकीपुनरावृतिहोनेवालीहैपरगेलवसरवननेकुछहाथदिखानेशुरूकिएऔररनबननेशुरूहोगए।चारचारचौकेलगाकरगेलवस्मिथतोविदाहोगएपरउनकेबादविकेटपररूनाकोमोर्टनएवंब्रायनलाराकीजोड़ीपहुंचीजिसनेवेस्टइंडीजकीपारीकापासापलटनाशुरूदिया।
दोनोंबहुतहीसूझबूझसेखेलेऔरअपनेशाट्सकेलियेउपयुक्तगेंदोंकाइंतजारकरतेरहे।तीनबारकेविश्वचैंपियनवविश्वकीशीर्षटीमआस्ट्रेलियानेकाफीकसीफील्डिंगकीपरफिरभीकुछमौकेउन्होंनेइंडीजकोदिएभी।90रनबनानेवालेमोर्टनजब41रनपरथेतोआस्ट्रेलियाईकप्तानपोंटिंगनेउन्हेंएक्ट्राकवरपरटपकाया।लारावमोर्टनदोनोेंनेलगभगसाथसाथअर्द्धशतकपूरेकिये।
बौद्धसर्किटकेविकाससेहीपर्यटनकाविकाससंभव
बोधगया (गया)
मंगलवारकोबुद्धभूमिबोधगयाकोनमनकरनेपहुंचेजापानकेराजदूतइनोकीयसूूूकुनीनेकहाभारतऔरजापानकाआध्यात्मिकसंबंधकाफीपुरानाहै।इनसंबंधोंकीप्रगाढ़तामेंबिहारकेबौद्धस्थलोंकीअहमभूमिकाहै।इससेलगताहैकिबिहार'बुद्धराज्य' है।उन्होंनेकहाकिबिहारमेंस्थितबौद्धसर्किटकेविकाससेहीपर्यटनकाविकाससंभवहोसकताहै।राजदूतश्रीयसूकुनीनेकहाकिबौद्धसर्किटकेविकासकेकईबिन्दुओंपरबिहारकेमुख्यमंत्रीनीतीशकुमारसेसकारात्मकवार्ताहुयीहै।इससेलगताहैकिभविष्यमेंअच्छेनतीजेसामनेआयेंगे।बिहारमेंकईबौद्धस्थलहैंजहांजापानसरकारआधारभूतढ़ांचाकाविकासकरनाचाहतीहै।उन्होंनेकहाकितीनदिवसीयदौरेकेक्रममेंबुधवारकोराजगीर, नालंदाकापरिदर्शनकरेंगे।राजदूतश्रीयसूकुनीपांचसदस्यीयशिष्टमंडलदलकेसाथमंगलवारकोराज्यसरकारकेविशेषविमानसेगयाअंतरराष्ट्रीयहवाईअड्डापहुंचे।कड़ीसुरक्षाव्यवस्थाकेबीचदलकेअन्यसदस्योंकेसाथदोपहरमेंविश्वदायधरोहरमहाबोधिमंदिरपहुंचकरपूजा-अर्चनाऔरपरि्रमणकिया।महाबोधिमंदिरपरि्रमणकेबादमगधप्रमंडलआयुक्तएस.के.नेगीवजिलाधिकारीजितेन्द्रश्रीवास्तवनेराजदूतवशिष्टमंडलसदस्योंकोमंदिरकीप्रतिकृतिवबुद्धप्रतिमाभेंटकिया।भोजनोपरांतराजदूतवदलकेसदस्योंनेअन्यबौद्धमहाविहारोंकापरिदर्शनकिया।इसदौरानमंदिरसमितिकेसचिवडा. कालीचरणसिंहयादववपर्यटनविभागकेसेवानिवृत्तसहायकनिदेशकरामबलीसिंहउपस्थितथे।
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