Sri Lanka Batting Disaster: Vikram Rathour ne kholi team ki pol as England crushed the hosts
Cricket fans, Pallekele ke maidan mein ek aisi batting performance dekhne ko mili jisne purane zakhmon ko taza kar diya. 147 runs ka target T20 format mein aajkal ke zamane mein 'halwa' maana jata hai, par
Sri Lanka
ke batters ne isse Mount Everest ki chadhayi bana diya. Jab poora stadium bhara ho aur umeedon ka bojh ho, tab aise ghutne tek dena batting unit ki capability par bade sawal khade karta hai. England ne hosts ko sirf 95 runs par dher karke dikha diya ki kyun woh world-class side hain.
The Inner Story : Pitch ka bahaana ya technique ki kami?
Team ke batting consultant
Vikram Rathour
ne match ke baad media se baat karte hue bataya ki batters ne options choose karne mein badi galti ki.
Vikram Rathour
ka kehna tha ki pitch kafi 'tacky' thi kyunki woh pichle kuch dino se covers ke niche thi. Ball ruk kar aa rahi thi, lekin kya yeh itni buri pitch thi ki aap 100 runs bhi na bana paaye? Bilkul nahi. Powerplay mein hi paanch wickets kho dena kisi bhi team ke liye suicidal hota hai.
Sabse hairani ki baat yeh rahi ki
Kusal Mendis
aur
Kamindu Mendis
jaise experienced players spinners ko 'caught-and-bowled' de baithe.
Vikram Rathour
ne saaf kaha ki aisi pitch par single ke liye push karna sabse kharab option tha. Ya toh aap defensive khelte ya phir zor se shot lagate, par 'soft dismissals' ne
Sri Lanka
ki kamar tod di. Aisa lag raha tha mano batting unit ne
Pakistan
ki team se inconsistency aur collapse hone ki special coaching li ho.
Analysis and Numbers
Sri Lanka
collapsed to 95 all out chasing a modest target of 147.
The hosts lost 5 crucial wickets inside the powerplay itself, killing the chase early.
Star batter
Pathum Nissanka
, who has 925 runs since 2025, failed to deliver, scoring just 9 runs.
Two key wickets were lost to return catches (caught-and-bowled) against spin.
Lekin sawal yeh hai ki kab tak
Sri Lanka
sirf
Pathum Nissanka
ke bharose rahegi?
Vikram Rathour
ne bhale hi kaha ho ki team over-reliant nahi hai, par stats kuch aur hi kahani bayan karte hain. Jab Nissanka jaldi out hote hain, toh puri team taash ke patton ki tarah bikhar jati hai.
England
ke bowlers ne conditions ka fayda uthaya, jabki Lankan batters bas pitch ko samajhne mein hi lage rahe.
The Guru Gyan Verdict:
Vikram Rathour is a master tactician who has worked with the Indian team, but he cannot bat for the players. If international batters cannot adjust to a 'tacky' pitch while chasing 147, then the problem lies in the mindset, not the surface. Sri Lanka needs to stop making excuses and start showing some spine. Chasing 147 at home and getting bowled out for double digits is nothing short of an embarrassment. If they don't fix this, they will continue to remain a 'qualifier' level team in world cricket.
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