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***Official*** India in Sri Lanka 2015

Pratters

Pratters

Cricket, Lovely Cricket
Is there any explanation for why Angelo has not taken more load of the balling on a pitch where spinners have been ineffective?
 
OverratedSanity

OverratedSanity

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No need to declare. Grind them down. In fact I don't think setting Sri Lanka a chaseable target to "dangle the carrot" necessarily makes it more likely that we'll win. It just increases the chance of a SL win.

Instead if we set them a huge target and they pretty much are forced into a situation where they need to block and aim to survive, we have a better chance. I don't believe any of the SL batsmen have the technique to deadbat (apart from Mathews and Dimuth maybe) and play purely for survival. On the other hand, Chandimal, Mathews, Tharanga, Kusal, all have the game to go for a target and pull off a win.
 
harsh.ag

harsh.ag

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
OverratedSanity said:
No need to declare. Grind them down. In fact I don't think setting Sri Lanka a chaseable target to "dangle the carrot" necessarily makes it more likely that we'll win. It just increases the chance of a SL win.

Instead if we set them a huge target and they pretty much are forced into a situation where they need to block and aim to survive, we have a better chance. I don't believe any of the SL batsmen have the technique to deadbat (apart from Mathews and Dimuth maybe) and play purely for survival. On the other hand, Chandimal, Mathews, Tharanga, Kusal, all have the game to go for a target and pull off a win.
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Yeah but we need overs too. It's not like this pitch is suited to our best bowlers anyways.
 
Jono

Jono

Virat Kohli (c)
OverratedSanity said:
No need to declare. Grind them down. In fact I don't think setting Sri Lanka a chaseable target to "dangle the carrot" necessarily makes it more likely that we'll win. It just increases the chance of a SL win.

Instead if we set them a huge target and they pretty much are forced into a situation where they need to block and aim to survive, we have a better chance. I don't believe any of the SL batsmen have the technique to deadbat (apart from Mathews and Dimuth maybe) and play purely for survival. On the other hand, Chandimal, Mathews, Tharanga, Kusal, all have the game to go for a target and pull off a win.
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The declaration wouldn't be to dangle the carrot. It'd be to have enough overs considering rain is forecast for tomorrow.
 
Howe_zat

Howe_zat

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High score of 55 in the 2nd and 3rd innings, just in case Pujara's first innings knock didn't look gun enough already
 
Pratters

Pratters

Cricket, Lovely Cricket
Pujara has been the difference between the two sides. There were so many times in that first 2.5 hours he could have been out to Dhammika and he surivived it. All the credit to Pujara.

I wonder about the randomness of events though. Pujara could have edged one and Lanka could have won it. Pujara would most likely be back as an extra for a long term or even dropped had he edged one. It's fascinating this randomness which exists along with every thing else.
 
Howe_zat

Howe_zat

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Pratters said:
Pujara has been the difference between the two sides. There were so many times in that first 2.5 hours he could have been out to Dhammika and he surivived it. All the credit to Pujara.

I wonder about the randomness of events though. Pujara could have edged one and Lanka could have won it. Pujara would most likely be back as an extra for a long term or even dropped had he edged one. It's fascinating this randomness which exists along with every thing else.
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https://www.reddit.com/r/im14andthisisdeep
 
Dissector

Dissector

International Debutant
Really tricky declaration decision. On the one hand you have the possibility of rain. On the other there doesn't seem to be much turn and SL have shown they can counter-attack and score quick runs. I would probably declare with around 20 overs left and a lead of 380 or so.
 
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