Battle of the batting recoveries

[Bijed]

Ok, so we all love a good lollapse (when it's not our team) and there are rightly a few threads out there commemorating the best of the best. But, less amusing though they are, I feel we need to give comparable recognition to the times where a batting side messes up big-time early on before turning the innings around spectacularly.

I'll start by throwing in my favourite recovery that actually occurred during my lifetime: 4th Test, Pakistan tour of England at London, Aug 26-29 2010 | Match Summary | ESPNCricinfo
Unfortunately, that match is generally remembered for things other than England's turnaround, but nonetheless it was still an incredible comeback.

 

[StephenZA]

2nd Test, South Africa tour of Australia at Melbourne, Dec 26-30 2008 | Match Summary | ESPNCricinfo

 

[Maximas]

1st Test, Australia tour of Sri Lanka at Kandy, Jul 26-30 2016 | Match Summary | ESPNCricinfo

A very crucial turnaround in the first test of the series, more significant because of the lead given up in the first innings (meaning SL were about 4 down before they'd even made Aus bat again), there was another good one in the 3rd test where they posted about 350 having been about 5/25 batting first.

 

[Flem274*]

mccullum and watlings 'lol no' to india at 90/5 200 odd runs in deficit was fun, as was kane and watlings 'lol no' the next year to sri lanka

 

[OverratedSanity]

mccullum and watlings 'lol no' to india at 90/5 200 odd runs in deficit was fun

This was the worst.

 

[vcs]

Bloody Kamran Akmal and Razzaq in Karachi 2006

 

[mr_mister]

Phil Hughes and Agar

 

[OverratedSanity]

Pakistan have had a number of amazing recoveries against India.

Kamran scores a hundred to rescue Pakistan from 39/6
3rd Test, India tour of Pakistan at Karachi, Jan 29 - Feb 1 2006 | Match Summary | ESPNCricinfo

Moin drags them to a relatively decent 185 from the depths of 26/6

1st Match, Asian Test Championship at Kolkata, Feb 16-20 1999 | Match Summary | ESPNCricinfo

Pakistan are 10/3 and later 240/6 staring at a 10 wicket defeat but that **** Kamran somehow takes them to 496 to save the game

1st Test, Pakistan tour of India at Chandigarh, Mar 8-12 2005 | Match Summary | ESPNCricinfo

 

[Starfighter]

Brad Haddin in general, 2013-14 Ashes.

 

[SeamUp]

Is this a batting recovery or too early and just domination ?

1st Test, South Africa tour of India at Nagpur, Feb 6-9 2010 | Match Summary | ESPNCricinfo

 

[StephenZA]

Is this a batting recovery or too early and just domiantion ?

1st Test, South Africa tour of India at Nagpur, Feb 6-9 2010 | Match Summary | ESPNCricinfo

Nah, that was just fun to watch... nice try though .

 

[OverratedSanity]

Is this a batting recovery or too early and just domiantion ?

1st Test, South Africa tour of India at Nagpur, Feb 6-9 2010 | Match Summary | ESPNCricinfo

Take that to the Battle of the great bowling spells on flat roads thread.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Also Kolkata 01,obviously but that's too easy to mention I suppose? Also India were kind of doing OK if you just looked at the 3rd innings in isolation. 232-4 is a decent effort, though of course it was effectively negative 50/4 with only spuds left if a wicket fell.

 

[Daemon]

The Test in Galle where Dinesh Chandimal's scored 162*. Sri Lanka had a 180-200 run deficit in the 2nd innings when he walked in at 3-5. They somehow won the game. One of the greatest comebacks ever imo.

 

[OverratedSanity]

This thread could just be a rollcall of all the times India allowed the opposition to somehow escape after being in a dire situation in an overseas test.

Joburg 2013: SA 197/4 in 4th innings to 450/7
Auckland 2014: NZ 30/3 to 503 allout
Wellington 2014: NZ 94/5 to 6 trillion declared
Trentbridge 2014: 202/7 to 496 allout
Brisbane 2014: Australia 247/6 to 505 allout
Galle 2015: SL 95/5 to 367 allout

Then ****ing Sam Curran this season.

 

[Daemon]

mccullum and watlings 'lol no' to india at 90/5 200 odd runs in deficit was fun, as was kane and watlings 'lol no' the next year to sri lanka

I prefer these

1st Test, New Zealand tour of India [Nov 2010] at Ahmedabad, Nov 4-8 2010 | Match Summary | ESPNCricinfo

2nd Test, New Zealand tour of India [Nov 2010] at Hyderabad, Nov 12-16 2010 | Match Summary | ESPNCricinfo

 

[Maximas]

mccullum and watlings 'lol no' to india at 90/5 200 odd runs in deficit was fun, as was kane and watlings 'lol no' the next year to sri lanka

Was a fielding exhibition iirc

 

[_Ed_]

I prefer these

1st Test, New Zealand tour of India [Nov 2010] at Ahmedabad, Nov 4-8 2010 | Match Summary | ESPNCricinfo

2nd Test, New Zealand tour of India [Nov 2010] at Hyderabad, Nov 12-16 2010 | Match Summary | ESPNCricinfo

 

[ImpatientLime]

Ok, so we all love a good lollapse (when it's not our team) and there are rightly a few threads out there commemorating the best of the best. But, less amusing though they are, I feel we need to give comparable recognition to the times where a batting side messes up big-time early on before turning the innings around spectacularly.

I'll start by throwing in my favourite recovery that actually occurred during my lifetime: 4th Test, Pakistan tour of England at London, Aug 26-29 2010 | Match Summary | ESPNCricinfo
Unfortunately, that match is generally remembered for things other than England's turnaround, but nonetheless it was still an incredible comeback.

broad smacking asif and amir all round a cloudy lords is one of the elite troll moves.

 

[Flem274*]

I prefer these

1st Test, New Zealand tour of India [Nov 2010] at Ahmedabad, Nov 4-8 2010 | Match Summary | ESPNCricinfo

2nd Test, New Zealand tour of India [Nov 2010] at Hyderabad, Nov 12-16 2010 | Match Summary | ESPNCricinfo

only beating the 2010 nz team 1-0 in a 3 match series at home? shame on india