Pip: Lord's, a 388-run target, and a match that looked like India's for about forty overs — JustCricket has been watching closely.Mara: This episode is one match, one collapse, and what actually decided it — the final overs of England's innings and the 23 balls that ended India's chase.Pip: Let's start with how a very … Continue reading Podcast Episode: India did not lose the chase at 360. England won it in 23 balls.
Birmingham Phoenix made 214. Trent Rockets made the chase close, not complete.
Ten runs separated the sides, but the scorecard is full of much larger individual innings.Birmingham Phoenix made 214 for 4 from 100 balls. Joe Clarke led with 68 from 33 balls, Will Smeed made 51 from 28 and Rehan Ahmed 48 from 25. Donovan Ferreira then added 22 from nine balls. The first four entries … Continue reading Birmingham Phoenix made 214. Trent Rockets made the chase close, not complete.
Tim Seifert’s 67 gave Manchester Super Giants the seven runs London Spirit could not find.
The margin was seven runs. Tim Seifert’s score was 67.Manchester Super Giants made 138 for 9 from their 100 balls, and Seifert’s 67 from 45 balls accounted for almost half of it. Jos Buttler made 16 from 11 and Heinrich Klaasen 17 from 11, but no other Super Giants batter reached double figures. In a … Continue reading Tim Seifert’s 67 gave Manchester Super Giants the seven runs London Spirit could not find.
Zimbabwe made 125. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi made the chase a 19-ball decision.
India’s chase of 126 was decided by one score that changed the size of the target: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s 50 from 19 balls.India finished on 126 for 3 in 13.2 overs, winning by seven wickets. Sooryavanshi’s innings contained four fours and four sixes. Ishan Kishan added 35 from 24, Shreyas Iyer finished unbeaten on 28 from … Continue reading Zimbabwe made 125. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi made the chase a 19-ball decision.
Welsh Fire did not need a perfect chase. They needed Phil Salt to stay.
Welsh Fire lost four wickets in a chase of 136. Philip Salt was still there at the end. That was the difference.Salt’s unbeaten 47 from 37 balls was not the quickest innings in the scorecard, but it held the reply together. Matthew Short made 20 from 15, Rachin Ravindra 24 from 16 and Asa Tribe … Continue reading Welsh Fire did not need a perfect chase. They needed Phil Salt to stay.
West Indies needed 269. Hetmyer and Rutherford made the chase their own.
West Indies’ chase had two innings inside it. Sherfane Rutherford made 61 from 58 balls; Shimron Hetmyer then finished unbeaten on 69 from 64. Together, they supplied 130 of the 269 runs required to beat New Zealand.The final score was 269 for 8 in 47.3 overs, a two-wicket win. It was not a chase built … Continue reading West Indies needed 269. Hetmyer and Rutherford made the chase their own.
From 51 for 3, MI London made 144 feel inevitable.
MI London were 51 for 3 after 44 balls. They needed 93 more to win. Sam Curran and Nicholas Pooran took exactly 40 balls to get them.That fourth-wicket partnership was the match. Curran finished unbeaten on 60 from 39 balls, while Pooran made an unbeaten 58 from 22. Together they added 93, and MI London … Continue reading From 51 for 3, MI London made 144 feel inevitable.
At 81 for 6, West Indies found a match. New Zealand still found a way through it.
The decisive number in Barbados was not 188. It was 81 for 6.West Indies reached that point in the 21st over, with six wickets gone and only 81 on the board. Amir Jangoo and Gudakesh Motie then gave the innings a different shape. Their seventh-wicket stand added 81 in 106 balls, taking the score to … Continue reading At 81 for 6, West Indies found a match. New Zealand still found a way through it.
India did not lose the chase at 360. England won it in 23 balls.
India finished on 360. In most ODIs that is the score you write about as a statement chase. At Lord’s, it was 27 short. The match was not decided by a lack of intent from India’s batting. It was decided by the difference between England’s finishing and India’s. England were 324/3 after 46.5 overs; after … Continue reading India did not lose the chase at 360. England won it in 23 balls.
cricket moving on to a new trend: IS CRICKET A DYING SPORT – Part 2
Just about a week back, we had discussed about how players and teams are starting to focus more on white ball cricket and particularly on franchise leagues around the world, which might be the reason for the quality of Test Cricket declining (https://justcricket.home.blog/2021/12/25/is-cricket-a-dying-sport/). There are only 3-4 teams at the moment that are still competitive … Continue reading cricket moving on to a new trend: IS CRICKET A DYING SPORT – Part 2