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Here is how their bowlers performed against South Africans in tri series held in Zimbabwe(Sept 2014). A good powerplay performance by the Australians in the tri-series. The South Africans with their new opening line up were unable to score … Continue reading
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Here is how South Africa bowled against Australia in tri series played in Zimabwe . In the tri series maximum boundaries came in last phase Power play (0-10) performance In the tri-series the Power play has not been very … Continue reading
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Like most teams South Africans prefer to chase down targets in ODIs – they believe they can successfully chase down any target given to them, yet during 2nd ODI -post match interview – their captain AB De Villers was concerned … Continue reading
The ODI contest between AUS v/s SA has developed an interesting trend. The last duel was a tri-series held in Zimbabwe, which South Africa won, and they dominated that series with the bat. In 3 games played between them, 1595 … Continue reading
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I thought it was an amazing field setting employed by Clarke on day 1. Although Australia picked only 2 wickets the whole day, reflecting great limitations their bowlers have in sub-continent. It didn’t stop Clarke to think logically, and employ … Continue reading
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Analysis of Aust v/s Pak 1st Test I missed day one of the first test, hence i was not able to record/update relevant data therefore data that reflects in Pak 1st inn only features day 2 performance. Field zone : … Continue reading
Data shows top 3 batsmen of most teams contribute maximum No. of Run-outs in Test matches. Since 2011 they contributed 32.59 % of 135 Run-outs!. Why do we see frequent Run-outs ?. I think either misunderstanding between batsmen (especially … Continue reading
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Here is a look at series wise performance this year(2014). The current Aus in Pak contest is the 11th series in 2014. This the fifth successive short < 2 Tests series played. The table below is a sum of how … Continue reading
As Australia take on Pakistan, here is a look at how teams performed in UAE. Interestingly scoring runs is not easy for batsmen in UAE (Pakistan inclusive). At same time it does not suggest that wickets are easy to come … Continue reading
Is batting first in Test match a good option for teams ?. It will depend on how their top order counter the new ball, and in doing so how many runs/wkts they score in 1st session/day one/1st innings. Here is … Continue reading
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Sub-continent analysis: 60.47 % of Test matches were played in sub continent since 2011. Hence its not surprising that scoring runs in sub-continent is not very difficult. A comparison of two tables below, including teams from sub-continent. All … Continue reading
I am following how runs are scored in all formats. By this I mean scoring shots over each phase, in bat order, partnerships, 1st/2nd bat, setting/chasing targets, etc. Before that would like to look at trends of each team over … Continue reading
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Like batsmen bowlers also work in partnerships. They are supposed to complement each other, and while doing that, sometimes they need to constrain themselves from bowling differently. If someone has maintained great accuracy and is constantly beating the bat and … Continue reading
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It has been noticed that a bowler (spinner or speedster) gets his wickets, almost always, when he concedes less runs in an over, be it in any format and at any level played. This eventually leads to winning games. Here … Continue reading
Regressive Momentum At end of 1st Test both teams were at par with each other in terms of performance. This changed at end of 2nd Test when India found gap in primary indicator in statistics as they won historic Lord’s Test. Although … Continue reading
