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| ![]() 62/4, Root and Cook gone, Bairstow injured and a target of 521, I think its safe to now say that its just a formality now to complete the win. I hope England doesn't make me eat my words ![]() |
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| ![]() 176/4. Wicketless session after lunch. Buttler and Stokes are looking good out there. We've lost both reviews(?), and the conditions look even better for batting after Tea. Even the injured Bairstow is all padded up and ready to take the crease, it appears. I would still say a win for England is unlikely. And it doesn't seem like they're playing for a draw. The key for England now is their ability to negotiate the reverse swinging ball. The new ball is due half way through the last session for the day. If India don't pick up any wickets in the next session, it's going to be quite a contest! |
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| ![]() Yes a wicket less final session and this game is on!! With around 250 to get and 6 wickets in hand final day will get quite interesting. With the weather as it was today, I would say then England would well fancy their chances as well!! |
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| ![]() A win still seems unlikely, but England have a good opportunity to make this a respectable chase and get some batters into form. |
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BHPian ![]() | ![]() i am not saying that it is going to happen, but the problem with these kind of targets is, if they happen to play even 100 overs, they are going to win the match! |
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Distinguished - BHPian ![]() ![]() | ![]() 4 hours no wickets. 4 wickets in 20 mins. Changes the equation to 2 wicket in 12 overs. Had it not been for Bumrah and his love affair with noballs, he wouldve taken one more and a Fiver by now Last edited by hemanth.anand : 21st August 2018 at 22:36. |
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![]() 400+ is never easy for any team batting last anywhere in the world, fact. Exactly why those 3 wins chasing 400+ stand out. | |
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i know, it is almost impossible to score 520 runs in 100 overs in a 4th innings of a match, even if Australia are playing against Zimbabwe! | |
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| ![]() Honestly, which batsman in the current era knows how to play for a draw like the yesteryears? Who wants to be "the wall" like Dravid? Nobody. Everyone is in attack mode from ball one. I doubt anyone today can make 12 runs in 96 balls, even if their life depended on it. As for this match, it's just a matter of 'when?'. |
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It is more of application. Our very own Pujara could be the next wall but everyone including the captain and coach criticize his strike rate. Not every one is Kohli. Last edited by VWAllstar : 22nd August 2018 at 10:17. | |
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On an unrelated note, I think it was Buttler who was dropped on 3 by Pant, who shuffled to his left before diving to his right and dropping a regulation chance. Had he held on to it, England would have been staring at a 300 run defeat. I hope they wrap things up in the first few overs today. With that drop catch and Bumrah's no-ball wicket, we should have wrapped things up by Tea. India has to focus on leveling the test Series now. | |
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![]() Now, situation for England (favorable outcomes) is like: England win if Rashid and Anderson score centuries OR England salvages a draw if both remain unbeaten (with or without help from weather gods) ![]() Last edited by NPV : 22nd August 2018 at 11:49. | |
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| ![]() Cricbuzz says 12% chances of rain today. |
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