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How long before the 200 run barrier is breached again?


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RoRo its not the 150 mark that we need to look at but the 175 mark .... it has remained almost just as rare as it was in the 90s if you take away the minnows. Even otherwise there is not much difference. If you set the mark to 185+ it gets even more thin. The point is that the last mile which starts somewhere around the 175-185 is the most difficult one to cross and it is usually because there is not much time left and/or that the batsmen just throw the bat around and it usually costs them their wkt. http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=2;filter=advanced;orderby=batted_score;runsmin1=175;runsval1=runs;template=results;type=batting;view=innings
thankx Bossbhai But if you look at the link you have been given, even though the 175 run mark has been touched or broken only 17 times in the entire ODI history of the game, it has been breached 6 times since august 2009. More n more batmen are scoring bigger n bigger and one of them might go on to touch the 200 mark. All the factors you have put up are absolutely correct. But with the 175 mark being breached more regularly one to guys who reach there will surely go on to reach 200. The day is not far away :om:
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With so many power plays and the proliferation of T20 it is just a matter of time before 200 is shot down. I agree with Boss that the last mile takes its toll, but given the no. of batsmen who get into the 160s these days (with 5 overs to spare) 200 is no longer a distant dream. Sooner or later some batsman will get over the hump. Once you get to 160s you are usually in the 45th over or so and with hardly 5 left, you need to throw the bat around. That is when batsmen lose it. If some one can get to the 160s by the 40th over, 200 should not be that difficult. Dilshan would be my pick to break the record. 400 in Test cricket however will remain unconquered for a long long time.

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Sehwag is not 100% fit IMO, he was looking tired at the end of his innings against Bangladesh. Not sure he would be able to reach 200 in this world cup unless he gets to a even more explosive start which allows him to reach 175 in around 40 over mark. I personally wouldnt like the record to be broken against a minnow..

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At the moment I can see following players capable of scoring 200... 1. Sehwag 2. Gayle 3. McCullum (if he opens) 4. Jesse Ryder (if he opens) 5. Dilshan Surprizingly there are 2 kiwi players on my list but whoever has seen McCullum or Ryder open in odis know how destructive they can be. I think the key would be who can stary at the wicket for 50 overs.

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It is safe to conclude that in the present batting friendly environment it will happen sooner rather than later. It was very close today. someone like Shane Watson could easily bash one of the minnows. But one record will forever be unbroken - "first Man to score a double hundred :finger: "

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It sounds ridiculous bvut Watson could of scored 300 the way he was batting today
He was lucky twice today he was dropped so don't assume that he would have scored 200 even if he was batting first today,
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Sachin will break it before anybody does it.. He had scored a number of 150+ scores in recent past and I've no doubt he can better it in near future.

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He was lucky twice today he was dropped so don't assume that he would have scored 200 even if he was batting first today' date='[/quote'] Anyone who scores such a high score is likely to have been dropped once or twice.
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Neither Tendulkar nor Dhoni were dropped.
Keyword = Likely.. Besides, the first one was a very very difficult chance. The second one definately should have been taken but that aint Wattos fault

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