We scored 1 six in the last 14 overs!

[Captain]

We scored 4 sixes in the entire innings and 3 of them came in the PP. We scored a total of ONE six in the last 14 overs on one of the smallest grounds in India which is a batting paradise and our commentators were going gaga over our players ability to run doubles.

 

Our approach to batting in T20's needs to change. We are still following the outdated approach of keeping wickets till the end and then launching in the last 4 overs. This approach won't work in the modern game at least on flat batting wickets.

 

Look at the Aussies, English and WI teams and these three teams in particular have a long batting line up and keep going hard even when they lose a couple of wickets. That is the way to play the t20's not our outdated approach.

 

 

[Ranjha]

Uh oh...it must be Yuvraj Singh in the middle slowing things down

[zen]

As I wrote on the match thread, I can imagine some batsmen flicking the ball for a 6 on this relatively small ground 

[rkt.india]

Yes, i said that. We hit 4 sixes, 3 of them by Lolit. WI 10 sixes.

[kosingh]

We misread the wicket a bit, it seems. We were playing like the goal was around 170. Rahane was crap, but it's also hard to blame him. This is pretty much his game. 

[chewy]

Since World T20 2009, India has the least number of six hitters after Bangladesh and Pakistan. 

 

 

[rkt.india]

Just now, chewy said:

Since World T20 2009, India has the least number of six hitters after Bangladesh and Pakistan. 

 

 

We only have lolit who hits sixes effortlessly and he isn't consistent in t20s.

[rkt.india]

5 minutes ago, Viper said:

lolit can't handle quality bowlers 

On his day, lolit has hit every bowler in the world. He scored 150 odd at mcg against the likes of Starc.

[rkt.india]

4 minutes ago, Viper said:

I knew that wasn't enough.. Rahane in for 15th over god can't stand his sight in t20s

 

maggi is hit or miss

Lack of sixes was what i was realy pissed when we were batting. One six 14 overs is inexcusable on this ground.

[Singh bling]

Lets be realistic , majority of our cricketers are timers and 190-200 is maxim score a timers can hit. Unlike West Indies or England we don't have strong Six feet plus hitters , so on this type of pitch where there is just pure hitting either you need very good bowling or very good power hitters

[Laaloo]

Rahane with 2 boundaries in the 15 overs with 6 overs of PP is inexcusable this day and age with flat pitches, short boundaries, big bats.

[Vilander]

maggie rahane..such poorly built brats, eating all kinds of crap i believe, the WI players looked like wrestlers in front of them.

[New guy]

Only Kohli has the ability to score very well without 6s. No other batsman in the world can

 

 

[Adi_91]

At OP,

 

You have overlooked the fact that still 59 runs were scored in the last 4 overs. It's not about sixes, it is about accumulating runs and defending the score with good bowling.

 

We did not bowl well at all.

Edited April 1, 2016 by Adi_91

[Captain]

9 minutes ago, Adi_91 said:

At OP,

 

You have overlooked the fact that still 59 runs were scored in the last 4 overs. It's not about sixes, it is about accumulating runs and defending the score with good bowling.

 

We did not bowl well at all.

The point still stands. On a ground as small as this, on a pitch as good as this scoring a single six in the last 14 overs is ridiculously bad. As for 59 runs from the last 4 overs, we can thank Kohli for that effort. He's the only guy who can score at such a rate without sixes because he PLACES the ball so well.

 

Point being, where are the players that can clear the boundary with ease?

 

 

[Adi_91]

2 minutes ago, Captain said:

The point still stands. On a ground as small as this, on a pitch as good as this scoring a single six in the last 14 overs is ridiculously bad. As for 59 runs from the last 4 overs, we can thank Kohli for that effort. He's the only guy who can score at such a rate without sixes because he PLACES the ball so well.

 

Point being, where are the players that can clear the boundary with ease?

 

 

 

I still strongly believe that if had not bowled those no balls, we would have made a match out of it, Batsmen given some of their limitations tried their best.

[Captain]

1 minute ago, Adi_91 said:

 

I still strongly believe that if had not bowled those no balls, we would have made a match out of it, Batsmen given some of their limitations tried their best.

Of course, there's absolutely no doubt that if the no balls hadn't happened, we might have well won the match. I believe we were 10-15 runs short with our batting effort. Rahane's innings was a match losing innings.

 

All in all, i guess it's safe to say we screwed up big time with both bat and the ball. But, i still am not able to fathom how we only managed to clear the boundary once in 14 overs on probably the biggest patta in India which also happens to have short boundaries.

[Adi_91]

4 minutes ago, Captain said:

Of course, there's absolutely no doubt that if the no balls hadn't happened, we might have well won the match. I believe we were 10-15 runs short with our batting effort. Rahane's innings was a match losing innings.

 

All in all, i guess it's safe to say we screwed up big time with both bat and the ball. But, i still am not able to fathom how we only managed to clear the boundary once in 14 overs on probably the biggest patta in India which also happens to have short boundaries.

 

It was a bad day. Simple as that.

[rkt.india]

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76.84 Percentage of runs scored by West Indies' batsmen that came in boundaries - 146 out of 190 (six runs came in the form of extras). In all, they hit 20 fours and 11 sixes. The percentage is the third-highest in the 126 innings where 175 or more runs were scored by batsmen. Netherlands' batsmen scored 85.71% of their runs in boundaries against Ireland in Sylhet in the last edition. West Indies themselves had scored 78.22% of their runs in fours and sixes when chasing 232 against South Africa at the Wanderers in January 2015. India, on the other hand, scored only 49.19% of their runs in boundaries, which is the lowest in a total of 175 or more, and the only instance of less than 50% of runs scored in boundaries in such a total.

 

 

[Captain]

9 minutes ago, MultiB48 said:

dew made a difference,rahane said they were looking only upto 160

Everyone knew that the dew will come into play at the Wankhede during the chase. Which is why you need those 15-20 runs above par to counter the dew factor. Rahane is a moron if he truly believed that 160 would be enough on this ground.

 

WI's chased down 180 against England with ease and then England chased down 230 against SA on this ground. I wonder how this moron thought 160 would be enough.