Just like Sri Lankan's made the smart move of hitting every ball to the boundary when someone introduced the "Field Restrictions", and ended up lifting the 1996 World Cup, I feel I have seen the potential in "Power Plays" to do exactly that, but in the reverse order.
Openers want to attack, you place fielders on the boundary. Result - they lose their wicket and you bring the fielders back in..!!
Here's my article http://talkcricket.dopanne.com/2006/07/05/Cricket+Power+Plays+Now+Showing+Its+Colors.aspx
2006-07-08 08:30:28 · 6 answers · asked by Binit. 1 in Sports ➔ Cricket
I couldn’t read your article!! Can’t find the page with the URL you provided!
*Power plays were actually introduced to remove the predictable nature of a one-day match between overs 20-40. Most people believed that things became less eventful during this period.
*According to ICC power plays give the fielding captain more options, if used wisely. So when a batsman is on ‘destruction mode’, the fielding captain can opt to use the power plays later
* In case of a low scoring matches, the team that bowls second can actually avoid using the 2nd & 3rd power plays & go for the kill. This was not possible in case of earlier system of fielding restrictions where a captain has to finish the entire 15 overs & u might see an early finish to a one-sided match!!
* Splitting of power plays to 3 parts, removes the idea of ‘pinch hitter’ as the fielding captain can opt not to use them in a single stretch! But it encourages quality stroke makers. Like u said, teams can use the additional 5 overs & grab more runs!
* Sri Lankans used first 15 overs well in 1996 world cup! But power- plays aren’t exactly the same! Fielding captain needn’t use 2 catching men, in powerplays 2 & 3. This lets him choose a field placement, which is attacking, still run saving!
*Power plays can be more useful in humid & hot Indian subcontinent. Rahul Dravid used it well, by not using the 2nd & 3rd power plays & made the batsman (I guess it was Flintoff or Peiterson) more tired, forcing him to take more singles, who eventually threw his wicket away. Thus it can be used to check stroke makers.
* One negative aspect of the power plays is that runs are getting more devalued. 400 is no more a rare sight, even for a team batting 2nd! So all the records by players in the past gets less credit!
2006-07-08 19:58:50 · answer #1 · answered by avalanche 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well that would definitely help but doesn't guarantee a win. In fact captains are using it smartly recently.
Power plays are meant for hard hitting but then it all depends on the number of wickets intact. First 10 overs are mandatory first power play and usually, that decides the tempo of the match. Good going, with wickets intact, in first power play will, usually, result in a good score. In such situation, there is very less room for the opposition captain to use his smartness.
2006-07-08 19:52:28 · answer #2 · answered by muks320 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in ordinary words one crew can win the international cup. each and each and every has extra or a lot less danger to win the same. extra international places are extra to toughen the acceptance of the game. in the present day Canada is at bottom, that's going to attain on the accurate if it begins to play regardless of the probabilities of grab the cup.
2016-11-06 01:38:51 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
agree. powerplays are key to wickets if used to perfection.
2006-07-08 19:41:43 · answer #4 · answered by rapt attention 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just can't say any thing contradicting your views so I agree with you.
2006-07-10 05:32:33 · answer #5 · answered by Sherlock Holmes 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ya ur right
2006-07-09 03:01:27 · answer #6 · answered by neha m 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋