In cricket; what score does Pakistan have to get to avoid the follow on?

Question

Is it 3/5ths of England's Score or 2/3rds of their score?

Hi Sherlock

Well, I understand a good 90% of the rules. It's just when it becomes really complicated that it's a bit hazy. But that's easy, generally, the follow on is avoided when the batting team gets 200 less than the other team. But then my question was expertly crafted. [smile]

Emma, you're right; it was 329 to avoid the follow-on. Which is similar to what Sherlock said; he said that it was connected to 200 below the leading team's score.

Answer 1

Any team will come out of the follow on if it crosses the score that is 200 less than the team that batted first. For example, if the first team scores 538 runs then the team batting second should cross atleast 338 (538 - 200) runs to avoin follow on.

More detailed form is as follows :

Follow-on is a term (noun and verb) used in the sport of cricket. It describes the situation where a team has two consecutive innings. Cricket matches are played over either one or two innings. The 'follow-on' is only used in games played over two innings. In these games the teams take turns in batting. Team A has its first innings followed by Team B. Then Team A has its second innings, and unless Team B has already scored more runs than Team A, Team B has its second innings.

However, if Team B scores substantially fewer runs than Team A in its first innings, Team A's captain may force Team B to bat again (to 'follow-on') straight away, so that the order of the innings is: A, B, B, and, if necessary, A again. In its second innings, Team B is then said to be 'following-on'. This rule is governed by Law 13 of the Laws of cricket.

The number of runs by which Team A must be ahead of Team B to give its captain the option of forcing Team B to follow on changes depending on how long the game is. In a match of 5 days or more, a side which bats first and leads by at least 200 runs has the option of requiring the other side to follow-on.

In shorter matches the minimum required leads are as follows:

(i) 150 runs in a match of 3 or 4 days;

(ii) 100 runs in a 2-day match;

(iii) 75 runs in a 1-day match.

Where a match is shortened, the leads required to have the option of enforcing the follow-on are determined by how many days (or part days) play remain when the match starts. For example, suppose a match is scheduled for 5 days, but the first day is washed out because of rain. If the match then begins on the second scheduled day of the match, the team batting first needs a first innings lead of 150 runs or more to have the option of enforcing the follow-on.

However, if the team batting first scores less than 400 runs, then the team batting second has to score half the runs that the team batting first has scored. Same applies to shorter matches.

Enforcing the follow-on
Captains do not automatically choose to enforce the follow-on when they are entitled to. In two innings games, for a team to win, it usually needs to dismiss the opposition twice. If it fails to do so, the game may end in a draw. So, when there is limited time available so that a team does not think it had enough time to bat again and then dismiss the opposing side, the follow-on will almost invariably be enforced.

When time is not an issue, the follow-on is often not enforced. This is partly because it is tiring for bowlers to bowl for two consecutive innings. It is also usually considered a disadvantage to bat last, when the cricket pitch had deteriorated by wear and there are more natural variations to its bounce and ability to take spin.

Hope you understand this.

Answer 2

329

Answer 3

348

Answer 4

348

Answer 5

Explaination of follow on video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YAvEVCs_Ag