"btuli" <btuli@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:1111765522.114524.248520@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...> All Hypothetical ofcourse, How can India win from this position.>
To me it appears once a team scores 500+ runs and batted 2 days, u have> ruled out atleast the loss result.
Not really. Oz scored 556 in adelaide vs Ind in Dec 2003 and lost. After the Indians levelled I1 scores, it needed the superlative spell of Ajit Agarkar in I2 to set up the victory. Can Bhajji do the same in BLR?
DB.
Or is it? If this pitch really is as good to bat on as they have> suggested, and the Pak bowlers struggle on it as much as they did last> night, then coring 375 to 400 runs a day on this track should not be> overly hard.>
So further assuming that Sehwag sticks around atleast for the full day> on D3 and Gambhir is there with him for a fair part, then India should> score close to 400 on D3 thus they would be effectively 100-120 runs> behind. Further assuming that Ganguly was serious about playing to win,> India can then try to score another 350 or so on Day 4 and declare with> about 10 odd overs to go. Chasing 200 on the last day with no chance of> a win (remember India still would have their second inning) should put> pressure on the Pak batsmen.>
Chacko wrote:> I think about 340 and 275 could be scored on day 3 and by one hour> after tea of day 4.. that should be a lead of 100-120.. get Pak in for> 1 hour... and bowl them out for about 250 by tea.. knock off the 130> runs in the final session... simple isn't it.> Chacko
I think we should be able to finish of the match by lunch on Day 3 itself. Declare at 700 half hour before Lunch (Sehwag 500*) & then bowl them out in the 1/2 hour.
