Showing posts with label dot dilemma. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dot dilemma. Show all posts

Oct 6, 2009

Aussies Curb Instincts...Out-Dot New Zealand!

ICC Champions Trophy 2009 Finals

New Zealand won the toss and batted first. Australians who have a great reputation of exploiting the dot-ball dilemma of the first innings (when a team bats first, they do not know the target- so the price a batting team pays for dot balls is not known- yet some strike rate is needed being an ODI and wickets are key since some decent total is also needed). So some mix of caution and scoring is needed). How much? That is a dilemma.