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Originally Posted by mufi_02
Anyone think WI declared too early? Their score of 521 means we need 321 to avoid follow on. This is not a lot considering the flatness of the pitch. They should have declared after 600+ and that would have forced BD to score 400+ for follow on. 400+ would have been a psychological pressure.
Now, if they need to bat again, the match might go for a draw. They were batting superbly. They could just stayed 1 more session and start hitting and score 100+.
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You are rating our batsmen very highly
. Sammy on the other hand actually knows our true potential and that's how he did set up the field yesterday. He allowed our batsmen to go for their shots and of course they fell into the trap and threw their wicket away. Now look the field placement for Shakib, very attacking and not giving him enough room to score as they know Shakib gets frustrated with too many dot balls and will make mistake sooner or later. I think declaring at 527 was a mind game - They didn't want us to feel the pressure and wanted us to be complacent and that's exactly what's happening. Our batsmen were too excited to bat on this flat pitch and score some quick runs but in the process losing their wickets. Story of BD cricket. So it won't take long for WI to wrap us up. Our batsmen are very generous in that department