Re: QF Australia vs. Pakistan 20th March 2015 @ Adelaide (3rd QF)
You mean, one batsman with average 96 and SR 64?
[Note: Actually, there is one Pakistani batsmen whom many love (I don’t know why). Azhar ali … his average is 41 and SR is 64. Now assume that he has average 96 instead of 41 … an ultimate blocker. On average, he would make 96 runs in 150 balls].
In that case, this duffer would consume 150 balls making his 96 runs (SR 64 in 100 balls), leaving 150 balls for others. If others, all of them have SR 90 than they would make 135 runs in 150 balls. Total would be 135 + 96 = 231 runs.
So, do you think with such scoring capability, any team can win against world top teams who are regularly posting (or chasing) 280 to 300 runs (even 350 runs at regular basis)?
I think with such batting ability, a team would not be able to win even against Zimbabwe or Ireland.
Note: If it was 80s or even 90s than SR 70 was fine, as then, 230 was good score. But cricket overall, and especially ODI, has become batsmen friendly. Today, 300 runs per inning is norm, and thus in this situation, SR < 70 for batsman is crime, even SR = 75 is unacceptable.
A players should either have SR ~ 90, Ave ~ 40 … or SR ~80, Ave 45 … (SR x Ave = 3600) … and below that, can be tolerated if there are no good batsmen available in country.