Lord’s defeat further strengthened India’s position, as as poor chasers in army countries
As soon as England set a target of 193, no one could predict the Indian team in Lord’s, what was going to happen to the visitors. A batting order collapse, and eventually a disadvantage. Well, there was a collapse, but Rabindra Jadeja, Mohammad Sirj and Jaspreet Bumrah jointly took the team closer to Tantalizli. […]
As soon as England set a target of 193, no one could predict the Indian team in Lord’s, what was going to happen to the visitors. A batting order collapse, and eventually a disadvantage. Well, there was a collapse, but Rabindra Jadeja, Mohammad Sirj and Jaspreet Bumrah jointly took the team closer to Tantalizli. However, it was defeated by 22 runs at the end.
Chasing is not our construction, especially in the army countries. And why do we say this? Just because, chasing the goals of over 150, India has managed to win the match – only three times in its test history – 1971 vs. Kennington Oval England, 2003 vs. AUS in Adelaide, and 2021 vs AUS in Brisbane.
Yes, this is true. Team India is very uncomfortable chasing a target of more than 150 in England, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. Let’s see how, only in the size of the last 10 years, since 2015. Last year, India was set a target of 340 during the 4th test in Melbourne, India in the Ind vs. AUS series, and they fell under pressure. They could manage only 155 and lost by 184 runs. Then a year ago, in the 2023 WTC final, he was set a target of 444 by Australians, and bundled out for 234.
| Vs. | Winner | Target | score | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | South Africa | 208 | 135 | 2018 |
| South Africa | South Africa | 287 | 151 | 2018 |
| England | England | 194 | 162 | 2018 |
| England | England | 245 | 184 | 2018 |
| England | England | 464 | 345 | 2018 |
| Australia | Australia | 287 | 140 | 2018 |
| Australia | Australia | 444 | 234 | 2023 |
| Australia | Australia | 155 | 340 | 2024 |
Going forward, there is a tour of 2018 for Australia, where there were some examples again. In 2 trials in Perth, the Indian side was excluded for 140, chasing 287. In the same year, England got better for India. In the fifth Test, in the oval, Rahul and the pants were out for 345, despite the smashing tons, while chasing 464. In the last match in Southampton, the team could not chase 245, and lost by 60 runs.
In the first trial in Birmingham, they actually came close to the down 194, but finally sent packing to 162. And then there are two examples against South Africa in 2018. In the Centurion Test, India lost by 135 runs after set a target of 287, and in the first match of the series, in Cap Town, they could not do 208.
Yes, during this period he won by chasing Melbourne 2020 and Cape Town 2024, but they were well within the target 100, which further prove India’s lacking batting in the army countries.
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