There was no way that Sri lanka were going to score 64 runs in 2 balls and win their Super Eights encounter against New Zealand. Still, the win predictor gave them a 0.01% chance when in my opinion they didn't have a chance in a gazillion to walk away as the victors.
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In order for Sri Lanka to have a shout:
- Glen Phillips had to offer up at least 9-10 no-balls
- Chameera or Theekshana would then have had to launch each of those free hits into the stands
- That's 9-10 sixes on the trot while there's only instance (Meghalaya's Akash Kumar Choudhary during a Ranji match) in the entire history of cricket where a batsman managed to score the maximum, eight out of eight times
Considering the fact that two tailenders were up against Glen Phillips' off breaks, victory was practically impossible. There was a mathematical probability of a win (as illustrated above) but wouldn't you agree 0.01% was a tad too optimistic? May be 0.0000000000001% would have been more appropriate? What do you think? Do drop a comment?
Until next time,
Your sports analyst.
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