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So this comes up in the commentary box during every ODI series.
Captains seem to take the batting powerplay around the 38-42 over mark, or if the innings is going badly, they just take it at the end. A lot of commentators go with the idea that it should be taken when there's two set batsmen at the crease that can take advantage of it.
Personally I think the men on the ground have got this one 100% right. Taking it early is pointless, if you lose an early wicket you'll have to revert to defensive tactics and the powerplay will go to waste.
The bowling powerplay seems to have become rather set in stone. Mahela Jayawardene experimented rather successfully with taking it a bit later some of the time, but he had Murali. There aren't really any middle-overs bowlers left who you'd like to use to attack a partnership hard with the field in. I think there are a few situations where the powerplay should be delayed, but they're quite specific to the players on each side. If you set the field back for big-hitting openers then bring it in when middle-order men who like to work singles arrive at the crease, you can really mess with opposition plans.
Thoughts?
Captains seem to take the batting powerplay around the 38-42 over mark, or if the innings is going badly, they just take it at the end. A lot of commentators go with the idea that it should be taken when there's two set batsmen at the crease that can take advantage of it.
Personally I think the men on the ground have got this one 100% right. Taking it early is pointless, if you lose an early wicket you'll have to revert to defensive tactics and the powerplay will go to waste.
The bowling powerplay seems to have become rather set in stone. Mahela Jayawardene experimented rather successfully with taking it a bit later some of the time, but he had Murali. There aren't really any middle-overs bowlers left who you'd like to use to attack a partnership hard with the field in. I think there are a few situations where the powerplay should be delayed, but they're quite specific to the players on each side. If you set the field back for big-hitting openers then bring it in when middle-order men who like to work singles arrive at the crease, you can really mess with opposition plans.
Thoughts?