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Old June 11, 2019, 10:05 AM
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Originally Posted by DilzLFC
In other words Mashrafe should've decided to bat first.
Bingo. B - I - N - G - O.

We beat SA batting first.
Pak beat Eng batting first.
We win the toss and bat second against England? Chasing has an extra pressure when the total is decent. You give away the initial advantage to Archer but reap the benefit later. Only when weather is dicey you want to bat second to know the target or revised target.
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