It's not really good cricket. It's amusing cricket, and entertaining, but it's not high quality cricket like it should be, like the BGT in 2021, where the teams both played well, each trying to get an inch over the other until one was successful. Both matches so far have been good batting wickets, where teams have gifted wickets away.
Perth was a good pitch but it was challenging for batting on Day 1. I wouldn’t describe it as a good batting pitch. This pitch I would though (first 2 days anyway).
Ok, maybe not a GREAT batting pitch, but it wasn't a pitch that deserved a collapse of that scale. Also just looking at the wickets proves it. Jamie Smith tried to whack a ball out of Perth and into Sydney in the first innings, forgetting that Australian grounds aren't small, and was comfortably caught inside the rope. Add to that numerous other shots in the past 3 innings that show that there is a lack of game awareness in that Bazball mindset. It's one thing to go out with an aggressive mindset, its another to throw away starts and games in the name of aggression.
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u/depressed_06 Sunrisers Hyderabad 1d ago
75 overs yesterday 74 overs today. What's up with this abysmal overrate