The defending champion side has a deep batting unit. The Number 9 batsmen have an average of 25 runs (Chris Woakes). This implicates their batting dominance throughout the 50-over campaign. This approach has worked for the team in their home condition. They were able to lift the 2019 World Cup under the Captaincy of Eoin Morgan and the heroics of Ben Stokes.
Venturing into the sub-continent the conditions aren’t favorable for the side. The tempo of the dressing is to go out after every bowler and dominate the opposite right from the start. Even if they lose wickets doing so. It won’t hurt them, due to their incredible batting order. Featuring the best in the world.
The decision of the management had proved useful, and bear the fruits of winning the World Cup back in home. But, the management now, has to go back into the drawing room and figure out what went wrong in this World Cup.
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One of the Biggest upsets of the tournament was ENG vs AFG. The Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi offers a batting-friendly pitch to score massive runs. The Proteas batting order scored 428 runs in their opening fixture against the Lankans. The Lankans were also able to score 300-plus runs in the match.
Afghanistan scored 284 in their innings. A comparatively easy target for the defending champion. Aftermath followed into the praises for the Afghan bowlers. Wrist spinners and the fast pacers everyone registered wickets under their name. The team, who had won just a single match in a World Cup Edition. Now, had defeated the defending champions.
The team management seems adamant to go with the current line-up of players. The players need to adjust accordingly to the conditions. Most of the dressing room is a part of the IPL. They are well aware of the conditions. The problem lies in the format. IPL is a showmanship. 20 overs of complete adrenaline rush. 50 over format needs a different approach. Boundaries aren’t easily available with five fielders out of the circle.
