50 200 runs lead neeeded to enfore follow-on. Right?
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This article is from the RSC/UKSC Cricket FAQ, by Ganesh with numerous contributions by others.
50 200 runs lead neeeded to enfore follow-on. Right?
Not really. According to the laws of cricket,when a team
is ahead on 1st innings basis, the captain can enforce
follow-on if:
1) 5-day match: 200 runs lead established 2) 3/4 day match: 150 runs lead established 3) 2-day match: 100 runs lead established 4) 1-day match: 75 runs lead established
Now if there is no play on the 1st day of a test match,
the laws also specify that the match has become(in this case)
a 4-day match. Therefore the follow-on lead required becomes
150 runs.
Even Sir Garfield Sobers was once caught unaware and extremely
upset when India enforced follow-on in similiar circumstances against
his side at Kingston in 1971 He, of course, went on to make India pay
for this effrontery.
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