Make Good Decisions

Lower risk creates consistency. Higher risk reduces consistency. Good decisions continuously reduce your risk while increasing the opponent’s.

1 – Secure Par Score

Be careful; don't try to score maximum number of runs. Secure par score when batting first. As you lose wickets, slow down.

Absorb pressure, keep wickets in hand, guarantee par score, setup team for good finish:

2 – Rely on Singles

If par is around 100, singles can build the score with less risk than boundaries. In the match below, most of our runs came this way.

3 – Find Gaps

Clearing a 30-yard fielder carries less risk than clearing the boundary. Choose shots that exploit gaps before trying to hit over deep fielders.

Exploiting the vacant long-on:

Clearing mid-off instead of attacking the protected leg side: