Make It Easy Or Hard
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You have two philosophical choices: make the game easier for yourself, or make it harder for your opponent.
Attacking Bowling
Make the game easier for yourself: attack the stumps and take wickets.
Scenarios
- 12 needed off 18; wickets in hand
- New batter struggles with movement
- Weak lower order follows
Example
- Mitchell Starc - 2015 World Cup Final
- Bowled McCullum with a ~148 km/h yorker in the first over.
Defensive Bowling
Make the game harder for the batter: deny easy runs and force risk.
- 36 needed off 12
- Strong batter favors one boundary
- Dot balls provoke reckless shots
Example
- Pat Cummins - 2023 World Cup Final
- Used cutters, denied driving length and protected the leg side - 34 runs in 10 overs.