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Posted January 18, 2016 03:57 · last edited March 18, 2021 07:29

LeighboNZ wrote:

Bevan wrote:

So Guptill and Williamson just got a world record 20-20 partnership of 171 runs - nice work.

12 runs were extras.

Kinda weird that the partnership total includes extras - it's not as though the batsmen were responsible for those ...

Extras can include byes, leg byes etc which can be influenced by a batsman's actions. It can be argued that the pressure of bowling to certain batsmen can cause bowler mistakes.

Don't disagree, but surely by that logic the extras should be credited to the batsmen's scores also?

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LeighboNZ wrote:

Bevan wrote:

So Guptill and Williamson just got a world record 20-20 partnership of 171 runs - nice work.

12 runs were extras.

Kinda weird that the partnership total includes extras - it's not as though the batsmen were responsible for those ...

Extras can include byes, leg byes etc which can be influenced by a batsman's actions. It can be argued that the pressure of bowling to certain batsmen can cause bowler mistakes.

Don't disagree, but surely by that logic the extras should be credited to the batsmen's scores also?