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Dot Balls - ketchim - 09-20-2017 Re: Dot Balls - ketchim - 09-20-2017 In T20, the block-or-bash method has not hindered West Indies the immense power in the batting order - over a short duration - means they can overcome dot balls by clearing the boundary. Re: Dot Balls - ketchim - 09-20-2017 But in the 50-over game, an innings such as Gayle's 37 off 27 balls Samuels fell for 17 off 46 deliveries, 31 of which were dot balls. from top-order  batsmen has less chance of defining a game, a point that was explored in greater detail in this feature (click) Re: Dot Balls - ketchim - 09-20-2017 [li]TRINIDADDY:[/li] [li]man we suck so hard at ODIs[/li] [li]Yesterday at 12:37 PM[/li]   ketchim: [li]133 dot balls so far ![/li] [li]Yesterday at 12:09 PM[/li] Re: Dot Balls - ketchim - 09-20-2017 ketchim: 52 runs off 17 outta 42 overs : from Samuels and Hope. Yesterday at 01:04 PM ketchim: over 20 overs of Dot balls: we suck Yesterday at 12:55 PM Re: Dot Balls - ketchim - 09-20-2017 Overall, there were 142 dot balls in West Indies' 42 overs at Old Trafford - 56.34% of the innings - Re: Dot Balls - ketchim - 09-24-2017 Chasing 369 gooooo cccwwwiii !  West Indies won the toss and chose to field first on an overcast but dry day at Bristol as they looked to take early advantage of a green-tinged wicket in the third ODI and battle back from 1-0 down.