We have been discussing - when India should declare? Here is the status as of now:
Day 3 - Session 2
* India RR 4.20
* Last 10 ovs 44/0 RR 4.40
* Min overs remaining 43.1
South Africa 296
India 525/6 (124.5 ov)
India lead by 229 runs with 4 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.Dhoni at 74 & Laxman at 86.
Points to be considered:
1. How the pitch is going to behave in next 2 days? If it is getting more batting friendly (which looks to me at this moment), then at least 1.5 days will be required to bowl SA out. This means, they will get to play ~140 overs. At an average of 3.5, they will score ~450.
2. How comfortable are we to bat in 4th innings? Well, we all know India's track record in 4th innings. Even a 100 run chase might look like a humongous task for them. So India will try it's best to avoid batting in 4th innings.
3. How important is it for India to win this match? Well, definitely they would like to level the series by winning & retain the no 1 position in ICC ranking.
Given all above circumstances, I feel India will look to achieve a lead of 400 before putting SA in!!!
Let's see.....
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