How many runs would you score in an IPL game? (1 Viewer)

[sports_fan]

Similar setup.

Pretend that for some bizarre reason your favorite cricket team is down to 10 players before Start of Play, but they need to have 11 on the field or forfeit. They decide, "What the heck? It's worth a try", and pull your ### out of the stands to suit up. Now here are the conditions:

-Assume standard Twenty20 rules. Single innings, 20 overs per side, etc.

- Nothing about you changes. You are who you are. Don't pretend super powers for the sake of this exercise.

- You'll be playing the full match.


How many runs do you score?

 

[fantasycurse42]

At least 240... Is that a lot?

 

[Peyton Marino]

wat

 

[Jack White]

Something tells me this is not going to be as popular as the NBA hypothetical.

 

[D in the D]

Do they have the DH rule in cricket?

 

[shady inc]

7

 

[Guest]

What's considered "a lot" of runs? What's considered a "meh" number of runs? What's an over?

ETA: My vote will be 1/3 of a "meh" number of runs.

 

[jfranco77]

I'd bet I could get 1 or 2 out of sheer dumb luck. Or at least I could make contact once or twice.

 

[Guest]

That's a sticky wicket.

 

[Doug B]

I played cricket a handful of times one summer years ago. One of my friends down the street. his dad was an accomplished cricketer back in India. His dad still had a lot of gear (cricket bats, balls, gloves), so we took all that and started up some games in my backyard with the neighborhood kids. Had to make out own half-arsze wickets & bails out of pieces of brokem lawn chairs.

Cricket is a lot of fun when everyone's new to the game and you're just messing around. But my friend (cricketer's son) was the only one who really knew how to bowl properly, so he was just mowing us down.

So ... no, IPL dudes would be unhittable. Maybe the odd lucky hit like jfranco said.

 

[Cjw_55106]

What's this now?

 

[eoMMan]

IPL?

International Pocketpool League?

 

[sports_fan]

At least 240... Is that a lot?

You just set a new single match record. Congratulations!

 

[matuski]

8 quarts

 

[Plorfu]

I'd probably manage 15 overtures per hectare if the opponent was playing a duck and quarter style, otherwise I'd be lucky to butter a single bottom.