Sunday, December 04, 2005

Failed partnership?

This story on cricinfo contends that Shoaib Malik and Salman Butt were a failed opening partnership in the test series. Lets look at the numbers: Between the two of them, they scored 410 runs, with 300 going to Salman, along with 1 century and 2 fifties. Their partnerships were 80 and 31 in Multan, 53 and 54 in Faisalabad, and 0 in Lahore. Their partnerships lasted 25.3 and 6.2 overs in Multan, 13.2 and 18.5 overs in Faisalabad, and 6 balls in Lahore. Thats an average of above 40, with partnerships lasting an average of 13 overs.

You decide if thats failed, successful or a work in progress.

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