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The Sydney Thunder defeated the Adelaide Strikers in a close BBL game at Adelaide on New Year’s Eve (link).
For each BBL game, I estimate the rate per partnership required by the team batting second and the defending guidelines for the team batting first. In this game I estimated that the Strikers needed partnerships of 17 per wicket.
My record of the game:
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This chart provides a case study of a close game and identifies the 3 run victory.
Photo Credit
Adelaide Strikers (SportsGrid UK, Twitter)