At least it's 100 balls and not a test match
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I’ve not watched cricket for years and it was only by chance i watched this. But i really enjoyed it. Some big sixes flying around.
That was amazing, I'd pretty much written the Invincibles off after the powerplay from the Rockets, but what an incredible comeback.
Was one I switched on and thought....oh this game is done......then watched Curran flip it on its head. Amazing turnaround.
There's no denying T-20 is a fundamentally good sporting format. Good length, and the way the runs/balls naturally tends towards a close finish a lot of the time as the players manage the riskiness of their shots to reach the total. Having T20 and Hundred is bloody daft mind.
The first few games were a bit flat, but it does improve as the weeks progress, some proper fight on display, and getting those kinds of crowds and atmospheres at cricket grounds on weekdays when there's a game every day is quite an achievement.
There's no denying T-20 is a fundamentally good sporting format. Good length, and the way the runs/balls naturally tends towards a close finish a lot of the time as the players manage the riskiness of their shots to reach the total. Having T20 and Hundred is bloody daft mind.
The first few games were a bit flat, but it does improve as the weeks progress, some proper fight on display, and getting those kinds of crowds and atmospheres at cricket grounds on weekdays when there's a game every day is quite an achievement.
The hundred is entertaining but it's a format that wasn't needed, different for the sake of being different
I kind of get it though, The Hundred is very much encouraging kids to get into the sport. T20 might be (essentially) the same format but I feel like it's a little more stuck in 'those who already like cricket' territory for whatever reason.
Edit: that's not to say they couldn't have revamped it with the same intention mind.
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Ultimately it exists because it was a way to justify making a whole new competition alongside the existing T20 blast. It’s fundamentally exactly the same sport.
