This one is for the Cricket and Puzzle Lovers.
Apparently it is said that in an IAS exam this question could not be solved by any candidates
Solve it, if U can…Here’s how it goes
How many runs can a single player score in a One day match…
No ‘no balls’, ‘no wides,’ ‘no extras’ and no over throws…
what would be the maximum runs he can score in an ideal case scenario.
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Answer to the Cricket Puzzle:
In an Ideal case scenario the batsman would have to hit a six on every ball, but since he has to also face the maximum number of balls to get maximum runs, he would have to retain the strike at the end of each over.
He can run 3 runs on the last ball and keep the strike with himself. So the batsman can score 6 x 5=30 runs in the first 5 balls and 3 runs on the last ball.
That make 33 runs every over till the 49th over. 33 x 49 =1617
In the last over since he does not have to retain the strike in the next over, he can hit a 6 every ball and score 36 runs.
Hence the maximum runs that can be scored by a single batsman in a one day cricket match is 1617+36=1653
Answer = 1653
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I feel the answer is : 1751 Runs. Please let me know why shouldn’t we consider that the batsman can score 5 runs instead of 3 runs for the last ball of each over?? though it is not practically possible ???????
Ans : ((5*6*50)+(1*5*49)+6) = 1751 Runs
Explanation : (5*6*50)–> First 5 Balls of each over he hits a 6. He continues this for all 50 Overs.
(1*5*49)–> Last ball of each over he gets 5 runs in order to retain the strike for the next over. He does this for the 49 Overs
6–> Last ball of the 50th over he hits a six because that’s the ball which is the final one for the innings…
or instead we can even consider 7 or 9 or 11… soon runs for the last ball of each over.. 🙂
Y is the assumption its 3 runs on last ball,
Even with no over throws ,
The batsmen can in theory run 5 runs on last ball… may b they are very fast.
The fielders throw is not powerful enough so has to be thrown to middle and then to the wickets
Really bad fielding , field the ball and just run to wicket instead of throwing.
Or technical rule of lost ball which means until ball is found batsmen can keep running,
Please either set the boundary conditions correct. No wide, no no ball, no extras, no over throws alone is not a valid criteria