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2 batsman r on 94.two balls remaining & 7 runs to win & both d batsman make their century & win match.
Find it if u r genius.
This ques. was asked by infosys during recruitment tests.......
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Posted: 2006-04-01 19:20:28
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1st batsman gets a 6, followed by 5 leg byes, next over, batsmen hits a 6.
both make 100 and win the match!
Whos the genius?
fatreg
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Posted: 2006-04-01 20:28:20
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only 7 is needed to win though, so after the first 6, the first leg bye would win them the match, and there is only 2 balls remaining not 2 overs
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Posted: 2006-04-01 21:10:20
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i didnt think a leg bye counted as a ball? i know a wide does. didnt think a leg bye did??
if so i win
hehe
fatreg
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Posted: 2006-04-01 21:18:18
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lol, yeah a leg bye counts as a ball, just the runs go onto the extras total rather than the batsmans.
a wide and a no ball both concede a run plus an extra ball for it.
but if legbyes didnt count, then the 7 runs needed to win would have been got before the other batsman had his chance to hit a six anyway
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Posted: 2006-04-01 21:50:37
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Easy, overthrows...
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Posted: 2006-04-01 21:54:15
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i tried working it out using overthrows but i couldnt,
as the first batsman needs 6 to get to his 100, and the other batsman needs to face a ball too, therefore they have to swap ends, which means an odd score is needed, cant be 7 as the game would be over
i'll admit this one is puzzling me a little
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Posted: 2006-04-01 21:58:09
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maybe were just not genii?
fatreg
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Posted: 2006-04-01 22:01:54
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i think i may have figured it out!! Dont need to be a genius at all, just need to know the rules of cricket and then a bit of lateral thinking. took a while, as i was thinking of what ways a run could be cancelled, but the ball still count, then i remembered about short runs, and also using overthows is the answer too
the first batsman hits the ball and they run 3 runs before the fielder throws the ball back, when he does it results in overthrows and they run another 4 runs. This means that 7 has been scored, first batsman has made century and the other one is now on strike.
The umpires call one of the runs short, thus meaning 1 more run is still needed to win. the other batsman then hits a 6 off the last ball and all is well *thumbs up*
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[ This Message was edited by: mutleyboy on 2006-04-01 21:17 ]
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Posted: 2006-04-01 22:05:18
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cant digest wat u just said !
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Posted: 2006-04-01 22:49:49
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