It's the shorter boundaries in PSL that create scoreboard pressure on teams batting second

[Colorblind Genius]

It's not only an absolute cringe to see many, many shots that should've been be easily caught - passing over the head of a hopeless fielder placed on a short boundary line.

Yes, it's a personal preference and some novice fans would actually love to see these miscued hits being awarded 6 runs.

But there is another factor that has totally destroyed the fun and uncertainty factor in T20 when played in short boundaries.

The team batting first, almost always wins if they put AN AVERAGE score - which SEEMS high due to short boundaries.

The scoreboard pressure almost ALWAYS gets the better of team batting second in small boundaries.

This throws off any little balance and fair play that is left in T20.

Once team A puts an average score on the board in small boundary, you already know it's almost certain that team B won't be able to chase it. The reason is, it's looks like a LARGE number. There is a psychological factor that haunts the team batting second when they look at the scoreboard to see the target.

I see that there is a HUGE compromise on the QUALITY of the game.

I feel that boundary size MUST be increased to a minimum 80 meters in all directions to bring back some quality in the game.

A good size boundary will separate boys from men.

 

[Kashmiri_Pak_fan]

It's not only an absolute cringe to see many, many shots that should've been be easily caught - passing over the head of a hopeless fielder placed on a short boundary line.

Yes, it's a personal preference and some novice fans would actually love to see these miscued hits being awarded 6 runs.

But there is another factor that has totally destroyed the fun and uncertainty factor in T20 when played in short boundaries.

The team batting first, almost always wins if they put AN AVERAGE score - which SEEMS high due to short boundaries.

The scoreboard pressure almost ALWAYS gets the better of team batting second in small boundaries.

This throws off any little balance and fair play that is left in T20.

Once team A puts an average score on the board in small boundary, you already know it's almost certain that team B won't be able to chase it. The reason is, it's looks like a LARGE number. There is a psychological factor that haunts the team batting second when they look at the scoreboard to see the target.

I see that there is a HUGE compromise on the QUALITY of the game.

I feel that boundary size MUST be increased to a minimum 80 meters in all directions to bring back some quality in the game.

A good size boundary will separate boys from men.

Is it possible to make boundary size similar in all directions?

 

[MenInG]

It doesn't matter - it's the same for both teams. T20 Leagues are fun stuff, where sixes need to flow as it makes things more exciting.

 

[ArabKnight]

Average scores in the PSL are still much lower than other leagues.

Bowlers have so much advantage in the PSL.

 

[Bhaijaan]

I am in favour of shorter boundaries in PSL to balance out the extra ordinary level of fast bowling at display. Can’t make things too hard for batters in a T20 league. If PSL was played in Australia the average score would be 120-140.

 

[Snowflake]

And then we wonder why players like Imad, Fakhar and many others go missing at the international level.

I was watching Fakhar’s innings the other day and couldn’t believe the number of miss hits that went for sixes. Any other country and he’d have been out under 10 runs.

Such poor viewing when top edges and sliced shots are resulting in boundaries.

 

[ArabKnight]

Remember when the PSL was in the UAE. We would see bowlers defending 5 runs off the last over regularly.

 

[MenInG]

Views on Pindi boundaries?

 

[ammar_merry]

It's not only an absolute cringe to see many, many shots that should've been be easily caught - passing over the head of a hopeless fielder placed on a short boundary line.

Yes, it's a personal preference and some novice fans would actually love to see these miscued hits being awarded 6 runs.

But there is another factor that has totally destroyed the fun and uncertainty factor in T20 when played in short boundaries.

The team batting first, almost always wins if they put AN AVERAGE score - which SEEMS high due to short boundaries.

The scoreboard pressure almost ALWAYS gets the better of team batting second in small boundaries.

This throws off any little balance and fair play that is left in T20.

Once team A puts an average score on the board in small boundary, you already know it's almost certain that team B won't be able to chase it. The reason is, it's looks like a LARGE number. There is a psychological factor that haunts the team batting second when they look at the scoreboard to see the target.

I see that there is a HUGE compromise on the QUALITY of the game.

I feel that boundary size MUST be increased to a minimum 80 meters in all directions to bring back some quality in the game.

A good size boundary will separate boys from men.

Boundary size was same last year. There was lot of big chases.