Matches where teams declared too early?

[tyron_woodley]

As the post suggest, do you guys remember any games where teams declared too early and regretted doing so despite being in a winning position. Any famous ones being chased down?

 

[GenericBrand]

Pak chasing 300 something in the 4th innings vs Lanka in the UAE a few years back comes to mind.

Though I'm not sure if Lanka declared or were all out

 

[ManFan]

Headingley 2001.

AUS (Gilly as Captain) set ENG about 300 to chase on the last day and Mark Butcher played the innings of his life (173*) to win them the game.

 

[azimiqbal]

I think it was 2001 not sure but Pakistan declared leaving West Indies 220 off and they got there with 1 wicket left, umpiring Was horrible and saqi missed a run out , could of won test series !

 

[Last Monetarist]

That 2001 declaration at Headingley by Gilchrist was ludicrously arrogant, as was Root's declaration against the West Indies a couple of years ago at the same venue.

I think it was 2001 not sure but Pakistan declared leaving West Indies 220 off and they got there with 1 wicket left, umpiring Was horrible and saqi missed a run out , could of won test series !

We didn't declare, Ambrose and Walsh bowled us out.

 

[ManFan]

I think it was 2001 not sure but Pakistan declared leaving West Indies 220 off and they got there with 1 wicket left, umpiring Was horrible and saqi missed a run out , could of won test series !

That was Wasim’s last great Test spell.

Billy Doctrove later apologized to Waz (for his atrociously biased umpiring in his first match), who then had a few choice words for him.