T20 cricket
During the only T20 match in the West Indies, Mr. Atahar Ali Khan asked Mohammed Ashraful after he got out about what their strategy was towards this particular game. His answer was to get at least 60 runs in the first 6 overs. This was done however at the cost of losing 5 wickets and they were not able to hit the big shots towards the end of their innings and get a decent score.
In my personal opinion, this was a wrong strategy. During the IPL, I observed some of the bigger teams playing with a moderate run rate of 6-7 RPO during the first 15 overs. During the last 5 overs, with wickets intact, they began to open up and hit boundaries and end up with a score in excess of 170. Therefore, in a T20 game, play moderately with a run rate of 6-7 RPO and keep wickets intact for the first 15 overs.
From the 15th over, with wickets in hand hit boundaries and end up with a decent score.
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