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    Originally posted by ursus arctos View Post
    The North American leagues are very aware of the issues with spot-fixing and one of the reasons why they haven't started already is that they are taking their time in devising strategies to make it less attractive.

    My understanding is that one idea getting serious consideration is limiting limiting the range of bets available and announcing them as late as the beginning of the relevant inning so that bookies don't have time to get to players.

    I still tend to expect that there will be at least one high-profile case here. We've already had a high profile NBA ref engage in form of spot fixing over multiple seasons.
    Baseball would seem like a very good candidate for spot-fixing if the betting market isn't tightly regulated, especially with the number of career minor leaguers who get called up in September for likely their only real cup of coffee in The Show.

    It's not especially hard to design the perfect spot-fixing candidate: a relief pitcher in his late 20s, either a college draftee who got a perfunctory bonus or a Latino player, soft-tosser type. Maybe with a family so relocating to Japan isn't particularly desirable. If you offer that person a million bucks in cash to walk the first hitter of their next appearance, they may well have a think about it.

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      Just 5 off Henry's last over. Now Boult, Ferguson and ANOther (presumably Neesham) have one left each. That Neesham one looks the key...

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        Now over 2 a ball needed.

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          Jadeja gone

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            Now Dhoni will have to up his strike rate from 60%

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              And that should end that. Jadeja out with India still ~30 short.

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                Dhoni off strike on the last ball of the over. Bring Neesham on here, surely.

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                  31 from 12

                  Ferguson with over 49

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                    SIX RUNS

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                      Dhoni has hit one boundary from 69 deliveries faced...

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                        It's still quite possible.

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                          Originally posted by Kevin S View Post
                          SIX RUNS
                          I have ursus like powers.

                          Need at least one more of those this over, though.

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                            Run out review

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                              gone

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                                Are face palming India supporters the new crying Geordies?

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                                  Biggest contribution from Guptill this tournament

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                                    It's got much closer than expected thanks to the Jadeja-Dhoni stand (with Jadeja double the contributer that Dhoni was), but that really should be it now.

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                                      Hell of a throw from Guptil

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                                        BOOM

                                        That's nine

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                                          And there goes Kumar. Neesham will have 22 to defend and the last pair to bowl at. The NZ captain must be feeling smug about his choices.

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                                            23 to win with 1 wicket remaining and the final over. Chahal needs to channel his inner Kapil Dev here.

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                                              OK then Bumrah. Give it your best.

                                              Edit - except he's the non-striker now

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                                                19 off 5 needed

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                                                  I wonder what would have happened had Dhoni gone for it earlier. His strike rate was far too low.

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                                                    all out

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