Message Board Archives

HEADLINE: Chase becomes first Full Member team batter to retire out in T20Is

 
CaribbeanCricket.com Aug 4, 2025, 10:43:32 AM 

Roston Chase became the first batter to retire out during a men's T20I featuring two Full Member teams when he went off during West Indies' chase of 190 in the deciding game against Pakistan in Lauderhill on Sunday.
 
West Indies had gotten off to a good start, with Alick Athanaze scoring a 40-ball 60 opening the innings, but they slowed down once he was dismissed to leave the scoreboard reading 110 for 3 at the end of the 13th over. The requirement then was 80 runs from 42 balls.
 
While Sherfane Rutherford, the No. 4, got going immediately, Chase struggled to go big, hitting just two fours in a 12-ball 15 before he was called back to the dugout - 41 runs were needed off 18 balls after that, and West Indies only managed 27 to concede the series 2-1.
 
-teaser-
 
There has been only one previous instance of a batter retiring out in a men's T20I featuring a Full Member team: in the 2024 T20 World Cup, Namibia's opening batter Nikolaas Davin retired out after scoring 18 from 16 balls in a chase of 126 in ten overs against England in North Sound. The other ten such dismissals have all been recorded in matches involving two Associate teams.
 
Chase, incidentally, had been retired out once before in a T20, at the ILT20 earlier this year. His team Abu Dhabi Knight Riders batted first in that game against MI Emirates, and Chase, batting at No. 6, had failed to get a move on after walking out in the 12th over, scoring 20 from 13 at the end of the 18th over, when he was retired out.
 
Published by Cricinfo

Full Story

 
imusic Aug 4, 2025, 10:54:28 AM 

Can’t say Chase is not a record breaker.

Lost debut series as captain 0-3

Now this.

I eagerly anticipate the beatitudes PM Mottley will bestow upon him on this momentous occasion. cool

 
sillypoint Aug 4, 2025, 11:37:54 AM 

In reply to imusic

To be fair, I expect this to be more of a strategy by teams going forward; especially in these ultra short formats. Its very limited balls and each one counts. Sammy is a trailblazer in this regard

 
dayne Aug 4, 2025, 11:39:32 AM 

Well. Chase knows when to go, people should respect him for that

 
imusic Aug 4, 2025, 11:55:13 AM 

In reply to sillypoint

I don’t see anything wrong with the strategy to retire chase out. He wasn’t getting the job done

Where the strategy is highly questionable is sending Chase in to bat at the fall of Athanaze’s wicket in the first place.

If you’re looking for someone to play the spinners…….send in Holder. He’s arguably a bettter batsman than Chase anyway.

Or even send in Motie.

It also begs the question, what is Carty’s role in the team? He’s obviously a specialist batsman that comes in when?

I give SOME grace because the team is missing a lot of their first choice batters…..Lewis, Hetmeyer, King, Powell……that’s a tough one for sure.

But the way this team was setup…..particular the batting order in all of the matches……it seemed like it was all done by guess and not deliberate strategy.

If it WAS deliberate strategy, that’s even more concerning.

 
Narper Aug 4, 2025, 11:57:18 AM 

In reply to dayne

 
sillypoint Aug 4, 2025, 12:01:48 PM 

In reply to imusic

As a coach you want to show faith in your players and Chase was picked primarily as a batter. Sometimes its just not your day and you are not in that rhythm required. Yesterday was Chase another time it might be Hope or anyone for that matter.

But I agree, the strategy to send Chase, having seen 2 games prior, when you had an opportunity to maybe send Motie or even Shepherd would have probably made more of an impact.