WHAT IS DEFENSIVE FIELDING ? HOW TO SET A DEFENSIVE FIELD ?

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The captain of a cricket team has many responsibilities to fulfill. But fielding is one of the most difficult things to plan and execute. A captain needs to set the field after analyzing various factors like how much score they need to defend, who is batting, who is bowling, how many overs are left etc. These conditions are very dynamic and the captain must set the right field for the right situation.

A captain has three options while setting the field. The first is to set an attacking field, the second is to set a defensive field, the third is to set a hybrid field that may have more elements of an attacking or defensive fielding. In this article, we are going to discuss about defensive fielding.

WHAT IS DEFENSIVE FIELDING?

Defensive field setting is a style of field setting in which all the areas of the field are covered by fielders or it means that most of the fielders are placed in a way that all the areas where boundaries can be easily scored by a batsman is protected by fielders.

The main intention of this field setting is to prevent the opposition from scoring runs. So most of the fielders will be placed in the area where the batsman has a record of scoring runs in the past. In defensive fielding at least 3 fielders will be in the outfield and others will be placed near the 30-yard circle to avoid batsman from scoring singles.

WHEN TO SET A DEFENSIVE FIELD?

1)when the opposition is scoring aggressively: 


Defensive fielding should be set when the opposition is trying to score runs aggressively. A team usually tries to score aggressively during the last overs of ODI's and T20's and when they have enough wickets in hand and they have already scored a decent amount of runs. At this stage slowing down the score is more important than taking wickets.

2) Bowler underperforming: when a bowler is underperforming you should set a defensive field because the batsman is already attacking the bowler so placing fielders in the infield only help him to score more boundaries. So it is important to place fielders near the boundary and stop the batsman from scoring.

3)Batting pitch: 



When the pitch is favorable to the batsman. It will be totally unfavorable to both spinners and fast bowlers. So a defensive field should be set to prevent the batsman from scoring continuous boundaries.

4)Batsman is in good form: Bowlers will find it difficult to get a batsman out if he had found his batting rhythm. So you should prevent him from scoring by setting a defensive field. The inability to score runs will frustrate him and he will start playing rash shots to score runs through sixes. so it will help you to take his wickets through catches by setting the right field.

5) when the ball is worn out:


If fast bowlers are continuously bowling in a dry pitch then the ball will get worn out quickly. The ball will also get worn out quickly if the batsman is punishing the bowlers by hitting many sixes. During such situations, the bowlers will find it difficult to produce spin, swing, and bounce and the batsman will be able to score easily. so, a defensive field should be set to prevent the opposition from scoring huge totals.

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