Sentence examples for needs to bat through from inspiring English sources
So much depends on Sangakkara, who is in a horrible position: he needs to bat through, score at 150 runs per 100 balls and, while he's there, find a cure for cancer.
Joe, Cambridge, via text: "Fitting that today's topic is cuisine - the Cook needs to bat through for England to win".
A declaration in mid-afternoon, with a first-innings lead of 194 and following Ian Bell's superb unbeaten 119, his 14th Test century, left Sri Lanka needing to bat through what proved to be 49 overs to the close, which they did but not without shipping some water.
Clarke on the other hand needs to bat like a young man to bat well.
89th over: England 202-5 (Collingwood 18, Bell 24) need to bat for 53 overs Bell threads three runs through cover with a tidy drive, bringing up the 200.
95th over: England 206-5 (Collingwood 20, Bell 25) need to bat for 47 overs Anyone who thinks England are through the wodds would do well to remember the final afternoon of the first Test.
Simply put, they need to bat better.
They need six wickets; England need to bat 90 overs.
We need to bat well for two sessions.
111th over: England 237-5 (Collingwood 32, Bell 44) need to bat for 30 overs Bell moves on to 44, leaping on an overpitched delivery and spearing a four through midwicket.
