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A T20 over game in IPL is taking place between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Delhi Daredevils. Chris Gayle wants to score the highest possible runs in the T20 Format. He is the opening batsman and faces the first ball. What are the highest possible runs he can score alone?

Details and Assumptions

  • There are no extras, no balls, wide balls or any abnormalities in the game.


The answer is 663.

Arpit MIshra by Arpit MIshra , 21, India

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3 solutions

Mehul Arora
Apr 13, 2015

In order to score the maximum number of runs, The Batsman will have to keep strike for the maximum number of balls and Hit the maximum possible runs i.e. a 6 per ball while he is on strike.

For the First 19 overs, Sixes on the First 5 balls and a Triple I.e. 3 runs on the last ball (To keep strike.)

In the 20th Over, Since there are no more overs left, 6 sixes Which will make 36 runs.

Hence the total number of runs will be, 33 × 19 + 36 = 663 r u n s 33\times19 + 36 = 663 runs

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I took (6,6,6,6,6,1) ... :(

Nihar Mahajan - 6 years, 2 months ago

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Me too,at first

Aditya Chauhan - 6 years, 2 months ago

i took 33 in all the overs.. :( slight mistake.

Nithin Nithu - 6 years, 1 month ago

he can score 5 runs ryt

Aniswar S K - 3 years, 3 months ago

W e can Generalize it as 33n+3 where n is the number of overs.

Archit Boobna - 6 years, 2 months ago

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Yes. That is nothing to say @Archit Boobna

Mehul Arora - 6 years, 2 months ago
Aman Real
May 1, 2015

I got this ans correct in the very first attempt as the question was about Sir Christopher Henry Gayle the best batsman of this world . I am his biggest fan . I love the whole west indies team as well as Ab Devilliers . Chris Gayle is my favourite . RCB gonna win this IPL

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Arpit MIshra
Apr 13, 2015

To maximum runs that can be scored in a over along with keeping strike for the next over is 33.

The over goes on as follows: 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 3,

Chris Gayle can score 3 runs instead of 1 and can keep strike for the next over. Therefore he can do this for 19 overs

19*33=627.

In this last over he has no tension for keeping the strike so he can score six sixes and can end at

627+36 = 663 \boxed{663}

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