Expectation-Accounting

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Expectations and outcomes are not aligning in cricket

Mahmudullah got caught by Aiden Markram at the boundary while attempting to hit a six off Keshav Maharaj's full-toss delivery. At that point, the match seemed 'clinically dead'. However, there are many instances where teams have come back from such a state. Bangladesh could have come back if Taskin Ahmed had managed to hit a six off Maharaj's full-toss, but he couldn't, and neither could Bangladesh.