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Follow-on in cricket: is a 200-run lead always required?
No. Under MCC’s follow-on law, 200 runs is the minimum lead for a two-innings match scheduled for five days or more. The minimum is 150 in a three- or four-day match, 100 in a two-day match, and 75 in a one-day two-innings match. Reaching the applicable lead gives the side batting first an option; it…