Disclaimer: NTA forgot to print the common data for Questions 28–30 in the candidate response sheet. We reverse-engineered the data based on student memory, so the table below is not the original NTA data., Country, Test wickets, Test runs conceded, ODI wickets, ODI runs conceded, P, 17, 523, 18, 594, Q, 22, 704, 20, 392, R, 19, 627, 23, 575, S, 16, 496, 17, 408, T, 21, 693, 17, 560, U, 18, 573, 12, 360, Total, 113, 3616, 107, 2889 Find the difference between the strike rate (runs conceded per wicket) of the bowler in ODI matches and that in Test matches. Option 1: 4.75 Option 2: 5 Option 3: 5.25 Option 4: 4

Answer: 5. Solution: Use the totals rather than averaging the country-wise rates. Overall Test strike rate: 3616/113=32 runs per wicket. Overall ODI strike rate: 2889/107=27 runs per wicket. Difference: 32-27=5.

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Disclaimer: NTA forgot to print the common data for Questions 28–30 in the candidate response sheet. We reverse-engineered the data based on student memory, so the table below is not the original NTA data.

Country	Test wickets	Test runs conceded	ODI wickets	ODI runs conceded
P	17	523	18	594
Q	22	704	20	392
R	19	627	23	575
S	16	496	17	408
T	21	693	17	560
U	18	573	12	360
Total	113	3616	107	2889

Find the difference between the strike rate (runs conceded per wicket) of the bowler in ODI matches and that in Test matches.

4.75

5.25

✅ Correct Option: 2

Use the totals rather than averaging the country-wise rates.

Overall Test strike rate:

$\dfrac{3616}{113}=32$ runs per wicket.

Overall ODI strike rate:

$\dfrac{2889}{107}=27$ runs per wicket.

Difference:

$32-27=5$ .

Question 28

Against which two countries did the bowler take the same number of wickets in test and ODI matches, respectively?

Question 29

Against which country is the bowler's strike rate (runs conceded per wicket) the best in ODI matches?

Find the difference between the strike rate (runs conceded per wicket) of the bowler in ODI matches and that in Test matches.

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