One may love or hate IPL but certainly cannot ignore it. I might complain and crib about many IPL-related things, but the players, their commitment, performances and their give-all attitude makes you forget the shortcomings and watch the same. It is also an analyst's dream. There is a lot of data waiting to be mined.
Cricinfo provides a comprehensive statistical section on IPL. In addition Rajesh has come out with an excellent statistical overview of IPL2. I have tried to make sure that I do not overlap any of the tables available in these two segments. What is given below is also a look into the future of T20 analysis. This has to be different to traditional Test/ODI analyses.
1. IPL2: Analysis of each over - Runs and wickets
Over Num Runs Avge SD Sd/M Max Min Wkts Avge SD SD/M
# Overs Runs Ratio Wkts Ratio
1 114.0 633 5.55 3.89 0.70 22 0 38 0.33 0.59 1.76
2 114.0 767 6.73 4.65 0.69 20 0 33 0.29 0.49 1.70
3 114.0 821 7.20 4.32 0.60 21 0 26 0.23 0.46 2.01
4 114.0 881 7.73 4.16 0.54 22 0 26 0.23 0.46 2.01
5 113.5 922 8.10 5.08 0.63 22 0 31 0.27 0.50 1.84
6 113.0 902 7.98 4.85 0.61 25 0 33 0.29 0.47 1.62
7 113.0 640 5.66 3.71 0.65 24 1 30 0.27 0.46 1.74
8 113.0 752 6.65 3.16 0.47 17 1 17 0.15 0.40 2.69
9 113.0 778 6.88 3.63 0.53 20 2 27 0.24 0.50 2.10
10 112.2 685 6.10 3.28 0.54 17 1 33 0.29 0.51 1.74
11 112.0 729 6.51 3.43 0.53 18 1 30 0.27 0.53 1.99
12 112.0 819 7.31 3.82 0.52 18 0 26 0.23 0.48 2.07
13 111.0 802 7.23 3.96 0.55 20 1 27 0.24 0.47 1.93
14 110.1 822 7.46 4.07 0.54 19 0 30 0.27 0.52 1.91
15 109.4 871 7.94 4.14 0.52 24 1 36 0.33 0.52 1.60
16 105.5 865 8.17 4.59 0.56 22 0 45 0.43 0.63 1.47
17 104.2 955 9.15 4.39 0.48 22 0 43 0.41 0.61 1.49
18 102.2 982 9.60 4.73 0.49 24 1 47 0.46 0.62 1.35
19 96.2 865 8.98 5.26 0.59 28 0 44 0.46 0.61 1.33
20 82.5 829 10.01 5.19 0.52 26 1 77 0.93 0.89 0.96
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This is possibly the most significant of all analysis I have done for the shortest format. The spark came from a suggestion made by Nicholas who suggested that I look at each over in isolation and analyse bowler performances. I have worked on that concept and looked at each over from 1 to 20. For each of these overs I have determined the total runs conceded (all including extras), average runs conceded, standard deviation and maximum and minimum runs conceded. I have also looked at the total wickets captured (all including Run outs since we are not doing a Bowler analysis), average wickets and standard deviation. The results are fascinating.
- The drop in number of overs for the 5th over is caused by the D/L finish in 4.5 overs by Delhi. Similarly early finishes cause drops in later overs, after 9.
- The first over has been the most economical of all. This is understandable since the batsmen are yet to find their feet.
- Not surprisingly the seventh over is also as economical as the first. Immediately after the fielding restrictions are removed there is a lull in the scoring rate.
- Note also the sharp drop in scoring rate in the 10th over possibly indicating that the batsmen are playing carefully in anticipation of the strategy break. So it looks as if the strategy break, while filling the IPL/Sony coffers, is proving to be a dampener in scoring.
- Afterwards the rate builds up to a high 10+ runs per over in the 20th overs.
- Can anyone throw a light on the significant dip in the 19th over. It is not because quite a few matches finished in the 19th over since the calculation is based on exact number of balls rather than no of overs. Possible reason might be that very few runs are needed for a win and teams do this carefully.
- The Standard Deviation/Average ratio seems to be quite high during the first 6 overs indicating significant variations. Then it seems to settle to similar levels. However it should be noted that the later overs have high averages.
- The first over has seen a few more wickets fall than the next 14. Again possibly the bowlers are getting the batsmen before they find their feet.
- The 8th over wickets per over value is the lowest at 0.15. Possibly because the teams are still in a Power Play mood in the 7th over and take an over to settle down.
- The 16-19 overs are approximately similar until there is an explosion of wickets in the 20th over, all particularly understandable.
2. IPL2: 20+ Runs overs bowled
No MtId Player Name For Vs Over
1.0048 Singh R.P/H'meet DC KKR 19 28 runs
2.0048 Mashrafe Mortaza KKR DC 20 26 runs
3.0050 Patel M.M RR DD 19 25 runs
4.0057 Sehwag V DD DC 6 25 runs
5.0009 Salvi A.M DD CSK 7 24 runs
6.0022 Kamran Khan RR CSK 18 24 runs
7.0034 Singh V.R.V KXP CSK 15 24 runs
8.0043 Shoaib S.M DC DD 6 24 runs
9.0030 Sreesanth S KXP RR 19 23 runs
10.0056 Singh R.P DC RCB 20 23 runs
11.0043 Vaas WPUJC DC DD 20 23 runs
12.0001 Flintoff A CSK MI 18 22 runs
13.0010 Patel M.M RR KKR 16 22 runs
14.0034 Sreesanth S KXP CSK 17 22 runs
15.0051 Tyagi S CSK KKR 6 22 runs
16.0053 Hodge B.J KKR RR 1 22 runs
17.0009 Flintoff A CSK DD 19 22 runs
18.0056 Kumar P RCB DC 5 22 runs
19.0027 Dinda A.B KKR KXP 4 22 runs
20.0027 Pathan I.K KXP KKR 20 21 runs
21.0042 Sreesanth S KXP MI 5 21 runs
22.0031 Nannes D.P DD KKR 3 21 runs
23.0057 Nannes D.P DD DC 1 21 runs
24.0024 Abdulla Y.A KXP RCB 18 21 runs
25.0008 Kumble A RCB DC 13 20 runs
26.0005 Kallis J.H RCB CSK 5 20 runs
27.0016 Shoaib S.M DC CSK 18 20 runs
28.0036 Sreesanth S KXP DC 17 20 runs
29.0036 Symonds A DC KXP 9 20 runs
30.0037 Harwood S.M RR CSK 16 20 runs
31.0041 Akhil B RCB KKR 17 20 runs
32.0041 Kallis J.H RCB KKR 20 20 runs
33.0016 Gony M.S CSK DC 2 20 runs
34.0021 Mishra A DD DC 13 20 runs
35.0059 Kumar P RCB DC 15 20 runs
First thing to be noted is that these are "score advance" runs, including all extras. RP Singh and Harmeet Singh share the worst over in IPL2, although RPS was indirectly responsible with his beamer-ban from the attack, it was Harmeett who conceded most of the runs. It is another story that Harmeet had a wonderful final. Then Mashrafe's ill-fated last over to Rohit Sharma, followed by Sehwag's desperate attempt to stifle Gilchrist and Patel's forgettable attempt against Deccan.
Sreesanth conceded 20 runs in an over in each of the first four matches he played after returning. Instead of concentrating on bowling he engaged in verbal jousts with great batsmen and paid the price. Once he settled down and let the ball instead of his mouth do the talking, he improved in the next three matches.
There have been 11 20+ over occurrences in the first 6 overs, only 3 occurrences in the overs 7-14 and 21 in the 15-20 overs. All perfectly logical figures.
Surprisingly Kolkata is the best team in this regard having conceded 20 runs only thrice. Chennai and Rajasthan follow with 4 each. Punjab is the worst offender in this, having done this no fewer than 7 times.
At the other end, Deccan batsmen have done this to the bowler 9 times, followed by Chennai and surprisingly Kolkata with 7 occurrences. Four teams, Mumbai, Rajasthan, Punjab and Rajasthan have achieved only 2 times each.
3. IPL2: Analysis of 10-Over scores - Runs scored in 10 overs
SNo. I MtId Team Vs @ 10 overs Final Result % Runs
1. 1 0017 MI KKR 111 for 0 187 for 6 Won 1.68 76
2. 2 0009 CSK DD 106 for 2 180 for 9 Lost 1.70 74
3. 1 0005 CSK RCB 106 for 0 179 for 5 Won 1.69 73
4. 2 0057 DC DD 102 for 3 154 for 4 Won 1.51 52
5. 2 0055 DD MI 93 for 1 166 for 6 Won 1.78 73
6. 1 0030 RR KXP 93 for 0 211 for 4 Won 2.27 118
7. 1 0008 DC RCB 91 for 2 184 for 6 Won 2.02 93
8. 1 0009 DD CSK 90 for 3 189 for 5 Won 2.10 99
9. 2 0034 KXP CSK 90 for 3 174 for 3 Lost 1.93 84
10. 1 0016 CSK DC 88 for 2 165 for 6 Lost 1.88 77
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109. 2 0053 KKR RR 38 for 5 102 for 6 Won 2.68 64
110. 2 0002 RR RCB 32 for 5 58 for 10 Lost 1.81 26
111. 1 0004 KKR DC 31 for 3 101 for 10 Lost 3.26 70
Four teams, Chennai twice included, exceeded 100 runs in the first 10 overs. The first three teams lost the way in the next 10 overs. Gilchrist's blitzkrieg was the last instance. A few teams scored below 40 runs in the first 10 overs. One of the teams, Kolkata, recovered to win the match chasing a low total.
4. IPL2: Analysis of 10-Over scores - Ratio of final score to 10-over score
SNo. I MtId Team Vs @ 10 overs Final Result %
1. 1 0004 KKR DC 31 for 3 101 for 10 Lost 3.26
2. 1 0048 KKR DC 50 for 1 160 for 5 Lost 3.20
3. 1 0027 KKR KXP 52 for 1 153 for 3 Lost 2.94
4. 1 0028 MI RCB 53 for 3 149 for 4 Lost 2.81
5. 2 0008 RCB DC 57 for 3 160 for 8 Lost 2.81
6. 2 0047 CSK MI 56 for 2 151 for 3 Won 2.70
7. 1 0021 DC DD 55 for 4 148 for 9 Lost 2.69
8. 1 0035 MI DD 43 for 4 116 for 10 Lost 2.70
9. 2 0053 KKR RR 38 for 5 102 for 6 Won 2.68
10. 1 0056 RCB DC 64 for 2 170 for 4 Won 2.66
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109. 2 0004 DC KKR 69 for 2 104 for 2 Won 1.51 35
110. 2 0017 KKR MI 70 for 2 95 for 10 Lost 1.36 25
111. 2 0029 DC CSK 79 for 5 100 for 10 Lost 1.27 21
Kolkata leads in the second half recoveries, almost tripling the score three times.
However it can be seen that most of the matches in which there have been very good recoveries after 10 overs have been lost. Similarly most of the matches in which teams started very well have been won, despite not maintaining the momentum. This indicates that it is very important to start well in the 10 overs. Second half recoveries seem to be like locking the doors after the horses have disappeared.
5. IPL2: Analysis of 10-Over scores - Runs added in second 10 overs
SNo. I MtId Team Vs @ 10 overs Final Result Runs
1. 1 0030 RR KXP 93 for 0 211 for 4 Won 118
2. 1 0048 KKR DC 50 for 1 160 for 5 Lost 110
3. 1 0056 RCB DC 64 for 2 170 for 4 Won 106
4. 2 0041 RCB KKR 70 for 2 176 for 4 Won 106
5. 2 0051 KKR CSK 83 for 1 189 for 3 Won 106
6. 1 0051 CSK KKR 83 for 2 188 for 3 Lost 105
7. 1 0034 CSK KXP 80 for 2 185 for 3 Won 105
8. 1 0041 KKR RCB 69 for 2 173 for 4 Lost 104
9. 2 0008 RCB DC 57 for 3 160 for 8 Lost 103
10. 1 0001 MI CSK 64 for 1 165 for 7 Won 101
11. 1 0027 KKR KXP 52 for 1 153 for 3 Lost 101
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107. 1 0053 RR KKR 61 for 5 101 for 9 Lost 40
108. 2 0005 RCB CSK 56 for 5 87 for 10 Lost 31
109. 2 0002 RR RCB 32 for 5 58 for 10 Lost 26
110. 2 0017 KKR MI 70 for 2 95 for 10 Lost 25
111. 2 0029 DC CSK 79 for 5 100 for 10 Lost 21
Rajasthan, led by Smith, added the maximum runs, 118 to be precise, during the second half. Kolkata added 110 runs and three teams added 106 runs.
6. IPL2: Analysis of maidens bowled
No Bowler Team Mat Overs Mdns % Mdns
1 Harris R.J DC 8 31.0 2 6.45
2 Malinga S.L MI 13 49.3 2 4.04
3 du Preez D RCB 2 7.0 1 14.29
4 Mascarenhas A.D RR 6 19.2 1 5.17
5 Lee B KXP 5 20.0 1 5.00
6 Edwards F.H DC 6 23.2 1 4.29
7 Abdulla Y.A KXP 9 28.0 1 3.57
8 Patel M.M RR 12 34.5 1 2.87
9 Morkel J.A CSK 12 40.0 1 2.50
10 Mishra A DD 11 42.0 1 2.38
11 Chawla P.P KXP 14 44.5 1 2.23
12 Kallis J.H RCB 15 46.0 1 2.17
13 Sangwan P DD 13 46.4 1 2.14
14 Kumar P RCB 13 49.4 1 2.01
15 Muralitharan M CSK 13 50.0 1 2.00
16 Pathan I.K KXP 14 50.2 1 1.99
17 Nehra A DD 13 51.0 1 1.96
18 Kumble A RCB 16 59.1 1 1.69
19 Singh R.P DC 16 59.4 1 1.68
A total of 21 maidens were bowled by 19 bowlers. Only Malinga and Harris bowled two each. Can any one forget Malinga's famous last-over double-wicket maiden against Deccan. Similarly no one can ever forget Harris' first over maiden in which he captured 2 wickets which paved the way for the semi final win over Delhi. Also his other maiden was again the first over against Bangalore in the final. Note also du Preez's bowling a maiden in the 7 overs he bowled.
7. IPL2: Highest Boundary % share in batsman innings (>66.7% in 50+ score)
No MtId Player Name For Vs Runs Balls S/R 4-6s %
1.0057 Gilchrist A.C DC DD 85 35 242.9 70 82.4%
2.0009 Dilshan T.M DD CSK 50 27 185.2 40 80.0%
3.0043 Gilchrist A.C DC DD 64 33 193.9 50 78.1%
4.0018 Pathan Y.K RR DD 62 30 206.7 48 77.4%
5.0051 McCullum B.B KKR CSK 81 48 168.8 62 76.5%
6.0034 Hayden M.L CSK KXP 89 58 153.4 68 76.4%
7.0008 Gilchrist A.C DC RCB 71 45 157.8 54 76.1%
8.0005 Hayden M.L CSK RCB 65 35 185.7 48 73.8%
9.0030 Ojha N.V RR KXP 68 51 133.3 50 73.5%
10.0034 Katich S.M KXP CSK 50 25 200.0 36 72.0%
11.0024 Yuvraj Singh KXP RCB 50 34 147.1 36 72.0%
12.0041 Taylor R.L RCB KKR 81 33 245.5 58 71.6%
13.0022 Raina S.K CSK RR 98 55 178.2 70 71.4%
14.0034 Dhoni M.S CSK KXP 56 27 207.4 40 71.4%
15.0037 Badrinath S CSK RR 59 41 143.9 42 71.2%
16.0017 Tendulkar S.R MI KKR 68 45 151.1 48 70.6%
17.0030 Smith G.C RR KXP 77 44 175.0 54 70.1%
18.0028 Uthappa A.R RCB MI 66 42 157.1 44 66.7%
19.0009 Hayden M.L CSK DD 57 27 211.1 38 66.7%
This table analyzes the % of runs scored in boundaries in an innings. Only innings exceeding 50 are considered. Gilchrist's semi-final masterpiece leads the pack with an astounding 82.4% in boundaries. Dilshan's 80% in his knock of 50 separates another Gilchrist blitz. Yusuf Pathan and McCullum follow next with over 75%.
8. IPL2: Defending wins
No. MtId FBt Score Vs Score
1. 0030 RR 211 for 4 KXP 133 for 8
2. 0009 DD 189 for 5 CSK 180 for 9
3. 0017 MI 187 for 6 KKR 95 for 10
4. 0034 CSK 185 for 3 KXP 174 for 3
5. 0008 DC 184 for 6 RCB 160 for 8
6. 0005 CSK 179 for 5 RCB 87 for 10
7. 0029 CSK 178 for 3 DC 100 for 10
8. 0043 DD 173 for 7 DC 161 for 10
9. 0056 RCB 170 for 4 DC 158 for 6
10. 0012 DC 168 for 9 MI 156 for 7
11. 0040 DC 166 for 7 RR 113 for 10
12. 0001 MI 165 for 7 CSK 146 for 7
13. 0022 CSK 164 for 5 RR 126 for 10
14. 0026 CSK 163 for 10 DD 145 for 8
15. 0038 MI 157 for 2 RCB 141 for 7
16. 0050 DD 150 for 3 RR 136 for 9
17. 0010 RR 150 for 6 KKR 150 for 8
18. 0023 MI 148 for 6 KKR 139 for 6
19. 0045 RR 145 for 7 MI 143 for 10
20. 0024 RCB 145 for 9 KXP 137 for 7
21. 0032 DC 145 for 6 MI 126 for 8
22. 0059 DC 143 for 6 RCB 137 for 9
23. 0015 KXP 139 for 6 RR 112 for 7
24. 0049 KXP 134 for 7 DC 133 for 8
25. 0002 RCB 133 for 8 RR 58 for 10
26. 0020 KXP 119 for 8 MI 116 for 7
27. 0054 CSK 116 for 9 KXP 92 for 8
9. IPL2: Chasing wins
No. MtId FBt Score Vs Score
1. 0051 CSK 188 for 3 KKR 189 for 3
2. 0041 KKR 173 for 4 RCB 176 for 4
3. 0011 RCB 168 for 9 KXP 173 for 3
4. 0036 DC 168 for 5 KXP 169 for 7
5. 0016 CSK 165 for 6 DC 169 for 4
6. 0055 MI 165 for 8 DD 166 for 6
7. 0048 KKR 160 for 5 DC 166 for 4
8. 0006 KXP 158 for 6 KKR 79 for 1
9. 0031 KKR 154 for 3 DD 157 for 1
10. 0027 KKR 153 for 3 KXP 154 for 4
11. 0057 DD 153 for 8 DC 154 for 4
12. 0028 MI 149 for 4 RCB 150 for 1
13. 0014 RCB 149 for 7 DD 150 for 4
14. 0021 DC 148 for 9 DD 150 for 4
15. 0047 MI 147 for 5 CSK 151 for 3
16. 0058 CSK 146 for 5 RCB 149 for 4
17. 0018 DD 143 for 7 RR 147 for 5
18. 0025 DC 141 for 5 RR 142 for 7
19. 0037 RR 140 for 7 CSK 141 for 3
20. 0019 KKR 139 for 6 RCB 143 for 5
21. 0052 DD 134 for 7 RCB 135 for 3
22. 0044 CSK 129 for 10 RCB 132 for 8
23. 0039 KKR 123 for 8 DD 125 for 3
24. 0046 DD 120 for 9 KXP 123 for 4
25. 0042 KXP 119 for 9 MI 122 for 2
26. 0035 MI 116 for 10 DD 118 for 3
27. 0033 RCB 105 for 10 RR 107 for 3
28. 0003 KXP 104 for 7 DD 58 for 0
29. 0053 RR 101 for 9 KKR 102 for 6
30. 0004 KKR 101 for 10 DC 104 for 2
The above two tables are to be seen together.
21 teams exceeded 160 runs and two thirds of these totals were defended. On 7 occasions these totals were chased. This indicates that a good par score for the tournament was 160 which gave a 66.7% chance of winning. If we look at 150+ totals reached by 28 teams, 17 defended the totals while 11 chased successfully. The success % drops to 60%. So I will stick to 160, which is likely to be the par score at England during the T20 World Cup also.
8 teams which won defending their scores have dismissed the other teams, mostly for low scores. Only one team which was all out defended its total. On the other hand all 4 teams which were all out have lost their matches. Thus out of 13 all-out situations, 12 lost their matches. Most of the dismissals have been for sub-140 scores. Again perfectly understandable.
