Gujarat Titans currently sit top of the IPL table with some mermorable wins, not least the two 6s off the final 2 balls from Tewatia needed to beat the Kings. But how good are they? Have they dominated teams throughout the tournament? The above chart shows the relationship between…

The IPL has been closely fought so far with the two new teams the Titans and the Super Giants sitting towards the top of the table. But which players have particularly shone so far: The above graph shows that not many top order batsmen have particularly stood out so…

The Hundred draft is tomorrow with different franchises having very different sized holes to fill. There are also a host of international superstars who have made themselves available, although international committments mean that teams may pick lesser known more available players. …

Using my WAA methodology and looking at the squads available to the various teams — it’s possible to project how much each team will win at the IPL My model predicts the best team to be the Kolkata Knight Riders, followed by the Gujarat Titans - Chennai Super Kings are projected to be the worst. Although there are only a projected 2 wins (over a 14 game season) between the best and worst team! If Russell and Narine pick up injuries, while Maxwell and Hasaranga fire then the table could easily be reversed…

The IPL auction has come and gone — and it appears no one read my strategy article… Lots of money wasted on decent overseas players — too little attention paid to getting 7 good Indian players. …

Spend money on good Indian players! Each team has to play 7 domestic players — this means that there are 70 Indian players who will line-up for the first gameweek of the IPL. …

The 2021 PSL was a strange tournament. Two countries. Several months. 2/3 50:50 teams. Lots of COVID… How did the different teams fare over the elongated tournament? Multan Sultans — Bad then good Islamabad United — Good then bad Lahore Qalandars/Peshwar Zalmi/Karachi Kings — Average Quetta Gladiators — Bad The…

We often see captains trying to “smuggle” an over by bowling a part-timer. This is often seen as a smart decision as batters take more risks and get out, or they go into the shell and the runs dry up, but what does the data say about this. In…

A well-balanced team of very good likable cricketers with no real superstars. Yep that would be New Zealand. But where are their strengths and weaknesses? New Zealand have three very good bowlers in Ferguson, Santer and Boult. …