'Alright, mate?' David Warner and Virat Kohli have been in scintillating form with the bat © BCCI
We are twenty three days into India's summer carnival, the Indian Premier League, with 28 matches completed. After the first 15 matches, teams chasing had won 14 and lost just the one game. A clear pattern had emerged - win the toss, field first and go on to win the match.
However, the next week saw a few cliffhangers and the win-loss record for teams batting first now looks much better at 8-20.
Year-wise stats after first half of the league phase
| Season | Matches | Teams | Run per wkt | Runs per over |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 28 | 8 | 26.05 | 8.36 |
| 2009 | 26 | 8 | 22.42 | 7.57 |
| 2010 | 28 | 8 | 26.29 | 8.23 |
| 2011 | 34 | 10 | 26.74 | 7.76 |
| 2012 | 36 | 9 | 25.25 | 7.87 |
| 2013 | 36 | 9 | 23.36 | 7.54 |
| 2014 | 28 | 8 | 26.22 | 7.82 |
| 2015 | 27 | 8 | 26.79 | 8.25 |
| 2016 | 28 | 8 | 28.89 | 8.34 |
Looking at the statistics at the half way stage, this IPL has undoubtedly been the best for batsmen.
They average 28.89 per wicket the best for any IPL season so far. The overall run rate of 8.34 after 28 games is the second best during an IPL season, marginally behind 8.36 in the 2008 season. Teams are scoring at 7.93 in the Powerplay overs (second best after 8.24 in 2010), 7.81 between overs seven and 15 (third best after 8.08 in 2008 and 7.84 in 2015). While during the final five overs, teams are scoring at a whooping rate of 10.07 - the highest for any IPL season after the first half.
Year-wise stats for batting first and second after first half of the league phase
| Batting first | Batting 2nd | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Games | Wins | Avg | RR | Wins | Avg | RR | DIFF (Avg) | DIFF (RR) |
| 2008 | 28 | 9 | 22.52 | 8.27 | 19 | 31.31 | 8.47 | 8.79 | 0.19 |
| 2009 | 26 | 13 | 22.58 | 7.73 | 12 | 22.25 | 7.40 | -0.33 | -0.32 |
| 2010 | 28 | 15 | 27.93 | 8.39 | 12 | 24.69 | 8.07 | -3.25 | -0.32 |
| 2011 | 34 | 14 | 25.20 | 7.75 | 20 | 28.59 | 7.78 | 3.39 | 0.03 |
| 2012 | 35 | 15 | 25.46 | 7.98 | 19 | 25.04 | 7.76 | -0.42 | -0.22 |
| 2013 | 36 | 14 | 23.35 | 7.65 | 20 | 23.36 | 7.42 | 0.01 | -0.23 |
| 2014 | 28 | 11 | 27.13 | 7.86 | 16 | 25.31 | 7.77 | -1.82 | -0.10 |
| 2015 | 27 | 13 | 27.04 | 8.30 | 13 | 26.53 | 8.20 | -0.51 | -0.10 |
| 2016 | 28 | 8 | 25.78 | 8.05 | 20 | 32.98 | 8.67 | 7.21 | 0.61 |
2016 has been a season for the teams chasing. The W/L ratio for teams batting second is 2.5:1, which is the highest for a season. The stat is a significant jump considering the ratio over the last five seasons has been just 1.31:1.
Batsmen average nearly 33 while batting second, 7.21 more than when they bat first. Only during the inaugural season, had the stats been more stacked in favour of the chasing teams (the difference in averages comes to 8.79).
The run rate difference of 0.61 is the highest for a season, 0.42 higher than the next best.
Team-wise run rates at various stages
| TEAM | PP | Middle | Death | Overall RR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DD | 5.94 | 9.20 | 10.39 | 8.37 |
| GL | 9.63 | 7.07 | 9.04 | 8.31 |
| KKR | 8.31 | 7.79 | 10.08 | 8.38 |
| KXIP | 7.48 | 6.75 | 8.59 | 7.41 |
| MI | 7.65 | 7.51 | 10.75 | 8.29 |
| RCB | 8.44 | 8.93 | 11.53 | 9.43 |
| RPS | 7.71 | 8.11 | 10.48 | 8.45 |
| SRH | 7.83 | 7.66 | 10.03 | 8.17 |
| OVERALL | 7.93 | 7.81 | 10.07 | 8.33 |
Team-wise economy rates at various stages
| TEAM | PP | Middle | Death | Overall ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DD | 8.69 | 7.05 | 8.50 | 7.88 |
| GL | 7.96 | 7.78 | 10.52 | 8.45 |
| KKR | 7.07 | 7.44 | 10.86 | 8.08 |
| KXIP | 8.07 | 7.80 | 9.48 | 8.20 |
| MI | 7.52 | 8.08 | 10.37 | 8.39 |
| RCB | 8.75 | 9.07 | 10.80 | 9.37 |
| RPS | 8.45 | 6.63 | 10.46 | 8.07 |
| SRH | 7.17 | 8.66 | 8.96 | 8.24 |
| OVERALL | 7.93 | 7.81 | 10.07 | 8.33 |
Delhi Daredevils has been the worst team in powerplays with the bat as well as with the ball. They average 15.29 with the bat and score at less than run-a-ball (5.94). With the ball, they take a wicket at 62.60 and concede at 8.69 per over. But their run rate and average during the middle overs (7-15) and death overs (16-20) are the best, making them the best bowling side of the competition. They average 22.06 and 12.39 with the ball in the middle and death overs respectively, six runs fewer than the second best team.
On the other hand, Gujarat Lions have been prolific in the first six overs, scoring at 9.63 per over and averaging 66.00 per wicket. Kolkata Knight Riders have lost just five wickets in the powerplay overs in the tournament, taking their average to 69.80 per wicket. Knight Riders also have the best average and economy rate in the powerplays 21.21 and 7.07 respectively. Kings XI Punjab average 52.33 per wicket in the powerplays but plummet to 17 and 15 in the middle and death overs. Their run rate during these two phases are also the lowest among the teams.
Royal Challengers Bangalore have done exceptionally well at all stages of the match with the bat averaging over fifty in the powerplays as well as during the middle overs. Their Achilles heel, not surprisingly, has been their bowling. Their economy rate is the worst at all the three phases among the eight teams. They average 61.25 with the ball in the middle overs, 25 runs more than the next placed team.
Rising Pune Supergiants, meanwhile, have been tight with the ball in the middle overs, thanks to their slow bowlers but they don't have much to show in the wickets column.
Openers in IPL 2016
| INNGS# | Inngs | Avg | SR | 50+ | % contribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 56 | 30.2 | 129.65 | 16 | 36.28% |
| 2 | 56 | 45.21 | 138.39 | 23 | 47.77% |
Opening batsmen have definitely been the most valuable commodity in IPL 2016 as the table above suggests. They have scored nearly two-fifths of teams total runs and scored 39 out of the 60 fifty-plus scores. One again, openers have been more successful while chasing compared to batting first. They average 50% more while batting second and get dismissed less often.
In the eight innings between David Warner and Rohit Sharma while chasing, 560 runs has been scored at an astronomical average of 140 with eight fifties. In the seven innings while batting first, their scores read 92, 13, 7, 7, 5, 0 and 0.
| Name | Runs | Team | % contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| D Warner | 386 | 1064 | 36.28% |
| M Vijay | 55 | 154 | 35.71% |
| V Kohli | 381 | 1132 | 33.66% |
| G Gambhir | 302 | 1068 | 28.28% |
| R Sharma | 298 | 1286 | 23.17% |
| S Raina | 228 | 1289 | 17.69% |
| MS Dhoni | 122 | 1062 | 11.49% |
| D Miller | 76 | 870 | 8.74% |
*Zaheer Khan of Delhi Daredevils being a bowler has been excluded from the above table
Unlike the recently concluded ICC World Twenty 20, IPL 2016 has been a tournament where captains have lead from the front. Five captains are among the top ten run-getters of the season. Virat Kohli, David Warner, Gautam Gambhir and Rohit Sharma have all been in top form for their sides, while Suresh Raina's, although in patchy form, has amassed 228 runs in eight matches so far.
David Miller and MS Dhoni have been disappointing with the bat, resulting in the former handing over the reins to Murali Vijay. Zaheer Khan is the second highest wicket taker for Delhi Daredevils and has looked tactically one of the finest this season.
The bowlers, not surprisingly, have come in for some stick. There have been just four instances of bowlers taking four wickets. While spinners have been better at containing the batmsen, the fast bowlers have been more among the wickets. Fast bowlers have taken 172 wickets to the 79 taken by the spinners so far. The top eight wicket takers are all fast bowlers.
| Left | Avg | ER |
|---|---|---|
| Pace | 33.89 | 8.48 |
| Spin | 41.30 | 8.10 |
| Right | ||
| Pace | 29.59 | 8.40 |
| Spin | 34.49 | 7.91 |
Last week saw a few humdingers which somewhat put IPL back on track after a lousy start. Here's hoping we get closer and more intense battles on-field, and more importantly, that the bowlers start shining more, too.
* All stats updated till end of Gujarat Lions vs Kings XI Punjab match at Rajkot on 01 May
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