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Boundary frequency is number of balls taken to get a boundary. This can be a boundary four or a boundary six. The more frequently you score boundaries, the better you situation is either while setting a total or defending, it's also a way to reverse pressure back on the opposition. While we are approaching the playoffs and big finals, the stakes are much higher. The team which is able to exert pressure on opposition by increasing their boundary frequency is surely going to have an upper hand. Below is team wise average boundary frequency in #IPL2020. It shows that teams are averaging between 5 to 7 balls per boundary overall so far. While historically in the playoffs and big final for last 3 year editions of Indian premier league the teams have scored boundaries on an average between 7 to 9 balls, (exception of 12 balls per boundary in 2017 game). So what does this tell us?  In the current edition the boundary frequency has got better and historical playoff frequency of boundaries ...

 Chennai Super kings (CSK) (3 time IPL champions) this year 2020 has been a shadow of the team they were in last year (2019). They find themselves in the wrong side of the points table at the halfway stage in IPL2020. Given below is a glaring fact in 2020 they have lost 5 out of 6 matches while chasing where they were so good last year where they won 5 successful run chases in the first half of the IPL 2019 One of the major reasons of this happening is the powerplay & the first half of their run chase, their approach has been very baffling to their supporters as they have lost wickets in heaps, which has resulted in the reqd. Rate shooting up. Above Chart Shows how Difference between the actual Runrate vs. the Asking rate at the start of the innings, it tells you that they have left too much to be done towards the latter stage of the innings, hence making it impossible to chase targets of 14 to 19 RPO in the last few overs. In contrast for 2019, in all of their run chases ...

 Sharjah cricket ground, one of the oldest cricket grounds in the UAE with a history of amazing clashes from decades holds the record for hosting maximum number of ODI games. With respect to T20's it has seen a mix of Domestic T20's ( example PSL) apart from IPL so far. This year we've had some high scoring games where 200 has been breached regularly. Hence not too many wickets have fallen in this year's tournament. However the below Graphic will show that off-late you don't really need 200 to Defend and chasing isn't really an option that teams should opt for.  While the other venues Abu Dhabi & Dubai have had similar Run rates so far scores around 170 seems Par totals and Trend seems to be constant ( except with some games where totals of  200 plus have been scored) and not Dropping like the ones shown for Sharjah. Teams in the IPL this year have tend to Chase however the results so far have shown that Defending has been more favorable than chasing. Below ...

 The T20 game can be very hard on the bowlers, especially the young bowlers as they can easily be De-motivated and look for defensive tactics. However during this assault and attack by batsmen there have been certain outstanding players who have stood up and have come up trumps against the best in the business. #natarajan- Revelation for Death Bowling (Series of Yorkers) with ER of 8.3 and SR reveals that he will get you a wicket in every game. #ShivamMavi- Sensation for U19-2018 edition WC with Incredible ER and SR under 20 #Nagarkot- Sensation for U19-2018 edition WC with Incredible wicket taking SR but have to work on ER #ShivamDube- Surprise Package with the Bowl with this ER at Slog overs as his bigger role was Big hitting Finisher with Bat #DeepakChahar- Impressive Economy of below 8 with assured wicket taking ability in first half of the innings #Rahulchahar- In a squad which is thin on Spin he has picked wickets at SR 17 and kept things tight a...

After almost 3 weeks of the Ipl 2020, we've had a mix bag of close encounters along with some pure one sided games where the chasing teams have been out of the contest for large parts of the run chase, which clearly proves that teams batting first have had the better of result but captains still insist in Chasing for some reason? Due to this mix, we've had a very clear split of top 2 and bottom 2 so far between the 8 teams so far. Delhi capitals - this was previewed as a good team with Match winners in all areas ( batsmen, seamers  and spinners) but consistency was the question. But so far post 6 games they've won 5 of them which is outstanding. Mumbai Indians - my preview on YouTube highlighted lack of depth in spin department which is a fact because when in Wankhede they win with Pace in their squad. So far the same formula seems to have worked with Bumrah,Boult and Pattinson having economy rates around 7 to 7.5 while bowling at stages of the games, which are the most dif...

 T20 is a batsmen game and IPL is breeding ground for young talent to brush shoulders with one of the finest players internationally. Hence the Onus is own the Young players to make their presence felt. There have been some young batsmen in the initial couple of weeks of the tournament who have made a massive impression. #Shubham Gill - One of India's the next biggest talents. SR 116 but 3 major innings. #Devdutt Padikall- He has overshadowed White ball legend Aaron Finch with his performances so far. #Mayank Agarwal- Established Test opener but a statement to National selectors that he can Orange Cap owner of T20 league. revelation so far for KXIP. #Ishan Kishan- Mumbai Indians young talent has scored 5th innings for uncapped player with his 99(58) balls almost won an impossible game, Consistency is the Key. #sanju Samson- Has always had a fantastic start to the season and performances fade away as soon as the IPL progresses, will 2020 be the year where that changes? #Rahul Tewati...