Priceless role of Finishers in Playoff's

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 After exciting and grueling encounters we finally have 4 teams to compete in the Qualifiers and Eliminator, Only 2 will Qualify to play the Big Final. As your aware the teams are as Follows: Mumbai Indians ( Qualifier1) Delhi Capitals (Qualifier 1) Sunrisers Hyderabad (eliminator) Royal challengers Bangalore ( eliminator)  No as your aware finishing in the Top 2 means that even though you loose in the Qualifier1, you are still battling it out in Qualifier2 with a second chance to get to the BIG FINALE. Role of Finisher in T20 is priceless, especially in a Pressure game it can be even more critical & it can easily impact the difference between the 2 teams. With the game being of Fine margins, the way you close out an innings while setting a total & ofcourse while hunting down a total plays a major role. Below Graphic Shows the Spilt of how much of a role a Top order (TOP 4)  vs. the Finisher have consumed on an average in the league stages. Below Graphic Shows for...
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Boundary Frequency

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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 might be very different this year.



An interesting comparison in chart of boundary frequency with Batting strike rates this year so far gives a massive insight.
For batting strike rates in todays day and age in T20s, if your striking at 140 and above or 100 balls your doing a brilliant job for your team. Because strikerates greater than this threshold point means your team has potential to score in excess of 170 plus.
So with batting strike rates above 140 the boundary frequency based on this chart shows that it takes between 4 to 6 balls to find boundary fence this year in #IPL2020.

Now when you put this in context with the high pressure games from last 3 years, it tells us that we're going to have boundary filled playoffs or we might have massively low scoring thrillers because as per this chart if boundary frequency needs to fluctuate between 7.5 to 9 (based on history) then batting strike rates are quite low which mean that totals of 150 or less might on the cards.
So let's fasten our seat belts and be prepared for the big playoffs and Final kick of this edition of Ipl 2020.

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  1. MerwynNovember 2, 2020 at 1:57 AM

    Thanks very much for taking time and going through the same. please follow for more. also please do share with your colleageus, friends and family.

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