South Africa Performance Review A shocking performance by South Africa!. When Imran Tahir picked Johnny Bairstow in the very first over of the World Cup, one wondered “wow” what a start by South Africa!. This became the best … Continue reading
West Indies Performance Review There is a philosophy in sports –“Potential will never win you any matches, performance win matches”. This truly applies to West Indies, who for this WC were represented by the best potential cricketers, whose performance … Continue reading
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New Zealand Performance Review This might sound inappropriate but New Zealand team were lucky to be in the semi-finals!. As the tournament progressed their NNR (Net run rate)was going down. This along with their batting strike rate and boundary … Continue reading
Here is complete statistical analysis on Cricket World Cup 2019. The last lap is on… Here are favorites and outsiders Qualified teams Australia(12) – yet to play NZ, SA – India(11) – yet to play ENG, BAN, SL New … Continue reading
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There were 63 ODIs played before the start of World Cup 2019 (only including teams that are taking part in this tournament). Based on margin of wins, there were very few close matches. It seems it was one-sided contest! … Continue reading
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A format with equal opportunity A format that has all teams playing against each other is the best opportunity for teams to play in a tournament. Teams are not divided into groups. This will allow teams to play against all … Continue reading
The advantage of a no-ball is a huge value for batting team, (not for bowling team). This year(2019) in 28 ODIs there were 26 no-balls bowled. The value of those can be summed by adding runs scored off free-hit, runs … Continue reading
Historic event at KFC Big Bash League (or any T20 franchise)- for the very first time both finalist(Renegades & Stars) are from same city, viz Melbourne, will meet at Marvel Stadium. Since the advent of BBL 79 players represented Australia(all … Continue reading
To continue and conclude the fourth format of cricket, here is a statistical analysis of each session of day night matches. Experts rightly feel that pink ball moves a lot under lights. There is lot of swing and seam movement … Continue reading
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There has been scarcity of drawn test matches in last few years. Since World Cup 2015 only 15.26 % drawn test matches. Last year (2018)in 48 tests there were only 5 drawn test matches(5/48 = 10.41%)including two day/night matches. The … Continue reading
As India taken on New Zealand down under(limited over series). They will be facing lot of horizontal shots from host team. NZ has the maximum no.of players who are affluent in reverse-sweep. The smaller grounds is an added advantage. Hence slow … Continue reading
The 2018-19 Border-Gavaskar series is 2-1 at end of 3rd Test, favoring India. There is some coincidence going into 4th Test match at Sydney Cricket Ground. Australia haven’t lost a test match at SCG since 2011. It was the Ashes … Continue reading
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There has been a drop in batting run-rate in test matches for Australia at home. It was during last year’s Ashes series(2017-18) their run rate started to slip down alarmingly(home and away)!. In that series their overall rate in 8 … Continue reading
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Australia’s test batting is under pressure. Since the ban of 3 players(David Warner, Cameron Bancroft and Steve Smith) involved in ball-tampering, their batting has been very poor. It is the lower-order/tail-end batsmen that has not allowed any embarrassment of low … Continue reading
