World T20 2014 - The best openers so far...

Overall

The best openers in the tournament so far has been SJ Myburgh of Netherlands and Anamul Haque of Bangladesh.

Openers based on runs scored

Player	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
SJ Myburgh (Neth)	6	6	0	185	63	30.83	114	162.3	0	3	2	20	12
Anamul Haque (Ban)	5	5	1	166	44*	41.5	133	124.8	0	0	0	19	8

Openers based on Avg

Player	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
AD Hales (Eng)	3	3	1	154	116*	77	88	175	1	0	1	17	7
RG Sharma (India)	3	3	1	142	62*	71	120	118.3	0	2	0	11	5

Openers based on SR

Player	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
PW Borren (Neth)	1	1	0	31	31	31	15	206.7	0	0	0	4	2
AD Hales (Eng)	3	3	1	154	116*	77	88	175	1	0	1	17	7

Openers based on 4's

Player	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
SJ Myburgh (Neth)	6	6	0	185	63	30.83	114	162.3	0	3	2	20	12
Anamul Haque (Ban)	5	5	1	166	44*	41.5	133	124.8	0	0	0	19	8

Openers based on 6's

Player	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
SJ Myburgh (Neth)	6	6	0	185	63	30.83	114	162.3	0	3	2	20	12
Anamul Haque (Ban)	5	5	1	166	44*	41.5	133	124.8	0	0	0	19	8

Batting First

HM Amla of South Africa stands out as the best opener when batting first

Openers based on runs scored

Player	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
HM Amla (SA)	3	3	0	140	56	46.66	99	141.4	0	1	0	15	3
SP Khakurel (Nepal)	3	3	0	86	56	28.66	82	104.9	0	1	0	10	1

Openers based on Avg

Player	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
WTS Porterfield (Ire)	1	1	0	47	47	47	32	146.9	0	0	0	5	2
HM Amla (SA)	3	3	0	140	56	46.66	99	141.4	0	1	0	15	3

Openers based on SR

Player	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
WTS Porterfield (Ire)	1	1	0	47	47	47	32	146.9	0	0	0	5	2
AJ Finch (Aus)	1	1	0	16	16	16	11	145.5	0	0	0	2	1

Openers based on 4's

Player	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
HM Amla (SA)	3	3	0	140	56	46.66	99	141.4	0	1	0	15	3
DR Smith (WI)	2	2	0	83	72	41.5	72	115.3	0	1	0	12	3

Openers based on 6's

Player	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
CH Gayle (WI)	2	2	0	82	48	41	81	101.2	0	0	0	4	4
HM Amla (SA)	3	3	0	140	56	46.66	99	141.4	0	1	0	15	3

Batting Second

The best openers while chasing a score in the tournament so far has been SJ Myburgh of Netherlands and AD Hales of England.

Openers based on runs scored

Player	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
SJ Myburgh (Neth)	3	3	0	169	63	56.33	87	194.3	0	3	0	19	11
AD Hales (Eng)	2	2	1	154	116*	154	86	179.1	1	0	0	17	7

Openers based on Avg

Player	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
AD Hales (Eng)	2	2	1	154	116*	154	86	179.1	1	0	0	17	7
RG Sharma (India)	3	3	1	142	62*	71	120	118.3	0	2	0	11	5

Openers based on SR

Player	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
PW Borren (Neth)	1	1	0	31	31	31	15	206.7	0	0	0	4	2
DA Warner (Aus)	1	1	0	4	4	4	2	200	0	0	0	1	0

Openers based on 4's

Player	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
SJ Myburgh (Neth)	3	3	0	169	63	56.33	87	194.3	0	3	0	19	11
AD Hales (Eng)	2	2	1	154	116*	154	86	179.1	1	0	0	17	7

Openers based on 6's

Player	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
SJ Myburgh (Neth)	3	3	0	169	63	56.33	87	194.3	0	3	0	19	11
AD Hales (Eng)	2	2	1	154	116*	154	86	179.1	1	0	0	17	7

Contribution to winning team

The best openers contributing to winning cause of their team in this tournament so far has been RG Sharma of India and HM Amla of South Africa.

Openers based on runs scored

Player	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
RG Sharma (India)	3	3	1	142	62*	71	120	118.3	0	2	0	11	5
HM Amla (SA)	3	3	0	140	56	46.66	99	141.4	0	1	0	15	3

Openers based on Avg

Player	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
AD Hales (Eng)	1	1	1	116	116*	-	64	181.3	1	0	0	11	6
Anamul Haque (Ban)	2	2	1	86	44*	86	66	130.3	0	0	0	9	5

Openers based on SR

Player	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
PW Borren (Neth)	1	1	0	31	31	31	15	206.7	0	0	0	4	2
SJ Myburgh (Neth)	2	2	0	118	63	59	59	200	0	2	0	11	9

Openers based on 4's

Player	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
HM Amla (SA)	3	3	0	140	56	46.66	99	141.4	0	1	0	15	3
DR Smith (WI)	2	2	0	89	72	44.5	62	143.5	0	1	0	14	3

Openers based on 6's

Player	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
SJ Myburgh (Neth)	2	2	0	118	63	59	59	200	0	2	0	11	9
AD Hales (Eng)	1	1	1	116	116*	-	64	181.3	1	0	0	11	6

Analysis on Indian squad for World T20 2014

The Team

1. MS Dhoni (c/wk)
2. Ravichandran Ashwin
3. Shikhar Dhawan
4. Virat Kohli
5. Amit Mishra
6. Ajinkya Rahane
7. Mohit Sharma
8. Yuvraj Singh
9. Varun Aaron
10. Stuart Binny
11. Ravindra Jadeja
12. Bhuvneshwar Kumar
13. Mohammed Shami
14. Suresh Raina
15. Rohit Sharma

 

India has won 55.3% of T20 matches played.

The current squad has a winning percentage of 55.9%

Performance

India if batting first the have score atleast 173 runs

If chasing they can chase between 164 to 206

Note: The above graph is based on the current teams individual's average and strike rate, not based on the team performance.

Probability of a player scoring 50+ in World cup T20 match

A player is more likely to score 50+ while batting first than chasing

Average No of 4's in a match

Average No of 6's in a match

Impact Players

Yuvraj Singh

India definitely depends on Yuvraj Singh Whenever he preforms well, India has won; be it setting target or chasing.

SK Raina

Raina has the most consistent strike rate.

MS Dhoni

Like Yuvraj, Dhoni has impact on team chances. He is more likely have an impact on setting targets.

Virat Kohli

 Clearly Kohli is second innings player.

India vs Pakistan – Who should be dropped from the team Rahane or Rohit Sharma?

All the below analysis are based on the squad T20 international experience:

If India drops Rahane for the match against Pakistan

• Based on career average, & strike rates, the team is expected team score between 156 and 178
• They team is expected to score atleast 7 sixes
• Team is expected to score atleast 15 boundaries.
• There is 11% chance that atleast one batsman will score a half century
• Chance of a Batsman getting out on a duck is 2%

If India drops Rohit Sharma for the match against Pakistan

• Based on career average, & strike rates, the team is expected team score between 157 and 184
• They team is expected to score atleast 7 sixes
• Team is expected to score atleast 16 boundaries.
• There is 10% chance that atleast one batsman will score a half century
• Chance of a Batsman getting out on a duck is 2%              

Analysis of RCB squad

RCB squad has 7 foreign players out of 21.

While a player XI can have 36.36% of foreign players, RCB squad has 33.33% of foreign players.

The average age of RCB squad is 28 years.

Their oldest player is Muttiah Muralitharan, who is 41 years old and the youngest player is 19 years old Vijay Zol of India.

Money, Runs & Wickets

• RCB has spent Rs 56,30,00,000 ($9 million) to buy players who have played international T20 cricket.
• They have 4,195 runs and 138 wickets among them.
• RCB has roughly spent Rs 1,28,568 ($2,000)on each run and Rs 1,71,424 ($2,700) on each wicket.
• When it comes to overall T20, they have 22,825 runs and 939 wickets 
• RCB has roughly spent Rs 24,940 ($399) on each run and Rs 32,734 ($524) on each wicket

Team Selection

Based on Runs

If RCB where to field their Best XI based on the amount of runs scored in T20 games (considering min 5 bowlers to bowl 20 overs) then there XI will be

	Name	Country	T20 Runs	Wickets
All	Chris Gayle	West Indies	5770	67
Bat	Nic Maddinson	Australia	652
Bat	Virat Kohli	India	3554	7
All	Yuvraj Singh	India	2750	63
Bat	AB de Villiers	South Africa	3060
Wk	Parthiv Patel	India	1941
Bat	Tanmay Mishra	India	366	3
Bat	Sachin Rana	India	361	18
All	Albie Morkel	South Africa	3314	203
Ball	Shadab Jakati	India	142	58
Ball	Abu Nechim	India	78	28
			21988	447

Based on Strike rate

RCB squad has a strike rate of 132.3%

If RCB where to field their Best XI based on the strike rates in T20 games (considering min 5 bowlers to bowl 20 overs) then there XI will be

	Name	Country	T20 Runs	4's	6's	Wickets	SR
All	Chris Gayle	West Indies	5770	447	411	67	151.6%
Bat	Nic Maddinson	Australia	652	76	19		128.1%
Bat	Vijay Zol	India	189	20	7		150.0%
Bat	Virat Kohli	India	3554	360	100	7	128.7%
All	Yuvraj Singh	India	2750	210	153	63	135.5%
Bat	AB de Villiers	South Africa	3060	241	108		132.9%
All	Albie Morkel	South Africa	3314	213	190	203	138.4%
Wk	Parthiv Patel	India	1941	245	33		113.4%
Bat	Yogesh Takawale	India	329	27	10		110.8%
Ball	Shadab Jakati	India	142	15	1	58	115.4%
Ball	Abu Nechim	India	78	5	2	28	104.0%
			21779	1859	1034	426	135.0%

Based on Wickets taken

If RCB where to field their Best XI based on the wickets taken in T20 games (considering min 5 bowlers to bowl 20 overs) then there XI will be

	Name	Country	T20 Runs	4's	6's	Wickets
All	Chris Gayle	West Indies	5770	447	411	67
Bat	Tanmay Mishra	India	366	25	10	3
Bat	Virat Kohli	India	3554	360	100	7
All	Yuvraj Singh	India	2750	210	153	63
Wk	AB de Villiers	South Africa	3060	241	108
All	Albie Morkel	South Africa	3314	213	190	203
Ball	Shadab Jakati	India	142	15	1	58
Ball	Muttiah Muralitharan	Sri Lanka	81	3	2	176
Ball	Ashok Dinda	India	39	2		91
Ball	Ravi Rampaul	West Indies	104	6	3	87
Ball	Mitchell Starc	Australia	16	1		77
			19196	1523	978	832

Analysis: Money & IPL 2014

Part1 - Statistical highlight of IPL 2014 auction

The IPL auction for 2014 saw 178 players being bought by 8 teams.

• Out the total budget of Rs 480 crores ($77 million) teams altogether spent 97.8% i.e. Rs 469 crores (4,69,35,00,000) ($75.5 million) were spent to buy 178 players.
• Delhi & Bangalore spent their entire purse of Rs. 60 crores ($9.6 million)

Pareto analysis

1. 10% of the purse was spent to buy 4 players
2. 20% of the purse was spent to buy just 4% of players (7 players out of 178)
3. 50% of the purse was spent to buy just 13.5 % of players (24 players out of 178)
4. 80% of the purse was spent to buy just 33 % of players (60 players out of 178)

Average cost of each player and number of players bought

All 8 teams spent 81% of the money at an average Rs 47.45 crores (out of Rs 58.67 crores spent) to just buy 8 players on an average.

Bangalore has the highest payment disparity between its players, while Delhi has the least disparity in terms of payment for its players.

1. Chennai bought 20 players at an average cost of Rs 2.98 crores (29,775,000) ($476,400) per player.
• Chennai paid 81% of the money to buy/retain 7 players MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Dwayne Smith, Faf du Plessis, Dwayne Bravo at average of Rs 6.85 crores. Excluding the 7 players, they bought rest 13 players for an average of Rs 88.9 lakh per player
2. Bangalore bought 21 players at an average cost of Rs 2.86 crores (2,85,71,429) ($457,143) per player.
• They paid 81% of the money to buy/retain 5 players; Yuvraj Singh, Virat Kohli, Chris Gayle, AB de Villiers, Mitchell Starc at average of Rs 9.7 crores. Excluding the 5 players, they bought rest 16 players for an average of Rs 71.9 lakh per player
3. Mumbai bought 21 players at an average cost of Rs 2.86 crores (2,85,47,619) ($456,762) per player.
• Mumbai paid 81% of the money to buy/retain 7 players; Rohit Sharma, Lasith Malinga, Kieron Pollard, Harbhajan Singh, Michael Hussey, Corey Anderson, Ambati Rayudu at average of Rs 6.93 crores. Excluding the 7 players, they bought rest 14 players for an average of Rs 81.8 lakh per player
4.  Kolkata bought 21 players at an average cost of Rs 2.81 crores (2,80,95,238) ($449,524) per player.
• Kolkata paid 82% of the money to buy/retain 9 players; Gautam Gambhir, Sunil Narine, Jacques Kallis, Robin Uthappa, Piyush Chawla, Yusuf Pathan, Morne Morkel, Shakib Al Hasan, Vinay Kumar at average of Rs 5.38 crores. Excluding the 9 players, they bought rest 12 players for an average of Rs 88.3 lakh per player
5. Delhi bought 23 players at an average cost of Rs 2.61 crores (2,60,86,957) ($417,391) per player.
• Delhi paid 81% of the money to buy 10 players at average of Rs 4.83 crores. Excluding the 13 players, they bought rest 12 players for an average of Rs 90 lakh per player
6. Hyderabad bought 24 players at an average cost of Rs 2.46 crores (2,45,83,333) ($393,333) per player.
• Hyderabad paid 81% of the money to buy/retain 8 players at average of Rs 5.97 crores. Excluding the 8 players, they bought rest 16 players for an average of Rs 70.3 lakh per player
7. Punjab bought 23 players at an average cost of Rs 2.43 crores (2,43,04,348) ($388,870) per player.
• Punjab paid 80% of the money to buy/retain 10 players at average of Rs 4.47 crores. Excluding the 10 players, they bought rest 13 players for an average of Rs 85.7 lakh per player
8. Rajasthan bought 25 players at an average cost of Rs 2.24 crores (2,23,80,000) ($358,080) per player.
• Rajasthan paid 81% of the money to buy/retain 7 players at average of Rs 6.49 crores. Excluding the 7 players, they bought rest 18 players for an average of Rs 58.1 lakh per player

In terms of players from Country that has most benefited in the IPL 2014 Auction are from England, they represent 0.6% of total player sold but pocketed 1.9% of the total auction money.

At the other end is Zimbabwe, which similarly England saw 0.6% of total player sold but pocketed only 0.1% of the total auction money.