Monday, March 22, 2010

2010 ... IPL Match (13) ... Rajasthan Royals v Kolkata Knight Riders - Analytics

Rajasthan Royals v Kolkata Knight Riders, played at Sardar Patel Stadium Motera, Ahmedabad on March 20 2010 - Rajasthan Royals won by 34 runs
  • Rajasthan Royals 168 for 7 wickets in 20 overs
  • Kings XI Punjab 134 for 5 wickets in 20 overs
  • Scoreboard
Analytics Behind Kolkata Knight Riders' Chase

Target of 169 runs to be scored in 20 overs

Score at end of 7 overs ... 43 for the loss of 1 wicket
Batting Resources still available was ... 75 %
Remaining Chase Target % was ... 74 %
Excess Capacity At hand ... + 1 %

Hence at end of 7 overs ... Resource Clock almost even...slightly favors Kolkata Knight Riders

Score at end of 13 overs ... 87 for the loss of 2 wickets
Batting Resources still available was ... 48 %
Remaining Chase Target % was ... 49 %
Shortage of Capacity At hand .... - 1 %

Hence at end of 13 overs ... Resource Clock still even.. slightly against Kolkata Knight Riders.

The Opening Overs and Middle Overs clearly indicated that the contest and chase was fairly even against Kolkata Knight Riders based on the "Resource Clock" index. It was significant to note that Kolkata Knight Riders were not able to build on a conservative start.

In the End-Game the Kolkata Knight Riders were unable to increase their scoring rate, and steadily fell behind the "Resource Clock" and lost the match by a significant margin of 34 runs.

Kolkata Knight Riders were ahead of the Resource Clock for only 9 overs and were behind in 11 overs.

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