Saturday, April 3, 2010

Amit's ... Did You Know ........... (14)

Cricket Trivia from the Web ... Interesting Ranji Trophy facts

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Which team has won the Ranji Trophy the maximum number of times ..?

Mumbai.

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Who captained Karnataka to its first ever Ranji Trophy win ...?

Erapalli Prasanna.

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Who has scored the maximum number of runs for the Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy...??

Ashok Mankad of Mumbai.

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Who has taken the highest number of wickets in the Ranji Trophy..??

Rajinder Goel.

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2010 ... IPL - Match 31 Video Highlights ... Kings XI Punjab v Royal Challengers Bangalore

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2010 ... IPL Match (31) ... Kings XI Punjab v Royal Challengers Bangalore - Analytics

Kings XI Punjab v Royal Challengers Bangalore, played at PCA Stadium Mohali, Chandigarh, on April 02 2010 - Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 6 wickets and 5 balls remaining.
  • Kings XI Punjab 181 for 5 wickets in 20 overs
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore 184 for 4 wickets 19.1 overs
  • Scoreboard
Analytics Behind Royal Challengers Bangalores' Chase

Target of 182 runs to be scored in 20 overs

Score at end of 7 overs ... 54 for the loss of 2 wickets
Batting Resources still available was ... 70 %
Remaining Chase Target % was ... 70 %
Excess Capacity At hand ... + 0 %

Hence at end of 7 overs ... Resource Clock ... fairly even wrt Royal Challengers Bangalore

Score at end of 13 overs ... 101 for the loss of 2 wickets
Batting Resources still available was ... 48 %
Remaining Chase Target % was ... 45 %
Excess Capacity At hand .... + 03 %

Hence at end of 13 overs ... Resource Clock ... slightly in favor of Royal Challengers Bangalore

The Opening Overs and Middle Overs indicated that the Royal Challengers Bangalore were slightly ahead, based on the Resource Clock Index. They preserved their wickets and scored at a rate slightly below the asking rate but not too far below, thus putting themselves within contention.

During the End-Overs the Royal Challengers Bangalore were able to accelerate their earlier pace of scoring runs and thus won 6 wickets. Robin Uthappa scoring 22 runs from 8 balls made the task relatively easy.

Royal Challengers Bangalore were never behind the Resource Clock Index during the entire 19 overs bowled.

In the "Big Overs Comparison" though the KingsXI Punjab outscored the Royal Challengers Bangalore by a margin of 8 to , the Royal Challengers Bangalore had one monster over scoring 25 runs during the death overs which tilted the balance. In "Tight Overs Comparison" both teams were even at 4 .




2010 ... IPL - Match 30 Video Highlights ... Kolkata Knight Riders v Deccan Chargers







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2010 ... IPL Match (30) ... Kolkata Knight Riders v Deccan Chargers - Analytics

Kolkata Knight Riders v Deccan Chargers, played at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, on April 01 2010 - Kolkata Knight Riders won by 24 runs.
  • Kolkata Knight Riders 188 for 6 wickets in 20 overs
  • Deccan Chargers 157 for 5 wickets 20 overs
  • Scoreboard
Analytics Behind Deccan Chargers' Chase

Target of 182 runs to be scored in 20 overs

Score at end of 7 overs ... 69 for the loss of 1 wicket
Batting Resources still available was ... 75 %
Remaining Chase Target % was ... 62 %
Excess Capacity At hand ... + 13 %

Hence at end of 7 overs ... Resource Clock ... favors the Deccan Chargers

Score at end of 13 overs ... 107 for the loss of 2 wickets
Batting Resources still available was ... 47 %
Remaining Chase Target % was ... 41 %
Excess Capacity At hand .... + 06 %

Hence at end of 13 overs ... Resource Clock ... still favors Deccan Chargers

The Opening Overs and Middle Overs indicated that the Deccan Chargers were ahead, based on the Resource Clock Index. They preserved their wickets and scored at a decent rate putting themselves within contention.

During the End-Overs the Deccan Chargers were unable to maintain the earlier pace of scoring runs and lost a few wickets and lost by a significant margin of 24 runs.

Deccan Chargers were leading ahead of the Resource Clock Index for the first 15 overs, but fell behind the last 5 overs which proved to be crucial.

In the "Big Overs Comparison" the Kolkata Knight Riders outscored the Deccan Chargers by a margin of 10 to 4 and also in "Tight Overs Comparison" they were even 5 to 5. However Kolkata bowled a few of their "tight overs" during the End-Overs spell which made the difference.




2010 ... IPL - Match 29 Video Highlights ... Delhi Daredevils v Rajasthan Royals







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2010 ... IPL Match (29) ... Delhi Daredevils v Rajasthan Royals - Analytics

Delhi Daredevils v Rajasthan Royals, played at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi, on March 31 2010 - Delhi Daredevils won by 67 runs.
  • Delhi Daredevils 188 for 6 wickets in 20 overs
  • Chennai Super Kings 121 All Out in 17.4 overs
  • Scoreboard
Analytics Behind Rajasthan Royals' Chase

Target of 189 runs to be scored in 20 overs

Score at end of 7 overs ... 54 for the loss of 4 wickets
Batting Resources still available was ... 56 %
Remaining Chase Target % was ... 71 %
Shortage of Capacity At hand ... - 15 %

Hence at end of 7 overs ... Resource Clock ... against the Rajasthan Royals

Score at end of 13 overs ... 93 for the loss of 7 wickets
Batting Resources still available was ... 21 %
Remaining Chase Target % was ... 51 %
Shortage of Capacity At hand .... - 30 %

Hence at end of 13 overs ... Resource Clock ... still very much against Rajasthan Royals

The Opening Overs and Middle Overs indicated that the Rajasthan Royals were very much behind, based on the Resource Clock Index. The loss of early wickets and slow scoring put them behind in their chase.

During the End-Overs the Rajasthan Royals were unable to mount any new challenges and folded quite meekly losing by a big margin of 67 runs.

Rajasthan Royals were trailing behind the Resource Clock Index for all the overs and never caught up at any time during the chase.

In the "Big Overs Comparison" the Delhi Daredevils outscored the Rajasthan Royals by a margin of 7 to 5 and also in "Tight Overs Comparison" they again came out ahead 5 to 3.



Friday, April 2, 2010

2010 ... IPL - Match 28 Video Highlights ... Chennai Super Kings v Royal Challengers Bangalore


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2010 ... IPL Match (28) ... Chennai Super Kings v Royal Challengers Bangalore - Analytics

Chennai Super Kings v Royal Challengers Bangalore, played at MA Chidambaram Stadium Chepauk, Chennai, on March 31 2010 - Chennai Super Kings won by 5 wickets with 7 balls remaining.
  • Royal Challengers 161 for 4 wickets in 20 overs
  • Chennai Super Kings 162 for 5 wickets in 18.5 overs
  • Scoreboard
Analytics Behind Chennai Super Kings' Chase

Target of 162 runs to be scored in 20 overs

Score at end of 7 overs ... 62 for the loss of 1 wicket
Batting Resources still available was ... 75 %
Remaining Chase Target % was ... 62 %
Excess Capacity At hand ... + 13 %

Hence at end of 7 overs ... Resource Clock ... favors the Chennai Super Kings

Score at end of 13 overs ... 111 for the loss of 2 wickets
Batting Resources still available was ... 48 %
Remaining Chase Target % was ... 32 %
Excess Capacity At hand .... +16 %

Hence at end of 13 overs ... Resource Clock ... still favors Chennai Super Kings

The Opening Overs and Middle Overs indicated that the Chennai Super Kings were well ahead, based on the Resource Clock Index. The preservation of early wickets and fast scoring were key factors.

During the End-Overs the Chennai Super Kings were able to maintain their momentum of scoring and they were always within the Resource Clock Index. Chennai Super Kings were able to execute their chase and win the game in the 19th over with 7 balls to spare.

Chennai Super Kings were ahead of the Resource Clock Index for all the overs and never fell behind. .

Though in "Big Overs Comparison" Royal Challengers Bangalore had the advantage of 7-5 over Chennai Super Kings, they missed an opportunity of setting a big total in overs 15 and 16, when they scored only 2 runs for 2 wickets.