da aposte e ganhe： A stats review of the Champions League Twenty20 2010
da leao： Madhusudhan Ramakrishnan27-Sep-2010Superior with bat and ballThe difference between the batting run rate and bowling economy rate for Chennai is the highest among all teams and comfortably ahead of the next best team. The difference between their batting average and bowling average is an extraordinary 24.58, which is streets ahead of the Warriors, whom they beat in the final. None of the other teams have a run-rate difference of more than one, and only South Australia possess an average difference above ten. The overall stats of the top teams is summarised below.
TeamMatchesRun-rateEconomy rateDifferenceBatting averageBowling averageDifferenceChennai68.236.461.7738.213.6224.58Warriors67.867.180.6827.1724.192.98Lions48.798.160.6333.0526.526.53Bangalore58.067.470.5924.3426.06-1.72Victoria47.757.430.3223.5821.881.7South Australia58.688.370.3132.7322.4210.31The best spinnersR Ashwin and Muttiah Muralitharan produced excellent bowling displays in the final to restrict Warriors to a below-par total. In fact, the Chennai spinners were by far the best in the tournament, averaging just over six in the Powerplay overs and stifling most teams in the middle overs. Of the total 54 wickets picked up by Chennai’s bowlers, the spinners contributed 31 at an impressive average of just over 11.
TeamInningsWicketsEconomy rateAverageWickets (middle overs)Economy rate(middle overs)Average(middle overs)Chennai6316.1711.25125.8817.16Warriors6116.6225.9086.8030.62South Australia586.0921.6668.1233.83Wayamba498.9635.8765.3818.83Raising their game when it mattersWhen they were close to elimination in the IPL 2010, Chennai won six out of their last eight games. That was a longer tournament which allowed them to get away with a slow start. Here, there was little leeway, and they got into their stride straightaway, losing only a single match, and that too in the Super Over. They triumphed in a must-win match against Warriors before comfortably winning in the semi-final and final. They had a stunning record in the Champions League when they batted first, but a slightly more even record in the IPL.
TournamentPlayed WonLostIPL 2010 overall1697IPL 2010(1st half)835IPL 2010(2nd half)862IPL 2010(batting first)853Champions League overall651Champions League(batting first)541Sharing the run-scoring burdenTwo of the top four run-getters of the tournament were from Chennai, and this proved to be a huge factor in the final result. Suresh Raina played a superb hand in the rain curtailed semi-final against Bangalore, while Murali Vijay, the highest run scorer of the tournament, was highly consistent and played important knocks in the semi-final and final. Davy Jacobs of Warriors and South Australia’s Michael Klinger were in fine form too, but Chennai had had greater depth, and more firepower.
BatsmanTeamInningsRunsRun-rateAverageMurali VijayChennai62947.3549.00Davy JacobsWarriors62868.7157.20Michael KlingerSouth Australia52267.6656.50Suresh RainaChennai620310.0640.60Callum FergusonSouth Australia52009.0950.00Dominant bowlersChennai dominate the bowling department completely, with three of their bowlers among the top four wicket-takers in the tournament. Ashwin and Muralitharan turned the finals completely after a great start for the Warriors while Doug Bollinger was also among the wickets throughout. Shaun Tait’s lethal pace was a major factor in South Australia’s success, but he had an ordinary game in the semi-final resulting in their exit. Johan Botha and Rusty Theron were also consistent all tournament but they just didn’t have enough runs to play with it in the final.
BowlerTeamInningsWicketsEconomy rateAverageR AshwinChennai6136.5111.69Muttiah MuralitharanChennai6125.6911.00Doug BollingerChennai697.0317.33Daniel ChristianSouth Australia598.2317.22Shaun TaitSouth Australia487.7515.50Overall, the 2010 Champions League produced far more runs and boundaries than the 2009 edition, which was slightly surprising considering the fact that the previous hosts had been India, where pitches normally favour batsmen. The 2009 edition had lower average scores and poor batting performances by the IPL teams, but two out of four semi-finalists this time were from the IPL. The number of fours and sixes also went up in the 2010 tournament, clearly suggesting a better batting performance.
SeasonRunsRun-rate4s6sWicketsAverage200963697.2557818028622.26201069597.9560422227725.12Both Chennai and New South Wales, the 2009 champions, lost just one game on their way to the title. While Chennai lost to Victoria in a Super Over, New South Wales lost a close game to Trinidad after a blitz by Kieron Pollard. Chennai were the better batting side, with a higher average and scoring rate. The stats for the bowling department, though, were even. Chennai’s bowling average was marginally better but New South Wale’s economy rate, which was below six, was better than that of Chennai.
TeamInningsRuns scoredRun-rateBatting averageWicketsEconomy rateBowling averageChennai69558.2338.20546.5913.62New South Wales68847.9027.62495.9113.79