When this blog goes live, the basic stats page on mplbuzz would have gone live as well. This blog is an attempt to analyze the performances for the first half of the MPL. This time, instead of just using the raw stats (for number of runs, wickets and catches), Raghu (with minimal input from yours truly) has come up with a comprehensive scheme to rank each batting, bowling and fielding performance using some of the contextual information from the match.
The overall results are live on the stats page, but in this article we will try to validate the ranking measures by applying them over each MPL game. So here goes:
1) Match 1: Incredibles vs Avengers – A match dominated by Shreenath’s innings. The top 5 ranked performances in this game where:
| Playername | BattingPoints | BowlingPoints | FieldingPoints | TotalPoints |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dipesh | -3.88 | 108.88 | 5 | 110.00 |
| Shreenath | 102.67 | 0.00 | 0 | 102.67 |
| Priyank | 11.00 | 63.93 | 15 | 89.93 |
| Arun | 5.51 | 79.29 | 5 | 89.80 |
| Anand | 6.13 | 73.88 | 5 | 85.01 |
Surprisingly, the best performance is Dipesh’s 4/11 from 3 over Shreenath’s 33 albeit by a whisker. This is understandable as the ranking system awards points based on the fact that Dipesh’s 4 wickets came at fantastic economy rate (much less than the required rate for the opposition).
2) Match 2: Justice League Vs Xmen – Last ball six to win the game! Need I say more!
| PLAYERNAME | BATTINGPOINTS | BOWLINGPOINTS | FIELDINGPOINTS | TOTALPOINTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yashwanth | 89.87 | 43.93 | 5 | 138.80 |
| Koundi | -0.08 | 76.84 | 5 | 81.76 |
| Ashish | 36.54 | 0.00 | 15 | 51.54 |
| Srikanth | 51.13 | 0.00 | 0 | 51.13 |
| Rafeeq | 14.90 | 31.74 | 0 | 46.64 |
As expected, Yashwanth’s performance with the bat is clearly ahead of all other performances. Yashwanth’s scoring rate helps him with the ranking system and is far ahead of the second best batting performance (Srikanth) in the match. Koundi 3-10 is the best bowling performance of the match.
3) Match 3: Avengers vs Xmen – A match full of a number of small vital contributions.
| PLAYERNAME | BATTINGPOINTS | BOWLINGPOINTS | FIELDINGPOINTS | TOTALPOINTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sathish | 17.04 | 66.07 | 5 | 88.11 |
| Ganesh K | -3.00 | 91.07 | 0 | 88.07 |
| Sreeram | 57.98 | 0.00 | 5 | 62.98 |
| Koundi | 33.02 | 26.12 | 0 | 59.14 |
| Amol | 48.44 | 1.07 | 5 | 54.51 |
Ganesh K’s duck costs him the best performance in this match. Ganesh K’s 2/6 and Satish’s 2/9 were clearly the standout performances in the match. Sreeram’s 19 and Amol’s 15 were the best batting performances in the game.
4) Match 4: Incredibles vs Justice League – A comfortable victory for the Incredibles following a good innings by Nachiket.
| PLAYERNAME | BATTINGPOINTS | BOWLINGPOINTS | FIELDINGPOINTS | TOTALPOINTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aravind | 46.74 | 80.31 | 0 | 127.05 |
| Rahul | 38.05 | 73.57 | 0 | 111.62 |
| Arun | 2.83 | 85.36 | 0 | 88.19 |
| Ganesh | 0.53 | 85.31 | 0 | 85.84 |
| Chirag | 36.95 | 38.57 | 0 | 75.52 |
Even though Nachiket had the highest inning, his ranking score of score of 58.81 is not in the top 5, where strong bowling and all-round performances dominated. Aravind’s 3/11 and last minute hitting (14 of 13 balls) takes him to the top. Rahul’s 12 of 10 and 3/7 in 2 overs was another great performance. Arun’s 2/6 in 3 overs ranks at around the same level to Ganesh’s 4/14 in 3 overs (as a better economy rate is rewarded highly).
5) Match 5: Avengers vs Justice League– Another victory to the Justice League on the back of a strong performance by the Justice League bowlers.
| PLAYERNAME | BATTINGPOINTS | BOWLINGPOINTS | FIELDINGPOINTS | TOTALPOINTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaushik | 24.92 | 98.88 | 5 | 128.80 |
| Priyank | 55.27 | 43.93 | 0 | 99.20 |
| Phani | 69.24 | 0.00 | 10 | 79.24 |
| Mayank | 30.85 | 19.29 | 0 | 50.14 |
| Abhishek | 36.11 | 0.00 | 10 | 46.11 |
Kaushik’s brilliant performace of 3/8 in 3 overs while defending 69 gets him the maximum points. Priyank had a brilliant all-round game, but lost on batting points due to his scoring rate which was below the required rate. Same for Phani, who had the best batting performance for his 21.
6) Match 6: Xmen vs Avengers – A great fight by the Avengers, but the low score of 56 wasn’t enough.
| PLAYERNAME | BATTINGPOINTS | BOWLINGPOINTS | FIELDINGPOINTS | TOTALPOINTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amol | 64.46 | 59.95 | 0 | 124.41 |
| Ganesh K | 18.68 | 60.05 | 0 | 78.73 |
| Koundi | 23.54 | 24.95 | 15 | 63.49 |
| Priyank | 17.00 | 30.00 | 0 | 47.00 |
| Ashish S | 37.29 | 0.00 | 0 | 37.29 |
Amol’s all-round performance wasn’t enough to help Avengers get their first victory. Ganesh K’s calm innings and a strong bowling performance gets him top ranking for the Xmen.
7) Match 7: Incredibles vs Xmen – A great batting performance by the Incredibles helped them to another victory.
| PLAYERNAME | BATTINGPOINTS | BOWLINGPOINTS | FIELDINGPOINTS | TOTALPOINTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chirag | 40.13 | 81.43 | 5 | 126.56 |
| Rahul | 34.76 | 46.43 | 5 | 86.19 |
| Shreenath | 81.12 | 0.00 | 5 | 86.12 |
| Koundi | 11.21 | 74.69 | 0 | 85.90 |
| Nachiket | 73.97 | 0.00 | 5 | 78.97 |
Chirag with an all-round performance of 15 of 16 balls and 2/4 in 2 overs leads the ranking. Shreenath with 29 of 25 balls leads the batting performance.
8) Match 8: Incredibles vs Justice League – A great match, well contested up to the last over, where the Incredibles just pulled it out.
| PLAYERNAME | BATTINGPOINTS | BOWLINGPOINTS | FIELDINGPOINTS | TOTALPOINTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dipesh | 79.13 | 73.88 | 0 | 153.01 |
| Suresh | 15.53 | 108.93 | 0 | 124.465 |
| Vivek | 35.12 | 43.98 | 10 | 89.10 |
| Chirag | 16.10 | 29.29 | 15 | 60.39 |
| Mayank | 53.89 | -5.71 | 5 | 53.18 |
Dipesh’s fantastic performance with the bat and ball leads him to the top. Suresh’s 5 wicket haul gets him the highest rated bowling performance so far.
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