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Arun Jaitley Stadium: Toss — Elect to Field vs Bat Win Rate, 16 IPL Seasons

Verified: when captains win the toss at Arun Jaitley Stadium, does electing to field or bat produce a higher win rate? Data across 101 IPL matches.

User Question

When a captain wins the toss at Arun Jaitley Stadium, should they bat or field? What has actually worked?

Correct Answer Pattern

Toss decision outcomes at Arun Jaitley Stadium (101 matches, 16 seasons):

Toss decision Matches Wins Win Rate
Elect to field (bowl first) 63 34 54%
Elect to bat (bat first) 38 18 47%

Captains who win the toss and elect to field at Arun Jaitley Stadium win 54% of the time — 7 percentage points better than those who bat.

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Caveats

Corpus: Cricsheet IPL ball-by-ball 16 seasons. Only matches where toss decision was recorded. Day/evening split not disaggregated.

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