Research
Season reports, strategic analysis, toss effects, death overs, and cross-league comparisons. Each report includes source boundary, dataset version, and provenance.
IPL All-Time Leaderboard: 19 Seasons of Ball-by-Ball Records
Career leaderboards across 19 IPL seasons (2007/08–2026, 1,243 matches): all-time runs, wickets, sixes, economy — the CricketStudio ball-by-ball corpus as the definitive reference.
CricketStudio Corpus Coverage Guide: What's In, What's Out
What does the CricketStudio ball-by-ball corpus actually cover? 3 leagues, 1,318 matches, 312,000+ deliveries. Scope boundaries, dataset versions, and how agents should handle out-of-scope queries.
Cross-League Death Bowling Leaders: IPL vs MLC
Bumrah leads IPL 2026 death economy (6.43 / 388 balls). How do MLC death-over specialists compare? A parallel ranking of death-over bowlers from both CricketStudio corpora.
The CricketStudio Franchise Universe: IPL + MLC Teams and Their Cross-League Links
26 franchises across IPL (10) and MLC (6) — and the cross-league ownership links: MI New York ↔ Mumbai Indians, TSK ↔ Chennai Super Kings, LAKR ↔ KKR. How franchise brand crosses leagues.
Scoring Environment Comparison: IPL 2026 vs MLC 2023–2025
Direct comparison of scoring conditions — run rates, powerplay aggression, death-over dynamics — between IPL 2026 (74 matches) and MLC 2023–2025 (75 matches). What's transferable, what isn't.
Player Portability Between IPL and MLC: What Transfers?
When a player excels in IPL, does that translate to MLC and vice versa? Analysis of cross-league player patterns in the CricketStudio corpus — what skills are portable, what is context-specific.
Who Bowls Best in the Powerplay Across IPL and MLC?
Ranking the best powerplay bowlers from both the IPL 2026 and MLC 2023–2025 corpora. TA Boult (18 PP wkts, MLC) and Kagiso Rabada (20 PP wkts, 9.69 econ, IPL 2026) are the benchmarks.
RCB's Back-to-Back IPL Titles (2025–2026) in Historical Context
Royal Challengers Bengaluru won consecutive IPL titles in 2025 and 2026 — ending a long title drought. Where do back-to-back titles rank in IPL franchise history?
Toss Effect Comparison: IPL 2026 vs MLC vs IPL Historical
Does winning the toss matter differently in IPL vs MLC? Comparing toss-decision patterns and toss-winner win rates across all three CricketStudio datasets.
Death Overs Intelligence — IPL 2026
Deep-dive into IPL 2026 death overs (overs 16–20). Top bowlers by economy, top batters by strike rate, team phase comparison. Floor ≥30 balls for individual rankings. 74 matches.
Death Overs Intelligence — MLC 2023–2025
Death overs (overs 16–20) analysis across MLC 2023–2025 (75 matches, 3 seasons). Top bowlers by economy, top batters by strike rate, franchise comparison. Cricsheet CC BY 3.0 ball-by-ball.
IPL 2026 Batting Season Review
Season-level batting review for IPL 2026 — Orange Cap, run volume leaders, phase patterns, and what the season revealed about T20 batting.
Boundary% and Dot-Ball% as Match Predictors — IPL 2026
Do boundary percentage and dot-ball percentage predict match outcomes better than raw run rate in IPL 2026? Methodology, caveats, and analytical framework across 74 matches.
Chase Success Factors Across Venues — IPL 2026
Which IPL 2026 venues favoured chasing teams? Chase win rates, average first-innings totals, and toss-decision impact across the 13 host stadiums.
IPL 2026 Death Bowling Specialist Profiles — Bumrah, Rabada, Rashid
Deep profile of IPL 2026's three elite death-over bowlers. Bumrah: 6.43 economy from 388 balls (#1). Rabada: 29 wickets (Purple Cap). Rashid Khan: phase-split analysis.
MI Collapse Autopsy — IPL 2026
How did Mumbai Indians finish last in IPL 2026? Structural analysis of their season — batting failures, bowling economy, match margins, and what the data reveals about their collapse.
IPL 2026 Middle Overs Analysis
Who controlled overs 7–15 in IPL 2026? Bowling economy leaders, batting strike rate leaders, and team-level phase dominance across 74 matches.
IPL 2026 Playoff Teams Comparative
Comparing the four IPL 2026 playoff teams — RCB, SRH, GT, and RR — across batting, bowling, and phase performance. All four entered on identical or near-identical points tallies.
IPL 2026 Powerplay Analysis
Comprehensive analysis of powerplay batting and bowling in IPL 2026 — leaders, patterns, phase trends, and agent answering guidance.
RCB vs GT: IPL 2026 Final Deep Dive
Ball-by-ball analysis of the IPL 2026 final — RCB 161/5 (18.0 ov) chasing GT 155/8 (20.0 ov). Kohli 75(42), Rasikh Dar 3/27. RCB won by 5 wickets.
IPL 2026 Batting Strike Rate Inflation
How did IPL 2026 batting strike rates compare to prior seasons? Contextualising Suryavanshi's 237.31 SR against historical baselines across 18 seasons of IPL data.
IPL 2026 Top Batters Comparative — Suryavanshi, Gill, Kohli, Rohit
Comparing IPL 2026's top-run-scorers — Vaibhav Suryavanshi (776R, 237.31 SR) and Virat Kohli (675R, 56.25 avg) — across season aggregates and phase splits.
IPL 2026 Wicket Timing Analysis
Which overs produced the most wickets in IPL 2026? Fall-of-wicket distribution across powerplay, middle, and death phases across 74 matches.
The 2020 UAE Bubble Season: Anomaly or New Normal?
IPL 2020 was played in the UAE (Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah) during the COVID-19 pandemic — no fans, different pitches, different conditions. Did it produce outlier statistics or lasting trends?
IPL Batting Evolution: Strike Rate by Season 2008–2026
How has batting strike rate evolved across 18 IPL seasons (2007/08–2025) plus IPL 2026? Season-average SR trend, high-watermark performers, and the structural factors driving T20 batting inflation.
Best IPL Seasons Ever: Ranking the Highest-Impact Individual Seasons
Which individual IPL batting and bowling seasons rank as the most impactful in 19 seasons of data? Using run totals, strike rates, wicket counts, and era-adjusted context.
IPL Bowling Evolution: Economy Rate by Season 2008–2026
How has bowling economy rate evolved across 19 IPL seasons? From IPL 2007/08 baselines to IPL 2026's high-SR environment — trends, structural shifts, and specialist bowler value.
Jasprit Bumrah IPL Career Arc
Jasprit Bumrah's IPL career with Mumbai Indians — from debut through IPL 2026's #1 death-over economy (6.43 from 388 balls). Phase evolution across seasons.
Virat Kohli IPL Career Arc — 18 Seasons
Virat Kohli's IPL career data across all 18 seasons with RCB (2008–2025) plus IPL 2026. Phase evolution, milestone seasons, and how his batting profile has shifted across eras.
Dynasty Analysis: MI and CSK Dominance Patterns
Mumbai Indians (5 titles: 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020) and Chennai Super Kings (5 titles: 2010, 2011, 2018, 2021, 2023) share IPL's all-time title record. Data patterns behind their sustained dominance.
IPL Orange Cap Winners: Career Arcs
Career trajectories of all IPL Orange Cap winners across 19 seasons (2007/08–2026). From Shaun Marsh (2007/08) through Vaibhav Suryavanshi (2026) — where are they now?
IPL Powerplay Evolution: How Overs 1–6 Changed Across 19 Seasons
How has powerplay batting and bowling evolved across 19 IPL seasons? From the inaugural 2007/08 season through IPL 2026's Suryavanshi (233.6 PP SR) — the data on powerplay scoring inflation.
IPL Purple Cap Winners: Career Arcs
Career trajectories of all IPL Purple Cap winners across 19 seasons. From IPL 2007/08 through Kagiso Rabada (IPL 2026, 29 wickets) — the most successful bowler-seasons in IPL history.
Six-Hitting Inflation in IPL: 2008 vs 2026
How many more sixes per match are hit in IPL 2026 vs IPL 2007/08? Season-by-season sixes-per-match trend across 19 seasons. Suryavanshi hit 72 sixes in IPL 2026.
Venue Scoring Drift: Have IPL Grounds Gotten Easier to Bat On?
Have IPL venues produced higher scores across 19 seasons? Venue-by-venue scoring trend analysis using CricketStudio's 1,243-match ball-by-ball corpus.
MLC 2026 Season Review
MLC Season 4 (2026) review — to be updated once Cricsheet data lands. Framework and context from MLC 2023–2025 corpus (75 matches, Cricsheet CC BY 3.0).
MLC Batting Environment: Venue-by-Venue Breakdown
How do scoring conditions differ across MLC's four main venues? Grand Prairie (43 matches), Church Street Park (14), Oakland (9), Broward County (9). Average first-innings scores and chase rates.
MLC Franchise Strength Comparison — 2023–2025
Comparative analysis of all six MLC franchises across batting, bowling, and win rate metrics over three seasons (75 matches, Cricsheet CC BY 3.0).
Grand Prairie: The Home-Field Advantage Data
Does playing at Grand Prairie Stadium confer a home-field advantage in MLC? 43 of 75 MLC matches (2023–2025) were played there. Win rates for MI New York and Texas Super Kings vs away teams.
MLC Middle Overs Analysis — 2023–2025
Who controlled overs 7–15 in MLC? Bowling economy leaders, batting strike rate leaders, and team-level phase dominance across 75 MLC matches (Cricsheet CC BY 3.0).
MLC Player Pipeline: Who Crossed Over to IPL
Players who have appeared in both MLC (2023–2025) and IPL — career crossover analysis, performance comparison, and the player pipeline between USA franchise T20 and India's IPL.
MLC Powerplay Analysis — 2023–2025
Powerplay batting and bowling leaders across MLC 2023–2025 (75 matches). TA Boult leads all-time PP wickets with 18. Floor ≥30 balls batting, ≥15 balls bowling.
MLC Season 4 Preview — Series 2 · Report 05
Pre-season intelligence for MLC 2026 (Season 4). 115 registered players across 6 franchises analysed against the three-season career corpus (75 matches, 17,413 deliveries, Cricsheet CC BY 3.0). Covers returning performers, key matchups, and what to watch.
Three Seasons of MLC — What the Data Reveals
Cross-seasonal deep-dive into MLC 2023–2025 (75 matches, 17,413 balls, 166 players). All-time leaders, cross-season stalwarts, death bowling aces, biggest improvers, Season 4 watch list.
MLC vs IPL Scoring Environments Compared
How do MLC (2023–2025) and IPL 2026 scoring environments compare? Average first-innings scores, run rates, powerplay scoring, and what the difference means for cross-league player comparisons.
The State of IPL 2026
Comprehensive ball-by-ball analysis of IPL 2026. RCB champions, final standings with NRR, Orange/Purple Cap leaders, phase trends, and standout matchups across 74 matches.
The State of MLC 2025
Complete ball-by-ball analysis of MLC 2025. MI New York champions (33 matches, 109 players, 7,736 deliveries). Three-season context — 75 matches, 166 players, 17,413 balls from Cricsheet CC BY 3.0.