IPL 2020 AT A GLANCE
This is a look at the 2020 IPL over three phases in innings - the powerplay (overs 1-6), the middle (7-15) and the end (16-20). bf_per_dis gives the frequency of dismissals for the batting and bowling sides. dots, 1_3 and boundaries refer to the share of deliveries which were dot balls, of which 1, 2 or 3 runs were scored, and of which boundaries were scored.
The Mumbai Indians achieved a scoring rate differential (batting - bowling) of +21.2 runs per 100 balls faced. Sunrisers Hyderabad were next best at +11.6 runs per 100 balls faced.
Sunrisers were the best performing team in the middle overs. Mumbai Indians held their own mostly because they were better at hitting boundaries in the middle overs than any of the other sides. Bangalore, despite de Villiers hit only 8.8% of their deliveries in the middle overs to the boundary. Of the 830 balls faced by RCB bats from overs 7 to 15, Kohli faced 255 and hit 6% (or 15) to the boundary. The figures for the other major RCB bats: Padikkal 10% of 168, de Villiers 10% of 141 and Finch 12.5% of 72. Overall the best performers in the middle overs were Sanju Samson (20% of 162), Nicholas Pooran (21.4% of 140 balls), Mayank Agarwal (21% of 95) and Shane Watson (19% of 99).
Mumbai Indians dominated the slog with both bat and ball.
It is hard to determine the best team out of 8 in a short league in which each side plays only 14 games. If the 2020 IPL was played a 100 times, each of the 8 teams will win it a sizable number of times, but MI would win it more decisively frequently than the other seven teams because they have the most complete IPL side. They have two bowlers who are hard to hit, and only one batsman - Rohit Sharma - who can be classed as an anchor. Every other position in their top 7 is dedicated to hitting boundaries. To see what this means, imagine an ODI side whose line up comprises of at least four Pujaras or Cooks, and that’s what the majority of IPL sides are like for competing in T20.
Mumbai Indians won this IPL on the drawing board.