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The State of IPL 2026
74 matches · season complete · Report 01
A complete ball-by-ball analysis of IPL 2026 — RCB champions, final standings and NRR, Orange/Purple Cap, strike-rate and economy leaders, key trends, and standout matchups.
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The Toss Effect
19 seasons of IPL data reveal the true value of winning the toss — and why the decision matters far more than the coin.
IPL
Death Overs Intelligence
Who wins and loses IPL 2026 overs 16–20 — economy leaders, strike-rate leaders, and all 10 teams compared. Ball-by-ball provenance throughout.
MLC
The State of MLC 2025
A complete ball-by-ball analysis of Major League Cricket 2025 — MI New York champions, Orange/Purple Cap, all three seasons (2023–2025) in context, and franchise stories.
MLC
The Toss Effect in MLC
Does winning the toss matter in Major League Cricket? Three seasons of ball-by-ball data reveal the bat-vs-bowl decision edge in North American T20 conditions.
MLC
MLC Death Overs Intelligence
Economy leaders, strike-rate leaders, and all 6 MLC franchises compared in overs 16–20. Three seasons of ball-by-ball provenance (2023–2025, Cricsheet CC BY 3.0).
MLC
Three Seasons of MLC
What 75 matches and three seasons of ball-by-ball data reveal about Major League Cricket — batting elites, death bowling aces, the biggest improvers, and who to watch in MLC 2026.
MLC
MLC Season 4 Preview
The stars returning to North American T20 — career run leaders, wicket-takers, and 2025 form holders across all 6 franchises. Season 4 opens June 18 2026 with a new venue in Pomona and MI New York defending.
Research Library
Deep-dive reference reports — IPL historical patterns, MLC analysis, and cross-format comparisons. CC-BY 4.0.
IPL 2026
IPL 2026
Boundary% and Dot-Ball% as Match Predictors — IPL 2026
Do boundary percentage and dot-ball percentage predict match outcomes better than raw run …
IPL 2026
Chase Success Factors Across Venues — IPL 2026
Which IPL 2026 venues favoured chasing teams? Chase win rates, average first-innings total…
IPL 2026
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 b…
IPL 2026
MI Collapse Autopsy — IPL 2026
How did Mumbai Indians finish last in IPL 2026? Structural analysis of their season — batt…
IPL 2026
IPL 2026 Middle Overs Analysis
Who controlled overs 7–15 in IPL 2026? Bowling economy leaders, batting strike rate leader…
IPL 2026
IPL 2026 Playoff Teams Comparative
Comparing the four IPL 2026 playoff teams — RCB, SRH, GT, and RR — across batting, bowling…
IPL 2026
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 o…
IPL 2026
IPL 2026 Batting Strike Rate Inflation
How did IPL 2026 batting strike rates compare to prior seasons? Contextualising Suryavansh…
IPL 2026
IPL 2026 Top Batters Comparative — Suryavanshi, Gill, Kohli, Rohit
Comparing IPL 2026's top-run-scorers — Vaibhav Suryavanshi (776R, 237.31 SR) and Virat Koh…
IPL 2026
IPL 2026 Wicket Timing Analysis
Which overs produced the most wickets in IPL 2026? Fall-of-wicket distribution across powe…
IPL Historical
IPL Historical
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 — …
IPL Historical
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? Se…
IPL Historical
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 …
IPL Historical
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 Historical
Jasprit Bumrah IPL Career Arc
Jasprit Bumrah's IPL career with Mumbai Indians — from debut through IPL 2026's #1 death-o…
IPL Historical
Virat Kohli IPL Career Arc — 18 Seasons
Virat Kohli's IPL career data across all 18 seasons with RCB (2008–2025) plus IPL 2026. Ph…
IPL Historical
Dynasty Analysis: MI and CSK Dominance Patterns
Mumbai Indians (5 titles: 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020) and Chennai Super Kings (5 titles:…
IPL Historical
IPL Orange Cap Winners: Career Arcs
Career trajectories of all IPL Orange Cap winners across 19 seasons (2007/08–2026). From S…
IPL Historical
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 20…
IPL Historical
IPL Purple Cap Winners: Career Arcs
Career trajectories of all IPL Purple Cap winners across 19 seasons. From IPL 2007/08 thro…
IPL Historical
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-p…
IPL Historical
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 ana…
MLC
MLC
MLC 2026 Season Review
MLC Season 4 (2026) review — to be updated once Cricsheet data lands. Framework and contex…
MLC
MLC Batting Environment: Venue-by-Venue Breakdown
How do scoring conditions differ across MLC's four main venues? Grand Prairie (43 matches)…
MLC
MLC Franchise Strength Comparison — 2023–2025
Comparative analysis of all six MLC franchises across batting, bowling, and win rate metri…
MLC
Grand Prairie: The Home-Field Advantage Data
Does playing at Grand Prairie Stadium confer a home-field advantage in MLC? 43 of 75 MLC m…
MLC
MLC Middle Overs Analysis — 2023–2025
Who controlled overs 7–15 in MLC? Bowling economy leaders, batting strike rate leaders, an…
MLC
MLC Player Pipeline: Who Crossed Over to IPL
Players who have appeared in both MLC (2023–2025) and IPL — career crossover analysis, per…
MLC
MLC Powerplay Analysis — 2023–2025
Powerplay batting and bowling leaders across MLC 2023–2025 (75 matches). TA Boult leads al…
MLC
MLC vs IPL Scoring Environments Compared
How do MLC (2023–2025) and IPL 2026 scoring environments compare? Average first-innings sc…
Cross-Format
Cross-Format
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, wi…
Cross-Format
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, …
Cross-Format
Cross-League Death Bowling Leaders: IPL vs MLC
Bumrah leads IPL 2026 death economy (6.43 / 388 balls). How do MLC death-over specialists …
Cross-Format
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 Y…
Cross-Format
Scoring Environment Comparison: IPL 2026 vs MLC 2023–2025
Direct comparison of scoring conditions — run rates, powerplay aggression, death-over dyna…
Cross-Format
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-…
Cross-Format
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 Bo…
Cross-Format
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 ti…
Cross-Format
Toss Effect Comparison: IPL 2026 vs MLC vs IPL Historical
Does winning the toss matter differently in IPL vs MLC? Comparing toss-decision patterns a…
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Venue Intelligence
Par scores, chase success, and phase run-rates across every captured venue.
Planned
Matchup Intelligence
The batter-vs-bowler rivalries that decide matches, by the numbers.
Planned
The State of MLC 2026
Season report for MLC 2026 — from the first pitch to the champions. Published as the season concludes (MLC Season 4 opens June 18 2026).