IPL CRUNCH '26 Hackathon Submission

Do teams that win the toss actually win more matches? Which phase — powerplay, middle overs, or death overs — is most linked to winning? Who are the top 5 batters and top 5 bowlers across 5 seasons? Results 1. Winning the toss in IPL gives you almost no advantage with only 50.49% chance to win if you win a toss. 2. Winning teams score significantly more runs in the middle overs than losing teams — suggesting the middle overs phase is most linked to winning. 3. Top 5 batter are - V Kohli, RG Sharma, S Dhawan, DA Warner, KL Rahul Top 5 bowler are -YS Chahal, B Kumar, SP Narine, DJ Bravo, JJ Bumrah Winning Toss was not linked to winning the games was a genuine surprise