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IPL CRUNCH '26 Hackathon Submission

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Sachin Kumar
IPL CRUNCH '26 Hackathon Submission

Overview

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

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