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Determinants of success in English domestic Twenty20 cricket

Najdan, J. Michael, Robins, T. Matthew, Glazier, S. Paul·2014·International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport
DOI 10.1080/24748668.2014.11868721
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the determinants of success in English domestic Twenty20 cricket. 29 innings for winning teams and 30 innings for losing teams were analysed from the 2010 English domestic Twenty20 competition. Magnitude-based inferences, reported as effect sizes (ES), were used to characterise differences in performance indicators between winning and losing teams. The top 5 indicators of success were losing less wickets in the powerplay overs (ES = -1), losing less wickets between overs 7-10 (ES = -1), 50+ run partnerships (ES = 1), individual batsmen contributing 75+ runs (ES = 1) and 50-74 runs (ES = 1). In addition, winning teams scored a higher percentage of total runs to long-off (ES =0.4) and the off-side (ES = 0.2), and bowled a higher percentage of deliveries at a yorker (ES = 0.4) and short length (ES = 0.58) than losing teams. Collectively, these findings highlight that teams should retain wickets in the first 10 overs of an innings, without necessarily maximising the number of runs scored. In the final 10 overs, teams should outscore the opposition by hitting boundary 4s and avoid scoring a high percentage of runs from 1s. Moreover, from a bowling perspective, a more balanced strategy with regards to bowling length appears to be advantageous, as evidenced by the greater usage of short and yorker length deliveries by winning teams.

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  • In T20, successful teams tend to bowl with a greater variation in length and batters are more inclined to play higher-risk cricket shots that are played across the line of the ball.

    “Conversely, in T20, successful teams tend to bowl with a greater variation in length (Najdan et al., 2014) and batters are more inclined to play higher-risk cricket shots that are played across the line of the ball (Stretch et al., 2000) such as a “slog” or “reverse sweep”, in an attempt to score across all regions of the field.”

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Authors
Najdan, J. M., Robins, T. M., & Glazier, S. P.
Affiliations
  • Nottingham Trent University (GB)
  • University of Chichester (GB)
  • Institute for Sport, Exercise and Active Living, Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia.
Venue
International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
2014-04
Volume
14
Issue
1
Pages
276-295
ISSN
  • 1474-8185 (ISSN-L)
  • 2474-8668
DOI
10.1080/24748668.2014.11868721
OpenAlex
W2388782672
Cited by
19
References
5
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FWCI
1.66
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport (publishedVersion)
  • ChiPrints (University of Chichester) (acceptedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Sports Analytics and Performance
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Orthopedics and Sports Medicine › Sports Performance and Training
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Sport Psychology and Performance
Keywords
T20 cricket, winning and losing teams, match analysis

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