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PSL 2026 Team of the Tournament — Picked from Ball-by-Ball Data

Fakhar Zaman scored 401 runs at 57.3. He still doesn't make this XI. The PSL 2026 team of the tournament, backed by ball-by-ball data from every delivery bowled across 43 matches.

5 May

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The Best Batters Against Spin in IPL History — The Data

Glenn Maxwell is the only IPL batter who exceeds every benchmark against every spin type. Ball-by-ball data reveals who really feasts on spinners — and who just looks like they do.

16 Apr

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Best Batting Grounds in the IPL — Ranked by the Data

Narendra Modi Stadium averages 355 runs per match. Chinnaswamy produces 14.6 sixes per game. But the real question isn't which ground scores the most — it's what kind of batting ground it actually is. Here's what the data says.

6 Apr

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Shubman Gill Has 329 Reasons to Love This Fixture — and Rashid Khan Has Seven

Six IPL meetings. Three wins each. An average first-innings score of 178. And a Rashid Khan vs Marcus Stoinis record that says everything about why this fixture is so hard to call.

31 Mar

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Thirteen All: Islamabad and Peshawar Head to Gaddafi Perfectly Deadlocked — and Batting First Wins 60% of the Time There

Twenty-six PSL meetings. Thirteen wins each. They arrive at Gaddafi perfectly level — but the ground itself has a view on who should bat first.

31 Mar

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Best Powerplay Batters in IPL History — The Complete Data

Shikhar Dhawan has more IPL powerplay runs than anyone in history. He also wouldn't make most people's top three. Here's what the data actually says about the best powerplay batters the IPL has produced.

31 Mar

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Jadeja Meets His Old Team at IPL's Most Underrated Run Feast

The biggest off-season trade in IPL history gets its first competitive test. Ravindra Jadeja is in pink, Sanju Samson is in yellow, and Guwahati's Barsapara — which averages 178 in the first innings — is the arena. What the ball-by-ball database says about Match 3.

30 Mar

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Best Death Over Bowlers in IPL History — The Complete Data

Only two bowlers in IPL history have taken 100 or more death wickets with a sub-8.5 economy. The data on Bumrah, Malinga, Bravo — and the spinner who beats them all on economy.

29 Mar

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Hasan Ali's 4-Wicket Haul vs Shaheen's New Ball: PSL 2026's Best Bowling Rivalry Resumes

The PSL's most storied rivalry resumes on Sunday evening. Karachi lead the all-time head-to-head 14-7 but Lahore arrive in better form off a 69-run demolition of Hyderabad. Data preview.

28 Mar

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Two New Teams, Zero Wins: What the PSL Data Says About Quetta vs Hyderabad Kingsmen

Both Quetta Gladiators and Hyderabad Kingsmen lost their PSL 2026 openers and meet in the first-ever fixture between these sides. A must-win for both.

28 Mar

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Bumrah vs Narine at Wankhede: The Battle That Will Define IPL 2026 Match 2

Mumbai Indians host a depleted KKR at Wankhede on Sunday. MI lead this fixture 24-11 in the IPL, but both squads arrive with significant absentees. Full data preview.

28 Mar

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RCB vs SRH, IPL 2026 — What the Stats Say

The IPL 2026 season opens at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, where chasing teams win 55% of matches and the average first innings score is 170. What the data says about tonight's game.

28 Mar

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Venue Guides

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