Over the course of this
edition of the Delhi Champions League, we have constantly been trying to break
down statistics to give teams the tools to analyze their performance and hopefully
get better. We have created a new ‘Performance Indicator’ for each team as
another step in that direction.
Data That Could Help You Get Better
It is true that numbers
alone can’t tell you the story of a match. There are a dozen factors that may
affect your team performance: the pitch, weather conditions, concentration,
team vibes, captaincy, how late your players partied on Saturday night etc.
Numbers don’t cover all these. However, they indicate:
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How
these intangible factors affected your team on the day
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What
was the decisive difference between your and your opposition’s performance
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What
are the good and bad trends in your team performance
Choosing the Right Parameters
When considered in their
proper context, the right kind of statistics provide an excellent tool of
analysis. But, the question that faced us was – what are the right
statistics? Too much data is as much a problem as too little data. We
did some research and identified 11 statistical parameters for every team which
we believe are relevant. The DCL Performance Indicator consists of these 11
parameters, presented systematically. Consider the following example:
The objective with this
kind of presentation is to help you isolate individual parameters and identify
the key factors that are contributing to your wins and losses. Hopefully, this
will help you build on your strengths over time as well as address your
weaknesses. For every match, we have highlighted the decisive factors in
yellow.
Analysis
A quick glance at Team
Stoners performance over the tournament clearly indicates that their solid
bowling unit is winning them matches. Pay attention to the last 6 overs of
their bowling innings. They conceded 62/5, 41/8, and 39/7. These are excellent
figures at the death. Their bowlers have held their nerve, bowled good lines
and lengths, and not let anyone get away. Against Times Internet and Yes Bank,
they had 5 and 4 bowlers respectively who conceded under 7 an over.
Additionally, only one of their bowlers conceded over 9 runs an over against
Times Internet. This bowling effort won them the match.
What does your team’s
performance indicator sheet look like? What lessons can you draw from it? Who
is your next opponent? What can you make of their strengths and weaknesses?
Take a look, and share this with your team think tank. Please don’t forget to
give us feedback on this effort!
