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It looks like I was onto something https://www.indiancricketfans.com/topic/131097-monday-night-southern-derby-rcb-vs-csk-bengaluru-match-24-tata-ipl-2023/?do=findComment&comment=4728205 RCB, DC, and PBKS are the 3 original teams which haven't won an IPL cup as of yet, and they have the three lowest win percentages at home. Now the teams need to figure out why their teams don't win at home. They may be selecting players not suited for the conditions.

I am not sure, I just posted this article in another thread https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/how-can-rcb-turn-the-chinnaswamy-stadium-into-a-fortress-1370568 It says that RCB and DC have the worst home records, RCB only wins 50% of their home games and DC less than 50% of their home games This other website has this table for the original 8 teams, it looks like you guessed MI's home win percentage almost exactly, it's 61.9%, a true superfan https://www.indiafantasy.com/cricket/cricket-news/best-winning-percentage-at-home-in-ipl-what-is-csk-record-at-ma-chidambaram-stadium-chennai/ CSK, SRH, and RR win around 70% of their home games! Team Matches Won Lost No Result/Tie Win% CSK 56 40 16 – 71.40 SRH 44 30 14 – 68.10 RR 47 32 15 – 68 MI 71 44 27 – 61.90 KKR 74 45 29 – 60.80 PBKS 57 31 26 – 54.30 RCB 77 37 36 4/0 50.60 DC 70 31 38 1/0 44.90

Honestly, I think they need to start making neutral ground stadiums as the locations for these games or give the higher ranked team a home game. I know the current format is how they always have done it, but right now, CSK and GT are the 3rd and 4th ranked teams but they would end up with home games in the knock-outs.

https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/how-can-rcb-turn-the-chinnaswamy-stadium-into-a-fortress-1370568 So it looks like both Delhi and Bengaluru don't really have home advantages in the IPL.

GT lost an unlosable game vs KKR in the last over, and now they won and unwinnable game vs LSG in the last over. Their luck balanced out.

5 teams on 8 points as of now, PK and LSG have played 7, while RR, GT, CSK have played 6

One has to wait to see which countries India is going to bilaterally meet with. Both the Chinese and Russian Defence Ministers will be there.

@Moochad @Machine you guys should probably stop engaging, this thread was clearly intended to be a fun one, no need to contribute to its further derailment. दूसरों के स्तर पर अपना स्तर मत गिराओ

Will his county stint last all the way through until the WTC? If so, it can't hurt scoring runs there and getting acclimatized.

It was only 2 games, but I was more impressed with Abhinav so far over Shankar.

Yes, it definitely depends on the quality of the allrounder(s) in question, but when there is one of questionable quality, in either of the skillsets, then it's a good option. I think how GT doesn't really use Vijay Shankar for his bowling, despite being an allrounder: it is probably better to use Abhinav Manohar(or Shankar if they rate him higher) during batting, and then either a fast bowler/spinner (Little/Sai Kishore/Noor) during the bowling innings.

This is pretty cool, man-made lyrics sung by an AI-generated copy of Jay-Z's voice. Singers/Rappers will have to copyright their voices soon.

The impact player rule devalues the role of allrounders. A team can just use a specialist batsman during the batting innings and then a specialist bowler during their bowling innings. The Royals aren't off base with their strategy.

This will be the first afternoon game in Lucknow, so there likely won't be dew as a factor in the second innings.

Trolls are inconsequential. I just thought it was prudent to dispel misinformation. Here is an interesting, albeit somewhat tangential, read: https://pradyaus.wordpress.com/2022/11/27/on-the-dravidian-authorship-of-the-harappan-civilization/