Indian Premier League – Effect of Distance Travelled by Teams during Group Stages on their Home and Away Wins

Abstract

Background:Indian Premier League (IPL) is an Indian professional T20 league which has been played for the past 12 years. A huge amount of data is gathered and mined every year which could lead us to some interesting and hidden facts about factors which are responsible for a team to win the IPL trophy.Although the current form of athletes and team combinations play a key role in helping any team emerge victorious in IPL, this research analyzed a new parameter "Total Distance travelled by teams" and its effect on the Number of Home and Away wins.Methods: For five IPL seasons from 2015 to 2019 data was obtained regarding the miles every team clocked and their number of home and away wins.Conclusion:This study has shown that inter-state travel by IPL teams during group stages of the tournament had adverse effects on their Total Number of Home and Away wins.