Factors affecting the result of matches in the one day format of cricket

• Authors: BANDULASIRI Ananda , BROWN Tom , WICKRAMASINGHE Indika
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Factors contributing to winning games are imperative, as the ultimate objective in a game is victory. The aim of this study was to identify the factors that characterize the game of cricket, and to investigate the factors that truly influence the result of a game using the data collected from the Champions Trophy cricket tournament. According to the results, this cricket tournament can be characterized using the factors of batting, bowling, and decision-making. Further investigation suggests that the rank of the team and the number of runs they score have the most significant influence on the result of games. As far as the effectiveness of assigning bowlers is concerned, the Australian team has done a fabulous job compared to the rest of the teams.

Keywords

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victory in a cricket match; efficient bowling; assignment problem; team sport

• Publisher: Politechnika Wrocławska. Oficyna Wydawnicza Politechniki Wrocławskiej
• Journal: Operations Research and Decisions
• Year: 2016
• Volume: 26
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 21-32

Contributors

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BANDULASIRI Ananda

• Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas 77341, USA

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BROWN Tom

• Department of Mathematical Sciences, Eastern New Mexico University, Station 18, 1500 S Ave K, Portales, NM 88130, USA

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WICKRAMASINGHE Indika

• Department of Mathematics, Prairie View A&M University, P. O. Box 519-MS 2225, Prairie View, TX 77446-0519, USA

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Identifiers

DOI

10.5277/ord160402