A complete twenty overs
Fill every bowling role required by the formation. The model considers bowling strength and depth, not only batting.
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The XIs that set the standard
One captain, one best entry. These are the seasons everyone else is trying to catch.
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The world’s best regular runs
The archivist is opening the ledger…
What the board measures
Why a great XI is not always a great season
Every entry here is a completed season, not a team rating. A side can be drafted beautifully, carry the highest overall rating on the board and still finish outside the honours because it lost a match it was expected to win.
Points count league matches only: two per win, one per no result and zero per defeat. Fourteen wins give a single-season maximum of 28 points. W-NR-L includes the playoffs, so it need not equal half the league points. Ties are ordered by total wins, fewer defeats and XI rating. Identical scores share a rank; chained perfect seasons can show cumulative totals.
The shape of a record run
Selection considerations
Overseas places spent late
Using all four overseas places early makes later overseas cards ineligible.
A finisher, not just a top three
Fill the batting roles as well as the bowling roles. The rating model is not a ball-by-ball proof of finishing ability.
Some luck, honestly
Match variance can still defeat a highly rated side; a perfect record is a simulated outcome, not proof of real-world superiority.
The reasoning behind these patterns is set out at greater length in why a perfect IPL season is so difficult and how to choose the right XI shape.