Determining the playing 11 based on opposition squad: An IPL illustration

Indian Premier League (IPL) is the most popular T20 domestic sporting league globally. Player selection crucial in winning competitive IPL tournament. Thus, team management select 11 players for each match from a team’s squad of 15 to 25 players. Different player statistics are analysed best playing match. This study attempts an approach where on-field performance used determine playing-11. A player’s computed as single metric considering attributes against every present opposition squad. For this computation, past ball-by-ball data cleaned and mined generate containing player-vs-player attributes. Next, various combination converted into rating by computing weighted score Finally, optimisation model proposed developed playing-11 using ratings. The suggests that maximises possibility given opponent. procedure demonstrated 2008-20. demonstration indicates matches stage, suggested actual have ∼7% similarity across all teams. remaining ∼3% different those selected team. Nevertheless, difference approximately yields ∼ ∼13.32% increase compared existing team.3.32%