Sharjah Cricket Stadium will host the second match of the 2014 Indian Premier Twenty20 tournament. Both the Delhi Daredevils and Royal Challengers Bangalore feature explosive batsmen in their lineups, so watch out for some potential fireworks in tonight’s match. Using the blazing speed of SAP HANA we can quickly create visualizations of historical data in SAP Lumira to gain insights on this upcoming contest.
In SAP Lumira we can quickly create a Manhattan chart for the first 2103 match between these sides. Delhi finished the first innings very strongly, scoring 15 runs in both of the last two overs. However, Bangalore was able to muster just enough runs in their final over to snatch a sure two points away from the Daredevils and force a super over. In the one over eliminator Bangalore’s AB de Villiers crushed successive balls over the boundary for sixes in route to sending the M Chnnaswamy Stadium fans home happy with a Royal Challengers victory.
Bangalore struck some soaring sixes while Delhi struggled to send the ball beyond the boundary. Check each club’s fours and sixes totals from the April 16th contest.
On May 10th the two clubs clashed again at Feroz Shah Kotla in Bangalore with the Royal Challengers holding on in the second innings to eek out a 4 run win. Check out the Manhattan chart for the May 10th match.
Virat Kohli’s batting was instrumental in Bangalore’s May 10th victory. Kohli was run out going for the century on the final ball of the match. Check out the Royal Challengers’ Captain’s 99 runs on 58 balls graphed out in an area chart in SAP Lumira. Note Kohli’s 10 fours and four sixes.
While Delhi only earned six points in 2013, twice they a win just slip away when facing Bangalore. A major factor in Delhi’s near victorious matches against the Royal Challengers last season was their Bowler’s effectiveness in dismissing Bangalore’s powerful batsman Chris Gayle swiftly and thus minimizing his run production. Gayle only faced 16 balls In both 2013 matches combined. Check out the different bowling lines the Daredevil bowlers used when facing Gayle last season.
Will the Daredevils be able to contain the dangerous Chris Gayle again tonight?
Keep your eyes peeled for more visualizations created in SAP Lumira using historical Indian Twenty20 data from SAP HANA. Please check back regularly during the season for more insights about the action on the pitch.
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