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Match DNA · 2007/08 · Apr 26, 2008 · MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders

Chennai Super Kings won by 9 wickets.

POTM · JDP Oram

1st innings

Kolkata Knight Riders

147/9

20 overs

2nd innings

Chennai Super Kings

152/1

17 overs

Win probability — chasing team

100%50%0%0 overs17 overs

Runs per over

over 1over 20180

Where the swing came from

Decomposes total absolute |Δp(chase wins)| = 0.84 across the chase (106 balls). Phases partition cleanly; overlays don't.

Powerplay (overs 1-6)54%|Δp| 0.45
Middle overs (7-15)41%|Δp| 0.34
Late-overs execution (16-20)6%|Δp| 0.05

Event overlays — share % can intersect phases above

Wicket falls (overlay)7%|Δp| 0.06
Bowling-change windows (overlay)89%|Δp| 0.75

Who actually won this

Per-player WP-swing attribution across the chase. Every ball's ΔP is credited to BOTH the batter (who took / didn't take the run) and the bowler (who delivered the ball). Total absolute swing = 112.83.

What if?

counterfactual · v1 (pre-event approximation)

Reframes the biggest swings as "what if this hadn't happened" — the WP if the event had gone the other way is approximated by the pre-event state. Not a hard prediction.

Counterfactual · over 8.2

PA Patel fell — caught at 66/1.

Actual after

85%

If not

92%

Counterfactual · over 2.6

4-point swing on this ball.

Actual after

80%

If not

75%

Counterfactual · over 2.2

3-point swing on this ball.

Actual after

77%

If not

74%

Three biggest swings

over 8.2 6%

WP: 92% → 85%

over 2.6 4%

WP: 75% → 80%

over 2.2 3%

WP: 74% → 77%

Wicket falls

1st innings (Kolkata Knight Riders)

  • BB McCullumcaught · 32/1 · 2.3
  • RT Pontingcaught · 32/2 · 2.4
  • WP Sahabowled · 61/3 · 5.5
  • DJ Husseycaught · 64/4 · 7.2
  • SC Gangulycaught · 70/5 · 9.3
  • Mohammad Hafeezcaught · 98/6 · 14.4
  • AB Agarkarcaught · 121/7 · 17.2
  • M Kartikcaught and bowled · 127/8 · 18.2
  • LR Shuklarun out · 145/9 · 19.6

2nd innings (Chennai Super Kings)

  • PA Patelcaught · 66/1 · 8.2