The Teams largely kept their bowling rankings (even more than their batting rankings) and 6 teams didn’t deviate by more than one position. Except for Delhi who bettered their expectations in bowling (after doing the same in batting as well) and Bangalore who performed much worse in bowling due to lower than expeted performance of Dale Steyn (and also his late entry in the tournament).

Also it is turning out that Batting Ranking matters more than bowling ranking

* The ranking as analysed by the author, Vineet Raj Kapoor.

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The Teams predicted to be the best largely kept their ranking given by this site. Only 3 team deviated by more than 2 spots. They were Delhi who surprised largely due to the sudden form of Virender Sehwag. 2 Teams who failed their rankings were Hyderabad who failed despite having Symonds and Gilchrist followed by Rohit Sharma. Though Mumbai explicably without Sachin did not retain their batting ranking, and Jayasuriya’s continued loss of form after the Australian tour didn’t help their cause.

Also it is turning out that Batting Ranking matters more than bowling ranking

* The ranking as analysed by the author, Vineet Raj Kapoor.

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IPL Players ranked by their value:

Sanath Jayasuriya is the MVP (most Valuable Player) scoring 246 runs at an average of 41.0 at a strike rate of 165.1. He also took 9 wickets at an average of 17.2 RPW at 7.4 RPO.

Chris Gayle is the next most MVP scoring 193 runs at an average of 38.6 at a strike rate of 165.0. He also took 2 wickets at an average of 26.5 RPW at 6.2 RPO.

Matthew Hayden was the third most MVP scoring 308 runs at an average of 51.3 at a strike rate of 143.9

* The rating is based on an algorithm by the author, Vineet Raj Kapoor.

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