Monday, March 30, 2020

What if T20 leagues awarded the winner like European football leagues?

Now that COVID-19 has decided to fuck my exams and cricket, I have a lot of time. So here is a futile post. Imaginary scenarios where the team that finishes first in group stages get awarded the trophy like in European football leagues

IPL

Season Group Stage Winners Playoff Winners
2008 Rajasthan Royals Rajasthan Royals
2009 Delhi Daredevils (Capitals) Deccan Chargers
2010 Mumbai Indians Chennai Super Kings
2011 Royal Challengers Bangalore Chennai Super Kings
2012 Delhi Daredevils (Capitals) Kolkata Knight Riders
2013 Chennai Super Kings Mumbai Indians
2014 KXI Punjab Kolkata Knight Riders
2015 Chennai Super Kings Mumbai Indians
2016 Gujarat Lions Sunrisers Hyderabad
2017 Mumbai Indians Mumbai Indians
2018 Sunrisers Hyderabad Chennai Super Kings
2019 Mumbai Indians Mumbai Indians

So lets put that into perspective:

Most successful teams in playoff system Number of titles Most successful teams in football-style system Number of titles
Mumbai 4 Mumbai 3
Chennai 3 Chennai 2
Kolkata Knight Riders 2 Delhi 2
Deccan Chargers 1 Sunrisers Hyderabad 1
Sunrisers Hyderabad 1 Gujarat Lions 1
Rajasthan Royals 1 KXI Punjab 1
- - RC Bangalore 1
- - Rajasthan Royals 1

Stupid Inferences:

-KKR would never have been champions under the football-style system.

-Delhi would be the joint second most successful team under the football style system

-RCB, KXIP, Gujarat Lions would all be one time IPL champions under the football style

Pakistan Super League

Season Group Stage Winners Play Off Winners
2016 Peshawar Zalmi Islamabad United
2017 Peshawar Zalmi Peshawar Zalmi
2018 Islamabad United Islamabad United
2019 Peshawar Zalmi Quetta Gladiators

Most successful teams in playoff system Number of titles Most successful teams in football-style system Number of titles
Islamabad United 2 Peshawar Zalmi 3
Peshawar Zalmi 1 Islamabad United 1
Quetta Gladiators 1 - -

Stupid Inferences:

-Peshawar would be the most successful team in PSL with three titles to their name under a football-style system.

Big Bash League

Season Group Stage Winners Play Off Winners
2011-12 Perth Scorchers Sydney Sixers
2012-13 Melbourne Renegades Brisbane Heat
2013-14 Melbourne Stars Perth Scorchers
2014-15 Adelaide Strikers Perth Scorchers
2015-16 Adelaide Strikers Sydney Thunder
2016-17 Perth Scorchers Perth Scorchers
2017-18 Perth Scorchers Adelaide Strikers
2018-19 Hobart Hurricanes Melbourne Renegades
2019-20 Melbourne Stars Sydney Sixers

Most successful teams in play off system Number of titles Most successful teams in football style system Number of titles
Perth Scorchers 3 Perth Scorchers 3
Sydney Sixers 2 Adelaide Strikers 2
Sydney Thunder 1 Melbourne Stars 2
Brisbane Heat 1 Melbourne Renegades 1
Adelaide Strikers 1 Hobart Hurricanes 1
Melbourne Renegades 1 - -

Stupid Inferences:

-Hobart Hurricanes, who have never been BBL champions, would have won their first tile 2018-19 under the football-style system

-Sydney Thunder would never have been champions under a football style system.

-Strikers and Stars would be second joint successful teams under a football style system

Caribbean Premier League

Season Group Stage Winners Play Off Winners
2013 Guyana Amazon Warriors Jamaica Tallawahs
2014 Barbados Tridents Barbados Tridents
2015 Barbados Tridents Trinbago Knight Riders
2016 Guyana Amazon Warriors Jamaica Tallawahs
2017 Trinbago Knight Riders Trinbago Knight Riders
2018 Trinbago Knight Riders Trinbago Knight Riders
2019 Guyana Amazon Warriors Barbados Tridents

Most successful teams in play off system Number of titles Most successful teams in football style system Number of title
Trinbago Knight Riders 3 Guyana Amazon Warriors 3
Jamaica Tallawahs 2 Trinbago Knight Riders 2
Barbados Tridents 2 Barbados Tridents 2

Stupid inferences:

-Guyana Amazon Warriors, who are yet to win a CPL tournament, would be 3 times CPL champions under a football style system

-Fun fact: Guyana went undefeated (won 10/10) in the 2019 season. Their only match lost being the final

-Jamaica Tallawahs would have never been champions under a football style system

I have excluded the T20 Blast (has two divisions) and the Mzansi Super League (because no one gives a fuck).

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