Does batting second in T20 world cup cricket offer a crucial advantage? A statistics professor explains
- Written by: Christopher Drovandi, Professor of Statistics, Queensland University of Technology
AP Photo/Aijaz RahiWhile Australian cricket fans celebrate their team’s triumph at the 2021 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, the tournament’s results have sparked a debate over whether the team that bats second has a potentially match-winning advantage before a ball is even bowled.
Of the 45 matches played at the tournament, 29 (around...