Resumen de An Investigation of Survival Abilities of Opening Batsmen in One-Day International Cricket
Sachin S.S. Kottearachchi, Chathuri L. Jayasinghe, Rajitha M. Silva
This paper quantifies the survival abilities of openers in one-day international cricket matches to fulfill the ultimate goal of analyzing the batting performance of Sri Lankan openers in Cricket World Cup 2019. An inconsistent opening batting performance in one-day cricket could have a negative impact on the match result and it could be one of the reasons for the current downfall of Sri Lankan cricket team. Survival abilities were investigated based on two aspects: number of balls faced till dismissal and strike rate at dismissal. Performances of Sri Lankan openers were evaluated and compared with that of the openers of other teams in Cricket World Cup 2019 through smooth estimated survival functions and hazard functions. Survival abilities of past Sri Lankan openers were also evaluated. Impact of opening batting performance on the match result was investigated through a novel measure: Total Hazard. Results indicate that survival abilities of Sri Lankan openers in Cricket World Cup 2019 are low compared to the openers of other teams and past Sri Lankan openers are more reliable and consistent. It is also found that there is an impact of opening batting performance on the match result. Hence, opening batting performance should be strengthened to rectify the current downfall of Sri Lankan cricket.
