9 sub-160 totals successfully defended this season — and the chasing team lost their powerplay every time.
Defended totals: 127, 150, 146, 155, 158, 155, 159, 147, 155. Average chase powerplay wickets in those games: 2.4. Live commentary calls these "shocks." Powerplay wickets ÷ defendable score = the actual signal.
The numbers behind the pattern
- Sub-160 totals defended
- 9
- Defended totals
- 127, 150, 146, 155, 158, 155, 159, 147, 155
- Avg chase powerplay wickets lost
- 2.4
Most recent fixture this pattern ties to
How this is computed
Cross-tabulated across every captured fixture under /matches. Patterns are recomputed when new ball-by-ball data lands. Source: CricketMind feed, computed by CricketStudio.
Related trends
- 13 fixtures this season chased 200+ successfully. All had powerplay SR ≈ 187.
- Of 4 fixtures with a quiet 1st-innings powerplay (boundaries < 10%), the team batting second won 3.
- When the team batting first finishes with a >180 SR death phase, the chasing team still wins 56% of the time.
- Teams whose 1st-innings death SR fell >20 points below their powerplay SR have won only 57% of those matches this season.
- M.Chinnaswamy Stadium: 1-of-5 chases successful, 18% average powerplay-boundary rate.
Frequently asked
- What is the anomaly cluster pattern in IPL 2026?
- 9 sub-160 totals successfully defended this season — and the chasing team lost their powerplay every time.
- What does this anomaly cluster pattern mean?
- Defended totals: 127, 150, 146, 155, 158, 155, 159, 147, 155. Average chase powerplay wickets in those games: 2.4. Live commentary calls these "shocks." Powerplay wickets ÷ defendable score = the actual signal.
- What numbers support this pattern?
- Sub-160 totals defended: 9 · Defended totals: 127, 150, 146, 155, 158, 155, 159, 147, 155 · Avg chase powerplay wickets lost: 2.4. Computed by CricketStudio from CricketMind ball-by-ball data across every captured IPL 2026 fixture.