Model for predicting the outcome of ODI

Cricket tournament using Data Analytics

tool SAS
The field of Data Analytics is very subject in todays era. It is an effective
way to monetize the data, creating new business models and transforming
industries. Since, the inception of Information and communication era we
have huge data waiting to be processed and converted into useful
information and considerable knowledge, so that it can be used effectively
in predicting future trends. After reviewing various literatures we came to
know that data analytics has already pitched into sports predictive
modelling. But, it is still in its nascent stage. All the research works till date
in cricket predictive modelling have been done in very specific domain like
outcome of Test matches, or effect of toss in the outcome, affecting
outcomes of ODI due to Day and Night matches and player performances
etc. Here in this research work we intend to use all the previous work done
in sports analytics and try to capitalize them by using it all together. Up till
yet no research work has been done to predict the tournament winner such
big as Cricket World cup, triangular series etc. We will regress and analyze
few more parameters like Home vs. Away matches, Day vs. Night matches,
Current Team and Player rankings, Batting and Bowling averages, Captaincy,
One on one and world cup performances.
Using the latest analytical tools SAS it is for sure that the outcome of the
research will be more reliable and provide better estimates than previous
research.
In our study, we will be doing it by using match information gathered from
all ODI matches played by teams against each other. The model will be
created which can take into account a range of variables that could
independently explain statistically significant proportions of variation
associated with the match outcomes. Such variables include home ground
advantage, match experience, performance at the specific venue,
performance against the specific opposition or at specific venue, current
form, recent ranking, team balance & chemistry, toss etc.
Not surprisingly, the amount by which a team outranks its opponent is a
good predictor of victory, so this is the key variable upon which forecasts for
individual match-ups are based. Such a method of predicting a behaviour
using past historical data will open the floodgates for various other studies
and hence such an approach can also be used to understand online
Section A Group 4:
Anurag Dwivedi, Rohan Shah, Rakshit Srivastava, Ankita Jindal, Shishir
Bhaskarwar

consumer behaviour by making use of time a person spends on a particular

website. It can also be used for understanding consumer preferences by
making use of transactional data which is generated via shopping cards at
stores, supermarkets etc. By applying this prediction approach to a holdout
sample of matches, the efficiency of the in the run wagering market could
be improved and assessed.

Section A Group 4:
Anurag Dwivedi, Rohan Shah, Rakshit Srivastava, Ankita Jindal, Shishir
Bhaskarwar