SHOULD WOMEN PLAY CRICKET?

Forecasting test cricket match outcomes in play

This paper forecasts match outcomes in test cricket in play, session by session. Match outcome probabilities at the start of each session are forecast using a sequence of multinomial logistic regression models. These probabilities can assist a team captain or management in considering a certain aggressive or defensive batting strategy for the coming session. We investigate how the outcome proba...

Impact of Power Play Overs on the Outcome of Twenty20 Cricket Match

This study attempts to find if better performance in power play leads a team to victory in a Twenty20 match. Based on the methodology devised to do so, the study tries to measure the performance of both the teams during power play overs in terms of batting and bowling. The developed measure is called ‘Prod’ which is a product of the difference of batting and bowling performance of t...

impact of power play overs on the outcome of twenty20 cricket match

this study attempts to find if better performance in power play leads a team to victory in a twenty20 match. based on the methodology devised to do so, the study tries to measure the performance of both the teams during power play overs in terms of batting and bowling. the developed measure is called ‘prod’ which is a product of the difference of batting and bowling performance of the teams dur...

What Role Does (Should) Lithium Play in Suicide Treatment/Prevention?

Suicide is a global phenomenon, and on September 4, 2014, the World Health Organization published the first report on suicide prevention.1 The report indicates that more than 800,000 people die by suicide every year—almost 1 person every 40 seconds. Although suicide occurs all over the world, approximately 75% of all suicides occur in lowand middle-income countries. It occurs in all age-groups;...

Sports and Antitrust: Should College Students Be Paid to Play