Karachi: The Super League Pakistan (PSL) was appointed the second most entertaining male franchise tournament in the world by BBC Sport, dragging only the Indian Premier League (IPL) in the world ranking.
The BBC sport report, published earlier this week, examined the main T20 franchise competitions and short-format, including IPL, PSL, SA20 in South Africa, Big Bash League (BBL) of Australia, Caribbean Premier League (CPL), the United Arab Emirates International League (ILT20) and the Centaine in England.
The study was carried out in collaboration with the Cricket Cricviz analysis company and measured a range of performance and entertainment measures.
The evaluation considered factors such as the average number of four and six per game, the striking rates in the stick, the proportion of games decided in the final or ball, the trends in the advantage at home, the models for taking the window and the average number of international ceilings among the starting XIS.
According to the results, the PSL led all the leagues in the average scores of the first rounds, recording 180 points per game, a higher point than the 179 of the IPL. In terms of tight finishes, the PSL had 27.5% of its matches decided in the final, second just at 28.9% of the IPL.
He also ranked second in limits per match, dragging only the IPL again.
When measuring the quality of players thanks to international experience, the PSL has an average of 351 international ceilings through the starting XIS, the second higher among the leagues questioned.
ILT20 exceeded this category with an average of 423, helped by its higher allowance for foreign players.
The BBC report pointed out that the PSL offers quality, a feeling of sensation and big races, and that the competition constantly produces competitive and competitive matches at high level and attracts the main international cricket players.
In “the entertainment index”, which has aggregated the performance through the measured measures, the IPL has become the best classified league, marking 4.53 index score on a maximum of five, followed by the PSL with an index score of 3.90.
ILT20 (2.44) finished third in the entertainment index, while England The Hundred Fourth, followed by CPL in the 5th and its 6th. The BBL finished last.
Launched in 2016, the PSL quickly became one of the most prominent franchise leagues in the cricket calendar. It offers six teams based on the city and has developed the reputation of producing exciting competitions, rapid score rates and opportunities for emerging Pakistani talents to compete alongside and against some of the biggest names in the game.
