V Suryavanshi
206runs above par
2008—2026 cross-season Elo
Greatness,
on one scale.
Every team-season is measured against the same 1500-point reference. The high-water mark belongs to Gujarat Titans, 2023.
01 The long view
Franchise trajectories.
League-end strength for the eight highest-peaking franchises. Gaps indicate seasons the franchise did not play.
2008201420202026
GTPBKSKKRMISRHDCCSKRCB
02 Peak power
The top 20.
Elo after the league stage—before a short playoff run can distort the season-strength signal.
012023
Gujarat TitansGT
1608+108022014
Punjab KingsPBKS
1601+101032024
Kolkata Knight RidersKKR
1591+91042013
Mumbai IndiansMI
1591+91052026
Sunrisers HyderabadSRH
1588+88062020
Mumbai IndiansMI
1584+84072014
Kolkata Knight RidersKKR
1584+84082012
Kolkata Knight RidersKKR
1583+83092021
Delhi CapitalsDC
1576+76102010
Mumbai IndiansMI
1576+76112026
Gujarat TitansGT
1575+75122009
Chennai Super KingsCSK
1575+75132013
Chennai Super KingsCSK
1574+74142017
Mumbai IndiansMI
1573+73152011
Royal Challengers BengaluruRCB
1571+71162017
Sunrisers HyderabadSRH
1571+71172009
Delhi CapitalsDC
1570+70182011
Chennai Super KingsCSK
1567+67192025
Punjab KingsPBKS
1563+63202008
Rajasthan RoyalsRR
1563+63CHECK Independent evidence
Different lens.
Same signal.
The ball-by-ball rating and Elo have a 0.76 correlation across 166 team-seasons. It is meaningful agreement from a model that never sees match results directly.
0.76rating correlation
03 Ball-level ratings
Two disciplines.
Two scales.
Players are ranked separately because wickets heavily influence the combined measure. Batting shows runs scored above the venue-and-phase baseline. Bowling shows a composite score: estimated runs saved against that baseline, plus 15 points per credited wicket. The bowling figure is a rating, not literal runs.
Batting above par
CH Gayle
205runs above par
GJ Maxwell
166runs above par
CH Gayle
161runs above par
DA Warner
136runs above par
V Sehwag
128runs above par
CH Gayle
122runs above par
AC Gilchrist
112runs above par
V Sehwag
110runs above par
V Sehwag
110runs above par
Bowling score
JJ Bumrah
55829 wickets · composite rating
B Kumar
55728 wickets · composite rating
SL Malinga
54228 wickets · composite rating
DJ Bravo
53332 wickets · composite rating
SP Narine
51624 wickets · composite rating
JP Faulkner
50428 wickets · composite rating
K Rabada
49932 wickets · composite rating
HV Patel
48932 wickets · composite rating
SP Narine
48522 wickets · composite rating
B Kumar
48426 wickets · composite rating