Pitching yorkpy … short of good length to IPL – Part 1

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Bruce Lee

I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.
Michael Jordan

Man, it doesn’t matter where you come in to bat, the score is still zero
Viv Richards

Introduction

“If cricketr is to cricpy, then yorkr is to _____?”. Yes, you guessed it right, it is yorkpy. In this post, I introduce my 2nd python package, yorkpy, which is a python clone of my R package yorkr. This package is based on data from Cricsheet. yorkpy currently handles IPL T20 matches.

When I created cricpy, the python avatar, of my R package cricketr, see Introducing cricpy:A python package to analyze performances of cricketers, I had decided that I should avoid doing a python avatar of my R package yorkr (see Introducing cricket package yorkr: Part 1- Beaten by sheer pace!) , as it was more involved, and required the parsing of match data available as yaml files.

Just out of curiosity, I tried the python package ‘yaml’ to read the match data, and lo and behold, I was sucked into the developing the package and so, yorkpy was born. Of course, it goes without saying that, usually when I am in the thick of developing something, I occasionally wonder, why I am doing it, for whom and for what purpose? Maybe it is the joy of ideation, the problem-solving, the programmer’s high, for sharing my ideas etc. Anyway, whatever be the reason, I hope you enjoy this post and also find yorkpy useful.

You can clone/download the code at Github yorkpy
This post has been published to RPubs at yorkpy-Part1
You can download this post as PDF at IPLT20-yorkpy-part1

Note: If you would like to do a similar analysis for a different set of batsman and bowlers, you can clone/download my skeleton yorkpy-template from Github (which is the R Markdown file I have used for the analysis below).

The IPL T20 functions in yorkpy are

2. Install the package using ‘pip install’

import pandas as pd
import yorkpy.analytics as yka
#pip install yorkpy

3. Load a yaml file from Cricsheet

There are 2 functions that can be to convert the IPL Twenty20 yaml files to pandas dataframeare

convertYaml2PandasDataframeT20
convertAllYaml2PandasDataframesT20

Note 1: While I have already converted the IPL T20 files, you will need to use these functions for future IPL matches

4. Convert and save IPL T20 yaml file to pandas dataframe

This function will convert a IPL T20 IPL yaml file, in the format as specified in Cricsheet to pandas dataframe. This will be saved as as CSV file in the target directory. The name of the file wil have the following format team1-team2-date.csv. The IPL T20 zip file can be downloaded from Indian Premier League matches. An example of how a yaml file can be converted to a dataframe and saved is shown below.

import pandas as pd
import yorkpy.analytics as yka
#convertYaml2PandasDataframe(".\\1082593.yaml","..\ipl", ..\\data")

5. Convert and save all IPL T20 yaml files to dataframes

This function will convert all IPL T20 yaml files from a source directory to dataframes, and save it in the target directory, with the names as mentioned above. Since I have already done this, I will not be executing this again. You can download the zip of all the converted RData files from Github at yorkpyData

import pandas as pd
import yorkpy.analytics as yka
#convertAllYaml2PandasDataframes("..\\ipl", "..\\data")

You can download the the zip of the files and use it directly in the functions as follows.For the analysis below I chosen a set of random IPL matches

The randomly selected IPL T20 matches are

Chennai Super Kings vs Kings Xi Punjab, 2014-05-30
Deccan Chargers vs Delhi Daredevils, 2012-05-10
Gujarat Lions vs Mumbai Indians, 2017-04-29
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals, 2010-04-17
Rising Pune Supergiants vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, 2017-04-29

6. Team batting scorecard

The function below computes the batting score card of a team in an IPL match. The scorecard gives the balls faced, the runs scored, 4s, 6s and strike rate. The example below is based on the CSK KXIP match on 30 May 2014.

You can check against the actual scores in this match Chennai Super Kings-Kings XI Punjab-2014-05-30

import pandas as pd
import yorkpy.analytics as yka
csk_kxip=pd.read_csv(".\\Chennai Super Kings-Kings XI Punjab-2014-05-30.csv")
scorecard,extras=yka.teamBattingScorecardMatch(csk_kxip,"Chennai Super Kings")
print(scorecard)

##         batsman  runs  balls  4s  6s          SR
## 0      DR Smith     7     12   0   0   58.333333
## 1  F du Plessis     0      1   0   0    0.000000
## 2      SK Raina    87     26  12   6  334.615385
## 3   BB McCullum    11     16   0   0   68.750000
## 4     RA Jadeja    27     22   2   1  122.727273
## 5     DJ Hussey     1      3   0   0   33.333333
## 6      MS Dhoni    42     34   3   3  123.529412
## 7      R Ashwin    10     11   0   0   90.909091
## 8     MM Sharma     1      3   0   0   33.333333

print(extras)

##    total  wides  noballs  legbyes  byes  penalty  extras
## 0    428     14        3        5     5        0      27

print("\n\n")

scorecard1,extras1=yka.teamBattingScorecardMatch(csk_kxip,"Kings XI Punjab")
print(scorecard1)

##       batsman  runs  balls  4s  6s          SR
## 0    V Sehwag   122     62  12   8  196.774194
## 1     M Vohra    34     33   1   2  103.030303
## 2  GJ Maxwell    13      8   1   1  162.500000
## 3   DA Miller    38     19   5   1  200.000000
## 4   GJ Bailey     1      2   0   0   50.000000
## 5     WP Saha     6      4   0   1  150.000000
## 6  MG Johnson     1      1   0   0  100.000000

print(extras1)

##    total  wides  noballs  legbyes  byes  penalty  extras
## 0    428     14        3        5     5        0      27

Let’s take another random match between Gujarat Lions and Mumbai Indian on 29 Apr 2017 Gujarat Lions-Mumbai Indians-2017-04-29

import pandas as pd
gl_mi=pd.read_csv(".\\Gujarat Lions-Mumbai Indians-2017-04-29.csv")
import yorkpy.analytics as yka
scorecard,extras=yka.teamBattingScorecardMatch(gl_mi,"Gujarat Lions")
print(scorecard)

##          batsman  runs  balls  4s  6s          SR
## 0   Ishan Kishan    48     38   6   2  126.315789
## 1    BB McCullum     6      4   1   0  150.000000
## 2       SK Raina     1      3   0   0   33.333333
## 3       AJ Finch     0      3   0   0    0.000000
## 4     KD Karthik     2      9   0   0   22.222222
## 5      RA Jadeja    28     22   2   1  127.272727
## 6    JP Faulkner    21     29   2   0   72.413793
## 7      IK Pathan     2      3   0   0   66.666667
## 8         AJ Tye    25     12   2   2  208.333333
## 9   Basil Thampi     2      4   0   0   50.000000
## 10    Ankit Soni     7      2   0   1  350.000000

print(extras)

##    total  wides  noballs  legbyes  byes  penalty  extras
## 0    306      8        3        1     0        0      12

print("\n\n")

scorecard1,extras1=yka.teamBattingScorecardMatch(gl_mi,"Mumbai Indians")
print(scorecard1)

##             batsman  runs  balls  4s  6s          SR
## 0          PA Patel    70     45   9   1  155.555556
## 1        JC Buttler     9      7   2   0  128.571429
## 2            N Rana    19     16   1   1  118.750000
## 3         RG Sharma     5     13   0   0   38.461538
## 4        KA Pollard    15     11   2   0  136.363636
## 5         KH Pandya    29     20   2   1  145.000000
## 6         HH Pandya     4      5   0   0   80.000000
## 7   Harbhajan Singh     0      1   0   0    0.000000
## 8    MJ McClenaghan     1      1   0   0  100.000000
## 9         JJ Bumrah     0      1   0   0    0.000000
## 10       SL Malinga     0      1   0   0    0.000000

print(extras1)

##    total  wides  noballs  legbyes  byes  penalty  extras
## 0    306      8        3        1     0        0      12

7. Plot the team batting partnerships

The functions below plot the team batting partnership in the match. It shows what the partnership were in the mtach

Note: Many of the plots include an additional parameters plot which is either True or False. The default value is plot=True. When plot=True the plot will be displayed. When plot=False the data frame will be returned to the user. The user can use this to create an interactive chart using one of the packages like rcharts, ggvis,googleVis or plotly.

import pandas as pd
import yorkpy.analytics as yka
dc_dd=pd.read_csv(".\\Deccan Chargers-Delhi Daredevils-2012-05-10.csv")
yka.teamBatsmenPartnershipMatch(dc_dd,'Deccan Chargers','Delhi Daredevils')

yka.teamBatsmenPartnershipMatch(dc_dd,'Delhi Daredevils','Deccan Chargers',plot=True)
# Print partnerships as a dataframe

rps_rcb=pd.read_csv(".\\Rising Pune Supergiant-Royal Challengers Bangalore-2017-04-29.csv")
m=yka.teamBatsmenPartnershipMatch(rps_rcb,'Royal Challengers Bangalore','Rising Pune Supergiant',plot=False)
print(m)

##            batsman     non_striker  runs
## 0   AB de Villiers         V Kohli     3
## 1         AF Milne         V Kohli     5
## 2        KM Jadhav         V Kohli     7
## 3           P Negi         V Kohli     3
## 4        S Aravind         V Kohli     0
## 5        S Aravind       YS Chahal     8
## 6         S Badree         V Kohli     2
## 7        STR Binny         V Kohli     1
## 8      Sachin Baby         V Kohli     2
## 9          TM Head         V Kohli     2
## 10         V Kohli  AB de Villiers    17
## 11         V Kohli        AF Milne     5
## 12         V Kohli       KM Jadhav     4
## 13         V Kohli          P Negi     9
## 14         V Kohli       S Aravind     2
## 15         V Kohli        S Badree     8
## 16         V Kohli     Sachin Baby     1
## 17         V Kohli         TM Head     9
## 18       YS Chahal       S Aravind     4

8. Batsmen vs Bowler

The function below computes and plots the performances of the batsmen vs the bowlers. As before the plot parameter can be set to True or False. By default it is plot=True

import pandas as pd
import yorkpy.analytics as yka
gl_mi=pd.read_csv(".\\Gujarat Lions-Mumbai Indians-2017-04-29.csv")
yka.teamBatsmenVsBowlersMatch(gl_mi,"Gujarat Lions","Mumbai Indians", plot=True)
# Print

csk_kxip=pd.read_csv(".\\Chennai Super Kings-Kings XI Punjab-2014-05-30.csv")
m=yka.teamBatsmenVsBowlersMatch(csk_kxip,'Chennai Super Kings','Kings XI Punjab',plot=False)
print(m)

##          batsman           bowler  runs
## 0    BB McCullum         AR Patel     4
## 1    BB McCullum       GJ Maxwell     1
## 2    BB McCullum  Karanveer Singh     6
## 3      DJ Hussey          P Awana     1
## 4       DR Smith       MG Johnson     7
## 5       DR Smith          P Awana     0
## 6       DR Smith   Sandeep Sharma     0
## 7   F du Plessis       MG Johnson     0
## 8      MM Sharma         AR Patel     0
## 9      MM Sharma       MG Johnson     0
## 10     MM Sharma          P Awana     1
## 11      MS Dhoni         AR Patel    12
## 12      MS Dhoni  Karanveer Singh     2
## 13      MS Dhoni       MG Johnson    11
## 14      MS Dhoni          P Awana    15
## 15      MS Dhoni   Sandeep Sharma     2
## 16      R Ashwin         AR Patel     1
## 17      R Ashwin  Karanveer Singh     4
## 18      R Ashwin       MG Johnson     1
## 19      R Ashwin          P Awana     1
## 20      R Ashwin   Sandeep Sharma     3
## 21     RA Jadeja         AR Patel     5
## 22     RA Jadeja       GJ Maxwell     3
## 23     RA Jadeja  Karanveer Singh    19
## 24     RA Jadeja          P Awana     0
## 25      SK Raina       MG Johnson    21
## 26      SK Raina          P Awana    40
## 27      SK Raina   Sandeep Sharma    26

9. Bowling Scorecard

This function provides the bowling performance, the number of overs bowled, maidens, runs conceded. wickets taken and economy rate for the IPL match

import pandas as pd
import yorkpy.analytics as yka
dc_dd=pd.read_csv(".\\Deccan Chargers-Delhi Daredevils-2012-05-10.csv")
a=yka.teamBowlingScorecardMatch(dc_dd,'Deccan Chargers')

print(a)

##        bowler  overs  runs  maidens  wicket  econrate
## 0  AD Russell      4    39        0       0      9.75
## 1   IK Pathan      4    46        0       1     11.50
## 2    M Morkel      4    32        0       1      8.00
## 3    S Nadeem      4    39        0       0      9.75
## 4    VR Aaron      4    30        0       2      7.50

rps_rcb=pd.read_csv(".\\Rising Pune Supergiant-Royal Challengers Bangalore-2017-04-29.csv")
b=yka.teamBowlingScorecardMatch(rps_rcb,'Royal Challengers Bangalore')
print(b)

##               bowler  overs  runs  maidens  wicket  econrate
## 0          DL Chahar      2    18        0       0      9.00
## 1       DT Christian      4    25        0       1      6.25
## 2        Imran Tahir      4    18        0       3      4.50
## 3         JD Unadkat      4    19        0       1      4.75
## 4        LH Ferguson      4     7        1       3      1.75
## 5  Washington Sundar      2     7        0       1      3.50

10. Wicket Kind

The plots below provide the kind of wicket taken by the bowler (caught, bowled, lbw etc.) for the IPL match

import pandas as pd
import yorkpy.analytics as yka
kkr_rr=pd.read_csv(".\\Kolkata Knight Riders-Rajasthan Royals-2010-04-17.csv")
yka.teamBowlingWicketKindMatch(kkr_rr,'Kolkata Knight Riders','Rajasthan Royals')

csk_kxip=pd.read_csv(".\\Chennai Super Kings-Kings XI Punjab-2014-05-30.csv")
m = yka.teamBowlingWicketKindMatch(csk_kxip,'Chennai Super Kings','Kings-Kings XI Punjab',plot=False)
print(m)

##             bowler     kind  player_out
## 0         AR Patel  run out           1
## 1         AR Patel  stumped           1
## 2  Karanveer Singh  run out           1
## 3       MG Johnson   caught           1
## 4          P Awana   caught           2
## 5   Sandeep Sharma   bowled           1

11. Wicket vs Runs conceded

The plots below provide the wickets taken and the runs conceded by the bowler in the IPL T20 match

import pandas as pd
import yorkpy.analytics as yka
dc_dd=pd.read_csv(".\\Deccan Chargers-Delhi Daredevils-2012-05-10.csv")
yka.teamBowlingWicketMatch(dc_dd,"Deccan Chargers", "Delhi Daredevils",plot=True)

print("\n\n")

rps_rcb=pd.read_csv(".\\Rising Pune Supergiant-Royal Challengers Bangalore-2017-04-29.csv")
a=yka.teamBowlingWicketMatch(rps_rcb,"Royal Challengers Bangalore", "Rising Pune Supergiant",plot=False)
print(a)

##               bowler      player_out  kind
## 0       DT Christian         V Kohli     1
## 1        Imran Tahir        AF Milne     1
## 2        Imran Tahir          P Negi     1
## 3        Imran Tahir        S Badree     1
## 4         JD Unadkat         TM Head     1
## 5        LH Ferguson  AB de Villiers     1
## 6        LH Ferguson       KM Jadhav     1
## 7        LH Ferguson       STR Binny     1
## 8  Washington Sundar     Sachin Baby     1

12. Bowler Vs Batsmen

The functions compute and display how the different bowlers of the IPL team performed against the batting opposition.

import pandas as pd
import yorkpy.analytics as yka
csk_kxip=pd.read_csv(".\\Chennai Super Kings-Kings XI Punjab-2014-05-30.csv")
yka.teamBowlersVsBatsmenMatch(csk_kxip,"Chennai Super Kings","Kings XI Punjab")

print("\n\n")

kkr_rr=pd.read_csv(".\\Kolkata Knight Riders-Rajasthan Royals-2010-04-17.csv")
m =yka.teamBowlersVsBatsmenMatch(kkr_rr,"Rajasthan Royals","Kolkata Knight Riders",plot=False)
print(m)

##        batsman      bowler  runs
## 0     AC Voges    AB Dinda     1
## 1     AC Voges  JD Unadkat     1
## 2     AC Voges   LR Shukla     1
## 3     AC Voges    M Kartik     5
## 4     AJ Finch    AB Dinda     3
## 5     AJ Finch  JD Unadkat     3
## 6     AJ Finch   LR Shukla    13
## 7     AJ Finch    M Kartik     2
## 8     AJ Finch     SE Bond     0
## 9      AS Raut    AB Dinda     1
## 10     AS Raut  JD Unadkat     1
## 11    FY Fazal    AB Dinda     1
## 12    FY Fazal   LR Shukla     3
## 13    FY Fazal    M Kartik     3
## 14    FY Fazal     SE Bond     6
## 15     NV Ojha    AB Dinda    10
## 16     NV Ojha  JD Unadkat     5
## 17     NV Ojha   LR Shukla     0
## 18     NV Ojha    M Kartik     1
## 19     NV Ojha     SE Bond     2
## 20     P Dogra  JD Unadkat     2
## 21     P Dogra   LR Shukla     5
## 22     P Dogra    M Kartik     1
## 23     P Dogra     SE Bond     0
## 24  SK Trivedi    AB Dinda     4
## 25    SK Warne    AB Dinda     2
## 26    SK Warne    M Kartik     1
## 27    SK Warne     SE Bond     0
## 28   SR Watson    AB Dinda     2
## 29   SR Watson  JD Unadkat    13
## 30   SR Watson   LR Shukla     1
## 31   SR Watson    M Kartik    18
## 32   SR Watson     SE Bond    10
## 33   YK Pathan  JD Unadkat     1
## 34   YK Pathan   LR Shukla     7

13. Match worm chart

The plots below provide the match worm graph for the IPL Twenty 20 matches

import pandas as pd
import yorkpy.analytics as yka
dc_dd=pd.read_csv(".\\Deccan Chargers-Delhi Daredevils-2012-05-10.csv")
yka.matchWormChart(dc_dd,"Deccan Chargers", "Delhi Daredevils")

gl_mi=pd.read_csv(".\\Gujarat Lions-Mumbai Indians-2017-04-29.csv")
yka.matchWormChart(gl_mi,"Mumbai Indians","Gujarat Lions")

Feel free to clone/download the code from Github yorkpy

Conclusion

This post included all functions between 2 IPL teams from the package yorkpy for IPL Twenty20 matches. As mentioned above the yaml match files have been already converted to dataframes and are available for download from Github at yorkpyData

After having used Python and R for analytics, Machine Learning and Deep Learning, I have now realized that neither language is superior or inferior. Both have, some good packages and some that are not so well suited.

To be continued. Watch this space!

Important note: Do check out my other posts using yorkpy at yorkpy-posts

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