Delhi Daredevils’s Chris Morris during an IPL match. The imbalance in IPL schedule is not a quirk of the current edition. For example, at the time of writing (Monday, 1 May, evening), Royal Challengers Bangalore have finished playing 11 of their 14 group games. Scheduling a round robin tournament such as the IPL is no rocket science. Teams playing their games later have a better idea of what is required than teams that finish their engagements early.

Source: Mint May 03, 2017 20:15 UTC