IPL 2025 Trends And Patterns: Significant Dip In Scoring Rate, 'Chasing Bias' And CSK's Horrid Run | Cricket News

Week two and three of IPL 2025 has thrown up a few surprises.© BCCIWeek two and three of IPL 2025 has thrown up a few surprises. Batting has not been as easy and the scoring rate - which soared to new heights in the first 10 matches - has come down significantly. The powerplays have become more normal with almost all the destructive openers from last season failing to replicate the show in this edition. Batting first has emerged as an advantage and spinners have outperformed the pacers in the last fortnight. Also, the two big powerhouses of the IPL - Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians - with 10 titles between them - have had a shocker of a season so far.We look at the trends and patterns from IPL 2025.Massive dip in scoring ratesThe first 10 matches of the season had a combined run-rate of 9.91 and it was threatening to go even higher. However, the trend reversed and there has been a substantial drop in the scoring thereafter with the run-rate coming down to 9.29 from match 11.One...