LAHORE – The latest edition of Pakistan Super League beat out all major T20 franchise cricket leagues T20 leagues around the world, including the Indian Premier League, Big Bash League as well as the Caribbean Premier League, in fielding excellence.
According to an ESPNcricinfo report link>, which sourced data from Cricket21, the PSL third edition had 82% of catches taken, with the champions Islamabad United converting 90.4% of their chances.
The PSL fielding stats are well ahead of the BBL, where last season’s conversion rate was only 75.6%. The champions, Adelaide Strikers, were third-best with an 80% conversion rate.
The IPL, as of April 29, 2018, has seen 81% catch-conversion rate. The CPL 2017 edition had an overall conversion rate of only 72%.
The catch-conversion percentage is calculated on the basis of the number of real catching opportunities and how many of them are held or dropped.
The PSL 2018 started on February 9 and concluded on Mar 25, 2018.