Basil M. deSilva’s research while affiliated with RMIT University and other places

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Optimal batting orders in one-day cricket
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July 2006

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Computers & Operations Research

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David Beaudoin

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Basil M. deSilva

Abstract This paper concerns the search for optimal or nearly optimal batting orders in one-day cricket. A search is conducted over the space of permutations of batting orders where simulated annealing is used to explore the space. A non-standard aspect of the optimization is that the objective function (which is the mean,number,of runs per innings) is unavailable and is approximated,via simulation. The simulation component,generates runs ball by ball during an innings taking into account the state of the match and estimated characteristics of individual batsmen. The methods developed in the paper are applied to the national team of India based on their performance,in one-day international cricket matches. 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Keywords: Log-linear models; Markov chain methods; Monte Carlo simulation; Simulated annealing; WinBUGS software

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... The purpose of each individual batsman is to accumulate runs while simultaneously defending their wicket [36]. Players score runs by striking the ball and running to the opposite end of the pitch before any fielder dislodges the bails of the wickets [37]. Likewise, players obtain runs by striking the ball beyond the boundary of the field [37]. ...

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THE APPLICATION OF OPTIMISATION TECHNIQUES IN CRICKET: A SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW
Optimal batting orders in one-day cricket

Computers & Operations Research