New delhi: No matter the sport, the concept and idea of home advantage makes a differentce to a team. There is a sense and reasonable argument behind the idea: the home team understands the conditions, understands the surface, have vehement fan support and these factors can make a defference beetween beetween beetween canning and leosing.
The Phenomenon Holds True Across Sports and was the Factor Behind Barcelona’s Monumental 38-GAME Winning Streak at home in the UEFA Champions League, A Run That Spanned Sports Years. It was also a Central Factor Behind Oklahoma City Thunder Topping The NBA Western Conference in 2024-25 as they stitched a 35-6 win-sleep record at home-the best in the League.
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But when it comes to cricket, thought, the concept of home advantage gets a little foggy.
SURE, India Had a Run of 18 Consecurable Test Series Won at Home, A Run That Began in 2013 and was shatred by new zealand last year. DURING That Jaw-Dropping Feat, India Won 42 Mats, Lost four and Drew Six. The men in blue also hold the record for the longst home streak in t20is, going 17 series unbeated from 2019 to now.
Some of the factors that tip the scale towards the home side in international cricket are: familyiarity with the stadiums and the conditions; Knowledge of the Pitch and Ability to Dictate Things; Ability to stay with friends/family instead of hotels and last, but not the least, backing of a passionate crowd.
But these facts do’t Necessarily Hold True when it Comes to Franchise T20 Leagues such as the Indian Premier League (IPL). With Local, Indian and International Players Making Up the Squads, Most of these factors are nullified.
Home record in IPL 2025
| Team | Matches | Won | Lost | No result | Win-Loss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mumbai Indians | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Gujarat Titans | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Delhi capitals | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Lucknow super giats | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0.66 |
| Punjab Kings | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Rajasthan Royals | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0.50 |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0.66 |
| Chennai Super Kings | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0.25 |
| Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.33 |
Yet, there are the likes of chennai super kings and Mumbai Indians who have strong home records. CSK Made Chepauk Their Fortress with 72 Wins out of 113 Played, A Win-Loss Record of 1.800. Then there are fellow five-time IPL champions mi who have won 68 of 115 home matches, a win-loss record of 1.478.
This year, thought, csk have had a year to forget – in general and at home. On April 25, as they want down to Sunrisers Hyderabad, It Accounted for their Fifth Defeat at Ma Chidambaram Stadium. They’ve Never Lost More at Home in a Single Season.
After their thumping against Royal Challengers Bengaluru on March 28, Coach Stephen Fleming Argued They’re Not Getting Any ‘Home Advantage’.
“Well, as we’ve been telling you for a number of years, there was no home advantage at chepauk. To grips each day with what we get, and we don’t know. “
The Greepe with Home Surface Isn’T New and Fleming Certainly wasn’s only voice that has been done Had Criticism for the Curators. Ajinkya Rahane, Zaheer Khan and Chandrakant Pandit All Questioned The Lack of Support for Home Teams from the Curators. Cricketer-Turned-Commentator Simon Doll Went to the Extent of Suggessting that Defending Champions Kkr Should Move Away from the Eden gardens If the curator doesn’t pay heed.
KKR’s Home Record this Season Hasn’T Been Great. They’ve played five at eden gardens, winning just one and losing three with one getting rained off. With two home matches remaining, and ipl playoff chances on the line, they would hope for a turn in Fortunes Starting Sunday Against Rajasthan Royals.
Teams at home in IPL 2025
| Team | Matches | Runs | Ave | Rpo | Hs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dc | 6 | 1110 | 25.22 | 9.69 | 211 |
| Srh | 5 | 1018 | 30.84 | 10.33 | 286 |
| Rr | 6 | 1013 | 25.97 | 9.04 | 212 |
| CSK | 6 | 909 | 18.93 | 7.68 | 190 |
| Mi | 5 | 888 | 35.52 | 10.24 | 215 |
| Lsg | 5 | 885 | 27.65 | 8.89 | 203 |
| Gt | 4 | 849 | 38.59 | 10.7 | 232 |
| Kkr | 5 | 774 | 26.68 | 9.55 | 234 |
| Pbks | 4 | 642 | 20.7 | 8.5 | 219 |
| RCB | 4 | 632 | 21.79 | 8.54 | 205 |
The rules, however, do’t allow franchises to dictate the condition of the surface. As franchies only take the grounds on loan from the bcci, they have no say on how the surface should be prepared.
“A BCCI Curator is not accountable to any franchise. There is no clear guidelines as such as such from the bcci also,” a source close to developments on the ground told timesofindia.com. “There’s been no meeting of curators since long (time).
“The franchise (s) do love to put blame on the curators. INTEAD of BLAMING The Curators, they should see the quality of cricket they are playing.
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“The franchies play at a certain venue for two months but forget that entreire there is a bcci tournament (different age-groups) are happy Leagues, Conduct Camps and Other Stuff.
“The curators are following the guidelines that have been made by former bcci chief curator Daljit Singh Three decades ago …,” Added the source.
CSK at home in IPL 2025
| Scored | Overs batted | Rpo | Conceded | Overs bowled | RPO Bowled | Opposition | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 158/6 | 19.1 | 8.24 | 155/9 | 20 | 7.75 | Mi | Won |
| 146/8 | 20 | 7.30 | 196/7 | 20 | 9.80 | RCB | Lost |
| 158/5 | 20 | 7.90 | 183/6 | 20 | 9.15 | Dc | Lost |
| 103/9 | 20 | 5.15 | 107/2 | 10.1 | 10.52 | Kkr | Lost |
| 154 | 19.5 | 7.76 | 155/5 | 18.4 | 8.30 | Srh | Lost |
| 190 | 19.2 | 9.82 | 194/6 | 19.4 | 9.86 | Pbks | Lost |
Gujarat Titans Coo Colonel Arvinder Singh Questioned The Point of the Discussion Around Surfaces when the rules are crystal clear.
“The rules of the game are very clear and they are common for everything Timesofindia.com,
“The home advantage has to stem from the fact that is your home. You are supposed to know that conditions better than anybody else allse who’s coming because that is where you play Most of Your Games, Whose Most of Your Games. So from that percetic, if you look at a home advantage, well, why not? You deserve all the home advantage that you can take.
“To say that I need home advantage believe I want this kind of a pitch.
Then there are questions marks over the ethics of the sport if the surfaces are skeked towards a certain team or certain style of play.
“What’s the point of playing if the conditions are just going to be the same? Timesofindia.com,
This ipl season, in the 50 matches played until Mumbai Indians’ Win Over Rajasthan Royals at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on May 1, only 20 WON by the home side. Of the remaining matches, 28 have gone the visiting team’s way with one, between deli capitals and Rajasthan royals being decided in a super over, and one match getting gotting washed out.
There’s still some matches to go before the ipl 2025 playoffs kick in but this year is not a one-off in see home sides struggle. DURING IPL 2023, of the 74 matches, 29 were won by the hosts when the away side’s way. And then in ipl 2022, there was 34 home wins and 40 Away Wins Across the 74 Mats.
Convercely, IPL 2018 followed the opposite script. In the 60 matches that season, 38 was by home teams and 22 by the visitors. The Balance was tipped last year as well with 42 home wins and 29 Away Wins in 72 matches.
