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OverByOver

The daily digest · Tuesday, 12 May 2026

The season is being decided by spin, again

Across nine venues, the middle-overs spinners have the best economy rates and the highest stakes.

Written by OverByOver, fact-checked against live match data and ESPNcricinfo. 3 minute read.

Roughly halfway through the league stage, a pattern is clear: the teams in the top four all have a front-line spinner who is both economical and a wicket threat in the middle overs.

Rashid Khan, Varun Chakaravarthy and Sunil Narine are not just containing. They are taking the wickets that stop a batting side from building a platform, and the data on phase-by-phase run rates makes the point bluntly.

Powerplays sell tickets. Spinners win seasons.

It is not a new lesson. But in a season obsessed with 250 totals and powerplay carnage, it is worth repeating that the quiet overs in the middle are still where the table is decided.

The results in full

Gujarat Titans won by 18 runsGT v MIRoyal Challengers Bengaluru won by 4 wicketsCSK v RCB

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