Sixer reads teams as phase tools, not as logos. Each entry keeps the working XI, the captain and vice-captain, and the phase read — powerplay, middle and death — for the matchdays the desk covers.
Each entry opens with the working XI file, the captain and vice-captain call, and the phase split — powerplay, middle and death — the desk uses on the day.
Captain at the toss signals bowl-first on shorter square-leg boundaries. Powerplay six-rate is the franchise's strongest chapter; middle-overs rotation can drift if the anchor gets early movement. Death six-rate sits on the high end of the league.
Spinners hold the middle; the pace seamers swing the powerplay. Sixer's read flags a left-right spin pair as the team-specific move worth a captain watch when the track has grip.
Death-overs bowling economy is the franchise's reading edge. The captain reads the chase well; middle-overs rotation can be conservative, which is a six-hitting opponent's window.
Powerplay six-rate on the high end, opening batter depth a clear franchise strength. Spin-share sits middling; pace depth makes the death overs a wicket window the deck rewards.
All-rounder-heavy balance — seam-bowling all-rounders a captain watch when the match swings in the middle. Death six-rate is the book of the franchise; spin-share is middling.
Wicketkeeper-batter slots high in the order make a captain's call lean toward the keeper slot. Spin-bowling depth is the phase swing arm on slower tracks.
Young Indian top-order depth with overseas all-rounders at four / five. Spin-bowling depth led by a wrist-spinner is the franchise-specific move the desk tags on turning tracks.
Powerplay six-rate sits above league median, with three overseas batters typically in the top six. Death bowling economy is the franchise's working question on the six-hitting chapter.
Seam-bowling depth up front; spin-share to a single specialist. Death overs bowling economy a read-watch chapter. Six-hitting leans to the anchor; the franchise reads chasing wins better than setting targets.
Spin-bowling depth up front with a left-arm orthodox lead. Powerplay six-rate on the high end; death-overs phase handed to the all-rounder slot.
Powerplay (overs 1–6), middle (7–15), death (16–20). The phase split is the same on every franchise — what each franchise does inside it varies.
Overs 1–6. Field restrictions apply; six-per-ball rate rises above middle-overs baseline. Captain reads: opener class, pace-and-spin share.
Overs 7–15. Dot-ball share becomes the captain read; spin-share is the working slot. Six-rate falls to a baseline that varies by venue.
Overs 16–20. Six-rate peaks with finisher class; wicket mode is dismissal-on-the-slog. Captain reads: finisher anchor or finisher finisher.
Short reads.
Sixer's franchise read is a working read by phase, not a logo card. Each entry carries the working XI, the captain tier and the phase split.
The working XI line is the editorial anchor. It is the publicly filed XI sheet where one exists.
The captain tier is the data's lean — opener, all-rounder or finisher. Reading the tier tells you where the franchise goes for a captain call.
Powerplay, middle and death. The phase split tells you what each franchise does in the three matchday phases.