Sixer reads the season in eight working windows — not by week number, not by trading deadline. Each window crosses the tournament schedule with the venue conditions that change how a six is hit and where it goes.
A working read of the season's tournament windows, with venue conditions appended. Sixer will publish a correction when any tournament body officially moves a date.
| Wk | Window | Tournament | Venues | Boundary note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 27 Mar – 4 Apr | League A · opening week | 5 | Avg square-leg 58m |
| 05 | 25 Apr – 2 May | League A · mid-season | 5 | Dew enters after 6 overs |
| 09 | 23 May – 30 May | Play-offs + qualifier | 3 | Shorter boundary square-leg |
| 12 | 14 Jun – 22 Jun | League A · final | 1 | Long straight, slow turn |
| 14 | 5 Jul – 14 Jul | T20 Tri-series | 3 | Pace seam upfront |
| 17 | 28 Jul – 6 Aug | Women's T20 · round-robin | 4 | Even bounce, square-leg holds |
| 21 | 22 Aug – 1 Sep | International T20I window | 6 | Day-night shift kicks in |
| 24 | 15 Sep – 22 Sep | Domestic One-day series | 4 | Spinners hold the middle |
Sixer publishes the calendar once a season from the publicly recorded window list. Where a date moves, the desk flags the new window with a dated correction note.
Three things change a venue's six profile — pitch, wind, dew. We work through them in that order, never the other way around.
Sixer's pitching read starts with the morning of the match. A dry track favours spin in the middle overs; a green track brings seamers in. The first thing any captain call has to do is read the pitch — not the league table.
Some venues catch a steadier evening wind than others. Wankhede and the Chinnaswamy produce more off-side sixes on a windy evening; Eden Gardens holds the wind on the square boundary. We log which side of the boundary the wind crosses each matchday.
The dew window is the most underrated variable on the desk. A heavy-dew evening favours the chasing side because grip drops. Sixer tags every evening flag with the dew profile so your captain call knows whether to chase or set a target.
Short observations recorded by the desk across the last two seasons. Boundary distance is approximate; we verify against the venue's published boundary plan when one exists.
Short square-leg boundary; high six-per-ball rate when the track has bounce. Off-side is the generous boundary; mid-wicket can be slog-or-die in the death overs.
Dew window is the variable to watch. Off-side holds the evening wind; chasing side wins disproportionately. Pace seamers get the new ball; spinners hold the middle.
Long-straight and slow turn characterise this ground. Spinners hold the middle; finishers who go long-on or long-off play the long boundary rather than the short one.
A short note on the questions the desk hears most about the calendar.
Sixer reads the calendar in eight working windows. Each window crosses the tournament schedule with the venue conditions that change how a six is hit.
Eight windows is the editorial number. Add windows when a new tournament starts; reduce them when one folds.
Boundary notes carry the venue's working read — square-leg boundary length, off-side zone, long boundary tag.
Where a tournament date moves mid-season, Sixer publishes a dated correction on the same URL.