T20 ratings Blast

Oliver Cox

Right-handed batter, age 34

−2.2

Points of win chance he adds per innings, at his 15 balls an innings, against an average IPL batter. Ranked 653rd of 1,072 rated batters, 61st percentile from the top.

More of a placer than a hitter, hard to get out and goes up a gear once he is in.

89% range
−3.2 to −0.9
Likely rank
395th to 789th
Per 24 balls
−3.5
Next season
−1.9
Next season, in the IPL
−1.9
Whole career
−1.5
Ageing since his record, per 24
−0.52
Run-outs, per match
+0.19
Balls
2,348
Last played
2026
Where he sits among 1,072 rated batters

Each dot is a rated batter, by rating per innings. Tap anywhere on the line to zoom in and see who is who.

In IPL numbers

The same player run through today's IPL (the 2026 season's scoring) against average opposition.

CoxIPL average
Strike rate139153
Balls per dismissal1919
Boundary balls20%22%
Dot balls30%29%
Strike rate, powerplay140155
Strike rate, middle133145
Strike rate, death152167

−29 runs over a 14-match season against an average IPL batter, at his 15 balls an innings. Runs only; the rating also counts what his wickets cost.

By phase

Points of win chance per 24 balls, from his rating.

Powerplay−2.6
Middle−2.3
Death−3.9

How he plays, against every rated batter

More 4s and 6sbottom 10%
Gets out lesstop 18%
Scores faster once intop 5%

Against each kind of bowler

Strike rateIPL averageOut every
Right-arm pace14315719 balls
Left-arm pace14415419 balls
Off-spin13314722 balls
Left-arm spin12814221 balls
Wrist-spin13114619 balls

Walking in at 40 needed off 18, six down

A real IPL position, played out a thousand times with him in it and a thousand times with an average batter in his place. Each line is one chase, ball by ball, from 40 to win down to 0.

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Season by season

Win value: points of win chance per 24 balls against the par ball in the same situation, in the games he played (raw: not adjusted for the opposition or the competition). Bar width shows how many balls.

-240+24 2014: +2.5 per 24 over 113 balls 142015: +21.0 per 24 over 104 balls 152016: +21.9 per 24 over 150 balls 162017: −4.9 per 24 over 255 balls 172018: +1.7 per 24 over 355 balls 182019: −2.8 per 24 over 177 balls 192020: −2.6 per 24 over 136 balls 202021: +4.2 per 24 over 208 balls 212022: −0.1 per 24 over 95 balls 222023: −2.8 per 24 over 151 balls 232024: +8.6 per 24 over 170 balls 242025: +4.4 per 24 over 201 balls 252026: −2.5 per 24 over 170 balls 26
SeasonInnsRunsBallsAvgSR4s6sDot %Win value

By competition

Strength: a typical batter there against a typical IPL batter, points per 24 balls. The rating already allows for it; the record here does not.

CompetitionStrengthInnsRunsAvgSRWin value

Last 10 innings

With the win chance his own balls added for his side, in points (each ball against a par ball from the same situation).

  1. 4(6)v Derbyshire, Blast, 2026-07-12 · replay−4.8
  2. 11(8)v Nottinghamshire, Blast, 2026-07-10 · replay+4.3
  3. 19(18)v Durham, Blast, 2026-07-08 · replay−0.2
  4. 47(34)v Yorkshire, Blast, 2026-07-05 · replay+2.6
  5. 5(8)v Nottinghamshire, Blast, 2026-06-28 · replay−3.8
  6. 0(1)v Lancashire, Blast, 2026-06-26 · replay−0.7
  7. 33*(24)v Yorkshire, Blast, 2026-06-07 · replay+2.7
  8. 8(7)v Sussex, Blast, 2026-06-05 · replay+3.3
  9. 1(3)v Lancashire, Blast, 2026-05-29 · replay−15.1
  10. 34(21)v Derbyshire, Blast, 2026-05-27 · replay−2.1

His biggest innings, by win chance added

Not the most runs: the most difference to the result. Counted over his own balls only; the other end can give some of it back, so a rescue act can add more than 100.

  1. 22*(13)v Lancashire, Blast, 2015-06-18+115.8
  2. 42*(24)v Northamptonshire, Blast, 2016-06-10+96.4
  3. 46*(27)v Sussex, Blast, 2018-09-15+69.1
  4. 55(40)v Worcestershire, Blast, 2024-07-11+42.3
  5. 61*(30)v Derbyshire, Blast, 2024-07-06+24.2