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+{
+  "season_summary": {
+    "tournament": "IPL",
+    "season": 2024,
+    "narrative": "IPL 2024 compressed power-hitting records with four teams surpassing 250+ totals while left-arm pace and wrist-spin duos determined playoff seeding.",
+    "trends": [
+      "Impact Player rule kept fresh hitters waiting in the dugout for matchup-based deployment",
+      "Captains used data-led matchups to stack left-handers against middle-overs leg-spin",
+      "Death overs economy leaders combined 145+ kph bouncers with slower-ball yorkers",
+      "Wicketkeeper-batters doubled as finishers to unlock an extra bowling option"
+    ],
+    "awards": {
+      "orange_cap": {
+        "player": "Ruturaj Gaikwad",
+        "runs": 667
+      },
+      "purple_cap": {
+        "player": "Harshal Patel",
+        "wickets": 21
+      },
+      "emerging_player": "Mayank Yadav",
+      "super_striker": "Travis Head"
+    }
+  },
+  "matches": [
+    {
+      "match_id": "IPL2024-05",
+      "stage": "League",
+      "date": "2024-03-26",
+      "venue": "MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai",
+      "teams": [
+        "Chennai Super Kings",
+        "Royal Challengers Bengaluru"
+      ],
+      "result": "CSK won by 8 runs",
+      "theme": "Opening night where Matheesha Pathirana outfoxed Kohli at the death",
+      "key_events": [
+        "Ruturaj Gaikwad anchored 78 (54) with 5 sixes",
+        "Matheesha Pathirana yorked Virat Kohli with a dipping slower ball",
+        "Daryl Mitchell defended 12 in the final over using wide yorkers"
+      ],
+      "top_performers": {
+        "batting": [
+          {
+            "player": "Ruturaj Gaikwad",
+            "runs": 78,
+            "balls": 54,
+            "strike_rate": 144.44
+          },
+          {
+            "player": "Virat Kohli",
+            "runs": 62,
+            "balls": 46,
+            "strike_rate": 134.78
+          }
+        ],
+        "bowling": [
+          {
+            "player": "Matheesha Pathirana",
+            "overs": 4,
+            "runs_conceded": 28,
+            "wickets": 3
+          },
+          {
+            "player": "Mohammed Siraj",
+            "overs": 4,
+            "runs_conceded": 31,
+            "wickets": 2
+          }
+        ]
+      },
+      "impact_player": "Shivam Dube replaced Tushar Deshpande to deepen the chase",
+      "tactical_notes": "CSK forced RCB into mishits using cross-seam back-of-length plans on a two-paced surface."
+    },
+    {
+      "match_id": "IPL2024-22",
+      "stage": "League",
+      "date": "2024-04-10",
+      "venue": "Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad",
+      "teams": [
+        "Gujarat Titans",
+        "Sunrisers Hyderabad"
+      ],
+      "result": "SRH won by 9 wickets",
+      "theme": "Record chase sparked by Head-Abhishek powerplay blitz",
+      "key_events": [
+        "Travis Head scored the fastest SRH fifty in 16 balls",
+        "Abhishek Sharma cleared the rope 8 times in the first six overs",
+        "Bhuvneshwar Kumar swung the new ball to remove Gill early"
+      ],
+      "top_performers": {
+        "batting": [
+          {
+            "player": "Travis Head",
+            "runs": 89,
+            "balls": 32,
+            "strike_rate": 278.12
+          },
+          {
+            "player": "Abhishek Sharma",
+            "runs": 71,
+            "balls": 34,
+            "strike_rate": 208.82
+          }
+        ],
+        "bowling": [
+          {
+            "player": "Bhuvneshwar Kumar",
+            "overs": 4,
+            "runs_conceded": 27,
+            "wickets": 2
+          },
+          {
+            "player": "Rashid Khan",
+            "overs": 4,
+            "runs_conceded": 30,
+            "wickets": 1
+          }
+        ]
+      },
+      "impact_player": "Mayank Markande subbed in for Washington Sundar to add leg-spin",
+      "tactical_notes": "SRH used baseball-style swing in powerplay and avoided hitting Rashid against the spin."
+    },
+    {
+      "match_id": "IPL2024-42",
+      "stage": "League",
+      "date": "2024-04-28",
+      "venue": "Eden Gardens, Kolkata",
+      "teams": [
+        "Kolkata Knight Riders",
+        "Mumbai Indians"
+      ],
+      "result": "KKR won by 24 runs",
+      "theme": "Dual-role Sunil Narine set up both batting and bowling dominance",
+      "key_events": [
+        "Sunil Narine smashed 82 (32) with nine boundaries and five sixes",
+        "Andre Russell finished the innings with 34* (15)",
+        "Mitchell Starc delivered a double-wicket maiden in the 17th over"
+      ],
+      "top_performers": {
+        "batting": [
+          {
+            "player": "Sunil Narine",
+            "runs": 82,
+            "balls": 32,
+            "strike_rate": 256.25
+          },
+          {
+            "player": "Tilak Varma",
+            "runs": 54,
+            "balls": 38,
+            "strike_rate": 142.1
+          }
+        ],
+        "bowling": [
+          {
+            "player": "Mitchell Starc",
+            "overs": 4,
+            "runs_conceded": 18,
+            "wickets": 3
+          },
+          {
+            "player": "Jasprit Bumrah",
+            "overs": 4,
+            "runs_conceded": 26,
+            "wickets": 2
+          }
+        ]
+      },
+      "impact_player": "Rinku Singh replaced Harshit Rana to strengthen the chase defense",
+      "tactical_notes": "KKR opened with Narine to disrupt MI match-ups and used wrist spin overs to Rohit, SKY."
+    },
+    {
+      "match_id": "IPL2024-55",
+      "stage": "League",
+      "date": "2024-05-10",
+      "venue": "MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai",
+      "teams": [
+        "Chennai Super Kings",
+        "Rajasthan Royals"
+      ],
+      "result": "CSK won by 5 wickets",
+      "theme": "Gaikwad tempo control on a slow surface",
+      "key_events": [
+        "Ruturaj Gaikwad paced the chase with 67 (48)",
+        "Simarjeet Singh removed both openers inside the powerplay",
+        "Ravindra Jadeja and Moeen Ali bowled 8 overs for just 44 runs"
+      ],
+      "top_performers": {
+        "batting": [
+          {
+            "player": "Ruturaj Gaikwad",
+            "runs": 67,
+            "balls": 48,
+            "strike_rate": 139.58
+          },
+          {
+            "player": "Sanju Samson",
+            "runs": 45,
+            "balls": 32,
+            "strike_rate": 140.62
+          }
+        ],
+        "bowling": [
+          {
+            "player": "Simarjeet Singh",
+            "overs": 3,
+            "runs_conceded": 17,
+            "wickets": 2
+          },
+          {
+            "player": "Ravindra Jadeja",
+            "overs": 4,
+            "runs_conceded": 18,
+            "wickets": 1
+          }
+        ]
+      },
+      "impact_player": "Tushar Deshpande substituted for Shivam Dube to bowl the death overs",
+      "tactical_notes": "CSK denied Royals pace-on scoring by taking pace off and protecting square boundaries."
+    },
+    {
+      "match_id": "IPL2024-63",
+      "stage": "League",
+      "date": "2024-05-14",
+      "venue": "Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai",
+      "teams": [
+        "Mumbai Indians",
+        "Lucknow Super Giants"
+      ],
+      "result": "LSG won by 6 wickets",
+      "theme": "Rahul-Pooran chase deflated MI death bowling",
+      "key_events": [
+        "Nicholas Pooran hit 7 sixes in a 24-ball 68",
+        "KL Rahul manipulated strike to expose MI spinners",
+        "Young pacer Mayank Yadav clocked 155 kph yorkers"
+      ],
+      "top_performers": {
+        "batting": [
+          {
+            "player": "Nicholas Pooran",
+            "runs": 68,
+            "balls": 24,
+            "strike_rate": 283.33
+          },
+          {
+            "player": "Suryakumar Yadav",
+            "runs": 58,
+            "balls": 34,
+            "strike_rate": 170.58
+          }
+        ],
+        "bowling": [
+          {
+            "player": "Mayank Yadav",
+            "overs": 4,
+            "runs_conceded": 29,
+            "wickets": 3
+          },
+          {
+            "player": "Gerald Coetzee",
+            "overs": 4,
+            "runs_conceded": 34,
+            "wickets": 2
+          }
+        ]
+      },
+      "impact_player": "Ayush Badoni subbed in as finisher for Krunal Pandya",
+      "tactical_notes": "LSG stacked left-handers to neutralize Bumrah's angle and targeted slower bouncers."
+    },
+    {
+      "match_id": "IPL2024-Q1",
+      "stage": "Qualifier 1",
+      "date": "2024-05-21",
+      "venue": "Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad",
+      "teams": [
+        "Kolkata Knight Riders",
+        "Sunrisers Hyderabad"
+      ],
+      "result": "KKR won by 7 wickets",
+      "theme": "Powerplay wickets from Vaibhav Arora and controlled chase",
+      "key_events": [
+        "Vaibhav Arora removed both SRH openers inside 3 overs",
+        "Shreyas Iyer and Venkatesh Iyer stitched a 120-run stand",
+        "Harshit Rana nailed wide yorkers to Klaasen"
+      ],
+      "top_performers": {
+        "batting": [
+          {
+            "player": "Shreyas Iyer",
+            "runs": 74,
+            "balls": 48,
+            "strike_rate": 154.16
+          },
+          {
+            "player": "Venkatesh Iyer",
+            "runs": 68,
+            "balls": 38,
+            "strike_rate": 178.94
+          }
+        ],
+        "bowling": [
+          {
+            "player": "Vaibhav Arora",
+            "overs": 4,
+            "runs_conceded": 24,
+            "wickets": 2
+          },
+          {
+            "player": "T Natarajan",
+            "overs": 4,
+            "runs_conceded": 30,
+            "wickets": 2
+          }
+        ]
+      },
+      "impact_player": "Rahmanullah Gurbaz replaced Phil Salt to add spin game",
+      "tactical_notes": "KKR bowled heavy seam movement early and used Narine sparingly due to left-handers."
+    },
+    {
+      "match_id": "IPL2024-Q2",
+      "stage": "Qualifier 2",
+      "date": "2024-05-22",
+      "venue": "Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad",
+      "teams": [
+        "Rajasthan Royals",
+        "Sunrisers Hyderabad"
+      ],
+      "result": "SRH won by 6 wickets",
+      "theme": "Head counter-attack nullified Royals spin choke",
+      "key_events": [
+        "Travis Head counter-attacked with 52 (24) despite early wickets",
+        "Abhishek Sharma finished the chase with consecutive sixes",
+        "T Natarajan executed 12 yorkers at the death"
+      ],
+      "top_performers": {
+        "batting": [
+          {
+            "player": "Travis Head",
+            "runs": 52,
+            "balls": 24,
+            "strike_rate": 216.66
+          },
+          {
+            "player": "Yashasvi Jaiswal",
+            "runs": 60,
+            "balls": 34,
+            "strike_rate": 176.47
+          }
+        ],
+        "bowling": [
+          {
+            "player": "T Natarajan",
+            "overs": 4,
+            "runs_conceded": 23,
+            "wickets": 2
+          },
+          {
+            "player": "Sandeep Sharma",
+            "overs": 4,
+            "runs_conceded": 27,
+            "wickets": 3
+          }
+        ]
+      },
+      "impact_player": "Nitish Reddy subbed in as a finisher for Heinrich Klaasen",
+      "tactical_notes": "SRH shortened Jaiswal's hitting arc with wide yorkers and cutters."
+    },
+    {
+      "match_id": "IPL2024-F",
+      "stage": "Final",
+      "date": "2024-05-26",
+      "venue": "MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai",
+      "teams": [
+        "Kolkata Knight Riders",
+        "Sunrisers Hyderabad"
+      ],
+      "result": "KKR won by 6 wickets",
+      "theme": "Balanced bowling attack dismantled SRH",
+      "key_events": [
+        "Mitchell Starc produced a new-ball spell of 3/16",
+        "Narine-Varun throttled middle overs to under 6 RPO",
+        "Venkatesh Iyer finished the chase with 52 (26)"
+      ],
+      "top_performers": {
+        "batting": [
+          {
+            "player": "Venkatesh Iyer",
+            "runs": 52,
+            "balls": 26,
+            "strike_rate": 200.0
+          },
+          {
+            "player": "Heinrich Klaasen",
+            "runs": 42,
+            "balls": 28,
+            "strike_rate": 150.0
+          }
+        ],
+        "bowling": [
+          {
+            "player": "Mitchell Starc",
+            "overs": 4,
+            "runs_conceded": 16,
+            "wickets": 3
+          },
+          {
+            "player": "Varun Chakravarthy",
+            "overs": 4,
+            "runs_conceded": 20,
+            "wickets": 2
+          }
+        ]
+      },
+      "impact_player": "Anukul Roy replaced Rahmanullah Gurbaz to add a left-arm spin matchup",
+      "tactical_notes": "KKR alternated wrist spin with left-arm pace to deny Klaasen lengths."
+    }
+  ],
+  "player_profiles": [
+    {
+      "player": "Ruturaj Gaikwad",
+      "team": "Chennai Super Kings",
+      "roles": [
+        "Opening batter",
+        "Captain"
+      ],
+      "strengths": [
+        "Late acceleration",
+        "Inside-out driving",
+        "Match-up reading"
+      ],
+      "season_highlights": "Orange Cap leader with 660+ runs, best strike rate in overs 15-20.",
+      "impact_metrics": {
+        "powerplay_sr": 158.3,
+        "death_sr": 192.4,
+        "balls_per_boundary": 4.2
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "player": "Sunil Narine",
+      "team": "Kolkata Knight Riders",
+      "roles": [
+        "Opener",
+        "Mystery Spinner"
+      ],
+      "strengths": [
+        "Powerplay acceleration",
+        "Carrom-ball variations",
+        "Match-up bowling"
+      ],
+      "season_highlights": "Two centuries opening the batting and 17 wickets with economy 6.9.",
+      "impact_metrics": {
+        "dots_bowled": 142,
+        "avg_spin_speed": 88.5
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "player": "Travis Head",
+      "team": "Sunrisers Hyderabad",
+      "roles": [
+        "Opening batter"
+      ],
+      "strengths": [
+        "Back-foot lofting",
+        "Swing hitting",
+        "First-10-over acceleration"
+      ],
+      "season_highlights": "Fastest SRH ton and 600+ runs at 191 strike rate.",
+      "impact_metrics": {
+        "powerplay_boundaries": 41,
+        "strike_rate_vs_spin": 202.1
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "player": "T Natarajan",
+      "team": "Sunrisers Hyderabad",
+      "roles": [
+        "Left-arm pacer"
+      ],
+      "strengths": [
+        "Death bowling",
+        "Yorker accuracy",
+        "Cutter variation"
+      ],
+      "season_highlights": "Most yorkers nailed in playoffs and 3 double-wicket overs.",
+      "impact_metrics": {
+        "yorker_percentage": 41.5,
+        "death_economy": 8.4
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "player": "Nicholas Pooran",
+      "team": "Lucknow Super Giants",
+      "roles": [
+        "Finisher",
+        "Wicketkeeper"
+      ],
+      "strengths": [
+        "Spin hitting",
+        "Short-side targeting",
+        "Reverse sweeps"
+      ],
+      "season_highlights": "Best strike rate (220) for batters with 250+ runs.",
+      "impact_metrics": {
+        "sixes": 34,
+        "boundary_percentage": 32.5
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "player": "Harshal Patel",
+      "team": "Punjab Kings",
+      "roles": [
+        "Right-arm medium"
+      ],
+      "strengths": [
+        "Slower dipping yorker",
+        "Cross-seam grip",
+        "Death overs craft"
+      ],
+      "season_highlights": "Purple Cap with 21 wickets using off-cutter variations.",
+      "impact_metrics": {
+        "slower_ball_percentage": 52.0,
+        "dot_rate": 41.2
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "player": "Mayank Yadav",
+      "team": "Lucknow Super Giants",
+      "roles": [
+        "Express pacer"
+      ],
+      "strengths": [
+        "High pace",
+        "Hard length",
+        "Surprise yorkers"
+      ],
+      "season_highlights": "Consistently clocked 155 kph+, leading to emerging player award.",
+      "impact_metrics": {
+        "avg_speed_kph": 153.2,
+        "short_ball_strike_rate": 102.0
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "player": "Ravindra Jadeja",
+      "team": "Chennai Super Kings",
+      "roles": [
+        "Allrounder"
+      ],
+      "strengths": [
+        "Tight left-arm spin",
+        "Electric fielding",
+        "Lower-order finishing"
+      ],
+      "season_highlights": "Economy 6.2 in middle overs and 190 strike rate in finishing overs.",
+      "impact_metrics": {
+        "middle_over_economy": 6.2,
+        "catches": 12
+      }
+    }
+  ],
+  "team_briefs": [
+    {
+      "team": "Chennai Super Kings",
+      "coach": "Stephen Fleming",
+      "captain": "Ruturaj Gaikwad",
+      "style": "Structure around tempo-setting openers, spin squeeze in the middle, finish with swing yorkers."
+    },
+    {
+      "team": "Kolkata Knight Riders",
+      "coach": "Chandrakant Pandit",
+      "captain": "Shreyas Iyer",
+      "style": "Match-up heavy approach mixing left-arm pace, wrist spin, and hyper-aggressive batting."
+    },
+    {
+      "team": "Sunrisers Hyderabad",
+      "coach": "Daniel Vettori",
+      "captain": "Pat Cummins",
+      "style": "High-variance batting with dual left-handed openers and yorker specialists at the death."
+    },
+    {
+      "team": "Lucknow Super Giants",
+      "coach": "Justin Langer",
+      "captain": "KL Rahul",
+      "style": "Express pace backed by left-right finishing combos and data-driven field placements."
+    }
+  ],
+  "stadium_notes": [
+    {
+      "venue": "MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai",
+      "average_first_innings": 172,
+      "spice": "Assists finger spin and slower balls; square boundaries are protected."
+    },
+    {
+      "venue": "Eden Gardens, Kolkata",
+      "average_first_innings": 201,
+      "spice": "Skiddy pitch with fast outfield favoring power-hitters."
+    },
+    {
+      "venue": "Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai",
+      "average_first_innings": 210,
+      "spice": "True bounce, dew-driven chasing advantage."
+    },
+    {
+      "venue": "Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad",
+      "average_first_innings": 198,
+      "spice": "Red soil lanes for new-ball swing, black soil slows later."
+    }
+  ]
+}