Strategy

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C Karunaratne, Men's T20I

No batting weakness clears the thresholds in this format.

Death (16-20): average of 16.6, 1.3 above their average of 15.3 on all balls faced (+9%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the top 12% of comparable players (their median change: -9%) — 189 balls faced.
Sample: 189 balls · low confidence
Batting first: average of 19.0, 3.7 above their average of 15.3 on all balls faced (+24%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the top 18% of comparable players (their median change: +2%) — 156 balls faced.
Sample: 156 balls · low confidence

Middle (7-15): strike rate of 37.7, 9.0 above their strike rate of 28.7 on all balls bowled (+31%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the bottom 15% of comparable players (their median change: +7%) — 452 balls bowled.
Sample: 452 balls · medium confidence

Away from home: average of 34.5, 4.7 below their average of 39.2 on all balls bowled (-12%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the top 8% of comparable players (their median change: +1%) — 577 balls bowled.
Sample: 577 balls · medium confidence
Right-handed batters: average of 35.4, 3.8 below their average of 39.2 on all balls bowled (-10%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the top 19% of comparable players (their median change: +0%) — 501 balls bowled.
Sample: 501 balls · medium confidence

Bowling type
Bowling type	Balls	Runs	Outs	Avg	SR	Dot %	4s+6s %
Right-arm fast-medium	63	68	9	7.56	107.94	38.1%	11.1%

Phase
Phase	Balls	Runs	Outs	Avg	SR	Dot %	4s+6s %
Death (16-20)	189	233	14	16.64	123.28	31.7%	12.2%
Middle (7-15)	66	39	4	9.75	59.09	53.0%	1.5%

Batter
Batter	Balls	Runs	Wkts	Avg	Econ	Balls/wkt	Dot %	4s+6s %
Right-handed batters	501	673	19	35.42	8.06	26.4	29.3%	12.8%
Left-handed batters	188	268	5	53.60	8.55	37.6	28.2%	18.1%

Phase
Phase	Balls	Runs	Wkts	Avg	Econ	Balls/wkt	Dot %	4s+6s %
Middle (7-15)	452	579	12	48.25	7.69	37.7	25.9%	11.7%
Powerplay (1-6)	143	178	6	29.67	7.47	23.8	42.0%	16.1%
Death (16-20)	94	184	6	30.67	11.74	15.7	24.5%	23.4%