Strategy

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DM Nakrani, Men's T20I

Middle (7-15): strike rate of 108.1, 20.1 below their strike rate of 128.2 on all balls faced (-16%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the bottom 5% of comparable players (their median change: -3%) — 519 balls faced.
Sample: 519 balls · high confidence
Off break: strike rate of 96.1, 32.1 below their strike rate of 128.2 on all balls faced (-25%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the bottom 5% of comparable players (their median change: -2%) — 153 balls faced.
Sample: 153 balls · low confidence
Slow left-arm orthodox: average of 17.6, 8.9 below their average of 26.5 on all balls faced (-34%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the bottom 13% of comparable players (their median change: -1%) — 164 balls faced.
Sample: 164 balls · low confidence

Death (16-20): strike rate of 181.1, 53.0 above their strike rate of 128.2 on all balls faced (+41%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the top 5% of comparable players (their median change: +12%) — 281 balls faced.
Sample: 281 balls · medium confidence
Kenya: average of 47.4, 20.8 above their average of 26.5 on all balls faced (+79%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the top 9% of comparable players (their median change: +1%) — 261 balls faced.
Sample: 261 balls · medium confidence
Right-arm fast-medium: strike rate of 148.0, 19.8 above their strike rate of 128.2 on all balls faced (+15%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the top 21% of comparable players (their median change: +2%) — 150 balls faced.
Sample: 150 balls · low confidence
Off break: average of 36.8, 10.2 above their average of 26.5 on all balls faced (+38%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the top 26% of comparable players (their median change: +1%) — 153 balls faced.
Sample: 153 balls · low confidence

Right-handed batters: average of 16.4, 1.3 above their average of 15.1 on all balls bowled (+9%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the bottom 17% of comparable players (their median change: +0%) — 1077 balls bowled.
Sample: 1,077 balls · high confidence
Middle (7-15): strike rate of 20.2, 4.3 above their strike rate of 15.9 on all balls bowled (+27%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the bottom 15% of comparable players (their median change: +7%) — 546 balls bowled.
Sample: 546 balls · medium confidence
Death (16-20): economy of 6.77, 1.10 above their economy of 5.67 on all balls bowled (+19%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the bottom 17% of comparable players (their median change: +7%) — 421 balls bowled.
Sample: 421 balls · medium confidence
Namibia: average of 23.5, 8.5 above their average of 15.1 on all balls bowled (+56%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the bottom 27% of comparable players (their median change: +16%) — 267 balls bowled.
Sample: 267 balls · low confidence

Powerplay (1-6): economy of 4.68, 0.99 below their economy of 5.67 on all balls bowled (-18%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the top 2% of comparable players (their median change: -2%) — 450 balls bowled.
Sample: 450 balls · medium confidence
Left-handed batters: average of 13.1, 1.9 below their average of 15.1 on all balls bowled (-13%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the top 18% of comparable players (their median change: +3%) — 284 balls bowled.
Sample: 284 balls · low confidence

Bowling type
Bowling type	Balls	Runs	Outs	Avg	SR	Dot %	4s+6s %
Slow left-arm orthodox	164	194	11	17.64	118.29	47.6%	13.4%
Off break	153	147	4	36.75	96.08	46.4%	10.5%
Right-arm fast-medium	150	222	9	24.67	148.00	35.3%	22.7%
Right-arm medium	136	148	7	21.14	108.82	36.8%	11.0%
Left-arm fast-medium	97	168	4	42.00	173.20	32.0%	23.7%

Phase
Phase	Balls	Runs	Outs	Avg	SR	Dot %	4s+6s %
Middle (7-15)	519	561	21	26.71	108.09	43.0%	11.6%
Death (16-20)	281	509	19	26.79

Batter
Batter	Balls	Runs	Wkts	Avg	Econ	Balls/wkt	Dot %	4s+6s %
Right-handed batters	1,077	1,033	63	16.40	5.75	17.1	47.8%	10.2%
Left-handed batters	284	276	21	13.14	5.83	13.5	46.5%	9.5%

Phase
Phase	Balls	Runs	Wkts	Avg	Econ	Balls/wkt	Dot %	4s+6s %
Middle (7-15)	546	514	27	19.04	5.65	20.2	43.2%	8.6%
Powerplay (1-6)	450	351	29	12.10	4.68	15.5	63.1%	10.2%
Death (16-20)	421	475	33	14.39	6.77	12.8	38.7%	10.9%