Strategy

Plans built only from the evidence.

Every line below is a measured split or record from the data, with the sample behind it. Nothing here is a prediction.

Irfan Hafejee, Men's T20I

Settling in (balls 16-40): balls per dismissal of 13, 9 below their balls per dismissal of 22 on all balls faced (-39%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the bottom 8% of comparable players (their median change: -6%) — 170 balls faced.
Sample: 170 balls · low confidence

New at the crease (first 15 balls): balls per dismissal of 37, 16 above their balls per dismissal of 22 on all balls faced (+73%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the top 3% of comparable players (their median change: +8%) — 262 balls faced.
Sample: 262 balls · medium confidence
Middle (7-15): average of 30.4, 11.7 above their average of 18.7 on all balls faced (+63%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the top 4% of comparable players (their median change: +4%) — 320 balls faced.
Sample: 320 balls · medium confidence
Middle (7-15): strike rate of 95.0, 8.4 above their strike rate of 86.6 on all balls faced (+10%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the top 7% of comparable players (their median change: -3%) — 320 balls faced.
Sample: 320 balls · medium confidence

No bowling weakness clears the thresholds in this format.

No bowling strength clears the thresholds in this format.

Bowling type
Bowling type	Balls	Runs	Outs	Avg	SR	Dot %	4s+6s %
Off break	86	80	3	26.67	93.02	55.8%	12.8%
Right-arm medium	83	52	3	17.33	62.65	54.2%	6.0%

Phase
Phase	Balls	Runs	Outs	Avg	SR	Dot %	4s+6s %
Middle (7-15)	320	304	10	30.40	95.00	48.8%	11.3%
Powerplay (1-6)	75	28	3	9.33	37.33	72.0%	4.0%

Batter
Batter	Balls	Runs	Wkts	Avg	Econ	Balls/wkt	Dot %	4s+6s %
Right-handed batters	239	279	13	21.46	7.00	18.4	43.9%	11.7%

Phase
Phase	Balls	Runs	Wkts	Avg	Econ	Balls/wkt	Dot %	4s+6s %
Middle (7-15)	275	296	14	21.14	6.46	19.6	46.9%	11.3%