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.

J Nkomo, Women's T20I

Middle (7-15): strike rate of 75.0, 14.1 below their strike rate of 89.1 on all balls faced (-16%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the bottom 6% of comparable players (their median change: -1%) — 340 balls faced.
Sample: 340 balls · medium confidence
Death (16-20): average of 14.8, 8.3 below their average of 23.1 on all balls faced (-36%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the bottom 11% of comparable players (their median change: -8%) — 277 balls faced.
Sample: 277 balls · medium confidence
Batting first: average of 19.3, 3.8 below their average of 23.1 on all balls faced (-16%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the bottom 12% of comparable players (their median change: +3%) — 308 balls faced.
Sample: 308 balls · medium confidence
Zimbabwe: average of 21.0, 2.1 below their average of 23.1 on all balls faced (-9%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the bottom 2% of comparable players (their median change: +8%) — 171 balls faced.
Sample: 171 balls · low confidence
Off break: average of 16.5, 6.6 below their average of 23.1 on all balls faced (-29%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the bottom 24% of comparable players (their median change: -2%) — 156 balls faced.
Sample: 156 balls · low confidence

Middle (7-15): average of 63.8, 40.7 above their average of 23.1 on all balls faced (+176%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the top 1% of comparable players (their median change: +5%) — 340 balls faced.
Sample: 340 balls · medium confidence
Chasing: average of 28.4, 5.3 above their average of 23.1 on all balls faced (+23%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the top 12% of comparable players (their median change: -3%) — 314 balls faced.
Sample: 314 balls · medium confidence
Away from home: average of 24.9, 1.8 above their average of 23.1 on all balls faced (+8%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the top 29% of comparable players (their median change: -1%) — 276 balls faced.
Sample: 276 balls · medium confidence

Powerplay (1-6): strike rate of 24.5, 7.2 above their strike rate of 17.3 on all balls bowled (+41%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the bottom 16% of comparable players (their median change: +11%) — 612 balls bowled.
Sample: 612 balls · medium confidence

Right-handed batters: economy of 4.80, 0.31 below their economy of 5.11 on all balls bowled (-6%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the top 1% of comparable players (their median change: -0%) — 934 balls bowled.
Sample: 934 balls · high confidence
Powerplay (1-6): economy of 4.64, 0.47 below their economy of 5.11 on all balls bowled (-9%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the top 26% of comparable players (their median change: -4%) — 612 balls bowled.
Sample: 612 balls · medium confidence
Namibia: average of 12.0, 2.7 below their average of 14.7 on all balls bowled (-19%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the top 6% of comparable players (their median change: +18%) — 294 balls bowled.
Sample: 294 balls · low confidence

Bowling type
Bowling type	Balls	Runs	Outs	Avg	SR	Dot %	4s+6s %
Right-arm medium	181	168	6	28.00	92.82	43.1%	7.2%
Off break	156	132	8	16.50	84.62	46.8%	7.7%
Leg break	113	81	2	40.50	71.68	46.9%	3.5%

Phase
Phase	Balls	Runs	Outs	Avg	SR	Dot %	4s+6s %
Middle (7-15)	340	255	4	63.75	75.00	49.1%	5.3%
Death (16-20)	277	295	20	14.75	106.50	35.4%	9.0%

Batter
Batter	Balls	Runs	Wkts	Avg	Econ	Balls/wkt	Dot %	4s+6s %
Right-handed batters	934	747	53	14.09	4.80	17.6	57.5%	8.5%
Left-handed batters	114	154	6	25.67	8.11	19.0	49.1%	14.0%

Phase
Phase	Balls	Runs	Wkts	Avg	Econ	Balls/wkt	Dot %	4s+6s %
Powerplay (1-6)	612	473	25	18.92	4.64	24.5	63.6%	8.8%
Death (16-20)	324	335	29	11.55	6.20	11.2	44.4%	9.9%
Middle (7-15)	138	106	8	13.25	4.61	17.3	58.0%	8.0%