Strategy

Plans built only from the evidence.

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M Morkel, Men's T20I

Powerplay (1-6): strike rate of 30.9, 9.2 above their strike rate of 21.7 on all balls bowled (+42%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the bottom 15% of comparable players (their median change: +11%) — 402 balls bowled.
Sample: 402 balls · medium confidence

Away from home: average of 25.0, 2.2 below their average of 27.2 on all balls bowled (-8%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the top 19% of comparable players (their median change: +1%) — 544 balls bowled.
Sample: 544 balls · medium confidence
Middle (7-15): strike rate of 18.9, 2.9 below their strike rate of 21.7 on all balls bowled (-13%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the top 5% of comparable players (their median change: +7%) — 264 balls bowled.
Sample: 264 balls · low confidence
Left-handed batters: economy of 6.80, 0.72 below their economy of 7.52 on all balls bowled (-10%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the top 9% of comparable players (their median change: +2%) — 270 balls bowled.
Sample: 270 balls · low confidence

Batter
Batter	Balls	Runs	Wkts	Avg	Econ	Balls/wkt	Dot %	4s+6s %
Right-handed batters	664	865	31	27.90	7.82	21.4	44.0%	18.1%
Left-handed batters	270	306	12	25.50	6.80	22.5	44.1%	14.4%

Phase
Phase	Balls	Runs	Wkts	Avg	Econ	Balls/wkt	Dot %	4s+6s %
Powerplay (1-6)	402	470	13	36.15	7.01	30.9	49.8%	16.9%
Death (16-20)	268	386	16	24.13	8.64	16.8	33.6%	18.7%
Middle (7-15)	264	315	14	22.50	7.16	18.9	45.8%	15.5%