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.

Muhammad Usman, Men's T20I

Settling in (balls 16-40): balls per dismissal of 12, 8 below their balls per dismissal of 20 on all balls faced (-38%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the bottom 6% of comparable players (their median change: -6%) — 198 balls faced.
Sample: 198 balls · low confidence

Middle (7-15): average of 40.9, 18.0 above their average of 22.9 on all balls faced (+79%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the top 1% of comparable players (their median change: +4%) — 411 balls faced.
Sample: 411 balls · medium confidence
New at the crease (first 15 balls): balls per dismissal of 29, 9 above their balls per dismissal of 20 on all balls faced (+46%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the top 9% of comparable players (their median change: +8%) — 353 balls faced.
Sample: 353 balls · medium confidence
United Arab Emirates: average of 25.7, 2.8 above their average of 22.9 on all balls faced (+12%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the top 26% of comparable players (their median change: -3%) — 358 balls faced.
Sample: 358 balls · medium confidence

Bowling type
Bowling type	Balls	Runs	Outs	Avg	SR	Dot %	4s+6s %
Right-arm fast-medium	138	153	8	19.13	110.87	40.6%	14.5%
Slow left-arm orthodox	102	127	5	25.40	124.51	31.4%	14.7%
Off break	92	100	2	50.00	108.70	32.6%	8.7%
Right-arm medium	91	107	5	21.40	117.58	40.7%	15.4%
Leg break	85	80	6	13.33	94.12	35.3%	7.1%

Phase
Phase	Balls	Runs	Outs	Avg	SR	Dot %	4s+6s %
Middle (7-15)	411	450	11	40.91	109.49	34.5%	11.2%
Death (16-20)	94	143	13	11.00	152.13	31.9%	20.2%
Powerplay (1-6)	78	71	5	14.20	91.03	52.6%	12.8%