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VP Thamotharam, Men's T20I

No batting weakness clears the thresholds in this format.

Right-arm medium: strike rate of 165.5, 22.9 above their strike rate of 142.6 on all balls faced (+16%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the top 9% of comparable players (their median change: +2%) — 223 balls faced.
Sample: 223 balls · low confidence

No bowling weakness clears the thresholds in this format.

Right-handed batters: average of 26.5, 4.2 below their average of 30.7 on all balls bowled (-14%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the top 8% of comparable players (their median change: +0%) — 544 balls bowled.
Sample: 544 balls · medium confidence
Middle (7-15): economy of 7.25, 0.50 below their economy of 7.75 on all balls bowled (-6%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the top 29% of comparable players (their median change: -2%) — 522 balls bowled.
Sample: 522 balls · medium confidence

Bowling type
Bowling type	Balls	Runs	Outs	Avg	SR	Dot %	4s+6s %
Right-arm medium	223	369	12	30.75	165.47	33.6%	24.7%
Right-arm fast-medium	171	228	10	22.80	133.33	34.5%	15.2%
Slow left-arm orthodox	77	97	6	16.17	125.97	42.9%	14.3%
Off break	73	103	3	34.33	141.10	30.1%	16.4%

Phase
Phase	Balls	Runs	Outs	Avg	SR	Dot %	4s+6s %
Middle (7-15)	541	743	25	29.72	137.34	33.5%	16.6%
Death (16-20)	196	353	15	23.53	180.10	31.6%	25.0%
Powerplay (1-6)	90	83	5	16.60	92.22	57.8%	14.4%

Batter
Batter	Balls	Runs	Wkts	Avg	Econ	Balls/wkt	Dot %	4s+6s %
Right-handed batters	544	688	26	26.46	7.59	20.9	39.7%	13.4%

Phase
Phase	Balls	Runs	Wkts	Avg	Econ	Balls/wkt	Dot %	4s+6s %
Middle (7-15)	522	631	20	31.55	7.25	26.1	36.2%	11.1%
Death (16-20)	133	177	9	19.67	7.98	14.8	38.3%	15.0%