Strategy

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Abdur Razzak, Men's Test

No batting weakness clears the thresholds in this format.

Old ball (21-80): strike rate of 93.3, 22.7 above their strike rate of 70.6 on all balls faced (+32%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the top 1% of comparable players (their median change: -1%) — 164 balls faced.
Sample: 164 balls · low confidence
Pace: average of 22.0, 5.0 above their average of 17.0 on all balls faced (+29%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the top 7% of comparable players (their median change: -5%) — 195 balls faced.
Sample: 195 balls · low confidence
New at the crease (first 15 balls): balls per dismissal of 31, 7 above their balls per dismissal of 24 on all balls faced (+29%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the top 16% of comparable players (their median change: -6%) — 186 balls faced.
Sample: 186 balls · low confidence
Old ball (21-80): average of 21.9, 4.9 above their average of 17.0 on all balls faced (+29%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the top 23% of comparable players (their median change: +1%) — 164 balls faced.
Sample: 164 balls · low confidence

Right-handed batters: average of 81.1, 21.5 above their average of 59.6 on all balls bowled (+36%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the bottom 5% of comparable players (their median change: -2%) — 1862 balls bowled.
Sample: 1,862 balls · high confidence
New ball (1-20): strike rate of 152.0, 50.4 above their strike rate of 101.6 on all balls bowled (+50%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the bottom 18% of comparable players (their median change: +5%) — 456 balls bowled.
Sample: 456 balls · medium confidence

Left-handed batters: average of 29.5, 30.1 below their average of 59.6 on all balls bowled (-50%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the top 1% of comparable players (their median change: +3%) — 577 balls bowled.
Sample: 577 balls · medium confidence
Left-handed batters: economy of 3.07, 0.45 below their economy of 3.52 on all balls bowled (-13%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the top 9% of comparable players (their median change: +1%) — 577 balls bowled.
Sample: 577 balls · medium confidence
Sri Lanka: average of 39.7, 19.9 below their average of 59.6 on all balls bowled (-33%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the top 15% of comparable players (their median change: -0%) — 402 balls bowled.
Sample: 402 balls · medium confidence
New ball (1-20): economy of 3.09, 0.43 below their economy of 3.52 on all balls bowled (-12%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the top 16% of comparable players (their median change: -2%) — 456 balls bowled.
Sample: 456 balls · medium confidence

Bowling type
Bowling type	Balls	Runs	Outs	Avg	SR	Dot %	4s+6s %
Right-arm fast	94	58	0	–	61.70	71.3%	11.7%
Right-arm fast-medium	82	41	4	10.25	50.00	76.8%	7.3%

Phase
Phase	Balls	Runs	Outs	Avg	SR	Dot %	4s+6s %
Old ball (21-80)	164	153	7	21.86	93.29	64.6%	15.9%
Second new ball (81+)	98	41	5	8.20	41.84	75.5%	3.1%

Batter
Batter	Balls	Runs	Wkts	Avg	Econ	Balls/wkt	Dot %	4s+6s %
Right-handed batters	1,862	1,135	14	81.07	3.66	133.0	68.4%	7.2%
Left-handed batters	577	295	10	29.50	3.07	57.7	68.1%	4.7%

Phase
Phase	Balls	Runs	Wkts	Avg	Econ	Balls/wkt	Dot %	4s+6s %
Old ball (21-80)	1,218	736	12	61.33	3.63	101.5	68.2%	7.1%
Second new ball (81+)	765	459	9	51.00	3.60	85.0	66.9%	6.1%
New ball (1-20)	456	235	3	78.33	3.09	152.0	70.8%	5.9%