Strategy

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D Pretorius, Men's Test

No batting weakness clears the thresholds in this format.

No batting strength clears the thresholds in this format.

No bowling weakness clears the thresholds in this format.

Right-handed batters: economy of 2.85, 0.30 below their economy of 3.15 on all balls bowled (-9%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the top 12% of comparable players (their median change: -1%) — 393 balls bowled.
Sample: 393 balls · medium confidence
Right-handed batters: average of 31.2, 4.8 below their average of 36.0 on all balls bowled (-13%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the top 26% of comparable players (their median change: -2%) — 393 balls bowled.
Sample: 393 balls · medium confidence
Old ball (21-80): strike rate of 50.6, 18.0 below their strike rate of 68.6 on all balls bowled (-26%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the top 6% of comparable players (their median change: +5%) — 354 balls bowled.
Sample: 354 balls · low confidence

Bowling type
Bowling type	Balls	Runs	Outs	Avg	SR	Dot %	4s+6s %
Right-arm fast-medium	96	37	5	7.40	38.54	83.3%	6.3%

Phase
Phase	Balls	Runs	Outs	Avg	SR	Dot %	4s+6s %
Old ball (21-80)	137	83	4	20.75	60.58	75.2%	10.2%

Batter
Batter	Balls	Runs	Wkts	Avg	Econ	Balls/wkt	Dot %	4s+6s %
Right-handed batters	393	187	6	31.17	2.85	65.5	79.6%	7.9%

Phase
Phase	Balls	Runs	Wkts	Avg	Econ	Balls/wkt	Dot %	4s+6s %
Old ball (21-80)	354	179	7	25.57	3.03	50.6	78.2%	8.5%
New ball (1-20)	102	43	0	–	2.53	–	82.4%	7.8%