Strategy

Plans built only from the evidence.

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Dewald Pretorius, Men's Test

Old ball (21-80): strike rate of 129.0, 53.4 above their strike rate of 75.6 on all balls bowled (+71%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the bottom 7% of comparable players (their median change: +5%) — 258 balls bowled.
Sample: 258 balls · low confidence
Right-handed batters: economy of 4.64, 0.48 above their economy of 4.16 on all balls bowled (+11%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the bottom 12% of comparable players (their median change: -1%) — 242 balls bowled.
Sample: 242 balls · low confidence

Right-handed batters: average of 37.4, 15.0 below their average of 52.4 on all balls bowled (-29%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the top 11% of comparable players (their median change: -2%) — 242 balls bowled.
Sample: 242 balls · low confidence

Batter
Batter	Balls	Runs	Wkts	Avg	Econ	Balls/wkt	Dot %	4s+6s %
Right-handed batters	242	187	5	37.40	4.64	48.4	67.4%	10.7%
Left-handed batters	136	75	0	–	3.31	–	77.2%	8.1%

Phase
Phase	Balls	Runs	Wkts	Avg	Econ	Balls/wkt	Dot %	4s+6s %
Old ball (21-80)	258	186	2	93.00	4.33	129.0	70.2%	10.9%