Strategy

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MC Henriques, Men's Test

No batting weakness clears the thresholds in this format.

Old ball (21-80): average of 41.3, 14.0 above their average of 27.3 on all balls faced (+51%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the top 8% of comparable players (their median change: +1%) — 267 balls faced.
Sample: 267 balls · medium confidence
India: average of 39.0, 11.7 above their average of 27.3 on all balls faced (+43%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the top 12% of comparable players (their median change: -5%) — 318 balls faced.
Sample: 318 balls · medium confidence
India: average of 39.0, 11.7 above their average of 27.3 on all balls faced (+43%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the top 13% of comparable players (their median change: -6%) — 318 balls faced.
Sample: 318 balls · medium confidence
Once set (40+ balls): balls per dismissal of 200, 142 above their balls per dismissal of 58 on all balls faced (+247%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the top 1% of comparable players (their median change: +5%) — 200 balls faced.
Sample: 200 balls · low confidence

No bowling weakness clears the thresholds in this format.

Right-handed batters: economy of 2.69, 0.29 below their economy of 2.98 on all balls bowled (-10%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the top 15% of comparable players (their median change: -1%) — 303 balls bowled.
Sample: 303 balls · low confidence
Right-handed batters: average of 68.0, 14.0 below their average of 82.0 on all balls bowled (-17%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the top 23% of comparable players (their median change: -2%) — 303 balls bowled.
Sample: 303 balls · low confidence

Bowling type
Bowling type	Balls	Runs	Outs	Avg	SR	Dot %	4s+6s %
Off break	153	83	2	41.50	54.25	68.0%	5.2%
Slow left-arm orthodox	128	47	3	15.67	36.72	77.3%	2.3%

Phase
Phase	Balls	Runs	Outs	Avg	SR	Dot %	4s+6s %
Old ball (21-80)	267	124	3	41.33	46.44	71.2%	4.1%
Second new ball (81+)	79	40	3	13.33	50.63	69.6%	3.8%

Batter
Batter	Balls	Runs	Wkts	Avg	Econ	Balls/wkt	Dot %	4s+6s %
Right-handed batters	303	136	2	68.00	2.69	151.5	76.6%	5.9%

Phase
Phase	Balls	Runs	Wkts	Avg	Econ	Balls/wkt	Dot %	4s+6s %
Old ball (21-80)	138	70	0	–	3.04	–	71.0%	6.5%
Second new ball (81+)	126	59	2	29.50	2.81	63.0	77.8%	6.3%