Strategy

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P Utseya, Men's Test

No batting weakness clears the thresholds in this format.

No batting strength clears the thresholds in this format.

Old ball (21-80): strike rate of 97.2, 29.1 above their strike rate of 68.1 on all balls bowled (+43%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the bottom 10% of comparable players (their median change: +5%) — 486 balls bowled.
Sample: 486 balls · medium confidence
Zimbabwe: average of 42.1, 6.6 above their average of 35.5 on all balls bowled (+19%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the bottom 12% of comparable players (their median change: -12%) — 549 balls bowled.
Sample: 549 balls · medium confidence
Right-handed batters: average of 43.0, 7.5 above their average of 35.5 on all balls bowled (+21%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the bottom 14% of comparable players (their median change: -2%) — 563 balls bowled.
Sample: 563 balls · medium confidence
At home: average of 42.1, 6.6 above their average of 35.5 on all balls bowled (+19%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the bottom 20% of comparable players (their median change: -5%) — 549 balls bowled.
Sample: 549 balls · medium confidence

No bowling strength clears the thresholds in this format.

Bowling type
Bowling type	Balls	Runs	Outs	Avg	SR	Dot %	4s+6s %
Off break	66	37	2	18.50	56.06	69.7%	6.1%

Phase
Phase	Balls	Runs	Outs	Avg	SR	Dot %	4s+6s %
Old ball (21-80)	87	31	2	15.50	35.63	81.6%	3.4%
Second new ball (81+)	71	26	2	13.00	36.62	77.5%	4.2%

Batter
Batter	Balls	Runs	Wkts	Avg	Econ	Balls/wkt	Dot %	4s+6s %
Right-handed batters	563	301	7	43.00	3.21	80.4	68.6%	5.3%
Left-handed batters	118	54	3	18.00	2.75	39.3	80.5%	6.8%

Phase
Phase	Balls	Runs	Wkts	Avg	Econ	Balls/wkt	Dot %	4s+6s %
Old ball (21-80)	486	248	5	49.60	3.06	97.2	69.8%	5.6%
Second new ball (81+)	165	92	5	18.40	3.35	33.0	70.9%	5.5%