Strategy

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PM Pushpakumara, Men's Test

No batting weakness clears the thresholds in this format.

Old ball (21-80): strike rate of 52.3, 6.8 above their strike rate of 45.5 on all balls faced (+15%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the top 10% of comparable players (their median change: -1%) — 151 balls faced.
Sample: 151 balls · low confidence

Right-handed batters: average of 48.3, 11.2 above their average of 37.1 on all balls bowled (+30%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the bottom 9% of comparable players (their median change: -2%) — 714 balls bowled.
Sample: 714 balls · medium confidence

Old ball (21-80): economy of 3.30, 0.33 below their economy of 3.63 on all balls bowled (-9%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the top 6% of comparable players (their median change: -1%) — 546 balls bowled.
Sample: 546 balls · medium confidence
England: average of 31.3, 5.8 below their average of 37.1 on all balls bowled (-16%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the top 22% of comparable players (their median change: +7%) — 492 balls bowled.
Sample: 492 balls · medium confidence

Bowling type
Bowling type	Balls	Runs	Outs	Avg	SR	Dot %	4s+6s %
Slow left-arm orthodox	83	50	1	50.00	60.24	80.7%	12.0%
Off break	65	25	2	12.50	38.46	80.0%	4.6%

Phase
Phase	Balls	Runs	Outs	Avg	SR	Dot %	4s+6s %
Old ball (21-80)	151	79	5	15.80	52.32	80.1%	9.9%

Batter
Batter	Balls	Runs	Wkts	Avg	Econ	Balls/wkt	Dot %	4s+6s %
Right-handed batters	714	435	9	48.33	3.66	79.3	65.7%	6.6%
Left-handed batters	146	85	5	17.00	3.49	29.2	57.5%	4.1%

Phase
Phase	Balls	Runs	Wkts	Avg	Econ	Balls/wkt	Dot %	4s+6s %
Old ball (21-80)	546	300	8	37.50	3.30	68.3	66.1%	5.3%
Second new ball (81+)	188	141	3	47.00	4.50	62.7	61.7%	8.5%
New ball (1-20)	126	79	3	26.33	3.76	42.0	60.3%	6.3%