Strategy

Plans built only from the evidence.

Every line below is a measured split or record from the data, with the sample behind it. Nothing here is a prediction.

T Shamsi, Men's Test

Old ball (21-80): strike rate of 98.2, 17.8 above their strike rate of 80.5 on all balls bowled (+22%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the bottom 26% of comparable players (their median change: +5%) — 393 balls bowled.
Sample: 393 balls · medium confidence
Australia: average of 75.0, 28.7 above their average of 46.3 on all balls bowled (+62%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the bottom 29% of comparable players (their median change: +12%) — 263 balls bowled.
Sample: 263 balls · low confidence

No bowling strength clears the thresholds in this format.

Batter
Batter	Balls	Runs	Wkts	Avg	Econ	Balls/wkt	Dot %	4s+6s %
Left-handed batters	272	156	3	52.00	3.44	90.7	69.1%	5.5%
Right-handed batters	211	122	3	40.67	3.47	70.3	69.7%	7.6%

Phase
Phase	Balls	Runs	Wkts	Avg	Econ	Balls/wkt	Dot %	4s+6s %
Old ball (21-80)	393	240	4	60.00	3.66	98.3	67.9%	7.1%