Strategy

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Zahid Mahmood, Men's Test

No batting weakness clears the thresholds in this format.

No batting strength clears the thresholds in this format.

Right-handed batters: average of 59.1, 20.3 above their average of 38.8 on all balls bowled (+52%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the bottom 5% of comparable players (their median change: -2%) — 386 balls bowled.
Sample: 386 balls · medium confidence

Old ball (21-80): strike rate of 31.4, 4.9 below their strike rate of 36.2 on all balls bowled (-13%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the top 15% of comparable players (their median change: +5%) — 345 balls bowled.
Sample: 345 balls · low confidence

Not enough balls: splits are shown from 60 balls faced.

Phase
Phase	Balls	Runs	Outs	Avg	SR	Dot %	4s+6s %
Second new ball (81+)	98	20	4	5.00	20.41	89.8%	3.1%

Batter
Batter	Balls	Runs	Wkts	Avg	Econ	Balls/wkt	Dot %	4s+6s %
Right-handed batters	386	414	7	59.14	6.44	55.1	51.6%	14.5%

Phase
Phase	Balls	Runs	Wkts	Avg	Econ	Balls/wkt	Dot %	4s+6s %
Old ball (21-80)	345	343	11	31.18	5.97	31.4	50.4%	12.5%