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Incredible work Jack. Very very interesting. Bumrah and Narine like bowlers do show up as the best ones in these data sets, not that they need a proof. This comparison gives a clear strategic idea, although not sure how many captains actually are willing to invest time with planning to the data. Possibly they go with the intuition in tight situations last crunch penultimate overs when 15 runs are needed of last two, unless there is a specific, timey feedback from the dugout. Great work though, thank you :)

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There's definitely the possibility for our good pal Recency Bias to play a role here too. E.g. Andre Russell bowls well to a number 9 to defend a low score in game 1, and then in game 2 goes for 20 off an over against a set top order batter, because the captain threw him the ball based on how he did in game 1.

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