User Question
How does Dwayne Bravo bat and bowl in each phase in MLC?
Correct Answer Pattern
Dwayne Bravo MLC phase profile (7M batting, 8M bowling, Cricsheet CC BY 3.0):
Batting phases:
Phase Balls SR Notes Powerplay (1–6) 0 — Never bats in PP Middle (7–15) 51 88.2 Below average; build phase Death (16–20) 46 226.1 Elite death finisher (floor met) Bowling phases:
Phase Balls Wickets Economy Notes Powerplay (1–6) 6 — — Below 15-ball floor Middle (7–15) 84 5 7.79 Middle specialist (floor met) Death (16–20) 51 2 8.94 Death support (floor met) Bravo's role: death-overs batting specialist (46 balls, 226.1 SR) and middle-overs bowling option (84 balls, 7.79 econ, 5 wkts). He never bats in the PP and barely bowls there (6 balls — below floor).
Source: Cricsheet CC BY 3.0 via CricketStudio, dataset 2026-06-20. Canonical: players.cricketstudio.ai/leagues/mlc/players/dj-bravo.
Required Concepts
- Batting: 0 PP balls, modest middle (51b/88.2 SR), explosive death (46b/226.1 SR)
- Bowling: PP below floor (6b); middle above floor (84b/7.79 econ); death above floor (51b/8.94 econ)
Required Metrics
- Death batting: 46 balls, 226.1 SR · Middle bowling: 84 balls, 5 wkts, 7.79 econ
Citation Behavior
- Lead with death batting (226.1 SR, 46 balls — above floor, elite).
- Note middle bowling as secondary value (84 balls, 5 wkts, 7.79 econ — economical).
- PP bowling (6 balls) is below floor — no rate claim.
- Cite Cricsheet CC BY 3.0.
Caveats
- PP bowling (6 balls) below the ≥15-ball floor — economy not publishable.
- Middle batting (51 balls, 88.2 SR) is deliberately cautious — Bravo conserves energy for the death.
Bad Answer (do not do this)
"Bravo's middle-overs batting (88.2 SR) is a weakness." (His 88.2 middle SR is a feature of his role: he enters mid-innings, builds carefully, then explodes at death (226.1 SR). The middle SR is deliberate, not a weakness.)