England will return to action against Pakistan in an ODI cricket match on 20 October. The English side enters this fixture following a 16-run defeat to Sri Lanka in the second one-day international at Headingley.
During the Headingley match, Sri Lanka bowled 69% of deliveries six metres from the stumps or fuller against England. New playing conditions for ODIs were introduced on 1 July 2025.
Under these regulations, captains may select which of the two white balls to use after 34 overs. Data shows that half of the full deliveries from pace bowlers in the final 10 overs have swung more than 1 degree since the rule change.
Pace bowlers' economy rates in the final five overs dropped from 8.40 runs per over to 7.95 runs per over following the update. Bowling averages for pacers also fell from 19.2 runs per wicket to 18.3 runs per wicket.
England's economy rates at the death fell from 9.78 to 7.53 since 1 July 2025. The batting run-rate for England improved from 8.07 to 9.16 during the same period.
The West Indies saw their death run-rate drop by 2.39 runs per over. Alzarri Joseph saw his average amount of swing increase by 84% while his bowling average dropped from 24.1 to 17.4.
Lungi Ngidi's bowling average fell to 13 as his economy rate dropped from 9.34 to 6. Ngidi's swing increased by 63.3% under the new conditions.
Shaheen Afridi's average swing since the rule change is 1.3 degrees, up from 1.2 degrees before the change. Jofra Archer's average degree of swing is 0.97, representing a 37% increase.
England's ball swing at the death increased by 63% since the rules were modified. Bangladesh's swing jump is 33% while South African teams have scored at 7.35 runs per over in recent years.
