Jus started playing, I feel the AI would be lot competitive if it can stop singles in the inner circle.
When the ball goes straight to the fielder, still batsman can easily run a single, the AI doesn’t come forward quickly enough to collect and throw. Even the throws are aimed to the bowler or keeper, which gives us sufficient time to run.
There was a ODI, where in the first 10 overs I scored 62 runs out of that only 2 fours, almost 35-40runs were all runs of the inner circle straight to the fielder. Thought AI would bring the field up in the circle but it dint.
When this is tweaked, the runs will be hard to score by.
PS: played on Pro mode and medium difficulty for batting and bowling.