Najitha Gunathilake
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 40 imported matches (+0.8)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 63.3 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
Out for 0 in 11% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Strengths
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 33 × 40% · Batting 44 × 30% · Bowling 56 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.30 for the level played (Club 32). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 32 matches since 30 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 13 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 40 matches — 0.33 per match.
- Batting
- 580 runs in 35 innings, adjusted average 18.9, strike rate 63.3. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- 26 wickets in 25 matches bowled in (of 40 played) — 1.04 per match at 21.2, economy 4.45, strike rate 28.6.
Fielding — imported matches (40)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 40 imported |
| Batting | 580 runs in 35 inns @ 18.94 (SR 63.34) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 2×50, HS 66, 4 ducks |
| Bowling | 26 wkts @ 21.23 (econ 4.45, SR 28.6) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-9 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 13 ct, 0 RO, 1 st |
Further analysis
Batting form
Running not-out-adjusted average across innings (chronological).
Score distribution
How often each scoring band is reached — a read on consistency.
Scoring tempo
Runs vs balls faced per innings; line = a strike rate of 100.
Bowling form
Economy per spell (chronological) with the career economy as a baseline.
Wicket accumulation
Cumulative wickets across spells — the shape of their wicket-taking.
Fielding contribution
Breakdown of the 14 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 40 imported match(es).
Season by season
Seasons run 1 September – 31 August. Imported scorecards only.
Batting
| Season | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50 | 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 17 | 10.5 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 20 | 3 | 406 | 66* | 23.35 | 88.26 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 7 | 1 | 114 | 33 | 18.61 | 57.87 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 6 | 1 | 39 | 22 | 7.58 | 42.39 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 5.5 | 4.4 | 7.5 |
| 2025/26 | 94 | 3 | 426 | 19 | 22.42 | 4.53 | 29.7 |
| 2024/25 | 22 | 2 | 88 | 3 | 29.33 | 4 | 44 |
| 2023/24 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | — | 5.33 | — |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2024/25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2023/24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
How does Najitha compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.