Malakai Osborne (13)
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 52 imported matches (+1.0)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 6.5 over 52 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
1.9 wides/no-balls per over is gifting runs and momentum. Groove the run-up and release with target bowling — a cone on a 4th-stump line, 30+ balls per session.
Going at 6.81 an over. Tighten the stock ball: hit a consistent length, cut out the 4-ball (short and wide / overpitched on the pads).
Only 0.12 catches per match over 52 matches. Fielding is the first thing selectors compare when batting/bowling are close — make catching the priority: 30 high balls + 30 flat catches per session, and ask to field in the ring/slips where chances come.
Out for 0 in 23% 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 14 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 16 × 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 31). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 31 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 5 catches + 2 run outs (1 direct, 1 assisted) in 52 matches — 0.13 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 52 innings at 6.5 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 18 wickets in 52 matches — 0.35 per match at 53.2, economy 6.81, strike rate 46.8.
Fielding — imported matches (52)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 52 imported |
| Batting | 241 runs in 52 inns @ 6.51 (SR 35.97) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 21, 12 ducks |
| Bowling | 18 wkts @ 53.17 (econ 6.81, SR 46.8) |
| Best / 5WI | 2-16 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 6 ct, 2 RO, 0 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 8 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 52 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 13 | 0 | 47 | 10 | 3.62 | 45.63 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 19 | 1 | 62 | 21 | 3.43 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 8 | 8 | 58 | 13* | 7.25 | 43.61 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 12 | 12 | 74 | 11* | 6.17 | 38.74 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 35.8 | 0 | 277 | 4 | 69.25 | 7.73 | 53.8 |
| 2024/25 | 53.7 | 0 | 403 | 9 | 44.78 | 7.51 | 35.8 |
| 2023/24 | 20 | 1 | 139 | 2 | 69.5 | 6.95 | 60 |
| 2022/23 | 31 | 0 | 138 | 3 | 46 | 4.45 | 62 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024/25 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023/24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022/23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
How does Malakai compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.