Murtaza Malik
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 28 imported matches (+0.6)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 10.1 over 18 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
0.9 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 6.35 an over. Tighten the stock ball: hit a consistent length, cut out the 4-ball (short and wide / overpitched on the pads).
Only 0.07 catches per match over 28 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 17% 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 12 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 37 × 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 25). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 25 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 2 catches + 2 run outs (2 direct, 0 assisted) in 28 matches — 0.14 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 18 innings at 10.1 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 18 wickets in 24 matches bowled in (of 28 played) — 0.75 per match at 37.4, economy 6.35, strike rate 35.4.
Fielding — imported matches (28)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 28 imported |
| Batting | 136 runs in 18 inns @ 10.07 (SR 60.69) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 32, 3 ducks |
| Bowling | 18 wkts @ 37.44 (econ 6.35, SR 35.4) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-20 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 2 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 4 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 28 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 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 33.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 14 | 6 | 123 | 32* | 12.55 | 69.1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 5 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 41 | 8.2 | 30 |
| 2025/26 | 88.3 | 4 | 530 | 16 | 33.13 | 6 | 33.1 |
| 2024/25 | 9 | 0 | 73 | 1 | 73 | 8.11 | 54 |
| 2022/23 | 0.8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 7.2 | — |
| 2020/21 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 0 | — | 8 | — |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020/21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
How does Murtaza compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.