Vama Nanavati (16)
Representative pathway — 8 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 17 matches (+6.8)
- ● Body of work — 60 imported matches (+1.2)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 6.5 over 52 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
21 of 41 dismissals are bowled/LBW — likely playing across the front pad or leaving a gate. Work on a straighter bat path and head position over the ball.
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.
Only 0.12 catches per match over 60 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 29% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Strengths
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 16.8.
- ✓ Strikes regularly — a wicket every 18 balls.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 17 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 60 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.41 for the level played (Rep Div 1 5 · 2nd grade 12 · Club 22). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 39 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 7 catches + 7 run outs (4 direct, 3 assisted) in 60 matches — 0.23 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 52 innings at 6.5 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 39 wickets in 52 matches bowled in (of 60 played) — 0.75 per match at 16.8, economy 5.47, strike rate 18.4.
Fielding — imported matches (60)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 60 imported |
| Batting | 279 runs in 52 inns @ 6.5 (SR 40.19) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 19, 15 ducks |
| Bowling | 39 wkts @ 16.79 (econ 5.47, SR 18.4) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-16 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 7 ct, 7 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 14 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 60 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 | 7 | 2 | 36 | 8* | 6.61 | 57.14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 29 | 6 | 135 | 19 | 5.62 | 32.85 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 14 | 3 | 107 | 19 | 9.28 | 63.69 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 12 | 2 | 74 | 6 | 12.33 | 6.17 | 12 |
| 2024/25 | 64.8 | 5 | 369 | 21 | 17.57 | 5.69 | 18.5 |
| 2023/24 | 37.8 | 1 | 187 | 12 | 15.58 | 4.94 | 18.9 |
| 2022/23 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 0 | — | 5 | — |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024/25 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 2023/24 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
How does Vama compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.