Don Dasanayake
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 58 imported matches (+1.2)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 60.7 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
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 7.46 an over. Tighten the stock ball: hit a consistent length, cut out the 4-ball (short and wide / overpitched on the pads).
29 of 38 dismissals caught. Review shot selection — particularly lofted drives and pulls early in the innings. Train hitting along the ground until set.
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.
0.43 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Safe hands — 25 catches in 58 matches (0.43 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 40 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling not rated (weight redistributed). 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 12). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 12 matches since 27 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 25 catches + 3 run outs (3 direct, 0 assisted) in 58 matches — 0.48 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 46 innings at 17.2 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- Not rated: 32 wickets from 102.7 overs across 34 matches bowled in (of 58 played) — 0.94 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (58)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 58 imported |
| Batting | 673 runs in 46 inns @ 17.17 (SR 60.66) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 2×50, HS 77, 5 ducks |
| Bowling | 32 wkts @ 23.94 (econ 7.46, SR 19.3) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-20 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 25 ct, 3 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 28 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 58 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 | 8 | 2 | 173 | 53 | 27.03 | 133.08 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 16 | 9.67 | 67.44 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 10 | 4 | 238 | 77* | 33.32 | 105.78 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 10 | 1 | 95 | 49 | 10.45 | 87.96 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | 12 | 1 | 85 | 25 | 7.67 | 91.4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | 3 | 0 | 53 | 27 | 17.67 | 39.85 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 17.7 | 0 | 153 | 4 | 38.25 | 8.66 | 26.5 |
| 2024/25 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 12 |
| 2023/24 | 15 | 0 | 146 | 2 | 73 | 9.73 | 45 |
| 2022/23 | 22 | 0 | 168 | 7 | 24 | 7.64 | 18.9 |
| 2021/22 | 42 | 0 | 275 | 17 | 16.18 | 6.55 | 14.8 |
| 2020/21 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 24 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024/25 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023/24 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| 2022/23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2021/22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
How does Don compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.