Deshan Malalage
The story is the acceleration: a measured first fifty off 87 balls (SR 57), then 50 to 100 in just 40 (SR 125) — more than double the tempo.
Representative pathway — 0 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 20 imported matches (+0.4)
Critical recommendations
Only 0.05 catches per match over 20 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.
Economy of 3.29 is excellent but a wicket every 49 balls is slow. Develop a genuine wicket-taking variation and attack the stumps more.
Strengths
- ✓ Consistent run-scorer — adjusted average 49.6.
- ✓ Proven ability to go big — 3 hundred(s), best of 124.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 0 × 40% · Batting 83 × 30% · 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 4). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 4 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 1 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 20 matches — 0.05 per match.
- Batting
- 826 runs in 20 innings, adjusted average 49.6, strike rate 83.1. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- Not rated: 6 wickets from 49.0 overs across 10 matches bowled in (of 20 played) — 0.60 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (20)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 20 imported |
| Batting | 826 runs in 20 inns @ 49.56 (SR 83.13) |
| Milestones | 3×100, 3×50, HS 124, 1 ducks |
| Bowling | 6 wkts @ 26.83 (econ 3.29, SR 49) |
| Best / 5WI | 2-5 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 1 ct, 0 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 1 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 8 | 2 | 360 | 124* | 56.25 | 105.88 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023/24 | 12 | 2 | 466 | 101* | 45.31 | 621.33 | 2 | 1 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 23 | 3 | 87 | 3 | 29 | 3.78 | 46 |
| 2023/24 | 26 | 2 | 74 | 3 | 24.67 | 2.85 | 52 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does Deshan compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.