Don Gunathilaka
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 44 imported matches (+0.9)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 7.1 over 33 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
Only 0.11 catches per match over 44 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 21% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Strengths
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.74.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 9 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 54 × 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 19). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 19 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 5 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 44 matches — 0.11 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 33 innings at 7.1 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 36 wickets in 39 matches bowled in (of 44 played) — 0.92 per match at 21.9, economy 3.74, strike rate 35.1.
Fielding — imported matches (44)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 44 imported |
| Batting | 176 runs in 33 inns @ 7.11 (SR 67.59) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 31, 7 ducks |
| Bowling | 36 wkts @ 21.89 (econ 3.74, SR 35.1) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-12 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 5 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 5 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 44 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 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 7* | 7.11 | 44.44 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 7 | 2 | 70 | 31* | 12.86 | 88.61 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 8 | 2 | 25 | 15 | 3.91 | 357.14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 8 | 4 | 56 | 25* | 10.5 | 243.48 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4* | 2.25 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 21.8 | 2 | 101 | 3 | 33.67 | 4.63 | 43.7 |
| 2025/26 | 43 | 2 | 160 | 8 | 20 | 3.72 | 32.3 |
| 2024/25 | 42 | 3 | 122 | 7 | 17.43 | 2.9 | 36 |
| 2023/24 | 47 | 3 | 182 | 8 | 22.75 | 3.87 | 35.3 |
| 2022/23 | 21 | 3 | 77 | 2 | 38.5 | 3.67 | 63 |
| 2020/21 | 22 | 3 | 95 | 5 | 19 | 4.32 | 26.4 |
| 2019/20 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 26 | 6.5 | 24 |
| 2018/19 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 15 | 2.5 | 36 |
| 2016/17 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 2.5 | 24 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023/24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020/21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does Don compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.