Anusha Balaji (14)
Representative pathway — 2 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 4 matches (+1.6)
- ● Body of work — 26 imported matches (+0.5)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 13.4 over 25 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
0.8 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 0.04 catches per match over 26 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 20% 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 18 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 51 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.33 for the level played (Rep Div 1 4 · Club 21). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 25 matches since 27 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 1 catches + 3 run outs (3 direct, 0 assisted) in 26 matches — 0.15 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 25 innings at 13.4 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 17 wickets in 26 matches — 0.65 per match at 20.9, economy 4.90, strike rate 25.6.
Fielding — imported matches (26)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 26 imported |
| Batting | 221 runs in 25 inns @ 13.44 (SR 62.96) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 22, 5 ducks |
| Bowling | 17 wkts @ 20.94 (econ 4.9, SR 25.6) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-6 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 1 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 4 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 26 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 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16* | 16 | 53.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 23 | 12 | 205 | 22* | 13.56 | 65.29 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1.67 | 18 |
| 2025/26 | 65.7 | 3 | 323 | 16 | 20.19 | 4.92 | 24.6 |
| 2023/24 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 0 | — | 7 | — |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
How does Anusha compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.