Merigngnage Don Nilantha Chandimal
The story is the acceleration: a measured first fifty off 70 balls (SR 71), then 50 to 100 in just 35 (SR 143) — more than double the tempo.
Representative pathway — 0 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 18 imported matches (+0.4)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 59.3 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
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.
0.22 dismissals per match across 18 matches. Add direct-hit and ground-fielding reps to turn half-chances into run outs.
Strengths
- ✓ Proven ability to go big — 1 hundred(s), best of 102.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 0 × 40% · Batting 67 × 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 7). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 7 matches since 31 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 4 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 18 matches — 0.22 per match.
- Batting
- 332 runs in 18 innings, adjusted average 20.5, strike rate 59.3. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- Not rated: 4 wickets from 21.0 overs across 6 matches bowled in (of 18 played) — 0.22 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (18)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 18 imported |
| Batting | 332 runs in 18 inns @ 20.49 (SR 59.26) |
| Milestones | 1×100, 0×50, HS 102, 2 ducks |
| Bowling | 4 wkts @ 30.75 (econ 5.86, SR 31.5) |
| Best / 5WI | 1-11 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 4 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 4 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 18 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 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 84.62 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 6 | 1 | 165 | 102 | 32.08 | 97.63 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024/25 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 36 | 36 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 28 | 7.75 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 6 | 1 | 89 | 33 | 17.31 | 52.66 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 0 | — | 5.4 | — |
| 2023/24 | 11 | 0 | 71 | 2 | 35.5 | 6.45 | 33 |
| 2022/23 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 12.5 | 5 | 15 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022/23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
How does Merigngnage Don compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.