Faisal Riaz
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 40 imported matches (+0.8)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 7.7 over 20 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
Going at 5.58 an over. Tighten the stock ball: hit a consistent length, cut out the 4-ball (short and wide / overpitched on the pads).
Only 0.10 catches per match over 40 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 25% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Strengths
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 16.1.
- ✓ Strikes regularly — a wicket every 17 balls.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 12 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 64 × 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 25). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 25 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 4 catches + 1 run outs (1 direct, 0 assisted) in 40 matches — 0.12 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 20 innings at 7.7 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 61 wickets in 40 matches — 1.52 per match at 16.2, economy 5.58, strike rate 17.4.
Fielding — imported matches (40)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 40 imported |
| Batting | 114 runs in 20 inns @ 7.7 (SR 82.18) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 19, 5 ducks |
| Bowling | 61 wkts @ 16.15 (econ 5.58, SR 17.4) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-44 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 4 ct, 1 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 40 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 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 6.33 | 76 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 9 | 3 | 74 | 19 | 10.96 | 104.23 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3* | 1.5 | 75 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 8* | 4 | 120 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 49.2 | 1 | 271 | 13 | 20.85 | 5.51 | 22.7 |
| 2024/25 | 86.2 | 7 | 444 | 33 | 13.45 | 5.15 | 15.7 |
| 2023/24 | 6 | 0 | 34 | 3 | 11.33 | 5.67 | 12 |
| 2022/23 | 35.3 | 0 | 236 | 12 | 19.67 | 6.68 | 17.7 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024/25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
How does Faisal compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.