Mahesh Fonseka
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Regional representative — 1 match (+0.1)
- ● Body of work — 32 imported matches (+0.6)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 6.3 over 20 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
Going at 6.07 an over. Tighten the stock ball: hit a consistent length, cut out the 4-ball (short and wide / overpitched on the pads).
Only 0.13 catches per match over 32 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
- ✓ Strikes regularly — a wicket every 20 balls.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 12 × 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 21). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 21 matches since 26 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 32 matches — 0.12 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 20 innings at 6.3 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 32 wickets in 26 matches bowled in (of 32 played) — 1.23 per match at 20.8, economy 6.07, strike rate 20.5.
Fielding — imported matches (32)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 32 imported |
| Batting | 101 runs in 20 inns @ 6.31 (SR 40.83) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 14, 4 ducks |
| Bowling | 32 wkts @ 20.75 (econ 6.07, SR 20.5) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-20 · 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 32 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 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 35.29 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 6 | 5.1 | 32.47 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 5 | 0 | 36 | 14 | 7.2 | 58.06 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 3.36 | 24.49 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 73.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 68.75 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 14 | 0 | 101 | 5 | 20.2 | 7.21 | 16.8 |
| 2025/26 | 38.3 | 2 | 217 | 10 | 21.7 | 5.66 | 23 |
| 2024/25 | 27 | 0 | 160 | 9 | 17.78 | 5.93 | 18 |
| 2023/24 | 15 | 0 | 122 | 4 | 30.5 | 8.13 | 22.5 |
| 2022/23 | 12 | 3 | 33 | 3 | 11 | 2.75 | 24 |
| 2021/22 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 31 | 10.33 | 18 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022/23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does Mahesh compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.