Kai Shapkaris
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 25 imported matches (+0.5)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 7.2 over 21 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
8 of 15 dismissals are bowled/LBW — likely playing across the front pad or leaving a gate. Work on a straighter bat path and head position over the ball.
1.4 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.
Going at 8.35 an over. Tighten the stock ball: hit a consistent length, cut out the 4-ball (short and wide / overpitched on the pads).
Out for 0 in 24% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
0.20 dismissals per match across 25 matches. Add direct-hit and ground-fielding reps to turn half-chances into run outs.
Strengths
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 21 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 15 × 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 20). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 20 matches since 30 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 25 matches — 0.20 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 21 innings at 7.2 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 8 wickets in 23 matches bowled in (of 25 played) — 0.35 per match at 51.0, economy 8.35, strike rate 36.6.
Fielding — imported matches (25)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 25 imported |
| Batting | 118 runs in 21 inns @ 7.22 (SR 46.09) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 32, 5 ducks |
| Bowling | 8 wkts @ 51 (econ 8.35, SR 36.6) |
| Best / 5WI | 1-8 · 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 25 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 | 5 | 1 | 42 | 18 | 10.08 | 47.19 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 12 | 4 | 56 | 32 | 6.22 | 43.75 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 17 | 6.25 | 51.28 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 16 | 0 | 136 | 1 | 136 | 8.5 | 96 |
| 2024/25 | 26.8 | 0 | 249 | 6 | 41.5 | 9.28 | 26.8 |
| 2023/24 | 6 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 23 | 3.83 | 36 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024/25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
How does Kai compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.