Paij Sandhu (16)
Representative pathway — 2 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 2 matches (+0.8)
- ● Body of work — 41 imported matches (+0.8)
Critical recommendations
1.1 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 0.02 catches per match over 41 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 11% 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 14 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 25 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.26 for the level played (Rep Div 1 2 · Club 26). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 28 matches since 30 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 1 catches + 3 run outs (2 direct, 1 assisted) in 41 matches — 0.10 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 37 innings at 15.5 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 13 wickets in 40 matches bowled in (of 41 played) — 0.33 per match at 42.2, economy 5.21, strike rate 48.5.
Fielding — imported matches (41)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 41 imported |
| Batting | 386 runs in 37 inns @ 15.51 (SR 65.69) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 1×50, HS 55, 4 ducks |
| Bowling | 13 wkts @ 42.15 (econ 5.21, SR 48.5) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-0 · 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 41 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 | 22 | 9 | 255 | 55* | 16.33 | 73.91 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 4.69 | 28.85 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 11 | 8 | 116 | 31* | 18.21 | 89.23 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 60.2 | 7 | 260 | 10 | 26 | 4.32 | 36.1 |
| 2024/25 | 14 | 0 | 83 | 1 | 83 | 5.93 | 84 |
| 2023/24 | 31 | 0 | 205 | 2 | 102.5 | 6.61 | 93 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
How does Paij compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.