Vihaan Patel (13)
Representative pathway — 4 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 5 matches (+2.0)
- ● Regional representative — 6 matches (+0.9)
- ● Body of work — 40 imported matches (+0.8)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 13.3 over 35 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
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 14% 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 15.7.
- ✓ Strikes regularly — a wicket every 23 balls.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 14 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 62 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.53 for the level played (1st grade 6 · Rep Div 1 5 · Club 14). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 25 matches since 30 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 40 matches — 0.10 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 35 innings at 13.3 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 30 wickets in 36 matches bowled in (of 40 played) — 0.83 per match at 15.7, economy 4.17, strike rate 22.6.
Fielding — imported matches (40)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 40 imported |
| Batting | 307 runs in 35 inns @ 13.28 (SR 44.48) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 27, 5 ducks |
| Bowling | 30 wkts @ 15.73 (econ 4.17, SR 22.6) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-4 · 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12* | 12 | 63.16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 19 | 3 | 95 | 14 | 5.79 | 45.02 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13* | 13 | 32.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 19 | 18.89 | 72.34 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 11 | 11 | 153 | 27* | 13.91 | 93.87 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | — | 7.5 | — |
| 2025/26 | 70.3 | 8 | 306 | 18 | 17 | 4.35 | 23.4 |
| 2023/24 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 20 | 2.86 | 42 |
| 2022/23 | 33.8 | 1 | 131 | 11 | 11.91 | 3.87 | 18.5 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
How does Vihaan compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.