Rukshan Abeysekera (18)
The story is the acceleration: a measured first fifty off 111 balls (SR 45), then 50 to 100 in just 104 (SR 48) — more than double the tempo.
Representative pathway — 5 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Regional representative — 22 matches (+3.3)
- ● Body of work — 61 imported matches (+1.2)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 55.8 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
27 of 54 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.
Out for 0 in 16% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Only 14% of 50+ scores become hundreds (6 fifties, 1 hundreds). Practise batting in long blocks and resetting targets at 50.
0.48 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Safe hands — 29 catches in 61 matches (0.48 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 20 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling not rated (weight redistributed). Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.32 for the level played (3rd grade 5 · Club 8 · 4th grade 9). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 22 matches since 28 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 27 catches + 1 run outs (1 direct, 0 assisted) in 61 matches — 0.46 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 61 innings at 21.5 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- Not rated: 0 wickets from 1.0 overs across 1 matches bowled in (of 61 played) — 0.00 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (61)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 61 imported |
| Batting | 1176 runs in 61 inns @ 21.49 (SR 55.79) |
| Milestones | 1×100, 6×50, HS 109, 10 ducks |
| Bowling | 0 wkts @ — (econ 7, SR —) |
| Best / 5WI | 0-0 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 29 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 30 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 61 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 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 14 | 1 | 190 | 41 | 14.54 | 72.8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 13 | 0 | 181 | 63 | 13.92 | 80.09 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 16 | 2 | 455 | 109* | 31.99 | 80.25 | 3 | 1 |
| 2022/23 | 17 | 4 | 344 | 67 | 25 | 86.22 | 2 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 7 | — |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2024/25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023/24 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 2022/23 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
How does Rukshan compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.