Balaram Dhulipala
Representative pathway — 2 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 76 imported matches (+1.5)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 2.2 over 20 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
Only 0.09 catches per match over 76 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 25% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Strengths
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.67.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 25 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 55 × 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 29). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 29 matches since 27 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 7 catches + 6 run outs (3 direct, 3 assisted) in 76 matches — 0.17 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 20 innings at 2.2 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 95 wickets in 74 matches bowled in (of 76 played) — 1.28 per match at 20.3, economy 3.67, strike rate 33.1.
Fielding — imported matches (76)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 76 imported |
| Batting | 27 runs in 20 inns @ 2.23 (SR 35.94) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 9, 5 ducks |
| Bowling | 95 wkts @ 20.29 (econ 3.67, SR 33.1) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-28 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 7 ct, 6 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 13 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 76 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 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 5* | 2.17 | 26.19 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3* | 1.5 | 37.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 112.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2.25 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0* | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015/16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1* | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 8 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 19.5 | 4.88 | 24 |
| 2025/26 | 148 | 12 | 591 | 28 | 21.11 | 3.99 | 31.7 |
| 2024/25 | 38 | 2 | 183 | 7 | 26.14 | 4.82 | 32.6 |
| 2023/24 | 35 | 3 | 159 | 9 | 17.67 | 4.54 | 23.3 |
| 2021/22 | 55.2 | 4 | 221 | 10 | 22.1 | 4.01 | 33.1 |
| 2020/21 | 59.7 | 6 | 193 | 11 | 17.55 | 3.23 | 32.5 |
| 2019/20 | 84 | 15 | 271 | 15 | 18.07 | 3.23 | 33.6 |
| 2018/19 | 51.5 | 9 | 136 | 7 | 19.43 | 2.64 | 44.1 |
| 2017/18 | 39 | 12 | 102 | 6 | 17 | 2.62 | 39 |
| 2016/17 | 2.5 | 0 | 16 | 0 | — | 6.4 | — |
| 2015/16 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0 | — | 4.25 | — |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 2024/25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021/22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020/21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019/20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
How does Balaram compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.