Salman Afzal
Representative pathway — 3 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 1 match (+0.4)
- ● Regional representative — 16 matches (+2.4)
- ● Body of work — 26 imported matches (+0.5)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 12.8 over 23 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
Only 0.04 catches per match over 26 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.
Strengths
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 8 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 41 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.36 for the level played (2nd grade 1 · 3rd grade 9 · Club 6 · 4th grade 7). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 23 matches since 29 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 1 catches + 2 run outs (1 direct, 1 assisted) in 26 matches — 0.12 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 23 innings at 12.8 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 23 wickets in 24 matches bowled in (of 26 played) — 0.96 per match at 26.5, economy 4.33, strike rate 36.7.
Fielding — imported matches (26)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 26 imported |
| Batting | 251 runs in 23 inns @ 12.81 (SR 45.29) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 1×50, HS 56, 1 ducks |
| Bowling | 23 wkts @ 26.52 (econ 4.33, SR 36.7) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-23 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 1 ct, 2 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 3 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 26 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 | 10 | 1 | 123 | 56 | 13.53 | 46.77 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 11 | 3 | 104 | 48 | 12.03 | 43.88 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 82.76 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 67 | 12 | 258 | 5 | 51.6 | 3.85 | 80.4 |
| 2024/25 | 60.8 | 9 | 289 | 13 | 22.23 | 4.75 | 28.1 |
| 2023/24 | 13 | 0 | 63 | 5 | 12.6 | 4.85 | 15.6 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024/25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023/24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does Salman compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.