Vaibhav Manikandan
Representative pathway — 5 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Regional representative — 25 matches (+3.8)
- ● Body of work — 60 imported matches (+1.2)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 13.6 over 50 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
Only 0.12 catches per match over 60 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
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 17.5.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.19.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 18 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 56 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.28 for the level played (3rd grade 1 · Club 7 · 4th grade 18 · 5th grade and below 6). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 32 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 7 catches + 1 run outs (1 direct, 0 assisted) in 60 matches — 0.13 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 50 innings at 13.6 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 86 wickets in 55 matches bowled in (of 60 played) — 1.56 per match at 17.5, economy 3.19, strike rate 32.9.
Fielding — imported matches (60)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 60 imported |
| Batting | 493 runs in 50 inns @ 13.61 (SR 39.38) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 41, 2 ducks |
| Bowling | 86 wkts @ 17.49 (econ 3.19, SR 32.9) |
| Best / 5WI | 6-40 · 4 five-fors |
| Fielding | 7 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 8 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 60 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 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 4.5 | 56.25 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 17 | 6 | 216 | 41* | 17.19 | 64.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 8 | 3 | 78 | 17 | 13.41 | 28.57 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 11 | 5 | 92 | 37 | 12.17 | 418.18 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 12 | 5 | 98 | 27* | 11.57 | 155.56 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 18 | 1 | 62 | 3 | 20.67 | 3.44 | 36 |
| 2025/26 | 145 | 18 | 534 | 31 | 17.23 | 3.68 | 28.1 |
| 2024/25 | 23 | 2 | 117 | 3 | 39 | 5.09 | 46 |
| 2023/24 | 169.5 | 37 | 490 | 29 | 16.9 | 2.89 | 35.1 |
| 2022/23 | 116.5 | 24 | 301 | 20 | 15.05 | 2.58 | 35 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2024/25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023/24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
How does Vaibhav compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.