Neel Rai
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 — 24 imported matches (+0.5)
Critical recommendations
Going at 6.72 an over. Tighten the stock ball: hit a consistent length, cut out the 4-ball (short and wide / overpitched on the pads).
13 of 17 dismissals caught. Review shot selection — particularly lofted drives and pulls early in the innings. Train hitting along the ground until set.
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
- ✓ Strikes regularly — a wicket every 25 balls.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 28 × 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
- ×0.39 for the level played (2nd grade 1 · 3rd grade 15 · Club 7 · 4th grade 1). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 24 matches since 28 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 5 catches + 2 run outs (2 direct, 0 assisted) in 24 matches — 0.29 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 20 innings at 19.2 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 12 wickets in 16 matches bowled in (of 24 played) — 0.75 per match at 28.0, economy 6.72, strike rate 25.0.
Fielding — imported matches (24)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 24 imported |
| Batting | 333 runs in 20 inns @ 19.15 (SR 99.39) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 3×50, HS 68, 5 ducks |
| Bowling | 12 wkts @ 28 (econ 6.72, SR 25) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-7 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 5 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 7 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 24 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 | 4 | 0 | 48 | 23 | 12 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 16 | 3 | 285 | 68 | 21.15 | 100.35 | 3 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 4 | 0 | 43 | 2 | 21.5 | 10.75 | 12 |
| 2025/26 | 46 | 1 | 293 | 10 | 29.3 | 6.37 | 27.6 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025/26 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
How does Neel compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.