Mekala Wijeratne
Representative pathway — 7 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 15 matches (+6.0)
- ● Body of work — 39 imported matches (+0.8)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 6.7 over 11 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
0.8 wides/no-balls per over is gifting runs and momentum. Groove the run-up and release with target bowling — a cone on a 4th-stump line, 30+ balls per session.
Only 0.05 catches per match over 39 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 18% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Strengths
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 13 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 57 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.42 for the level played (2nd grade 1 · 3rd grade 14 · Club 1). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 16 matches since 27 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 2 catches + 3 run outs (0 direct, 3 assisted) in 39 matches — 0.13 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 11 innings at 6.7 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 27 wickets in 35 matches bowled in (of 39 played) — 0.77 per match at 22.4, economy 4.75, strike rate 28.3.
Fielding — imported matches (39)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 39 imported |
| Batting | 48 runs in 11 inns @ 6.74 (SR 29.3) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 13, 2 ducks |
| Bowling | 27 wkts @ 22.44 (econ 4.75, SR 28.3) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-5 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 2 ct, 3 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 5 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 39 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 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1* | 0.5 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 13* | 9.44 | 26.15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 12 | 6.67 | 36.59 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | — | 9.5 | — |
| 2025/26 | 39.7 | 2 | 183 | 11 | 16.64 | 4.61 | 21.6 |
| 2024/25 | 40.8 | 0 | 162 | 6 | 27 | 3.97 | 40.8 |
| 2023/24 | 45 | 3 | 242 | 10 | 24.2 | 5.38 | 27 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024/25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023/24 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
How does Mekala compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.