Tanav Merugumala (13)
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 46 imported matches (+0.9)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 7.1 over 39 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
12 of 22 dismissals are bowled/LBW — likely playing across the front pad or leaving a gate. Work on a straighter bat path and head position over the ball.
0.9 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 0.04 catches per match over 46 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 11.0.
- ✓ Strikes regularly — a wicket every 16 balls.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 23 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 73 × 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 23). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 23 matches since 27 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 2 catches + 4 run outs (4 direct, 0 assisted) in 46 matches — 0.13 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 39 innings at 7.1 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 42 wickets in 40 matches bowled in (of 46 played) — 1.05 per match at 11.0, economy 4.03, strike rate 16.4.
Fielding — imported matches (46)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 46 imported |
| Batting | 192 runs in 39 inns @ 7.07 (SR 33.13) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 24, 2 ducks |
| Bowling | 42 wkts @ 11 (econ 4.03, SR 16.4) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-31 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 2 ct, 4 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 6 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 46 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 | 3 | 1 | 40 | 17 | 17.78 | 43.96 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 10 | 4 | 58 | 24* | 8.12 | 44.62 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 8 | 1 | 45 | 16 | 6.33 | 31.91 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 7* | 3.67 | 15.38 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 4* | 2.71 | 23.46 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 3.75 | 21.28 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 15 | 1 | 43 | 5 | 8.6 | 2.87 | 18 |
| 2025/26 | 40.2 | 8 | 170 | 17 | 10 | 4.23 | 14.2 |
| 2024/25 | 25.7 | 2 | 115 | 8 | 14.38 | 4.48 | 19.3 |
| 2023/24 | 11.7 | 1 | 49 | 4 | 12.25 | 4.2 | 17.5 |
| 2022/23 | 15 | 0 | 59 | 5 | 11.8 | 3.93 | 18 |
| 2021/22 | 7 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 8.67 | 3.71 | 14 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024/25 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
How does Tanav compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.