Shafiqa Noorzai
Representative pathway — 4 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 3 matches (+1.2)
- ● Regional representative — 11 matches (+1.6)
- ● Body of work — 40 imported matches (+0.8)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 5.2 over 25 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
Only 0.10 catches per match over 40 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 32% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
Strengths
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 16.4.
- ✓ Strikes regularly — a wicket every 22 balls.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 12 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 60 × 30%. Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.75 for the level played (1st grade 10 · 2nd grade 3 · 5th grade and below 1). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 14 matches since 27 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 4 catches + 0 run outs (0 direct, 0 assisted) in 40 matches — 0.10 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 25 innings at 5.2 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 33 wickets in 36 matches bowled in (of 40 played) — 0.92 per match at 16.5, economy 4.41, strike rate 22.4.
Fielding — imported matches (40)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 40 imported |
| Batting | 104 runs in 25 inns @ 5.16 (SR 35.42) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 20, 8 ducks |
| Bowling | 33 wkts @ 16.45 (econ 4.41, SR 22.4) |
| Best / 5WI | 5-24 · 1 five-fors |
| Fielding | 4 ct, 0 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 4 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 15 | 2 | 77 | 20 | 5.82 | 36.15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 10* | 3.75 | 34.29 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 10* | 3.75 | 37.5 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 61 | 2 | 305 | 18 | 16.94 | 5 | 20.3 |
| 2023/24 | 36 | 2 | 154 | 7 | 22 | 4.28 | 30.9 |
| 2022/23 | 26 | 1 | 84 | 8 | 10.5 | 3.23 | 19.5 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023/24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022/23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does Shafiqa compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.