Ruan Neel Mandal (13)
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 44 imported matches (+0.9)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 5.3 over 40 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.
Going at 5.52 an over. Tighten the stock ball: hit a consistent length, cut out the 4-ball (short and wide / overpitched on the pads).
Only 0.05 catches per match over 44 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 9 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 12 × 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 26). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 26 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 2 catches + 1 run outs (0 direct, 1 assisted) in 44 matches — 0.07 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 40 innings at 5.3 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 18 wickets in 42 matches bowled in (of 44 played) — 0.43 per match at 30.6, economy 5.52, strike rate 33.2.
Fielding — imported matches (44)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 44 imported |
| Batting | 159 runs in 40 inns @ 5.27 (SR 28.24) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 15, 7 ducks |
| Bowling | 18 wkts @ 30.56 (econ 5.52, SR 33.2) |
| Best / 5WI | 2-1 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 2 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 3 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 44 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 | 7 | 4 | 3.5 | 33.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | 14 | 2 | 52 | 14* | 4.24 | 29.21 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 11 | 0 | 37 | 15 | 3.36 | 26.24 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 13 | 11 | 63 | 13* | 8.95 | 31.98 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2.5 | 12 |
| 2025/26 | 33.8 | 0 | 209 | 4 | 52.25 | 6.18 | 50.8 |
| 2024/25 | 33.8 | 1 | 204 | 4 | 51 | 6.03 | 50.8 |
| 2023/24 | 30 | 1 | 132 | 9 | 14.67 | 4.4 | 20 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024/25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
How does Ruan Neel compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.