Malinga Bandara
All-Rounder – Bowling
VIC
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Competitions
Registered with:
Melbourne Lions Sports Club · Frankston Peninsula Cricket Club · Donvale Cricket Club · Dandenong West Cricket Club · Springvale South Cricket Club · Deakin Cricket Club
Overall
Needs Work
10/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding
Proficient
51/100
Batting
Proficient
46/100
Bowling
Proficient
53/100
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 26 imported matches (+0.5)
Critical recommendations
medium
Batting
Too many aerial dismissals
12 of 17 dismissals caught. Review shot selection — particularly lofted drives and pulls early in the innings. Train hitting along the ground until set.
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Fielding
Fielding is a selection weapon
0.46 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Safe hands — 12 catches in 26 matches (0.46 per match), a genuine selection asset.
How these ratings are calculated
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 51 × 40% · Batting 46 × 30% · Bowling 53 × 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
- No match in the last 2 years, so not ranked. The rating shown is from the career.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 12 catches + 3 run outs (3 direct, 0 assisted) in 26 matches — 0.58 per match.
- Batting
- 406 runs in 21 innings, adjusted average 23.0, strike rate 67.5. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- 33 wickets in 25 matches bowled in (of 26 played) — 1.32 per match at 24.0, economy 3.97, strike rate 36.4.
Fielding — imported matches (26)
12
Ct (field)
0
Ct (WK)
0.46
Catches / match
3
RO (direct)
0
RO (assist)
0
Stumpings
15
Total dismissals
0.58
Dismissals / match
Batting — imported matches
406
Runs (21 inns)
23.02
Avg (adj)
67.52
Strike rate
61
High score
4
Not outs
7
Median position
Century (100+)
Fifty (50–99)
Not out (under 50)
Out (under 50)
Bowling — imported matches
33
Wickets (200 ov)
3.97
Economy
24.03
Average
29
Maidens
0.04
Extras / over
36.4
Strike rate
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 26 imported |
| Batting | 406 runs in 21 inns @ 23.02 (SR 67.52) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 1×50, HS 61, 1 ducks |
| Bowling | 33 wkts @ 24.03 (econ 3.97, SR 36.4) |
| Best / 5WI | 5-13 · 1 five-fors |
| Fielding | 12 ct, 3 RO, 0 st |
All figures from imported scorecards only.
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 15 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
0.46
Catches / match
0.58
Dismissals / match
Across 26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 8 | 1 | 155 | 61 | 21.8 | 77.11 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 7 | 1 | 119 | 34 | 19.43 | 100.85 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 4 | 2 | 129 | 49* | 48.38 | 141.76 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015/16 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 14.29 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 61 | 8 | 232 | 11 | 21.09 | 3.8 | 33.3 |
| 2018/19 | 82 | 11 | 350 | 9 | 38.89 | 4.27 | 54.7 |
| 2017/18 | 47 | 8 | 178 | 11 | 16.18 | 3.79 | 25.6 |
| 2015/16 | 10 | 2 | 33 | 2 | 16.5 | 3.3 | 30 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 2018/19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2017/18 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
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