Tharaka Mallika Arachchige don
The story is the acceleration: a measured first fifty off 44 balls (SR 114), then 50 to 100 in just 16 (SR 313) — more than double the tempo.
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 25 imported matches (+0.5)
Critical recommendations
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.
11 of 15 dismissals caught. Review shot selection — particularly lofted drives and pulls early in the innings. Train hitting along the ground until set.
Out for 0 in 10% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
0.40 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Scores quickly (SR 99.6) without sacrificing consistency.
- ✓ Proven ability to go big — 1 hundred(s), best of 107.
- ✓ Safe hands — 10 catches in 25 matches (0.40 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 51 × 40% · Batting 58 × 30% · Bowling 48 × 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 25). 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: 10 catches + 1 run outs (1 direct, 0 assisted) in 25 matches — 0.44 per match.
- Batting
- 386 runs in 19 innings, adjusted average 24.6, strike rate 99.6. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- 16 wickets in 21 matches bowled in (of 25 played) — 0.76 per match at 27.3, economy 5.04, strike rate 32.4.
Fielding — imported matches (25)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 25 imported |
| Batting | 386 runs in 19 inns @ 24.59 (SR 99.64) |
| Milestones | 1×100, 1×50, HS 107, 2 ducks |
| Bowling | 16 wkts @ 27.25 (econ 5.04, SR 32.4) |
| Best / 5WI | 2-1 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 10 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 11 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 25 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 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 5.67 | 70.83 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 8 | 3 | 243 | 107* | 41.77 | 127.89 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022/23 | 6 | 1 | 121 | 44 | 23.53 | 98.37 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2.5 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 6.8 | 0 | 42 | 2 | 21 | 6.15 | 20.5 |
| 2023/24 | 30.2 | 2 | 185 | 9 | 20.56 | 6.13 | 20.1 |
| 2022/23 | 44.5 | 3 | 181 | 5 | 36.2 | 4.07 | 53.4 |
| 2021/22 | 5 | 0 | 28 | 0 | — | 5.6 | — |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023/24 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 2022/23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
How does Tharaka compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.