Sham Maharaj
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 35 imported matches (+0.7)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 6.3 over 22 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
Only 0.11 catches per match over 35 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 27% 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 16 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 22 × 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 5). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 5 matches since 26 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 35 matches — 0.11 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 22 innings at 6.3 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 44 wickets in 34 matches bowled in (of 35 played) — 1.29 per match at 19.1, economy 3.08, strike rate 37.3.
Fielding — imported matches (35)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 35 imported |
| Batting | 101 runs in 22 inns @ 6.26 (SR 31.03) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 17, 6 ducks |
| Bowling | 44 wkts @ 19.14 (econ 3.08, SR 37.3) |
| Best / 5WI | 4-25 · 0 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 35 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 17* | 6.25 | 333.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 14* | 8.63 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 3.38 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 3* | 2.52 | 39.13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | 5 | 1 | 40 | 17 | 9.6 | — | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 27 | 0 | 109 | 2 | 54.5 | 4.04 | 81 |
| 2023/24 | 91 | 22 | 226 | 11 | 20.55 | 2.48 | 49.6 |
| 2022/23 | 52 | 9 | 145 | 9 | 16.11 | 2.79 | 34.7 |
| 2021/22 | 52 | 9 | 182 | 10 | 18.2 | 3.5 | 31.2 |
| 2020/21 | 51.5 | 3 | 180 | 12 | 15 | 3.5 | 25.8 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021/22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020/21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
How does Sham compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.