Saketh Desharaju (16)
Representative pathway — 1 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 29 imported matches (+0.6)
Critical recommendations
Adjusted average of 7.8 over 29 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
5 of 7 dismissals are bowled/LBW — likely playing across the front pad or leaving a gate. Work on a straighter bat path and head position over the ball.
1.0 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.
Only 0.03 catches per match over 29 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.
Strengths
- ✓ Genuine wicket-taker — bowling average of 9.8.
- ✓ Builds pressure with a tight economy of 3.18.
- ✓ Strikes regularly — a wicket every 18 balls.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 9 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 69 × 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 29). 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: 0 catches + 1 run outs (1 direct, 0 assisted) in 29 matches — 0.03 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 29 innings at 7.8 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 24 wickets in 28 matches bowled in (of 29 played) — 0.86 per match at 9.8, economy 3.18, strike rate 18.5.
Fielding — imported matches (29)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 29 imported |
| Batting | 129 runs in 29 inns @ 7.82 (SR —) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 15, 1 ducks |
| Bowling | 24 wkts @ 9.79 (econ 3.18, SR 18.5) |
| Best / 5WI | 2-0 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 1 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 2 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 29 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 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5* | 3.75 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | 13 | 7 | 75 | 12* | 8.88 | 38.07 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 14 | 14 | 49 | 15* | 3.5 | 21.88 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 2.67 | 18 |
| 2020/21 | 32 | 0 | 129 | 13 | 9.92 | 4.03 | 14.8 |
| 2019/20 | 36 | 1 | 90 | 9 | 10 | 2.5 | 24 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
How does Saketh compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.