Nihal Haque (16)
The story is the acceleration: a measured first fifty off 65 balls (SR 77), then 50 to 100 in just 27 (SR 185) — more than double the tempo.
Representative pathway — 4 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Premier or state pathway — 7 matches (+2.8)
- ● Body of work — 58 imported matches (+1.2)
Critical recommendations
Strike rate of 49.1 means long dot-ball chains and pressure on partners. Drill singles into gaps, soft-hand placement, and calling.
0.67 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Proven ability to go big — 1 hundred(s), best of 107.
- ✓ Safe hands — 39 catches in 58 matches (0.67 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- ✓ Dangerous ground fielder — involved in 11 run outs.
- ✓ Sharp glovework — 10 stumpings.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 72 × 40% · Batting 46 × 30% · Bowling not rated (weight redistributed). Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.42 for the level played (Rep Div 1 7 · Club 21). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 28 matches since 26 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Keeping: 25 catches + 10 stumpings + 11 run outs (1 direct, 10 assisted) in 58 matches — 0.79 dismissals per match.
- Batting
- 876 runs in 54 innings, adjusted average 18.0, strike rate 49.1. Qualifies on the floors (avg ≥ 20, SR ≥ 40).
- Bowling
- Not rated: 4 wickets from 19.5 overs across 9 matches bowled in (of 58 played) — 0.07 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (58)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 58 imported |
| Batting | 876 runs in 54 inns @ 18.02 (SR 49.14) |
| Milestones | 1×100, 2×50, HS 107, 1 ducks |
| Bowling | 4 wkts @ 34.75 (econ 7.13, SR 29.3) |
| Best / 5WI | 1-0 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 39 ct, 11 RO, 10 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 60 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 58 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 | 12 | 2 | 182 | 43 | 17.69 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 19 | 3 | 389 | 107* | 23.71 | 57.89 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023/24 | 9 | 1 | 200 | 51* | 24.69 | 65.79 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 14 | 0 | 105 | 15 | 7.5 | 32.51 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 3.5 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 11.5 | 6.57 | 10.5 |
| 2023/24 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 5.5 | 12 |
| 2022/23 | 14 | 3 | 105 | 1 | 105 | 7.5 | 84 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 17 |
| 2024/25 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 20 |
| 2023/24 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 2022/23 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
How does Nihal compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.