Chamari Athapaththu - The Best Cricketer of the Week....again

 

Another incredibly busy week. Only 4 players of our 24 have yet to play cricket in 2025....but who impressed this week?

Weekly Top 5

1. Chamari Athapaththu - 303 - Nobody has ever had back-to-back Cricketers of the Week in the first two weeks of the year...but nobody has seized the competition by the scruff of the neck like Athapaththu. Will be right up there again this year.

2. Sam Curran - 290 - Looking to put last year's malaise behind him, Curran has hit the ground running in the ILT20 with 120 runs scored in three games this week.

3. Nicholas Pooran - Two scorching performances for MI Emirates in the ILT20 was followed by a rather pedestrian one....still enough for the West Indian powerhouse his way into the Top 3 for the week.

4. Nat Sciver-Brunt - 225 - Posting number such as this you must assume that England are playing an absolute blinder in The Ashes.....instead you wonder just how much bother they would be in without her services.

5. Phil Salt - 133 - Bloody loves a short sharp T20 competition and looked in dominant form for Abu Dhabi Knight Riders with 71 off 49....followed that up with a rather tame score of 2. Debuts on the Overall List at 10th.

Overall Top 5

1. Chamari Athapaththu - 564 - Another week in top spot for the Sri Lankan. Such is her dominance in this opening fortnight that she has now opened up a 274 point gap. Only one other player has scored more than that in the 17 days of 2025.

2. Sam Curran - 290 - Goes from being active last week straight into silver medal position this week. A great start for the man who never got higher than third last year.

3. Wanindu Hasaranga - 273 - Had one ODI left for Sri Lanka which was rather a damp squib and then has had a rather lowkey start to his time in the ILT20 with 2 wickets and 2 runs in 2 games. His score of 87 was enough to see him be one of only two people to retain their positions in the List.

4. Nicholas Pooran - 257 - Debuts in fourth place courtesy of his heavy hitting performances in ILT20. Plays so much cricket that you wouldn't bet on him being a sticker in the higher echelons.

5. Nat Sciver-Brunt - 235 - Her side are being put to the sword by Australia but her individual performances see two women in the Top 5 for the first time in recorded history.

Top 3 Averages


1. Chamari Athapaththu - 282
2. Wanindu Hasaranga - 136.5
3. Nat Sciver-Brunt - 117.5

Top Players By Format

*=New Name

Red Ball - Babar Azam - 189
One Day - * Nat Sciver-Brunt - 225
Short Form - Chamari Athapaththu - 564

Top Players by Discipline

Runs - *Chamari Athapaththhu - 164
Batting Bonus - Babar Azam - 40
Strike Rate - Chamari Athapaththu - 80

Wickets - Chamari Athapaththu - 200
Wicket Bonus - Chamari Athapaththu - 40
Economy - *Chamari Athapaththu - 60

Fielding - Yashasvi Jaiswal & * Sam Curran - 40
Fielding Bonus - Sam Curran - 10

Weewkl List In Full

Chamari Athapaththu 303
Sam Curran 290
Nicholas Pooran 257
Nat Sciver-Brunt 225
Phil Salt 133
Pathum Nissanka 116
Kane Williamson 110
Annabel Sutherland 91
Wanindu Hasaranga 87
Heinrich Klaasen 79
Adam Zampa 50
Liam Livingstone 14
Liam Dawson 0

Jamie Smith dnp
Jos Buttler dnp
Harry Brook dnp
Babar Azam dnp
Rishabh Pant dnp
Jasprit Bumrah dnp
Yashavi Jaiwal dnp
Ravindra Jadeja dnp
Travis Head dnp
Suryakumar Yadav dnp
Saim Ayub dnp

Overall list In Full

Chamari Athapaththu 564
Sam Curran 290
Wanindu Hasaranga 273
Nicholas Pooran 257
Nat Sciver-Brunt 235
Babar Azam 189
Rishabh Pant 181
Adam Zampa 173
Pathum Nissanka 160
Phil Salt 133
Jasprit Bumrah 112
Kane Williamson 110
Annabel Sutherland 91
Heinrich Klaasen 79
Yashavi Jaiwal 72
Ravindra Jadeja 69
Travis Head 48
Liam Dawson 26
Liam Livingstone 14
Suryakumar Yadav 10
Saim Ayub 0