Friday, 11 April 2025

Pathum Nissanka - The Best Cricketer of the Week

 


Weekly Top 5

1. Pathum Nissanka - 259 - Has been in abysmal form all year but burst into life with 203 for Kandy against Dambulla this week. To put this into context his entire run tally before this match was 225.

2. Liam Dawson - 192 - A perfectly adequate start to the County Championship for Dawson after his spell away from cricket, 42 run, 3 wickets and 60 points from economy sees him take second place for the week.

3. Nicholas Pooran - 169 - Continues his great run of form in the IPL with another Top 5 score. Since the IPL started he has scored 528. The second highest in that time is Nissanka with 392 with Buttler in third with 372.

4. Suryakumar Yadav - 165 - Another decent week after an underwhelming campaign in 2025. 95 runs across two games for Mumbai sees SKY up to 16th place; his second week of moving up a place in the Overall List.

5. Yashasvi Jaiswal - 133 - Has been performing so badly this year that I have only just realised there has been a misspelling of his name in my master spreadsheet. 67 against Punjab moves him up two places to 19th on the Overall List.

Overall List

1. Nat Sciver-Brunt - 428 - Into her third inactive week in succession and still holds a 428 point lead on those squabbling below her.

2.Ravindra Jadeja- 1222 - Isn't really doing much for Chennai but has managed to chip his way up the Top 5 to move into a second place berth he held for 1 week 2 and a half months ago.

3. Annabel Sutherland - 1197- Inactive again and starts her descent down the List. There is only 255 points between her and tenth so she is likely to be in a bit of a freefall over coming weeks.

4. Nicholas Pooran - 1191 - Continues his assault on the List. After spending 6 weeks in 8th he has jumped up two places each week for the last fortnight. Not impossible he could do the same again in the form he is in.

5. Wanindu Hasaranga - 1148 - Not tearing up trees in the IPL but has done just enough to replace the outgoing Chamari Athapaththu and Kane Williamson in the Top 5.

Other Movers

Jamie Smith has not impressed yet for England or Surrey but his 67 points this week saw him overtake the returning Jasprit Bumrah to third from bottom.

Top 3 Averages

1. Nicholas Pooran = 170.14 (Down from 170.33)
2. Nat Sciver-Brunt - 165
3. Chamari Athapaththu - 150.29

For the second successive week, Rishabh Pant's average decreases the most. A fortnight ago he averaged 91.33 per active week - he now averages 57.6. Nissanka's average improves the most - up 26.04 to 76.75.

Top Players By Format

Red Ball - Ravindra Jadeja - 488
One Day - Kane Williamson - 655
Short Form - Nat Sciver-Brunt = 1306

Top Players by Discipline

* = New name

Runs - Nat Sciver-Brunt = 750
Batting Bonus - Nat Sciver-Brunt + Kane Williamson = 140
Strike Rate - Nat Sciver-Brunt & *Nicholas Pooran = 300

Wickets - Wanindu Hasaranga = 640
Wicket Bonus - Ravindra Jadeja & Wanindu Hasaranga - 100
Economy - Ravindra Jadeja = 260

Fielding - Phil Salt - 210
Fielding Bonus -Phil Salt - 30

Weekly List In Full

Pathum Nissanka 259
Liam Dawson 192
Nicholas Pooran 169
Suryakumar Yadav 165
Yashasvi Jaiwal 133
Phil Salt 91
Babar Azam 90
Jamie Smith 67
Jos Buttler 66
Ravindra Jadeja 61
Heinrich Klaasen 57
Wanindu Hasaranga 40
Liam Livingstone 24
Rishabh Pant 12
Jasprit Bumrah 10
Travis Head 8

Saim Ayub dnp
Harry Brook dnp
Kane Williamson dnp
Nat Sciver-Brunt dnp
Chamari Athapaththu dnp
Annabel Sutherland dnp
Adam Zampa dnp
Sam Curran dnp

Overall List In Full

1 Nat Sciver-Brunt 1650
2 Ravindra Jadeja 1222
3 Annabel Sutherland 1197
4 Nicholas Pooran 1191
5 Wanindu Hasaranga 1148
6 Chamari Athapaththu 1052
7 Kane Williamson 1038
8 Sam Curran 1019
9 Heinrich Klaasen 1015
10 Phil Salt 977
11 Jos Buttler 942
12 Liam Dawson 729
13 Babar Azam 724
14 Travis Head 687
15 Pathum Nissanka 614
16 Suryakumar Yadav 609
17 Liam Livingstone 599
18 Adam Zampa 578
19 Yashasvi Jaiwal 341
20 Harry Brook 288
21 Rishabh Pant 288
22 Jamie Smith 149
23 Jasprit Bumrah 122
24 Saim Ayub 0

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