T20 ratings BBL

Michael Neser

Batter and bowler, age 36

−0.5

Points of win chance he adds per innings, at his 7 balls an innings, against an average IPL batter. Ranked 251st of 1,072 rated batters, top 25%.

A big hitter and goes up a gear once he is in. Adds most in the powerplay.

89% range
−1.2 to +0.4
Likely rank
153rd to 471st
Per 24 balls
−1.6
Next season
−0.4
Next season, in the IPL
−0.5
Whole career
−0.2
Ageing since his record, per 24
−0.69
Run-outs, per match
+0.17
Balls
571
Last played
2025
Where he sits among 1,072 rated batters

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In IPL numbers

The same player run through today's IPL (the 2026 season's scoring) against average opposition.

NeserIPL average
Strike rate158153
Balls per dismissal1619
Boundary balls23%22%
Dot balls28%29%
Strike rate, powerplay161155
Strike rate, middle150145
Strike rate, death169167

+5 runs over a 14-match season against an average IPL batter, at his 7 balls an innings. Runs only; the rating also counts what his wickets cost.

By phase

Points of win chance per 24 balls, from his rating.

Powerplay+0.8
Middle−0.1
Death−0.4

How he plays, against every rated batter

More 4s and 6stop 20%
Gets out lessbottom 40%
Scores faster once intop 10%

Against each kind of bowler

Strike rateIPL averageOut every
Right-arm pace16215716 balls
Left-arm pace16215416 balls
Off-spin15214719 balls
Left-arm spin14514218 balls
Wrist-spin14814616 balls

Walking in at 40 needed off 18, six down

A real IPL position, played out a thousand times with him in it and a thousand times with an average batter in his place. Each line is one chase, ball by ball, from 40 to win down to 0.

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Season by season

Win value: points of win chance per 24 balls against the par ball in the same situation, in the games he played (raw: not adjusted for the opposition or the competition). Bar width shows how many balls.

-220+22 2011: +7.0 per 24 over 31 balls 112012: −0.7 per 24 over 28 balls 122013: −4.2 per 24 over 52 balls 132015: +1.7 per 24 over 30 balls 152016: −6.7 per 24 over 25 balls 162017: −3.4 per 24 over 51 balls 172018: +3.3 per 24 over 55 balls 182019: +3.5 per 24 over 48 balls 192022: −4.0 per 24 over 120 balls 222023: +4.4 per 24 over 61 balls 232024: −4.1 per 24 over 42 balls 242025: +20.3 per 24 over 16 balls 25
SeasonInnsRunsBallsAvgSR4s6sDot %Win value

By competition

Strength: a typical batter there against a typical IPL batter, points per 24 balls. The rating already allows for it; the record here does not.

CompetitionStrengthInnsRunsAvgSRWin value

Last 10 innings

With the win chance his own balls added for his side, in points (each ball against a par ball from the same situation).

  1. 35(14)v Sydney Sixers, BBL, 2026-01-18 · replay+14.5
  2. 1*(2)v Hobart Hurricanes, BBL, 2026-01-14 · replay−0.1
  3. 5*(4)v Hobart Hurricanes, BBL, 2025-01-16 · scorecard−0.8
  4. 18(8)v Adelaide Strikers, BBL, 2025-01-11 · scorecard+2.8
  5. 7*(3)v Sydney Thunder, BBL, 2025-01-06 · scorecard+1.0
  6. 12(7)v Essex, Blast, 2024-06-20+0.7
  7. 19(11)v Somerset, Blast, 2024-06-09−0.1
  8. 1*(1)v Kent, Blast, 2024-06-02−9.0
  9. 7*(8)v Surrey, Blast, 2024-05-30−1.8
  10. 0(1)v Sydney Sixers, BBL, 2024-01-24−1.7

His biggest innings, by win chance added

Not the most runs: the most difference to the result. Counted over his own balls only; the other end can give some of it back, so a rescue act can add more than 100.

  1. 48*(32)v Sydney Sixers, BBL, 2023-02-02+27.7
  2. 64*(30)v Perth Scorchers, BBL, 2024-01-10+25.5
  3. 31(21)v Sydney Sixers, BBL, 2019-01-29+14.9
  4. 35(14)v Sydney Sixers, BBL, 2026-01-18 · replay+14.5
  5. 35*(24)v Melbourne Renegades, BBL, 2014-01-22+12.4