T20 ratings Blast

Simon Harmer

Batter and bowler, age 37

−0.3

Points of win chance he adds per innings, at his 8 balls an innings, against an average IPL batter. Ranked 209th of 1,072 rated batters, top 20%.

Goes up a gear once he is in. Adds most in the powerplay.

89% range
−1.2 to +0.4
Likely rank
123rd to 442nd
Per 24 balls
−0.9
Next season
−0.4
Next season, in the IPL
−0.4
Whole career
+0.1
Ageing since his record, per 24
−0.48
Run-outs, per match
+0.13
Balls
1,121
Last played
2026
Where he sits among 1,072 rated batters

Each dot is a rated batter, by rating per innings. Tap anywhere on the line to zoom in and see who is who.

In IPL numbers

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

HarmerIPL average
Strike rate156153
Balls per dismissal1819
Boundary balls22%22%
Dot balls27%29%
Strike rate, powerplay160155
Strike rate, middle147145
Strike rate, death170167

+4 runs over a 14-match season against an average IPL batter, at his 8 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+1.4
Middle+0.3
Death+0.6

How he plays, against every rated batter

More 4s and 6stop 32%
Gets out lesstop 31%
Scores faster once intop 3%

Against each kind of bowler

Strike rateIPL averageOut every
Right-arm pace16115718 balls
Left-arm pace15815418 balls
Off-spin15114721 balls
Left-arm spin14214220 balls
Wrist-spin14914618 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.

-320+32 2011: +2.3 per 24 over 39 balls 112012: +5.4 per 24 over 60 balls 122013: +0.6 per 24 over 60 balls 132014: +2.6 per 24 over 113 balls 142017: +3.8 per 24 over 31 balls 172018: +17.7 per 24 over 98 balls 182019: +29.1 per 24 over 57 balls 192020: −1.8 per 24 over 90 balls 202021: +25.9 per 24 over 84 balls 212022: +4.9 per 24 over 69 balls 222023: −3.3 per 24 over 105 balls 232024: −13.3 per 24 over 54 balls 242025: −4.5 per 24 over 122 balls 252026: +5.3 per 24 over 106 balls 26
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. 7(7)v Hampshire, Blast, 2026-07-15 · replay−0.3
  2. 56*(28)v Middlesex, Blast, 2026-07-05 · replay+8.3
  3. 46*(17)v Sussex, Blast, 2026-07-03 · replay+19.7
  4. 15(10)v Surrey, Blast, 2026-07-01 · replay−5.0
  5. 12(15)v Northamptonshire, Blast, 2026-06-26 · replay−0.3
  6. 6*(3)v Kent, Blast, 2026-06-09 · replay+0.5
  7. 4*(1)v Derbyshire, Blast, 2026-05-31 · replay+3.4
  8. 36*(18)v Hampshire, Blast, 2026-05-26 · replay−0.8
  9. 10*(7)v Sussex, Blast, 2026-05-22 · replay−1.5
  10. 6*(6)v Joburg Super Kings, SA20, 2026-01-01 · replay−1.2

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. 12*(5)v Middlesex, Blast, 2018-07-06+94.3
  2. 18*(7)v Worcestershire, Blast, 2019-09-21+94.0
  3. 4*(1)v Middlesex, Blast, 2021-06-24+84.1
  4. 21*(11)v Kent, Blast, 2022-05-27+31.0
  5. 46*(17)v Sussex, Blast, 2026-07-03 · replay+19.7