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DJ Mitchell

38New Zealand

Right-handed top-order accumulator
Right-arm medium bowler
Occasional bowler

Batting rating: +3.1; runs versus average over 4 overs
Bowling rating: −2.7; runs versus average over 4 overs
T20 matches: 219; since Jan 2014

Men's T20

ETPL rank: 15th; batters
Runs a match: +2.2; above an average player

Last 2 years	Mat	Runs	Avg	SR	Wkts	Bowl avg	Econ
T20	69	1,357	27.7	136.2	10	41.7	10.69

Men's T20

ETPL rank: 34th; bowlers
Runs a match: −0.6; above an average player

Last 2 years	Mat	Runs	Avg	SR	Wkts	Bowl avg	Econ
T20	69	1,357	27.7	136.2	10	41.7	10.69

Men's One-day

Our rank: 4th; batters
Runs a match: +8.2; above an average player
ICC rank: 2; 794 points

Last 2 years	Mat	Runs	Avg	SR	Wkts	Bowl avg	Econ
One-day	23	1,234	65.0	90.3	1	60.0	7.50

Men's Test

Our rank: 42nd; batters
Runs a match: +4.4; above an average player
ICC rank: 8; 710 points

Last 2 years	Mat	Runs	Avg	SR	Wkts	Bowl avg	Econ
Test	17	852	32.8	52.3	3	28.7	2.53

Teams

New ZealandInternationalLast international Jul 2026
Dublin GuardiansETPL|16 appearances in the club's latest season
RawalpindizPSLLast played Apr 2026

Leagues

	Years	Mat	Runs	Avg	SR	Wkts	Econ
Super Smash	2014–2025	52	1,525	40.1	138.4	36	9.25
T20 Blast	2021–2023	23	646	35.9	154.5	21	8.34
PSL	2025–2026	18	496	31.0	137.8	7	10.32
IPL	2022–2024	15	351	27.0	131.5	1	12.13
ETPL	2026	6	63	12.6	112.5	0	10.50
MLC	2025	5	85	21.3	104.9	2	11.21

Batting style

Top-order accumulator

	Player	Par	Below parAbove par
Strike rate	138	139
Boundary %	15.4	17.7
Dot %	28.6	35.0
Sixes, % of boundaries	32	37
Strike rate v pace	146	145
Strike rate v spin	128	131
Strike rate, first 10 balls	125	119
Balls per dismissal	24	18

1,368 balls · Dec 2023 – Apr 2026

Strike-rotating top-order batter

Strong against spin

	Player	Par	Below parAbove par
Average	58.3	30.3
Strike rate	95	84
Boundary %	10.1	9.1
Dot %	46.4	52.7
Average v pace	47.9	28.9
Average v spin	77.0	32.1
Strike rate v pace	96	88
Strike rate v spin	94	80

2,577 balls · Nov 2022 – Jul 2026

Balanced middle-order batter

Strong against pace
Tough to get out

	Player	Par	Below parAbove par
Average	42.0	29.2
Average v pace	38.8	27.8
Average v spin	47.0	31.7
Balls per dismissal	78	53
Dot %	72.1	72.4
Boundary %	6.3	6.9

4,706 balls · Dec 2021 – Jun 2026

Batting

	Mat	Inns	Runs	Balls	Avg	SR	HS	50s	4s	6s	Dot %
T20	219	200	4,998	3,590	30.9	139.2	88	27	339	200	27.6
ETPL	6	6	63	56	12.6	112.5	35	0	6	1	39.3
Last 10	10	10	164	147	23.4	111.6	58	1	12	4	37.4

Bowling

	Inns	Overs	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Avg	SR	Dot %
T20	92	205.3	1,958	76	9.53	25.8	16.2	26.5
ETPL	3	2.4	28	0	10.50	–	–	25.0
Last 10	5	8.4	100	1	11.54	100.0	52.0	26.9

By phase

	Balls faced	SR	Out	Balls bowled	Econ	Wkts
Powerplay	607	116.8	18	138	7.96	5
Middle overs	2,202	134.5	89	641	9.23	28
Death (overs 16–20)	781	170.0	55	454	10.43	43

Strengths and weaknesses

Strengths

Runs per dismissal30.9 (field 23.2 across T20Is, Super Smash and 5 more)
Dot balls28% (field 35% across T20Is, Super Smash and 5 more)
Death (overs 16–20), battingSR 170 (field 154 across T20Is, Super Smash and 4 more)

Weaknesses

Dot balls bowled27% (field 32% across Super Smash, T20 Blast and 5 more)
Middle overs, bowling9.23 an over (field 8.12 across Super Smash, T20 Blast and 5 more)
Economy9.53 an over (field 8.70 across Super Smash, T20 Blast and 5 more)