Mahela Jayawardene managed to stay ahead of Kevin Pietersen and the Hussey brothers to become the most valuable player (MVP) in the ICC World Twenty20.
Four out of the top five players, and seven out of the top 10 played in the Indian Premier League last month.
The table below shows the top 50 players in the World Twenty20:
|
Player Name |
Team |
Runs |
Six |
Four |
Strike Rate |
W |
Eco |
M |
MVPI |
1 |
M Jayawardene |
SL |
302 |
11 |
29 |
159.8 |
0 |
-- |
6 |
369 |
2 |
David Hussey |
AUS |
179 |
10 |
8 |
130.7 |
6 |
5.9 |
7 |
328 |
3 |
K Pietersen |
ENG |
248 |
7 |
24 |
137.8 |
0 |
-- |
6 |
268 |
4 |
Michael Hussey |
AUS |
188 |
9 |
14 |
175.7 |
0 |
-- |
7 |
265 |
5 |
Steven Smith |
AUS |
34 |
2 |
2 |
130.8 |
11 |
7.1 |
7 |
254 |
6 |
Dirk Nannes |
AUS |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
14 |
7.0 |
7 |
248 |
7 |
Shaun Tait |
AUS |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
9 |
5.5 |
7 |
240 |
8 |
C Kieswetter |
ENG |
222 |
11 |
20 |
116.8 |
0 |
-- |
7 |
235 |
9 |
Suresh Raina |
IND |
219 |
8 |
22 |
146.0 |
0 |
11.5 |
5 |
231 |
10 |
Kamran Akmal |
PAK |
180 |
6 |
19 |
120.8 |
0 |
-- |
6 |
225 |
11 |
N McCullum |
NZ |
57 |
3 |
4 |
154.1 |
7 |
6.5 |
5 |
225 |
12 |
Salman Butt |
PAK |
223 |
4 |
26 |
131.2 |
0 |
-- |
6 |
219 |
13 |
Mitchell Johnson |
AUS |
5 |
0 |
1 |
125.0 |
10 |
6.5 |
6 |
218 |
14 |
Darren Sammy |
WI |
51 |
3 |
4 |
164.5 |
6 |
5.3 |
5 |
218 |
15 |
Saeed Ajmal |
PAK |
17 |
1 |
1 |
154.5 |
11 |
7.6 |
6 |
217 |
16 |
Jacques Kallis |
SA |
171 |
8 |
6 |
116.3 |
2 |
6.4 |
5 |
210 |
17 |
Graeme Swann |
ENG |
9 |
0 |
0 |
112.5 |
10 |
6.5 |
7 |
203 |
18 |
C Langeveldt |
SA |
2 |
0 |
0 |
66.7 |
11 |
6.5 |
4 |
200 |
19 |
Cameron White |
AUS |
180 |
12 |
10 |
146.3 |
0 |
-- |
7 |
200 |
20 |
Angelo Mathews |
SL |
119 |
3 |
8 |
121.4 |
4 |
6.9 |
6 |
196 |
21 |
Umar Akmal |
PAK |
155 |
10 |
6 |
143.5 |
0 |
-- |
6 |
194 |
22 |
Chris Gayle |
WI |
132 |
9 |
9 |
157.1 |
3 |
11.4 |
4 |
193 |
23 |
Scott Styris |
NZ |
82 |
2 |
7 |
118.8 |
6 |
5.3 |
5 |
192 |
24 |
David Warner |
AUS |
150 |
10 |
13 |
148.5 |
0 |
-- |
7 |
185 |
25 |
Eoin Morgan |
ENG |
183 |
5 |
16 |
128.9 |
0 |
-- |
7 |
185 |
26 |
Ashish Nehra |
IND |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
10 |
7.8 |
5 |
180 |
27 |
R Sidebottom |
ENG |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-- |
10 |
7.4 |
7 |
180 |
28 |
AB de Villiers |
SA |
153 |
9 |
3 |
122.4 |
0 |
-- |
5 |
175 |
29 |
Shane Watson |
AUS |
163 |
11 |
10 |
146.8 |
2 |
10.2 |
7 |
175 |
30 |
Michael Lumb |
ENG |
137 |
3 |
18 |
141.2 |
0 |
-- |
7 |
173 |
31 |
Shahid Afridi |
PAK |
91 |
2 |
8 |
130.0 |
4 |
7.6 |
6 |
167 |
32 |
Stuart Broad |
ENG |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-- |
8 |
6.7 |
7 |
167 |
33 |
Mohd Aamer |
PAK |
5 |
0 |
0 |
50.0 |
8 |
6.6 |
6 |
161 |
34 |
Daniel Vettori |
NZ |
69 |
2 |
3 |
109.5 |
3 |
5.7 |
5 |
150 |
35 |
Dwayne Bravo |
WI |
48 |
2 |
3 |
109.1 |
5 |
8.3 |
5 |
149 |
36 |
Shakib Al Hasan |
BAN |
75 |
3 |
3 |
127.1 |
4 |
6.4 |
2 |
148 |
37 |
MS Dhoni |
IND |
85 |
6 |
3 |
149.1 |
0 |
-- |
5 |
146 |
38 |
K Sangakkara |
SL |
139 |
6 |
9 |
113.9 |
0 |
-- |
6 |
140 |
39 |
Morne Morkel |
SA |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50.0 |
8 |
7.9 |
4 |
128 |
40 |
Luke Wright |
ENG |
90 |
5 |
4 |
123.3 |
1 |
5.0 |
7 |
126 |
41 |
Johan Botha |
SA |
31 |
1 |
4 |
155.0 |
4 |
5.7 |
3 |
120 |
42 |
Tim Bresnan |
ENG |
41 |
0 |
5 |
136.7 |
3 |
7.2 |
7 |
120 |
43 |
Dale Steyn |
SA |
6 |
0 |
0 |
85.7 |
5 |
6.9 |
5 |
120 |
44 |
Abdur Rehman |
PAK |
4 |
0 |
0 |
100.0 |
6 |
7.9 |
3 |
116 |
45 |
Graeme Smith |
SA |
109 |
3 |
10 |
119.8 |
0 |
-- |
5 |
113 |
46 |
Hamid Hassan |
AAF |
28 |
2 |
2 |
107.7 |
4 |
4.1 |
2 |
112 |
47 |
Lasith Malinga |
SL |
3 |
0 |
0 |
27.3 |
6 |
7.9 |
6 |
111 |
48 |
Michael Yardy |
ENG |
8 |
0 |
1 |
114.3 |
4 |
6.8 |
7 |
107 |
49 |
Rohit Sharma |
IND |
84 |
6 |
5 |
155.6 |
0 |
-- |
3 |
104 |
50 |
Yusuf Pathan |
IND |
42 |
3 |
2 |
135.5 |
4 |
8.8 |
5 |
103 |
Jayawardene, who scored the most runs, the most boundaries (29), and 11 sixes, was also the tournament's best batsman. The top 20 batsmen (with the highest batting points) are listed in the table below. Both the Akmal brothers, who batted splendidly, also figure in this list.
|
Player Name |
Team |
Runs |
Six |
Four |
Strike Rate |
Top Score |
M |
Bat Pts |
1 |
M Jayawardene |
SL |
302 |
11 |
29 |
159.8 |
100 |
6 |
352.0 |
2 |
Kevin Pietersen |
ENG |
248 |
7 |
24 |
137.8 |
73 |
6 |
256.0 |
3 |
Suresh Raina |
IND |
219 |
8 |
22 |
146.0 |
101 |
5 |
238.0 |
4 |
Michael Hussey |
AUS |
188 |
9 |
14 |
175.7 |
60 |
7 |
233.3 |
5 |
Salman Butt |
PAK |
223 |
4 |
26 |
131.2 |
73 |
6 |
219.3 |
6 |
Cameron White |
AUS |
180 |
12 |
10 |
146.3 |
85 |
7 |
196.0 |
7 |
C Kieswetter |
ENG |
222 |
11 |
20 |
116.8 |
63 |
7 |
190.7 |
8 |
Shane Watson |
AUS |
163 |
11 |
10 |
146.8 |
81 |
7 |
178.0 |
9 |
Eoin Morgan |
ENG |
183 |
5 |
16 |
128.9 |
55 |
7 |
176.7 |
10 |
David Hussey |
AUS |
179 |
10 |
8 |
130.7 |
59 |
7 |
175.3 |
11 |
Umar Akmal |
PAK |
155 |
10 |
6 |
143.5 |
56 |
6 |
166.0 |
12 |
David Warner |
AUS |
150 |
10 |
13 |
148.5 |
72 |
7 |
165.3 |
13 |
Kamran Akmal |
PAK |
180 |
6 |
19 |
120.8 |
73 |
6 |
161.3 |
14 |
Chris Gayle |
WI |
132 |
9 |
9 |
157.1 |
98 |
4 |
152.0 |
15 |
Jacques Kallis |
SA |
171 |
8 |
6 |
116.3 |
73 |
5 |
146.0 |
16 |
Michael Lumb |
ENG |
137 |
3 |
18 |
141.2 |
33 |
7 |
144.7 |
17 |
AB de Villiers |
SA |
153 |
9 |
3 |
122.4 |
53 |
5 |
139.3 |
18 |
K Sangakkara |
SL |
139 |
6 |
9 |
113.9 |
68 |
6 |
115.3 |
19 |
A Mathews |
SL |
119 |
3 |
8 |
121.4 |
58 |
6 |
107.3 |
20 |
Graeme Smith |
SA |
109 |
3 |
10 |
119.8 |
36 |
5 |
96.7 |
Dirk Nannes with 14 wickets at an economy rate of 7.0 proved to be the tournament's best bowler, followed by another Australian Shaun Tait, who took 9 wickets at a superior economy rate of 5.5.
Only one Indian figures in both the top 20 batting and bowling lists!
|
Player Name |
Team |
W |
Eco |
M |
Bowl Pts |
1 |
Dirk Nannes |
AUS |
14 |
7.0 |
7 |
249.0 |
2 |
Shaun Tait |
AUS |
9 |
5.5 |
7 |
202.3 |
3 |
Charl Langeveldt |
SA |
11 |
6.5 |
4 |
200.0 |
4 |
Steven Smith |
AUS |
11 |
7.1 |
7 |
197.0 |
5 |
Mitchell Johnson |
AUS |
10 |
6.5 |
6 |
193.7 |
6 |
Graeme Swann |
ENG |
10 |
6.5 |
7 |
192.0 |
7 |
Saeed Ajmal |
PAK |
11 |
7.6 |
6 |
185.7 |
8 |
Ryan Sidebottom |
ENG |
10 |
7.4 |
7 |
172.0 |
9 |
Ashish Nehra |
IND |
10 |
7.8 |
5 |
164.0 |
10 |
Mohd Aamer |
PAK |
8 |
6.6 |
6 |
160.0 |
11 |
Stuart Broad |
ENG |
8 |
6.7 |
7 |
154.7 |
12 |
Nathan McCullum |
NZ |
7 |
6.5 |
5 |
140.0 |
13 |
Darren Sammy |
WI |
6 |
5.3 |
5 |
133.3 |
14 |
Morne Morkel |
SA |
8 |
7.9 |
4 |
129.0 |
15 |
Scott Styris |
NZ |
6 |
5.3 |
5 |
120.0 |
16 |
David Hussey |
AUS |
6 |
5.9 |
7 |
113.0 |
17 |
Dale Steyn |
SA |
5 |
6.9 |
5 |
101.0 |
18 |
Kemar Roach |
WI |
5 |
6.4 |
3 |
99.0 |
19 |
Lasith Malinga |
SL |
6 |
7.9 |
6 |
97.7 |
20 |
Abdur Rehman |
PAK |
6 |
7.9 |
3 |
97.0 |