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MVP: Dilshan slowly rising to the top

Last updated on: March 28, 2011 09:19 IST

Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji  present the 50 most valuable players in the World Cup after the four quarter-finals.

Just when it seemed like a two-horse race, Tillakaratne Dilshan has also jumped into contention to be the most valuable player (MVP) of World Cup 2011 with his explosive century against England.

The table below shows the updated top 50 MVP list after the four QF encounters.

The most valuable player index (MVPI) is calculated by adding together a player's batting, bowling and fielding index. The batting index is based on a combination of runs scored and strike rate; the bowling index uses a combination of the number of wickets taken and the economy rate; and the fielding index is based on the number of catches taken and the fielder's participation in run-out dismissals.

Most valuable players in the 2011 World Cup so far (after 46 matches, as on 28.3.2011)

 

Player Name

Team

Runs

Strike Rate

Bat Pts

W

Eco

Bowl Pts

Field Pts

M

MVPI

1

Shahid Afridi

PAK

65

130.0

88.3

21

3.5

622.5

45

7

756

2

Tillakaratne Dilshan

SL

394

96.3

447.2

6

3.7

178.0

25

7

650

3

Yuvraj Singh

IND

341

86.3

352.8

11

4.9

279.0

10

7

642

4

Robin Peterson

SA

43

116.2

55.2

15

4.3

417.0

30

7

502

5

Zaheer Khan

IND

9

81.8

8.8

17

4.5

457.3

20

7

486

6

Tim Southee

NZ

14

77.8

13.0

15

4.1

431.7

30

7

475

7

Umar Gul

PAK

36

124.1

47.8

14

3.9

409.5

5

7

462

8

Virender Sehwag

IND

342

120.8

448.2

0

--

0.0

5

6

453

9

AB de Villiers

SA

353

108.3

434.3

0

--

0.0

17.5

5

452

10

Ryan ten Doeschate

NED

307

89.2

327.3

7

6.2

113.0

10

6

450

11

Kumar Sangakkara

SL

363

88.8

385.2

0

--

0.0

62.5

7

448

12

Sachin Tendulkar

IND

379

95.9

428.8

0

4.5

1.0

5

7

435

13

Shane Watson

AUS

290

92.4

318.3

3

4.6

92.0

15

7

425

14

Jonathan Trott

ENG

422

80.8

409.0

0

--

0.0

12.5

7

422

15

Jacob Oram

NZ

52

123.8

69.0

12

4.6

317.2

32.5

5

419

16

Graeme Swann

ENG

60

117.6

77.5

12

4.5

331.0

5

7

414

17

Mohammad Hafeez

PAK

172

83.5

172.3

7

3.5

241.0

0

7

413

18

Imran Tahir

SA

1

50.0

0.3

14

3.8

397.5

10

5

408

19

Muttiah Muralitharan

SL

7

175.0

10.7

13

4.0

380.0

5

7

396

20

Brad Haddin

AUS

332

78.9

313.2

0

--

0.0

77.5

7

391

21

Shakib Al Hasan

BAN

142

71.0

117.3

8

4.8

208.7

60

6

386

22

Brett Lee

AUS

5

62.5

3.3

13

4.3

361.7

20

7

385

23

Upul Tharanga

SL

363

86.2

375.2

0

--

0.0

5

7

380

24

Andrew Strauss

ENG

334

93.6

370.5

0

--

0.0

5

7

376

25

Jacques Kallis

SA

225

72.8

192.5

5

4.1

152.0

30

7

375

26

Kevin O'Brien

IRE

198

125.3

264.3

4

6.8

70.0

40

6

374

27

Dale Steyn

SA

28

57.1

15.2

12

4.2

338.8

5

6

359

28

Darren Sammy

WI

54

110.2

67.2

9

4.5

249.0

40

7

356

29

Brendon McCullum

NZ

243

94.9

272.7

0

--

0.0

82.5

7

355

30

Kieron Pollard

WI

180

150.0

260.0

2

4.9

52.2

42.5

7

355

31

Kemar Roach

WI

19

35.8

-6.2

13

4.2

360.0

0

6

354

32

Mitchell Johnson

AUS

25

131.6

34.2

10

4.0

306.5

5

7

346

33

Harvir Baidwan

CAN

53

67.1

40.2

13

5.6

293.0

10

6

343

34

John Mooney

IRE

58

64.4

41.0

10

5.8

216.0

85

6

342

35

Paul Stirling

IRE

157

122.7

207.3

4

4.5

122.0

10

6

339

36

Ross Taylor

NZ

288

90.9

311.8

0

--

0.0

25

7

337

37

Ray Price

ZIM

37

62.7

24.8

9

3.4

301.0

10

6

336

38

Jean-Paul Duminy

SA

224

97.8

257.2

2

5.0

50.0

20

7

327

39

Hashim Amla

SA

306

87.7

321.2

0

--

0.0

5

7

326

40

Nathan McCullum

NZ

91

75.2

81.2

8

4.7

212.0

20

7

313

41

Sulieman Benn

WI

16

45.7

2.8

12

5.0

301.2

0

6

304

42

Tim Bresnan

ENG

41

82.0

40.3

9

4.9

230.0

30

7

300

43

Shaun Tait

AUS

0

0.0

-0.8

11

5.1

271.0

17.5

7

288

44

Michael Clarke

AUS

233

91.0

252.7

0

5.0

0.0

35

7

288

45

Virat Kohli

IND

238

87.2

248.5

0

6.0

-1.0

35

7

283

46

Gautam Gambhir

IND

269

87.3

281.3

0

--

0.0

0

7

281

47

Angelo Mathews

SL

80

148.1

115.0

6

4.8

156.0

5

7

276

48

Prosper Utseya

ZIM

123

65.4

89.3

6

4.3

184.0

0

6

273

49

Devon Smith

WI

300

76.7

274.2

0

6.0

-0.8

0

7

273

50

Mahela Jayawardene

SL

200

93.9

222.5

0

--

0.0

47.5

7

270

Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji