Shahid Afridi is making all the difference to Pakistan's challenge in the 2011 World Cup, with 14 wickets at an economy rate of just 2.6.
He now has a phenomenal MVPI of 506. Only two other Pakistanis, Umar Akmal (181) and Misbah-ul-Haq (180), make it to the top 50 MVP list.
South Africa's best batsman, A B de Villiers (344), and best bowler, Imran Tahir (316), figure in the top 4 in a World Cup in which the bat has matched the ball evenly; although, among bowlers, spinners have done better than fast bowlers.
- Who were the most valuable players of 2007 WC?
For India, the top five players are Virender Sehwag (294), Yuvraj Singh (248), Zaheer Khan (215), Sachin Tendulkar (205) and Virat Kohli (184).
Most valuable players in the 2011 World Cup so far (after 22 matches, as on 6.3.2011)
|
|
Player |
From |
Runs |
6s |
4s |
Strike rate |
W |
Eco |
M |
MVPI |
|
1 |
Shahid Afridi |
PAK |
43 |
0 |
6 |
130.3 |
14 |
2.6 |
3 |
506 |
|
2 |
AB de Villiers |
SA |
266 |
6 |
21 |
107.7 |
0 |
-- |
3 |
344 |
|
3 |
Andrew Strauss |
ENG |
280 |
2 |
29 |
104.5 |
0 |
-- |
4 |
337 |
|
4 |
Imran Tahir |
SA |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100.0 |
11 |
3.8 |
3 |
316 |
|
5 |
Kumar Sangakkara |
SL |
241 |
2 |
19 |
88.0 |
0 |
-- |
4 |
296 |
|
6 |
Virender Sehwag |
IND |
215 |
5 |
21 |
127.2 |
0 |
-- |
3 |
294 |
|
7 |
Kemar Roach |
WI |
2 |
0 |
0 |
33.3 |
10 |
3.9 |
3 |
274 |
|
8 |
R ten Doeschate |
NED |
137 |
3 |
10 |
100.0 |
6 |
6.5 |
3 |
269 |
|
9 |
Mitchell Johnson |
AUS |
7 |
0 |
1 |
233.3 |
8 |
3.0 |
3 |
257 |
|
10 |
Graeme Swann |
ENG |
40 |
1 |
4 |
117.6 |
7 |
4.4 |
4 |
257 |
|
11 |
Yuvraj Singh |
IND |
108 |
0 |
12 |
86.4 |
5 |
5.0 |
3 |
248 |
|
12 |
Tim Bresnan |
ENG |
19 |
1 |
0 |
90.5 |
8 |
4.9 |
4 |
248 |
|
13 |
Kevin O'Brien |
IRE |
159 |
7 |
17 |
137.1 |
0 |
3.7 |
3 |
243 |
|
14 |
Suleiman Benn |
WI |
9 |
0 |
1 |
100.0 |
8 |
4.1 |
3 |
233 |
|
15 |
Ian Bell |
ENG |
188 |
2 |
12 |
92.2 |
0 |
-- |
4 |
224 |
|
16 |
Jonathan Trott |
ENG |
222 |
0 |
17 |
82.2 |
0 |
-- |
4 |
219 |
|
17 |
Tim Southee |
NZ |
6 |
0 |
0 |
60.0 |
7 |
3.4 |
3 |
218 |
|
18 |
Zaheer Khan |
IND |
4 |
0 |
0 |
80.0 |
8 |
4.6 |
3 |
215 |
|
19 |
Shane Watson |
AUS |
141 |
2 |
14 |
92.2 |
1 |
3.5 |
3 |
210 |
|
20 |
Sachin Tendulkar |
IND |
186 |
5 |
18 |
93.0 |
0 |
-- |
3 |
205 |
|
21 |
Graeme Cremer |
ZIM |
85 |
0 |
7 |
72.6 |
4 |
4.2 |
3 |
198 |
|
22 |
Trent Johnston |
IRE |
30 |
0 |
4 |
100.0 |
6 |
4.9 |
3 |
198 |
|
23 |
Virat Kohli |
IND |
142 |
2 |
12 |
100.7 |
0 |
-- |
3 |
184 |
|
24 |
T Dilshan |
SL |
139 |
0 |
22 |
93.9 |
0 |
4.0 |
4 |
181 |
|
25 |
Umar Akmal |
PAK |
129 |
2 |
13 |
95.6 |
0 |
-- |
3 |
181 |
|
26 |
Misbah-ul-Haq |
PAK |
185 |
2 |
8 |
81.1 |
0 |
-- |
3 |
180 |
|
27 |
M Jayawardene |
SL |
125 |
1 |
12 |
107.8 |
0 |
-- |
4 |
176 |
|
28 |
Shakib Al Hasan |
BAN |
79 |
0 |
9 |
91.9 |
3 |
4.9 |
3 |
176 |
|
29 |
Harvir Baidwan |
CAN |
28 |
0 |
2 |
47.5 |
7 |
5.5 |
3 |
175 |
|
30 |
Nuwan Kulasekara |
SL |
31 |
1 |
3 |
182.4 |
4 |
3.9 |
3 |
175 |
|
31 |
Hashim Amla |
SA |
169 |
0 |
12 |
86.2 |
0 |
-- |
3 |
175 |
|
32 |
Dale Steyn |
SA |
20 |
0 |
3 |
64.5 |
5 |
3.9 |
3 |
170 |
|
33 |
Ray Price |
ZIM |
26 |
0 |
2 |
59.1 |
4 |
3.3 |
3 |
163 |
|
34 |
Shaun Tait |
AUS |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-- |
6 |
4.4 |
3 |
163 |
|
35 |
Munaf Patel |
IND |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-- |
7 |
5.8 |
3 |
161 |
|
36 |
Hamish Bennett |
NZ |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-- |
6 |
5.8 |
3 |
159 |
|
37 |
Rizwan Cheema |
CAN |
55 |
3 |
7 |
103.8 |
4 |
5.5 |
3 |
155 |
|
38 |
Darren Sammy |
WI |
6 |
0 |
1 |
60.0 |
5 |
4.3 |
3 |
155 |
|
39 |
Robin Peterson |
SA |
3 |
0 |
0 |
18.8 |
5 |
4.0 |
3 |
155 |
|
40 |
Jean-Paul Duminy |
SA |
82 |
4 |
3 |
113.9 |
1 |
3.6 |
3 |
153 |
|
41 |
Lasith Malinga |
SL |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-- |
6 |
5.0 |
2 |
150 |
|
42 |
Daniel Vettori |
NZ |
44 |
0 |
5 |
102.3 |
2 |
3.5 |
3 |
150 |
|
43 |
Kevin Pietersen |
ENG |
131 |
2 |
17 |
96.3 |
0 |
4.9 |
4 |
150 |
|
44 |
Prosper Utseya |
ZIM |
82 |
0 |
6 |
59.0 |
3 |
3.9 |
3 |
148 |
|
45 |
George Dockrell |
IRE |
7 |
0 |
0 |
31.8 |
5 |
4.7 |
3 |
148 |
|
46 |
B McCullum |
NZ |
118 |
2 |
13 |
95.2 |
0 |
-- |
3 |
148 |
|
47 |
Martin Guptill |
NZ |
135 |
4 |
14 |
81.8 |
0 |
-- |
3 |
145 |
|
48 |
Thisara Perera |
SL |
19 |
0 |
2 |
111.8 |
5 |
5.4 |
2 |
143 |
|
49 |
Kieron Pollard |
WI |
60 |
4 |
5 |
214.3 |
1 |
4.4 |
3 |
142 |
|
50 |
Balaji Rao |
CAN |
8 |
0 |
1 |
40.0 |
6 |
5.7 |
3 |
139 |
* Runs (scored) | Sixes | Fours | Strike rate | Bat-pts: Batting points | W: Wickets taken | Eco: Economy rate | Bowl-pts: Bowling points | Field-pts: fielding points | M: Matches played | MVPI: Most valuable player index = sum of batting, bowling and fielding points | AvMVPI = MVPI/M | *Run outs are counted as 1 (wicket) for a direct hit, and 0.5 (wicket) if the fielder is an equal participant in a run out dismissal.
It is early days yet, but expect Afridi to earn the 'purple cap' for most wickets in WC 2011.
The contenders for the 'orange cap' for most runs are A B de Villiers, Andrew Strauss, Kumar Sangakkara, Sehwag, Jonathan Trott and Tendulkar.
There isn't an iota of doubt that Tendulkar will?be the most popular winner. Oh, the ovation he received at Chinnaswamy Stadium on Sunday!
- Previous MVP update: Afridi leads World Cup MVP race
