Will Andre Russell stay MVP in IPL 2019?

Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji identify the Most Valuable Players in IPL 2019 at the end of Match 59.

IMAGE: Andre Russell of the Kolkata Knight Riders hits a six against the Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2019. Photograph: BCCI

Just the final remains before IPL 2019 ends. As always, the IPL has been captivating and compelling.

Who's likely to be the most valuable player of this year's IPL?

There was an outside chance that Hardik Pandya might get there, but it now looks to be a bridge too far.

Recall that the Most Valuable Player Index (MVPI) tries to encapsulate the cricketers's performances in terms of a 'run equivalent'.

The MVPI formula rewards runs by batsmen, but rewards a little more if it is scored at a high strike rate.

Likewise, MVP rewards wicket-taking bowlers, but offers additional rewards to good economy rates.

The table below gives the MVPI details, and all the other key IPL performance variables, including the Paisa Vasool Index (PVI) which estimates how much the franchise owner pays (in $) for every 'run equivalent' contributed.

A low PVI makes the player more valuable to his franchise.

Best performing players so far at IPL 12 (after Match 59 ending May 10, 2019)

Rank	Player's Name	Team	From	Runs	Top Score	Strike Rate	Wickets	Economy	Games	MVPI	PVI ($)	Age
1	Andre Russell	KKR	WI	510	80	204.8	11	9.5	14	834	1460	31
2	David Warner	SRH	AUS	692	100	143.9	0	-	12	751	2380	32
3	Hardik Pandya	MI	IND	386	91	193	14	9.3	15	726	2170	26
4	Rishabh Pant	DC	IND	488	78	160	0	-	16	686	3130	22
5	KL Rahul	KXI	IND	593	100	135.4	0	-	14	638	2470	27
6	Shikhar Dhawan	DC	IND	521	97	135.7	0	-	16	574	1300	33
7	Jonny Bairstow	SRH	ENG	445	114	157.2	0	-	10	573	550	33
8	Quinton de Kock	MI	SA	500	81	131.2	0	-	15	556	720	26
9	Chris Gayle	KXI	WI	490	99	153.6	0	-	13	555	520	40
10	AB de Villiers	RCB	SA	442	82	154	0	-	13	525	3000	35
11	Virat Kohli	RCB	IND	464	100	141.5	0	-	14	519	4680	30
12	MS Dhoni	CSK	IND	414	84	137.5	0	-	14	499	4300	38
13	Kagiso Rabada	DC	WI	14	9	93.3	25	7.8	12	493	150	24
14	Imran Tahir	CSK	SA	0	0	-	24	6.7	16	491	300	40
15	Shreyas Iyer	DC	IND	463	67	119.9	0	-	16	459	2180	24
16	Ravindra Jadeja	CSK	IND	101	31	121.7	15	6.4	15	452	2220	30
17	Parthiv Patel	RCB	IND	373	67	139.2	0	-	14	445	550	34
18	Suryakumar Yadav	MI	IND	409	71	133.2	0	-	15	445	1030	29
19	Shreyas Gopal	RR	IND	63	19	137	20	7.2	14	442	70	26
20	Rashid Khan	SRH	AFG	34	17	147.8	17	6.3	15	436	2950	21
21	Ajinkya Rahane	RR	IND	393	105	137.9	0	-	14	430	1330	31
22	Nitish Rana	KKR	IND	344	85	146.4	3	9	14	427	1140	25
23	Chris Lynn	KKR	AUS	405	82	139.7	0	-	13	427	3220	29
24	Rohit Sharma	MI	IND	390	67	129.6	0	-	14	411	5220	32
25	Krunal Pandya	MI	IND	176	42	123.1	11	6.9	15	405	3110	28
26	Moeen Ali	RCB	ENG	220	66	165.4	6	6.8	11	402	610	32
27	Sanju Samson	RR	IND	342	102	148.7	0	-	12	397	2880	24
28	R Ashwin	KXI	IND	42	17	150	15	7.3	14	391	2780	33
29	Mayank Agarwal	KXI	IND	332	58	141.9	0	-	13	388	370	28
30	Suresh Raina	CSK	IND	375	59	125	0	6	16	384	4100	32
31	Jos Buttler	RR	ENG	311	89	151.7	0	-	8	381	1650	29
32	Prithvi Shaw	DC	IND	353	99	133.7	0	-	16	378	460	19
33	Faf du Plessis	CSK	SA	370	96	120.1	0	-	11	373	620	35
34	Manish Pandey	SRH	IND	344	83	130.8	0	-	12	365	4310	30
35	Jasprit Bumrah	MI	IND	0	0	0	17	6.8	15	361	2780	25
36	Sunil Narine	KKR	WI	143	47	166.3	10	7.8	12	347	5150	31
37	Axar Patel	DC	IND	110	26	125	10	7.1	14	344	2080	25
38	Deepak Chahar	CSK	IND	7	7	77.8	19	7.5	16	342	340	27
39	Shane Watson	CSK	AUS	318	96	125.7	0	-	16	339	1690	38
40	Jofra Archer	RR	WI	67	27	167.5	11	6.8	11	338	3050	24
41	Kieron Pollard	MI	WI	238	83	155.6	0	-	15	320	2420	32
42	Mohammad Nabi	SRH	AFG	115	31	151.3	8	6.7	8	316	460	34
43	Harbhajan Singh	CSK	IND	1	1	33.3	16	7.1	10	313	920	39
44	Dinesh Karthik	KKR	IND	253	97	146.2	0	-	14	311	3400	34
45	Vijay Shankar	SRH	IND	244	40	126.4	1	8.8	15	305	1500	28
46	Shubman Gill	KKR	IND	296	76	124.4	0	-	14	303	850	20
47	Yuzvendra Chahal	RCB	IND	6	4	37.5	18	7.8	14	299	2870	29
48	Khaleel Ahmed	SRH	IND	0	0	0	19	8.2	9	294	1460	21
49	Mohammed Shami	KXI	IND	1	1	50	19	8.7	14	294	2340	29
50	Steven Smith	RR	WI	319	73	116	0	-	12	283	6310	30
51	Rahul Chahar	MI	IND	12	10	133.3	12	6.8	12	266	1030	20
52	Robin Uthappa	KKR	IND	282	67	115.1	0	-	12	261	3510	33
53	Dwayne Bravo	CSK	WI	65	27	127.5	11	8	11	256	3580	36
54	Ishant Sharma	DC	IND	10	10	333.3	13	7.6	13	247	590	31
55	Bhuvneshwar Kumar	SRH	IND	12	7	63.2	13	7.8	15	242	5020	29
56	Marcus Stoinis	RCB	AUS	211	46	135.3	2	8.7	10	242	3660	30
57	Sam Curran	KXI	ENG	95	55	172.7	10	9.8	9	242	4260	21
58	Amit Mishra	DC	IND	21	8	87.5	11	6.8	11	240	2390	27
59	David Miller	KXI	SA	213	59	129.9	0	-	10	235	1830	30
60	Nicholas Pooran	KXI	WI	168	48	157	0	-	7	205	2930	24

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Will Andre Russell stay MVP in IPL 2019?

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