With Afridi out, will Yuvi emerge MVP?

With just the final to go, Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji figure out the World Cup's 50 most valuable players.

Although Shahid Afridi (with a MVPI of 790) is still the most valuable player (MVP) of World Cup 2011, his time is up. With one more match to play, both Tillakaratne Dilshan (747) and Yuvraj Singh (694) are likely to overtake him.

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The table below shows the updated top 50 MVP list with just the final to go.

This list confirms what most of us already know: Yuvraj, Zaheer Khan, Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag are India's most influential players, while Dilshan, Sangakkara and? Muralitharan are?Sri Lanka's most valuable players.

Most valuable players in the 2011 World Cup so far (after 48 matches, as on 31.3.2011)

	Player Name	Team	Runs	Strike Rate	Bat Pts	W		Eco		Bowl Pts	Field Pts	M	MVPI
1	Shahid Afridi	PAK	84	125.4	112.2		21		3.6	627.5	50	8		790
2	Tillakaratne Dilshan	SL	467	93.0	515.7		7		3.8	206.0	25	8		747
3	Yuvraj Singh	IND	341	86.1	352.0		13		5.0	322.0	20	8		694
4	Tim Southee	NZ	14	66.7	10.5		18		4.3	499.7	30	8		540
5	Zaheer Khan	IND	18	85.7	18.5		19		4.7	498.5	20	8		537
6	Sachin Tendulkar	IND	464	91.0	503.0		0		4.5	1.0	10	8		514
7	Virender Sehwag	IND	380	123.4	503.3		0		--	0.0	10	7		513
8	Kumar Sangakkara	SL	417	85.5	427.3		0		--	0.0	77.5	8		505
9	Robin Peterson	SA	43	116.2	55.2		15		4.3	417.0	30	7		502
10	Mohammad Hafeez	PAK	215	81.1	209.2		8		3.5	282.0	0	8		491
11	M Muralitharan	SL	7	175.0	10.7		15		4.0	438.0	5	8		454
12	AB de Villiers	SA	353	108.3	434.3		0		--	0.0	17.5	5		452
13	Ryan ten Doeschate	NED	307	89.2	327.3		7		6.2	113.0	10	6		450
14	Jacob Oram	NZ	59	115.7	75.5		12		4.4	328.2	32.5	6		436
15	Umar Gul	PAK	38	118.8	49.3		14		4.5	380.5	5	8		435
16	Shane Watson	AUS	290	92.4	318.3		3		4.6	92.0	15	7		425
17	Jonathan Trott	ENG	422	80.8	409.0		0		--	0.0	12.5	7		422
18	Upul Tharanga	SL	393	86.9	409.3		0		--	0.0	10	8		419
19	Graeme Swann	ENG	60	117.6	77.5		12		4.5	331.0	5	7		414
20	Imran Tahir	SA	1	50.0	0.3		14		3.8	397.5	10	5		408
21	Brad Haddin	AUS	332	78.9	313.2		0		--	0.0	77.5	7		391
22	Shakib Al Hasan	BAN	142	71.0	117.3		8		4.8	208.7	60	6		386
23	Brett Lee	AUS	5	62.5	3.3		13		4.3	361.7	20	7		385
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	Brendon McCullum	NZ	256	92.4	281.2		0		--	0.0	82.5	8		364
28	Ross Taylor	NZ	324	87.1	338.0		0		--	0.0	25	8		363
29	Dale Steyn	SA	28	57.1	15.2		12		4.2	338.8	5	6		359
30	Darren Sammy	WI	54	110.2	67.2		9		4.5	249.0	40	7		356
31	Kieron Pollard	WI	180	150.0	260.0		2		4.9	52.2	42.5	7		355
32	Kemar Roach	WI	19	35.8	-6.2		13		4.2	360.0	0	6		354
33	Mitchell Johnson	AUS	25	131.6	34.2		10		4.0	306.5	5	7		346
34	Harvir Baidwan	CAN	53	67.1	40.2		13		5.6	293.0	10	6		343
35	John Mooney	IRE	58	64.4	41.0		10		5.8	216.0	85	6		342
36	Paul Stirling	IRE	157	122.7	207.3		4		4.5	122.0	10	6		339
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	100	76.9	91.7		8		4.8	209.0	20	8		321
41	Gautam Gambhir	IND	296	87.1	308.7		0		--	0.0	0	8		309
42	Suleiman Benn	WI	16	45.7	2.8		12		5.0	301.2	0	6		304
43	Tim Bresnan	ENG	41	82.0	40.3		9		4.9	230.0	30	7		300
44	Umar Akmal	PAK	240	87.0	250.0		0		--	0.0	45	7		295
45	Angelo Mathews	SL	94	130.6	128.0		6		4.8	159.0	5	8		292
46	Shaun Tait	AUS	0	0.0	-0.8		11		5.1	271.0	17.5	7		288
47	Michael Clarke	AUS	233	91.0	252.7		0		5.0	0.0	35	7		288
48	Harbhajan Singh	IND	18	58.1	10.2		8		4.4	245.0	32.5	8		288
49	Virat Kohli	IND	247	84.0	249.0		0		6.0	-1.0	35	8		283
50	Scott Styris	NZ	142	86.1	146.5		4		4.4	116.3	15	8		278

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.

Dilshan (467) and Tendulkar (464) are in the race to earn this World Cup's 'orange cap' for most runs, although Sangakkara (417), Tharanga (393) and Sehwag (380) are also in the fray.

Zaheer Khan (19) has the best opportunity to challenge Shahid Afridi (21) for the World Cup's 'purple cap' for most wickets. Muralitharan (15) and Yuvraj Singh (13) are unlikely to challenge Afridi or Zaheer.

Sehwag (123.4) has the highest strike rate among batsmen who have scored 200 or more runs. Other batsmen with a strike rate >90 and >200 runs are:? A B de Villiers (353 runs, 108.3 strike rate), J-P Duminy (224, 97.8), Andrew Strauss (334, 93.6), Mahela Jayawardene (201, 93.1), Dilshan (467, 93.0), Brendon McCullum (256, 92.4), Shane Watson (290, 92.4), Michael Clarke (233, 91.0) and Sachin Tendulkar (464, 91.0).

With an economy rate of 3.6 and 21 wickets, Shahid Afridi is?the best bowler by a long mile.

Other bowlers with an economy rate <4.5 and 12 or more wickets are: Imran Tahir (3.8, 14), Muralitharan (4.0, 15), Kemar Roach (4.2, 13) Dale Steyn (4,2, 12), Tim Southee (4.3, 18), Robin Peterson (4.3, 15), Brett Lee (4.3, 13), Jacob Oram (4.4, 12), Umar Gul (4.5, 14) and Graeme Swann (4.5, 12).?

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