After his spell of 10-1-45-5 and two catches against Bangladesh yesterday, South Africa's Andre Nel has jumped to the second place in Rediff.com's most valuable player (MVP) list.
Australian opener Matthew Hayden continues to be at number one, while Sanath Jayasuriya is third.
Nel will however find it very difficult to stay at the second spot. We order the MVP rankings based on the average points in the Super Eights event, and Nel must come up with a matching five-wicket haul in his second game if he is to stay up there.
Monday's MVP table should be interesting. Hayden is very likely to fall off from the top (it's very hard for a pure batsman to stay at the top), and there is a good chance that Andrew Flintoff will climb by at least a little.
| Rank | Country | Player | Runs | Balls | Ct | St | Rc | Bb | W | Run outs | M | Total | Average |
| 1 | Aus | Matthew Hayden | 306 | 250 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 417.00 | 139.00 | |||
| 2 | SA | Andre Nel | 1 | 5 | 2 | 45 | 60 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 131.00 | 131.00 |
| 3 | SL | Sanath Jayasuriya | 275 | 241 | 1 | 105 | 170 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 513.20 | 128.30 |
| 4 | NZ | Scott Styris | 167 | 203 | 2 | 103 | 162 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 376.20 | 125.40 |
| 5 | NZ | Jacob Oram | 63 | 83 | 1 | 78 | 141 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 291.40 | 97.13 |
| 6 | Eng | Andrew Flintoff | 45 | 70 | 2 | 95 | 157 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 242.60 | 80.87 |
| 7 | NZ | Shane Bond | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 172 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 240.60 | 80.20 |
| 8 | SA | Jacques Kallis | 232 | 295 | 3 | 137 | 144 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 269.20 | 67.30 |
| 9 | SL | Lasith Malinga | 2 | 9 | 1 | 165 | 182 | 11 | 0.5 | 4 | 258.40 | 64.60 |
| 10 | Eng | Paul Collingwood | 135 | 156 | 2 | 102 | 114 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 192.40 | 64.13 |
| 11 | Eng | Sajid Mahmood | 2 | 2 | 0 | 84 | 102 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 120.00 | 60.00 |
| 12 | SA | Graeme Smith | 186 | 203 | 2 | 51 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 235.80 | 58.95 |
| 13 | Eng | Kevin Pietersen | 166 | 219 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.5 | 3 | 176.60 | 58.87 |
| 14 | Aus | Michael Clarke | 133 | 122 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 173.40 | 57.80 | |||
| 15 | NZ | Stephen Fleming | 154 | 169 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 172.80 | 57.60 | |||
| 16 | WI | Daren Powell | 7 | 14 | 0 | 154 | 234 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 228.00 | 57.00 |
| 17 | Aus | Ricky Ponting | 126 | 127 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 170.40 | 56.80 | |||
| 18 | Aus | Adam Gilchrist | 108 | 95 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 165.00 | 55.00 | |||
| 19 | Aus | Glenn McGrath | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 118 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 164.40 | 54.80 |
| 20 | Eng | Paul Nixon | 103 | 100 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 3 | 163.00 | 54.33 | |||
| 21 | SL | Muttiah Muralitharan | 3 | 3 | 2 | 156 | 228 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 208.00 | 52.00 |
| 22 | SL | Mahela Jayawardene | 196 | 275 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 201.00 | 50.25 | |||
| 23 | Aus | Nathan Bracken | 0 | 0 | 1 | 85 | 132 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 145.60 | 48.53 |
| 24 | SL | Tillakaratne Dilshan | 102 | 104 | 1 | 48 | 84 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 193.00 | 48.25 |
| 25 | SL | Dilhara Fernando | 2 | 2 | 1 | 60 | 96 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 96.20 | 48.10 |
| 26 | Ire | Trent Johnston | 40 | 35 | 1 | 85 | 78 | 2 | 0.5 | 2 | 94.40 | 47.20 |
| 27 | Aus | Brad Hogg | 5 | 6 | 1 | 137 | 150 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 137.20 | 45.73 |
| 28 | Eng | Liam Plunkett | 29 | 34 | 0 | 43 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 45.40 | 45.40 |
| 29 | SL | Chaminda Vaas | 4 | 6 | 1 | 106 | 198 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 180.60 | 45.15 |
| 30 | SL | Kumar Sangakkara | 108 | 136 | 4 | 4 | 0.5 | 4 | 179.20 | 44.80 | |||
| 31 | SA | Charles Langeveldt | 10 | 47 | 1 | 219 | 222 | 9 | 0.5 | 4 | 174.00 | 43.50 |
| 32 | Eng | Ravinder Bopara | 62 | 58 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 82.60 | 41.30 | |||
| 33 | SA | Andre Hall | 8 | 13 | 0 | 130 | 159 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 122.80 | 40.93 |
| 34 | WI | Shivnarine Chanderpaul | 187 | 263 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 163.60 | 40.90 | |||
| 35 | Aus | Shane Watson | 47 | 35 | 1 | 81 | 100 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 118.00 | 39.33 |
| 36 | WI | Brian Lara | 116 | 136 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 157.20 | 39.30 | |||
| 37 | SA | Herschelle Gibbs | 110 | 144 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 153.80 | 38.45 | |||
| 38 | Ire | Andrew White | 86 | 94 | 2 | 29 | 31 | 0 | 0.5 | 3 | 114.60 | 38.20 |
| 39 | Ban | Syed Rasel | 10 | 19 | 1 | 121 | 162 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 114.40 | 38.13 |
| 40 | Ban | Mohammad Ashraful | 141 | 162 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 147.00 | 36.75 |
| 41 | NZ | Hamish Marshall | 65 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 68.40 | 34.20 | |||
| 42 | SA | AB De Villiers | 107 | 117 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 135.40 | 33.85 | |||
| 43 | Ire | Boyd Rankin | 4 | 8 | 0 | 92 | 114 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 96.80 | 32.27 |
| 44 | WI | Dwayne Bravo | 48 | 64 | 0 | 175 | 174 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 129.00 | 32.25 |
| 45 | Ire | Kyle McCallan | 28 | 36 | 0 | 100 | 150 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 95.20 | 31.73 |
| 46 | Ire | Niall O'Brien | 99 | 144 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 92.80 | 30.93 | |||
| 47 | Aus | Shaun Tait | 0 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 129 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 91.20 | 30.40 |
| 48 | WI | Denesh Ramdin | 69 | 70 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 117.00 | 29.25 | |||
| 49 | NZ | Daniel Vettori | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 174 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 85.20 | 28.40 |
| 50 | SA | Shaun Pollock | 37 | 54 | 0 | 171 | 210 | 2 | 1.5 | 4 | 111.80 | 27.95 |
| 51 | Eng | Monty Panesar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 168 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 83.40 | 27.80 |
| 52 | SA | Makhaya Ntini | 15 | 20 | 1 | 169 | 204 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 109.20 | 27.30 |
| 53 | Ban | Aftab Ahmed | 85 | 105 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 4 | 107.80 | 26.95 |
| 54 | Eng | James Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 150 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 79.00 | 26.33 |
| 55 | WI | Chris Gayle | 74 | 114 | 1 | 147 | 176 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 103.60 | 25.90 |
| 56 | Ban | Mohammad Rafique | 40 | 60 | 1 | 128 | 168 | 2 | 0.5 | 4 | 103.40 | 25.85 |
| 57 | WI | Ramnaresh Sarwan | 128 | 224 | 1 | 22 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 103.00 | 25.75 |
| 58 | SL | Russel Arnold | 79 | 104 | 0 | 26 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 102.40 | 25.60 |
| 59 | SL | Chamara Silva | 108 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 101.60 | 25.40 | |||
| 60 | WI | Ian Bradshaw | 6 | 17 | 0 | 94 | 114 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 43.60 | 21.80 |
| 61 | Eng | Ian Bell | 83 | 164 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 63.80 | 21.27 | |||
| 62 | SL | Upul Tharanga | 108 | 177 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 84.40 | 21.10 | |||
| 63 | Ban | Tamim Iqbal | 76 | 134 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 83.80 | 20.95 | |||
| 64 | SA | Ashwell Prince | 49 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 59.80 | 19.93 | |||
| 65 | Ire | Langford-Smith | 26 | 19 | 0 | 102 | 126 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 59.60 | 19.87 |
| 66 | Ban | Abdur Razzak | 2 | 6 | 0 | 164 | 184 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 78.40 | 19.60 |
| 67 | WI | Marlon Samuels | 43 | 62 | 1 | 81 | 84 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 75.60 | 18.90 |
| 68 | NZ | Brendon McCullum | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 55.00 | 18.33 | |||
| 69 | Ban | Saqibul Hasan | 63 | 124 | 1 | 145 | 143 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 73.20 | 18.30 |
| 70 | Ire | Andre Botha | 60 | 115 | 0 | 109 | 132 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 48.60 | 16.20 |
| 71 | NZ | Craig McMillan | 60 | 91 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 48.40 | 16.13 |
| 72 | SL | Farveez Maharoof | 5 | 9 | 1 | 67 | 84 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 32.00 | 16.00 |
| 73 | SA | Mark Boucher | 34 | 53 | 5 | 0 | 0.5 | 4 | 62.60 | 15.65 | |||
| 74 | Ire | Kevin O'Brien | 29 | 65 | 1 | 39 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 29.60 | 14.80 |
| 75 | Eng | Michael Vaughan | 32 | 68 | 0 | 48 | 72 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 43.20 | 14.40 |
| 76 | NZ | James Franklin | 0 | 0 | 1 | 99 | 108 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 40.40 | 13.47 |
| 77 | Aus | Andrew Symonds | 31 | 31 | 1 | 67 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 39.20 | 13.07 |
| 78 | WI | Jerome Taylor | 23 | 27 | 0 | 136 | 156 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 37.20 | 12.40 |
| 79 | WI | Lendl Simmons | 14 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12.20 | 12.20 | |||
| 80 | Ban | Mashrafe Mortaza | 59 | 63 | 1 | 172 | 174 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 39.80 | 9.95 |
| 81 | Ire | Eoin Morgan | 48 | 91 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 28.20 | 9.40 | |||
| 82 | NZ | Michael Mason | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18.00 | 9.00 |
| 83 | Ire | William Porterfield | 45 | 103 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 17.60 | 5.87 | |||
| 84 | Ire | Jeremy Bray | 41 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16.40 | 5.47 | |||
| 85 | Eng | Ed Joyce | 11 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14.60 | 4.87 | |||
| 86 | Ban | Habibul Bashar | 56 | 125 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 17.00 | 4.25 | |||
| 87 | Aus | Michael Hussey | 14 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11.20 | 3.73 | |||
| 88 | SA | Robin Petersen | 4 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.60 | 3.60 |
| 89 | WI | Dwayne Smith | 17 | 15 | 0 | 47 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13.40 | 3.35 |
| 90 | NZ | Peter Fulton | 15 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.40 | 2.20 | |||
| 91 | Ban | Javed Omar | 39 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.40 | 2.20 | |||
| 92 | SA | Justin Kemp | 13 | 51 | 2 | 27 | 24 | 0 | 0.5 | 4 | -0.60 | -0.15 |
| 93 | NZ | Ross Taylor | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -0.80 | -0.80 | |||
| 94 | Ban | Shahriar Nafees | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3.60 | -1.80 | |||
| 95 | Ire | John Mooney | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3.60 | -3.60 |
| 96 | NZ | Jeetan Patel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3.60 | -3.60 |
| 97 | Ban | Mushfiqur Rahim | 14 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -15.20 | -3.80 | |||
| 98 | NZ | Lou Vincent | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -4.80 | -4.80 | |||
| 99 | WI | Corey Collymore | 1 | 7 | 0 | 99 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -11.40 | -5.70 |
| 100 | Eng | Jamie Dalrymple | 3 | 12 | 1 | 29 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -8.40 | -8.40 |
| 101 | Ban | Tapash Baisya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -21.40 | -21.40 |
| 102 | Ire | Paul Mooney | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -24.00 | -24.00 |
The Chernoff gallery of the top nine Super Eight players after Day 24 appears below:
Recall that batsmen have round faces and a short and wide nose. They smile more when they score more runs (see "Hayden" and "Jayasuriya"). Bowlers have tapered faces, big ears and a tall and thin nose (see "Nel"). Bowlers have bigger ears if they take more wickets (see "Malinga"). All-rounders have both batsmen's and bowler's features.
Here are the faces of the nine highest scoring batsmen in the Super Eights (total runs / scoring rate). If two players have scored the same number of runs, the player with the higher points appears first.
Below are the faces of the nine highest wicket-taking bowlers in the Super Eights (wickets / no. of runs conceded per over). If two players have scored the same number of wickets, the player with the higher points appears first.
And, finally, here are the faces of the nine most successful fielders in the Super Eights (fielding points | run outs / catches / stumpings. Fielders who take a lot of catches have wide eyebrows (see "Brendon McCullum"), and those that participate in run out dismissals have bigger eyes (see "Shaun Pollock").
We end off by looking at a chart showing the average MVP points of players of every team in the Super Eights. This chart does suggest the South Africa could be in trouble unless their players pull up their socks quickly
This list, the Chernoff faces and other charts have been prepared by my colleagues Debasish Ghosh and K Anil Kumar of Cranes Software International Limited using the SYSTAT software.