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MVP Day 26: Andre Nel's big day

By Srinivas Bhogle
April 10, 2007 22:09 IST

Tuesday's key match between West Indies and South Africa should churn the most valuable player (MVP) list quite a bit.

South Africa fast bowler Andre Nel, in particular, will have to play really well to stay at the top of the list.

New Zealand's left-arm spinner Daniel Vettori has moved up 30 places to jump to the 20th place after his figures of 8.4-1-23-4 against Ireland on Monday.

With New Zealand likely to go far in this World Cup, Vettori has a fair chance of ending up eventually in the top ten.

Rank Country Player Runs Balls Ct | St Rc Bb W Run Outs M Total AVG
1 SA Andre Nel 1 5 2 45 60 5 0 1 131.00 131.00
2 SL Sanath Jayasuriya 275 241 1 105 170 4 1 4 513.20 128.30
3 Aus Matthew Hayden 347 300 1 0 4 459.00 114.75
4 NZ Scott Styris 177 218 3 119 180 7 0.5 4 399.60 99.90
5 NZ Jacob Oram 83 131 2 93 177 8 1 4 335.80 83.95
6 NZ Shane Bond 0 0 0 83 202 9 0 4 294.60 73.65
7 Eng Kevin Pietersen 270 341 1 2 6 0 0.5 4 287.00 71.75
8 Eng Andrew Flintoff 49 89 2 130 217 8 0 4 272.40 68.10
9 SA Jacques Kallis 232 295 3 137 144 2 0 4 269.20 67.30
10 SL Lasith Malinga 2 9 1 165 182 11 0.5 4 258.40 64.60
11 Aus Ricky Ponting 212 233 4 0 4 257.60 64.40
12 Eng Paul Collingwood 137 161 3 152 168 3 1 4 238.60 59.65
13 SA Graeme Smith 186 203 2 51 54 1 0 4 235.80 58.95
14 Aus Nathan Bracken 0 0 1 118 192 8 0 4 232.60 58.15
15 Aus Michael Clarke 188 185 2 27 24 0 0 4 230.20 57.55
16 WI Daren Powell 7 14 0 154 234 8 0 4 228.00 57.00
17 Aus Glenn McGrath 0 0 0 160 177 10 0 4 221.60 55.40
18 SL Muttiah Muralitharan 3 3 2 156 228 7 0 4 208.00 52.00
19 Aus Adam Gilchrist 135 132 4 | 2 0 4 204.40 51.10
20 NZ Daniel Vettori 5 7 0 149 226 7 0 4 204.20 51.05
21 SL Mahela Jayawardene 196 275 1 1 4 201.00 50.25
22 SL Tillakaratne Dilshan 102 104 1 48 84 1 1 4 193.00 48.25
23 SL Dilhara Fernando 2 2 1 60 96 3 0 2 96.20 48.10
24 NZ Stephen Fleming 164 180 0 0 4 184.00 46.00
25 Eng Liam Plunkett 29 34 0 43 42 1 0 1 45.40 45.40
26 SL Chaminda Vaas 4 6 1 106 198 5 0 4 180.60 45.15
27 SL Kumar Sangakkara 108 136 4 | 4 0.5 4 179.20 44.80
28 Eng Paul Nixon 111 106 3 | 1 0.5 4 174.20 43.55
29 SA Charles Langeveldt 10 47 1 219 222 9 0.5 4 174.00 43.50
30 Aus Brad Hogg 5 6 1 173 210 7 0 4 173.20 43.30
31 Aus Shaun Tait 0 0 0 173 189 8 0 4 170.20 42.55
32 SA Andre Hall 8 13 0 130 159 5 0 3 122.80 40.93
33 WI Shivnarine Chanderpaul 187 263 0 0 4 163.60 40.90
34 Ire Andrew White 86 98 2 74 91 2 0.5 4 162.40 40.60
35 Ire Trent Johnston 53 54 2 148 138 3 0.5 3 119.20 39.73
36 Aus Shane Watson 47 35 1 81 100 1 1 3 118.00 39.33
37 WI Brian Lara 116 136 2 1 4 157.20 39.30
38 SA Herschelle Gibbs 110 144 5 1 4 153.80 38.45
39 Ban Syed Rasel 10 19 1 121 162 4 0 3 114.40 38.13
40 Ire Kyle McCallan 28 44 0 135 210 4 0 4 149.80 37.45
41 Ban Mohammad Ashraful 141 162 0 7 2 0 0 4 147.00 36.75
42 Eng Ian Bell 160 254 1 1 4 145.80 36.45
43 Eng Sajid Mahmood 2 4 0 144 158 4 1 3 103.20 34.40
44 SA AB De Villiers 107 117 3 0 4 135.40 33.85
45 NZ Brendon McCullum 47 37 11 | 1 0 4 129.40 32.35
46 WI Dwayne Bravo 48 64 0 175 174 5 0 4 129.00 32.25
47 Eng Ravinder Bopara 83 94 1 0 3 95.80 31.93
48 NZ Hamish Marshall 81 98 0 0.5 3 95.60 31.87
49 WI Denesh Ramdin 69 70 7 | 0 0 4 117.00 29.25
50 SA Shaun Pollock 37 54 0 171 210 2 1.5 4 111.80 27.95
51 Ire Dave Langford-Smith 26 23 0 143 186 3 0 4 111.40 27.85
52 NZ Peter Fulton 98 142 0 0 3 82.40 27.47
53 SA Makhaya Ntini 15 20 1 169 204 4 0 4 109.20 27.30
54 Ire Kevin O'Brien 78 110 1 59 54 1 0 3 81.20 27.07
55 Ban Aftab Ahmed 85 105 2 1 1 0 0.5 4 107.80 26.95
56 WI Chris Gayle 74 114 1 147 176 2 0 4 103.60 25.90
57 Ban Mohammad Rafique 40 60 1 128 168 2 0.5 4 103.40 25.85
58 Ire Boyd Rankin 4 9 0 147 162 5 0 4 103.40 25.85
59 WI Ramnaresh Sarwan 128 224 1 22 24 1 0 4 103.00 25.75
60 Ire Niall O'Brien 129 219 4 | 0 0 4 102.80 25.70
61 SL Russel Arnold 79 104 0 26 37 1 0 4 102.40 25.60
62 NZ James Franklin 34 22 1 126 156 2 0 4 102.20 25.55
63 SL Chamara Silva 108 143 0 0 4 101.60 25.40
64 NZ Jeetan Patel 0 0 0 74 90 2 0 2 46.00 23.00
65 WI Ian Bradshaw 6 17 0 94 114 2 0 2 43.60 21.80
66 SL Upul Tharanga 108 177 2 0 4 84.40 21.10
67 Aus Andrew Symonds 59 31 1 107 86 1 0 4 84.00 21.00
68 Ban Tamim Iqbal 76 134 3 1 4 83.80 20.95
69 SA Ashwell Prince 49 54 1 0 3 59.80 19.93
70 Eng Monty Panesar 1 2 0 171 222 3 0 4 79.00 19.75
71 Eng James Anderson 0 1 0 162 210 3 0 4 77.20 19.30
72 WI Marlon Samuels 43 62 1 81 84 1 1 4 75.60 18.90
73 Ban Saqibul Hasan 63 124 1 145 143 3 0 4 73.20 18.30
74 NZ Craig McMillan 82 120 0 6 9 0 0 4 69.20 17.30
75 Ire Andre Botha 60 115 0 109 132 1 0 3 48.60 16.20
76 Ban Abdur Razzak 2 6 0 164 166 4 0 4 64.00 16.00
77 SL Farveez Maharoof 5 9 1 67 84 1 0 2 32.00 16.00
78 SA Mark Boucher 34 53 5 | 0 0.5 4 62.60 15.65
79 WI Jerome Taylor 23 27 0 136 156 1 0 3 37.20 12.40
80 WI Lendl Simmons 14 26 1 0 1 12.20 12.20
81 Eng Michael Vaughan 37 76 0 48 72 1 0 4 46.80 11.70
82 Ire Eoin Morgan 63 128 4 0 4 43.60 10.90
83 Aus Brad Hodge 0 0 2 0 1 10.00 10.00
84 Ban Mashrafe Mortaza 59 63 1 172 174 0 0 4 39.80 9.95
85 NZ Michael Mason 0 0 0 18 45 0 0 2 18.00 9.00
86 Ire William Porterfield 56 125 3 0 4 27.00 6.75
87 Eng Andrew Strauss 7 10 0 0 1 6.00 6.00
88 Aus Michael Hussey 14 21 2 0 4 21.20 5.30
89 Eng Ed Joyce 11 28 3 0 3 14.60 4.87
90 Ban Habibul Bashar 56 125 1 0 4 17.00 4.25
91 SA Robin Petersen 4 8 0 22 30 0 0 1 3.60 3.60
92 Ire Jeremy Bray 42 87 0 0 4 14.40 3.60
93 WI Dwayne Smith 17 15 0 47 48 0 0 4 13.40 3.35
94 Ban Javed Omar 39 92 0 0 2 4.40 2.20
95 SA Justin Kemp 13 51 2 27 24 0 0.5 4 -0.60 -0.15
96 NZ Ross Taylor 0 1 0 0 1 -0.80 -0.80
97 Ban Shahriar Nafees 1 7 0 0 2 -3.60 -1.80
98 Ire Peter Gillespie 2 8 0 0 1 -2.40 -2.40
99 Ban Mushfiqur Rahim 14 54 0 | 0 0 4 -15.20 -3.80
100 NZ Lou Vincent 0 6 0 0 1 -4.80 -4.80
101 WI Corey Collymore 1 7 0 99 114 0 0 2 -11.40 -5.70
102 Eng Jamie Dalrymple 3 12 1 29 24 0 0 1 -8.40 -8.40
103 Ire John Mooney 0 2 0 62 45 0 0 2 -27.60 -13.80
104 Ban Tapash Baisya 0 0 0 35 17 0 0 1 -21.40 -21.40

Ct: Catches taken | St: Stumpings | Rc: Runs conceded | Bb: Balls bowled | W: Wickets taken | M: Matches played
Note: *Run outs are counted as 1 for a direct hit, and 0.5 if the player is an equal participant in a run out dismissal

The Chernoff gallery of the top nine Super Eight players after Day 26 appears below.

Recall that batsmen have round faces and a short and wide nose. They smile more when they score more runs. Bowlers have tapered faces, a tall and thin nose, and bigger ears if they take more wickets. All-rounders have both batsmen's and bowler's features.

Here are the faces of the nine highest scoring batsmen in the Super Eight (total runs / scoring rate). If two players have scored the same number of runs, the player with the higher points appears first.

Here are the faces of the nine highest wicket-taking bowlers in the Super Eight (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 Eight (fielding points | run outs / catches / stumpings. Fielders who take a lot of catches have wide eyebrows, and those that participate in run out dismissals have bigger eyes. Notice the large number of wicket-keepers in this list.

We end off by looking at the most consistent performances in the 2007 World Cup.

Scott Styris, who is currently placed fourth, has figured in the MVP top ten for 22 of the first 26 days!

Graeme Smith, Jacques Kallis, Sanath Jayasuriya, Matthew Hayden, Jacob Oram and Ricky Ponting have figured in the top 10 for 12 or more days. See the full list below (number in bracket is today's rank).

  • What is MVP?
  • MVP Day 25: Andre Nel?
  • 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

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