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MVP countdown: Hayden is now the favourite

By Srinivas Bhogle
April 21, 2007 20:19 IST

After his 100-ball 103 against New Zealand in the Super Eights match of the 2007 World Cup on Friday, Matthew Hayden has stormed to the top of the MVP list.

He has been there before, but he fell off a bit because he didn't get enough batting opportunities in the later matches.

Hayden must now be the MVP favourite, especially if Australia makes it to the final.

Scott Styris is less than 10 points behind, and should have been on top today if he hadn't given away his wicket after scoring a fluent 27 in 22 balls. He too is a strong contender especially if New Zealand reaches the final.

Sanath Jayasuriya has fallen behind after a couple of batting failures; but if he gets a quick 50 against New Zealand and picks up 2 or 3 wickets, he will again become a very hot pick.

Australians Ricky Ponting (6), Bradd Hogg (7) and Glenn McGrath (8) are going up while Kiwis Jacob Oram (11), Shane Bond (17), Daniel Vettori (18) and Stephen Fleming (25) are dropping off because of injury, "resting" or non-performance.

Rank Country Player Runs Balls Ct | St Rc Bb W Run Outs M Total
1 Aus Matthew Hayden 580 537 6 0.5 9 772.4
2 NZ Scott Styris 462 560 5 234 336 9 0.5 9 763.8
3 SL Sanath Jayasuriya 403 402 3 212 320 5 1.5 9 699.4
4 SA Jacques Kallis 480 569 3 251 336 5 0.5 9 669.6
5 SA Graeme Smith 441 419 7 152 150 4 0.5 9 657.8
6 Aus Ricky Ponting 480 498 6 9 591.6
7 Aus Brad Hogg 45 21 3 289 419 19 9 590.4
8 Aus Glenn McGrath 1 297 381 22 0.5 9 552.8
9 SL Muttiah Muralitharan 3 3 4 276 418 19 8 538
10 SA AB De Villiers 357 335 5 2 9 519
11 NZ Jacob Oram 162 227 5 192 315 9 1.5 8 479.4
12 Aus Michael Clarke 368 367 4 63 72 0 0.5 9 469
13 SL Mahela Jayawardene 414 516 3 1 9 454.2
14 WI Daren Powell 56 51 1 327 450 14 8 445.2
15 Aus Shaun Tait 1 386 411 19 1.5 9 439.8
16 Aus Adam Gilchrist (wk) 303 327 6| 4 1 9 438.4
17 NZ Shane Bond 3 154 358 12 7 435.4
18 NZ Daniel Vettori 28 25 2 396 526 15 9 430.8
19 Eng Paul Collingwood 270 357 6 252 300 5 1.5 8 428.4
20 SA Andrew Hall 25 30 2 292 417 14 0.5 8 425.6
21 SL Chaminda Vaas 23 18 3 207 370 12 8 423.6
22 Aus Nathan Bracken 2 209 352 14 8 418.6
23 Eng Andrew Flintoff 77 120 3 239 355 12 7 406
24 SA Herschelle Gibbs 303 324 7 1 9 405.8
25 NZ Stephen Fleming 352 405 1 9 385
26 WI Dwayne Bravo 116 147 4 314 330 11 1.5 8 384.4
27 WI Ramnaresh Sarwan 372 473 1 52 48 1 8 381
28 SL Lasith Malinga 2 9 2 214 260 15 0.5 6 372.8
29 Ire Trent Johnston 129 144 5 258 302 8 1 8 367.4
30 SL Kumar Sangakkara (wk) 278 371 11| 4 0.5 9 366.2
31 SA Shaun Pollock 58 80 2 280 474 7 1.5 9 365.2
32 Eng Kevin Pietersen 344 457 2 2 6 0 0.5 8 347.2
33 Ban Abdur Razzak 29 54 2 344 442 13 9 346.4
34 SL Tillakaratne Dilshan 173 196 3 113 181 3 1 9 332
35 Ban Mashrafe Mortaza 109 160 1 323 428 9 9 330.4
36 SA Mark Boucher (wk) 177 128 9| 0 1 9 320.6
37 Aus Shane Watson 142 82 2 119 172 2 1 6 319
38 Ire Kyle McCallan 33 75 233 352 10 1 9 318.6
39 SL Chamara Silva 309 397 3 9 315.4
40 SL Farveez Maharoof 39 36 2 198 264 9 1 6 312.4
41 NZ James Franklin 65 58 2 285 338 9 0.5 8 307
42 SA Andre Nel 1 5 2 186 272 11 5 303.6
43 WI Brian Lara 251 313 5 1 8 300.6
44 Ban Saqibul Hasan 202 353 1 302 365 7 0.5 9 296.6
45 Ire Langford-Smith 67 72 3 291 396 7 9 285.2
46 Ban Mohammad Rafique 42 78 3 302 432 8 0.5 9 284.2
47 Eng Paul Nixon (wk) 155 155 6| 2 2 8 284
48 NZ Craig McMillan 203 241 110 135 3 9 283.2
49 Ind Virender Sehwag 164 139 32 60 2 3 280.8
50 Ken Steve Tikolo 155 189 5 97 114 4 3 274
51 SA Charles Langeveldt 10 47 1 327 360 13 0.5 7 272.4
52 WI Chris Gayle 149 214 2 249 325 5 8 267.8
53 Aus Brad Hodge 152 117 4 17 36 1 5 266.2
54 Ban Syed Rasel 16 34 1 239 372 8 7 260.4
55 Ire Boyd Rankin 15 45 1 324 356 12 9 247.8
56 Pak Imran Nazir 190 175 1 3 245
57 NZ Brendon McCullum (wk) 117 86 13| 1 9 240.2
58 NZ Peter Fulton 251 347 1 7 229.4
59 Aus Andrew Symonds 148 127 3 129 122 2 7 226
60 Zim Elton Chigumbura 61 49 1 116 136 6 3 224.6
61 Ire Andre Botha 62 131 1 181 294 5 1 7 222.4
62 Ire Andrew White 128 173 2 89 109 3 1 8 221.8
63 Eng Ravinder Bopara 139 172 1 56 72 2 1 7 219
64 Eng James Anderson 0 7 291 402 8 8 217
65 Ban Mohammad Ashraful 216 267 7 2 0 9 213
66 Pak Iftikhar Anjum 51 77 73 120 5 1 3 207.4
67 NZ Jeetan Patel 0 1 1 183 266 7 5 202
68 Ire Niall O'Brien (wk) 216 374 9| 0 1 9 201.8
69 SL Russel Arnold 103 128 2 46 61 3 0.5 9 200.4
70 WI Corey Collymore 21 21 207 320 5 6 194.2
71 Ire Kevin O'Brien 170 263 1 100 108 3 8 193
72 WI Shivnarine Chanderpaul 281 478 2 8 189.6
73 WI Marlon Samuels 165 246 2 129 144 1 1.5 7 189.4
74 Ban Aftab Ahmed 128 151 6 38 31 1 0.5 9 188
75 Eng Sajid Mahmood 2 5 259 288 8 1 6 187.4
76 Eng Monty Panesar 3 30 283 384 7 0.5 8 186.2
77 Ind Yuvraj Singh 136 116 15 18 0 3 178.6
78 Ban Tamim Iqbal 172 275 6 1 9 178
79 Eng Ian Bell 211 349 2 1 8 176.8
80 Can Sunil Dhaniram 81 87 1 147 162 4 3 176
81 SA Makhaya Ntini 15 20 1 293 378 6 7 172.4
82 NZ Lou Vincent 101 127 3 3 172.4
83 WI Dwayne Smith 49 30 111 138 4 6 169.4
84 Can John Davison 81 75 2 130 174 2 3 169.2
85 SA Ashwell Prince 107 134 2 2 8 164.8
86 Ire Jeremy Bray 212 338 2 9 163.6
87 Zim Sean Williams 95 110 1 79 90 2 0.5 3 160
88 SL Upul Tharanga 219 364 2 9 156.8
89 Ind Zaheer Khan 16 22 122 174 5 3 151.6
90 Ind Munaf Patel 25 32 1 105 159 4 3 147.6
91 WI Denesh Ramdin (wk) 74 83 13| 0 8 146.6
92 Pak Umar Gul 11 20 1 72 138 4 3 145.4
93 Eng Ed Joyce 152 221 3 5 142.2
94 Eng Michael Vaughan 130 241 1 48 72 1 1.5 8 141.8
95 NL Ryan ten Doeschate 128 148 2 151 120 2 3 140.6
96 WI Jerome Taylor 25 31 241 324 4 6 139.4
97 Ken Thomas Odoyo 46 78 114 144 4 0.5 3 138.8
98 Ind Sachin Tendulkar 64 58 49 72 2 3 138.2
99 Ind Sourav Ganguly 162 266 22 24 1 3 132.4
100 Pak Mohammad Sami 17 44 44 90 4 2 122.8
101 Ind Ajit Agarkar 10 27 1 112 168 4 3 121.8
102 NL William Stelling 1 4 1 55 96 4 2 121.6
103 Zim Stuart Matsikenyeri 107 128 2 6 6 0 3 120.4
104 Zim Gary Brent 12 21 1 108 120 5 2 120.2
105 Ber Saleem Mukuddem 0 4 69 90 5 2 119.8
106 Pak Shoaib Malik 92 111 1 33 30 1 3 115.2
107 SL Dilhara Fernando 2 2 1 159 212 4 5 114
108 Ban Mushfiqur Rahim (wk) 131 273 3| 0 2 9 106.6
109 Aus Michael Hussey 87 116 5 9 106.2
110 NZ Hamish Marshall 81 98 1 0.5 3 100.6
111 Pak Shahid Afridi 16 10 20 24 3 1 95.2
112 NZ Ross Taylor 98 133 1 5 94.6
113 Pak Mohammad Hafeez 15 34 2 54 78 3 2 93.2
114 Eng Liam Plunkett 29 34 89 96 3 2 90.6
115 Can Ashif Mulla 83 101 1 3 90.2
116 Zim Christopher Mpofu 1 10 166 174 4 1 3 87.2
117 Pak Inzamam ul-Haq 74 103 4 3 85.6
118 Can Ian Billcliff 104 160 1 3 85
119 Ken Maurice Ouma 75 155 2 3 84
120 Pak Kamran Akmal 42 74 3 1 3 83.8
121 Scot Colin Smith 85 129 1 3 81.8
122 Ind Mahendra Dhoni 29 29 5 3 79.8
123 Ind Anil Kumble 38 55 3 1 78
124 Ken Jimmy Kamande 29 43 110 144 2 3 76.8
125 NZ Michael Mason 0 5 2 134 165 3 5 76
126 Zim Vusumuzi Sibanda 68 95 3 3 75
127 NL Tim de Leede 35 58 1 112 108 3 3 75
128 Ire Eoin Morgan 91 179 7 9 73.8
129 Zim Brendan Taylor 87 178 4 0.5 3 73.6
130 Can Geoff Barnett 88 129 3 72.8
131 Ind Rahul Dravid 81 112 3 72.4
132 Eng Andrew Strauss 76 114 2 3 70.8
133 SA Justin Kemp 25 58 3 61 66 2 0.5 7 70.4
134 Scot Majid Haq 35 70 121 101 4 3 69.8
135 Ire William Porterfield 172 379 5 9 65.8
136 Ken Peter Ongondo 7 24 1 146 144 4 3 65
137 Ken Ravindu Shah 81 126 3 61.2
138 Ber David Hemp 90 127 1 32 12 0 3 61
139 Ber Dean Minors 48 64 1 3 59.8
140 NL Mohammad Kashif 1 29 42 2 1 57.6
141 Ber Kevin Hurdle 6 11 2 139 138 3 3 56.6
142 Scot John Blain 41 63 90 78 2 3 52
143 Scot Glenn Rogers 32 49 1 114 110 2 3 51.8
144 Ban Habibul Bashar 105 229 5 9 51.8
145 Pak Younis Khan 37 47 3 5 6 0 3 51.2
146 Pak Danish Kaneria 6 4 93 78 3 2 50.2
147 Ken Collins Obuya 31 44 1 8 18 0 0.5 3 50.2
148 Ber Lionel Cann 44 40 88 72 1 3 49.6
149 NL Darron Reekers 38 33 106 102 1 3 49.2
150 Can Abdool Samad 60 113 1 85 64 2 3 48.8
151 Ken Tanmay Mishra 37 61 2 0.5 3 47.2
152 Zim Tawanda Mupariwa 0 3 91 114 2 2 45.8
153 Ken Hiren Varaiya 5 23 1 98 138 1 0.5 3 45
154 WI Devon Smith 38 39 2 44.8
155 Pak Mohammad Yousuf 55 113 0 1 1 3 44.4
156 Aus Stuart Clark 19 48 1 1 43.4
157 NL Mark Jonkman 0 2 57 67 2 2 43
158 Scot Paul Hoffmann 25 19 1 104 102 1 3 41.4
159 Can Ashish Bagai 62 123 3 3 40.6
160 Can Kevin Sandher 2 6 58 60 2 1 37.2
161 SA Robin Petersen 12 16 1 61 72 1 2 36.8
162 SL Malinga Bandara 17 19 53 58 1 1 36.2
163 NL Daan van Bunge 38 49 2 60 31 1 3 35.6
164 Zim Prosper Utseya 5 8 1 101 156 0 3 32.4
165 NL Peter Borren 26 24 1 141 108 2 3 31.2
166 Can Anderson Cummins 10 11 149 150 2 3 30.2
167 NL Bas Zuiderent 53 95 3 30
168 Ind Harbhajan Singh 17 23 83 120 0 2 28.6
169 Ind Robin Uthappa 30 48 1 3 26.6
170 SL Nuwan Kulasekara 1 5 1 30 66 0 2 25.8
171 Zim Anthony Ireland 1 38 42 1 1 24.6
172 WI Ian Bradshaw 26 62 167 174 2 3 22.6
173 NL Jeroen Smits 3 12 3 3 21.4
174 Scot Dougie Brown 64 102 1 126 90 1 3 21.4
175 Scot Ryan Watson 53 107 3 20.4
176 Can Umar Bhatti 11 30 110 134 1 3 19.2
177 Zim Edward Rainsford 1 1 44 42 1 1 14.8
178 Can George Codrington 7 8 1 70 60 1 1 14.6
179 NL Eric Szwarczynski 24 42 2 14.4
180 Can Desmond Chumney 27 51 1 13.2
181 WI Lendl Simmons 14 26 1 1 12.2
182 Scot Fraser Watts 33 69 2 10.8
183 Scot Craig Wright 5 28 1 75 84 1 2 8.8
184 Ber Delyone Borden 21 74 72 60 2 3 6.8
185 Zim Terry Duffin 12 22 1 6.4
186 Ban Shahriar Nafees 31 76 1 6 6.2
187 Ken Tony Suji 14 29 15 18 0 1 4.2
188 Scot Neil McCallum 25 64 1 2 3.8
189 Ire John Mooney 23 45 1 36 30 0 2 3
190 Ban Shahadat Hossain 0 2 51 54 0 0.5 1 2.6
191 Zim Chamu Chibhabha 27 69 2 11 6 0 3 2.6
192 Ban Javed Omar 55 141 1 3 2.2
193 Ber Steven Outerbridge 9 20 2 2
194 WI Kieron Pollard 10 17 20 18 0 1 0.8
195 Ire Kenneth Carroll 0 2 1 8 6 0 1 0.2
196 SA Loots Bosman 1 0
197 Can Qaiser Ali 6 16 1 -0.8
198 Pak Azhar Mahmood 2 21 25 46 0 1 -1
199 Ken Lameck Onyango 16 35 77 60 1 2 -1
200 Zim Friday Kasteni 9 24 2 -1.2
201 Pak Naved-ul-Hasan 11 29 1 49 54 0 1 -2
202 Ire Peter Gillespie 2 8 1 -2.4
203 Scot Navdeep Poonia 1 6 2 -2.8
204 Ber Oliver Pitcher 28 81 1 3 -3.8
205 Ber Clay Smith 0 5 1 -4
206 Ber Janeiro Tucker 13 33 4 131 132 0 3 -5.8
207 Ken David Obuya 5 22 2 -7.6
208 NL Luuk van Troost 5 10 1 59 24 1 2 -8.8
209 NL Alexei Kervezee 17 54 2 -9.2
210 Scot Dewald Nel 24 18 0 1 -9.6
211 Ber Malachi Jones 1 8 2 74 42 1 1 -10.8
212 NZ Daryl Tuffey 40 36 0 1 -11.2
213 Scot Gavin Hamilton 11 44 3 -13.2
214 Eng Jamie Dalrymple 5 16 1 50 42 0 2 -14.2
215 Ber Irvine Romaine 11 32 29 18 0 3 -18.2
216 NL Adeel Raja 8 14 61 47 0 1 -18.6
217 Ken Nehemiah Odhiambo 33 18 0 1 -18.6
218 Ban Tapash Baisya 35 17 0 1 -21.4
219 Ire Paul Mooney 0 1 40 21 0 1 -24
220 Ber Dwayne Leverock 10 39 1 182 141 2 3 -27.4
221 Can Henry Osinde 1 3 76 56 0 2 -31.6
222 NZ Mark Gillespie 2 8 3 109 73 0 2 -38


Ct: Catches taken | St: Stumpings | Rc: Runs conceded | Bb: Balls bowled | W: Wickets taken | M: Matches played

*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 World Cup 2007 players appears below. The data below the face is in the following format: total points | total runs / strike rate | wickets / economy rate.

There are now four Australians, two South Africans, two Sri Lankans, and one New Zealander in this list. Notice that Glenn McGrath hasn't faced a single delivery so far in this World Cup!

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

Recall that batsmen have round faces and a short and wide nose. They smile more when they score more runs. Batting all-rounders have taller noses, and their faces that aren't so round.

Here are the faces of the nine highest wicket-taking bowlers in the Super Eights (bowling points | 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.

Bowlers have tapered faces, a tall and thin nose, and bigger ears if they take more wickets.

It's not particularly surprising that four of the nine bowlers are Australians; no World Cup has seen such overwhelming domination by one team.

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 (see "Brendon McCullum" or "Kumara Sangakkara"), and those that participate in run out dismissals have bigger eyes ("Lou Vincent").

 

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

Srinivas Bhogle
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