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Graeme Smith reigns as MVP on Day 9
By Srinivas Bhogle
March 22, 2007 18:22 IST

One of our readers remarked yesterday that she wishes that Graeme Smith stays as Rediff's most valuable player (MVP) day after day. If he continues to bat so explosively, and can pick up a few wickets, he could indeed stay up there.

Sri Lanka's Farveez Maharoof drops to the 18th place after the Bangladesh game. He bowled very economically but only got one wicket. Bangladesh's Mashrafe Mortaza, who was 6th, has dropped to the 65th place after he was badly thumped by Jayasuriya and others, and gave away 66 runs in 10 overs.

Pakistan's Shahid Afridi makes a fleeting appearance at the 8th place after he took three wickets against Zimbabwe. He won't stay there very long because Pakistan have been eliminated. But we should expect to see much more of Sanath Jayasuriya, who is currently 10th after yesterday's fine century, especially after he starts bowling a little more (Jayasuriya always gets wickets when he bowls).

In fact this MVP table will look very different once the Super Eight begins. All players from the eliminated teams will drop off, and only the data relating to matches with other qualifying teams will be retained.

Rank Country Player Runs Balls Ct | St Rc Bb W Run outs M Total Average
1 SA Graeme Smith 158 124 2 45 66 1 0.5 2 270.60 135.30
2 Aus Brad Hodge 152 117 0 17 36 1 0 2 246.20 123.10
3 NZ Scott Styris 150 175 1 25 42 2 0 2 221.60 110.80
4 Ind Virender Sehwag 116 93 0 32 60 2 0 2 221.60 110.80
5 Aus Brad Hogg 40 15 0 43 72 5 0 2 202.60 101.30
6 SA Jacques Kallis 128 109 0 39 72 0 0.5 2 199.40 99.70
7 Can Sunil Dhaniram 64 68 1 75 114 4 0 2 190.80 95.40
8 Pak Shahid Afridi 16 10 0 20 24 3 0 1 95.20 95.20
9 Eng Ravinder Bopara 29 30 0 43 54 2 0.5 1 94.20 94.20
10 SL Sanath Jayasuriya 131 113 1 2 11 0 0 2 183.40 91.70
11 Aus Ricky Ponting 136 115 0 0 2 180.00 90.00
12 SL Kumar Sangakkara 132 138 5 | 0 0 2 178.60 89.30
13 Ind Yuvraj Singh 130 104 0 15 18 0 0 2 176.20 88.10
14 Ken Steve Tikolo 79 92 5 79 90 3 0 2 174.40 87.20
15 Pak Imran Nazir 190 175 1 0 3 245.00 81.67
16 SL Mahela Jayawardene 131 160 1 1 2 163.00 81.50
17 SL Lasith Malinga 0 0 0 37 66 6 0 2 159.80 79.90
18 SL Farveez Maharoof 9 5 1 49 84 5 0 2 157.20 78.60
19 WI Dwayne Smith 32 15 0 64 90 4 0 2 156.00 78.00
20 Ind Anil Kumble 0 0 0 38 55 3 0 1 78.00 78.00
21 Aus Glenn McGrath 0 0 0 47 84 5 0.5 2 152.20 76.10
22 WI Dwayne Bravo 53 63 2 42 54 3 0.5 2 150.80 75.40
23 Aus Adam Gilchrist 103 119 1 | 1 1 2 149.80 74.90
24 Zim Elton Chigumbura 61 49 1 116 136 6 0 3 224.60 74.87
25 Aus Michael Clarke 108 105 1 0.5 2 149.00 74.50
26 SA Mark Boucher 75 31 1 | 0 0.5 2 142.20 71.10
27 SL Chamara Silva 107 93 0 0 2 139.60 69.80
28 NZ Craig McMillan 98 82 0 39 60 0 0 2 139.40 69.70
29 SA AB De Villiers 62 47 1 2 2 139.40 69.70
30 Pak Iftikhar Anjum 51 77 0 73 120 5 1 3 207.40 69.13
31 NZ James Franklin 0 0 2 63 98 4 0.5 2 133.40 66.70
32 Ire Trent Johnston 29 38 2 52 102 2 0.5 2 127.20 63.60
33 Ire Jeremy Bray 118 150 2 0 2 126.00 63.00
34 NZ Michael Mason 0 0 0 29 54 2 0 1 62.20 62.20
35 Pak Mohammad Sami 17 44 0 44 90 4 0 2 122.80 61.40
36 SA Andre Hall 0 0 0 63 96 4 0.5 2 121.80 60.90
37 NZ Shane Bond 0 0 0 38 108 3 0 2 120.40 60.20
38 Zim Gary Brent 12 21 1 108 120 5 0 2 120.20 60.10
39 Ire Kyle McCallan 0 4 0 68 88 4 1 2 119.20 59.60
40 Ind Sachin Tendulkar 64 55 0 9 24 1 0 2 118.20 59.10
41 Ire Andre Botha 1 13 1 37 108 3 0 2 118.00 59.00
42 Ind Sourav Ganguly 155 243 0 0 2 115.60 57.80
43 Ken Thomas Odoyo 42 67 0 87 108 3 0.5 2 113.80 56.90
44 Eng Paul Collingwood 93 102 0 61 72 0 0.5 2 113.00 56.50
45 SA Herschelle Gibbs 72 40 0 0 2 112.00 56.00
46 Ind Munaf Patel 15 15 0 59 99 3 0 2 110.20 55.10
47 Aus Matthew Hayden 89 107 1 0.5 2 109.40 54.70
48 Ban Mohammad Rafique 7 17 0 83 120 4 0 2 109.40 54.70
49 Zim Sean Williams 95 110 1 79 90 2 0.5 3 160.00 53.33
50 Ind Zaheer Khan 15 17 0 73 114 3 0 2 106.60 53.30
51 Eng Paul Nixon 65 49 1 | 1 0 2 105.80 52.90
52 SL Muttiah Muralidaran 0 0 0 43 94 3 0 2 104.20 52.10
53 Ire Boyd Rankin 0 0 1 75 96 4 0 2 102.80 51.40
54 SA Shaun Pollock 0 0 1 29 96 2 0 2 100.80 50.40
55 NZ Jacob Oram 66 89 1 54 66 1 0.5 2 100.60 50.30
56 WI Marlon Samuels 91 118 0 48 60 0 0.5 2 99.60 49.80
57 WI Daren Powell 1 1 1 57 96 3 0 2 98.00 49.00
58 Pak Umar Gul 11 20 1 72 138 4 0 3 145.40 48.47
59 Ire Niall O'Brien 73 112 3 | 0 1 2 95.40 47.70
60 Ken Maurice Ouma 62 110 0 | 1 2 2 94.00 47.00
61 Pak Mohammad Hafeez 15 34 2 54 78 3 0 2 93.20 46.60
62 Can Ashif Mulla 83 99 1 0 2 91.80 45.90
63 Eng Liam Plunkett 29 34 0 89 96 3 0 2 90.60 45.30
64 WI Jerome Taylor 2 4 0 80 120 3 0 2 88.80 44.40
65 Ban Mashrafe Mortaza 7 14 0 104 117 4 0 2 88.40 44.20
66 SL Chaminda Vaas 0 0 0 22 78 2 0 2 88.40 44.20
67 Ind Ajit Agarkar 0 2 0 79 120 3 0 2 87.40 43.70
68 Ber Saleem Mukuddem 0 4 0 50 60 2 0 1 42.80 42.80
69 NZ Ross Taylor 85 108 0 0 2 83.60 41.80
70 Aus Shaun Tait 0 0 0 74 90 3 0.5 2 82.00 41.00
71 NZ Stephen Fleming 67 72 1 0 2 81.40 40.70
72 Scot Majid Haq 29 55 0 92 78 4 0 2 80.40 40.20
73 Zim Stuart Matsikenyeri 107 128 2 6 6 0 0 3 120.40 40.13
74 Eng James Anderson 0 0 0 79 108 3 0 2 79.40 39.70
75 SA Charles Langeveldt 0 0 0 70 96 3 0 2 78.80 39.40
76 NZ Daniel Vettori 14 7 2 98 120 2 0 2 78.40 39.20
77 Pak Shoaib Malik 92 111 1 33 30 1 0 3 115.20 38.40
78 Ban Abdur Razzak 0 2 2 124 120 4 0 2 76.40 38.20
79 WI Brian Lara 81 124 2 0 2 72.80 36.40
80 SA Justin Kemp 12 7 1 18 24 2 0 2 72.60 36.30
81 Ire Langford-Smith 15 17 1 65 114 1 0 2 71.60 35.80
82 Ban Tamim Iqbal 57 60 1 0 2 71.00 35.50
83 Aus Nathan Bracken 0 0 1 45 78 2 0 2 70.40 35.20
84 Aus Shane Watson 30 15 1 18 42 0 0 2 68.60 34.30
85 SL Tillakaratne Dilshan 12 15 1 12 18 1 1 2 67.40 33.70
86 Ind Mahendra Dhoni 29 28 2 | 2 0 2 65.60 32.80
87 WI Corey Collymore 8 2 0 56 104 1 0 2 65.60 32.80
88 Ken Jimmy Kamande 12 15 0 86 114 2 0 2 65.20 32.60
89 Ber David Hemp 90 123 1 32 12 0 0 2 64.20 32.10
90 Ken Ravindu Shah 77 115 0 0 2 62.00 31.00
91 Eng Monty Panesar 0 0 0 82 120 2 0 2 62.00 31.00
92 Eng Kevin Pietersen 65 96 1 2 6 0 0 2 61.00 30.50
93 Ber Kevin Hurdle 6 7 1 114 114 3 0 2 60.60 30.30
94 Ire Andrew White 32 51 0 15 18 1 0.5 2 58.60 29.30
95 Zim Christopher Mpofu 1 10 0 166 174 4 1 3 87.20 29.07
96 Scot Colin Smith 66 106 0 | 1 0 2 57.20 28.60
97 Pak Inzamam ul-Haq 74 103 4 0 3 85.60 28.53
98 WI Chris Gayle 42 54 0 32 60 0 0 2 56.80 28.40
99 Ban Saqibul Hasan 57 106 0 93 120 1 0 2 56.20 28.10
100 Can John Davison 29 44 1 63 114 0 0 2 56.00 28.00
101 Pak Kamran Akmal 42 74 3 | 2 1 3 83.80 27.93
102 WI Ramnaresh Sarwan 61 84 0 0 2 54.80 27.40
103 Eng Ed Joyce 66 105 1 0 2 53.00 26.50
104 Ken Hiren Varaiya 1 16 1 59 102 1 0.5 2 52.80 26.40
105 NL Ryan ten Doeschate 58 80 1 134 102 2 0 2 52.60 26.30
106 Eng Andrew Flintoff 0 1 1 17 48 0 0 1 25.60 25.60
107 NL Tim de Leede 35 58 0 88 84 2 0 2 50.80 25.40
108 Can Geoff Barnett 48 57 0 0 2 50.40 25.20
109 Pak Danish Kaneria 6 4 0 93 78 3 0 2 50.20 25.10
110 Zim Vusumuzi Sibanda 68 95 3 0 3 75.00 25.00
111 SL Upul Tharanga 56 84 1 0 2 49.80 24.90
112 Ken Tanmay Mishra 37 58 2 0.5 2 49.60 24.80
113 Eng Michael Vaughan 71 116 0 0 2 49.20 24.60
114 Ken Peter Ongondo 4 21 1 115 120 3 0 2 49.20 24.60
115 Zim Anthony Ireland 0 0 1 38 42 1 0 1 24.60 24.60
116 Zim Brendan Taylor 87 178 4 | 1 0.5 3 73.60 24.53
117 SA Ashwell Prince 21 23 0 1 2 47.60 23.80
118 Zim Tawanda Mupariwa 0 3 0 91 114 2 0 2 45.80 22.90
119 Scot Paul Hoffmann 18 11 1 78 78 1 0 2 40.60 20.30
120 NZ Lou Vincent 0 10 0 2 2 40.00 20.00
121 Ban Aftab Ahmed 20 26 4 0 2 39.20 19.60
122 Ire Kevin O'Brien 26 80 0 37 48 2 0 2 37.40 18.70
123 Ban Mohammad Ashraful 53 86 0 0 2 37.20 18.60
124 NL William Stelling 1 4 0 43 48 1 0 1 18.20 18.20
125 SA Makhaya Ntini 0 0 0 25 54 0 0 1 18.20 18.20
126 Ire Eoin Morgan 23 32 3 0 2 35.40 17.70
127 Can Abdool Samad 51 96 0 54 49 1 0 2 34.40 17.20
128 Pak Younis Khan 37 47 3 5 6 0 0 3 51.20 17.07
129 Ber Dean Minors 25 39 1 | 1 0 2 33.80 16.90
130 SL Russel Arnold 7 6 0 17 19 1 0 2 31.40 15.70
131 NL Peter Borren 26 24 1 141 108 2 0 2 31.20 15.60
132 Ind Harbhajan Singh 0 3 0 30 60 0 0 1 15.60 15.60
133 Ban Syed Rasel 0 1 0 89 120 1 0 2 30.20 15.10
134 Pak Mohammad Yousuf 55 113 0 0 1 1 0 3 44.40 14.80
135 Zim Edward Rainsford 1 1 0 44 42 1 0 1 14.80 14.80
136 Can Anderson Cummins 1 3 0 90 90 2 0 2 29.60 14.80
137 Ken Collins Obuya 21 31 0 0.5 2 29.20 14.60
138 Can George Codrington 7 8 1 70 60 1 0 1 14.60 14.60
139 Can Desmond Chumney 27 51 0 0 1 13.20 13.20
140 Can Ian Billcliff 54 104 0 0 2 24.80 12.40
141 NZ Brendon McCullum 6 9 4 | 0 0 2 24.80 12.40
142 Scot Glenn Rogers 6 19 1 99 92 2 0 2 24.40 12.20
143 Scot Dougie Brown 64 101 1 106 66 1 0 2 23.00 11.50
144 Ber Lionel Cann 28 34 0 88 72 1 0 2 22.40 11.20
145 Ban Mushfiqur Rahim 62 140 2 | 0 0 2 22.00 11.00
146 Zim Prosper Utseya 5 8 1 101 156 0 0 3 32.40 10.80
147 Eng Ian Bell 33 63 1 0 2 20.60 10.30
148 Can Umar Bhatti 1 2 0 85 101 1 0 2 20.20 10.10
149 SA Andre Nel 0 0 0 19 36 0 0 1 9.80 9.80
150 Scot Ryan Watson 37 70 0 0 2 18.00 9.00
151 Ind Rahul Dravid 21 30 0 0 2 18.00 9.00
152 Ber Delyone Borden 19 63 0 57 48 2 0 2 17.00 8.50
153 WI Denesh Ramdin 1 4 3 | 0 0 2 13.80 6.90
154 Can Ashish Bagai 25 59 2 | 0 0 2 12.80 6.40
155 Zim Terry Duffin 12 22 0 0 1 6.40 6.40
156 Ind Robin Uthappa 12 21 1 0 2 12.20 6.10
157 Scot Fraser Watts 33 69 0 0 2 10.80 5.40
158 Ber Steven Outerbridge 9 16 0 0 1 5.20 5.20
159 Scot Craig Wright 4 21 0 58 60 1 0 1 5.20 5.20
160 NL Daan van Bunge 38 49 2 56 24 0 0 2 10.00 5.00
161 Aus Michael Hussey 6 10 1 0 2 9.00 4.50
162 NL Darron Reekers 29 25 0 83 66 0 0 2 7.80 3.90
163 Ban Habibul Bashar 19 55 2 0 2 4.00 2.00
164 Zim Chamu Chibhabha 27 69 2 11 6 0 0 3 2.60 0.87
165 NL Jeroen Smits 3 12 1 | 0 0 2 1.40 0.70
166 Zim Friday Kasteni 9 24 0 0 2 -1.20 -0.60
167 NL Eric Szwarczynski 12 31 0 0 1 -0.80 -0.80
168 Can Qaiser Ali 6 16 0 0 1 -0.80 -0.80
169 Pak Azhar Mahmood 2 21 0 25 46 0 0 1 -1.00 -1.00
170 Scot Navdeep Poonia 1 4 0 0 1 -1.20 -1.20
171 Pak Naved-ul-Hasan 11 29 1 49 54 0 0 1 -2.00 -2.00
172 Ken Lameck Onyango 6 17 0 63 48 1 0 1 -2.20 -2.20
173 Scot John Blain 23 35 0 61 48 0 0 2 -4.60 -2.30
174 Ban Shahriar Nafees 2 11 0 0 2 -4.80 -2.40
175 NZ Jeetan Patel 0 0 0 42 48 0 0 1 -3.60 -3.60
176 Ken David Obuya 5 22 0 0 2 -7.60 -3.80
177 Ber Clay Smith 0 5 0 0 1 -4.00 -4.00
178 NL Luuk van Troost 5 10 1 59 24 1 0 2 -8.80 -4.40
179 NL Alexei Kervezee 17 54 0 0 2 -9.20 -4.60
180 Can Henry Osinde 1 2 0 31 32 0 0 1 -5.00 -5.00
181 Ber Oliver Pitcher 6 34 1 0 2 -10.20 -5.10
182 Scot Gavin Hamilton 7 31 0 0 2 -10.80 -5.40
183 NL Bas Zuiderent 10 39 0 0 2 -11.20 -5.60
184 WI Shivnarine Chanderpaul 40 123 1 0 2 -13.40 -6.70
185 Ire William Porterfield 13 56 1 0 2 -13.80 -6.90
186 NL Mark Jonkman 0 2 0 35 37 0 0 1 -7.00 -7.00
187 Eng Jamie Dalrymple 5 16 1 50 42 0 0 2 -14.20 -7.10
188 Scot Dewald Nel 0 0 0 24 18 0 0 1 -9.60 -9.60
189 Scot Neil McCallum 1 21 1 0 1 -9.80 -9.80
190 Ber Malachi Jones 1 8 2 74 42 1 0 1 -10.80 -10.80
191 Ber Irvine Romaine 0 11 0 29 18 0 0 2 -23.40 -11.70
192 Ber Janeiro Tucker 4 27 3 117 114 0 0 2 -24.40 -12.20
193 Ber Dwayne Leverock 10 39 1 163 120 2 0 2 -25.20 -12.60
194 NL Adeel Raja 8 14 0 61 47 0 0 1 -18.60 -18.60
195 Ken Nehemiah Odhiambo 0 0 0 33 18 0 0 1 -18.60 -18.60

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 fielder is an equal participant in a run out dismissal.

Today's Chernoff gallery of the top nine players is shown below:

The round and smiling faces with a wide nose ("Smith", "Hodge" and "Kallis") belong to pure batsmen, or batsmen who might have bowled a bit. "Sehwag" and "Styris" look like batsmen too, but with a taller nose and slightly bigger ears they've taken a few wickets too. "Hogg" and "Afridi" with their tapered faces and very tall noses have qualified as pure bowlers.

Finally notice that "Smith", "Kallis" and "Bopara" have slightly bigger and keener eyes than the rest. This is because only this trio has participated in a run out dismissal among the top nine.

 

This list and the Chernoff faces 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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