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An analysis of performances in the World Cup after the final

Anantha Narayanan03-Apr-2015

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This analysis will be done at suitable points during the World Cup 2015 so that the readers can see the way the Performance tables evolve. As more matches get played the top performance mosaic changes and readers can identify with what happened in the past few days. The qualifying bar for inclusion moves higher as more matches get played.

Australia was crowned worthy world champions after an overwhelming display at the MCG. Any increase in New Zealand’s winning chances, on winning the toss, was wiped out, and more, when McCullum was dismissed in the first over. After that it was an uphill battle and New Zealand was always was struggling. The final winning margin reflected the difference between the sides, on the day. The 16-player Australian team, Hughes included, was invincible. A single blip happened quite early and did not matter.

Top Batting performances in WC 2015: in 48 matches played so far
SNo Rating Pts Year ODI# MatchIdx# Batsman For Vs Runs Balls
1 833 2015 3643 111 MJ Guptill New Zealand Win 237* 163
2 579 2015 3616 100 AB de Villiers South Africa Win 162* 66
3 573 2015 3612 100 CH Gayle West Indies Zim 215 147
4 469 2015 3641 111 RG Sharma India Bng 137 126
5 461 2015 3615 100 TM Dilshan Sri Lanka Bng 161* 146
6 459 2015 3610 100 S Dhawan India Saf 137 146
7 454 2015 3636 100 BRM Taylor Zimbabwe Ind 138 110
8 448 2015 3645 125 SPD Smith Australia Ind 105 93
9 448 2015 3646 150 GD Elliott New Zealand Aus 83 82
10 447 2015 3623 100 DA Warner Australia Afg 178 133

Grant Elliott’s single-handed holding up effort for New Zealand in the final finished in the top-10. The importance of the match was enough to get him into the top-10 table. His effort was bracketed with Smith’s wonderful hundred in the semi-final.

Top Bowling performances in WC 2015: in 48 matches played so far
SNo Rating Pts Year ODI# MatchIdx# Bowler For Vs Analysis
1 679 2015 3617 100 MA Starc Australia Nzl 9.0 – 0 – 28 – 6
2 598 2015 3607 100 TG Southee New Zealand Eng 9.0 – 0 – 33 – 7
3 494 2015 3617 100 TA Boult New Zealand Aus 10.0 – 3 – 27 – 5
4 444 2015 3600 100 MR Marsh Australia Eng 9.0 – 0 – 33 – 5
5 430 2015 3602 100 Sohail Khan Pakistan Ind 10.0 – 0 – 55 – 5
6 361 2015 3643 111 TA Boult New Zealand Win 10.0 – 3 – 44 – 4
7 361 2015 3646 150 JP Faulkner Australia Nzl 9.0 – 1 – 36 – 3
8 358 2015 3646 150 MG Johnson Australia Nzl 9.0 – 0 – 30 – 3
9 355 2015 3616 100 Imran Tahir South Africa Win 10.0 – 2 – 45 – 5
10 348 2015 3640 111 Imran Tahir South Africa Slk 8.2 – 0 – 26 – 4

There was no four-wicket haul in the final. However, James Faulkner’s three timely wickets secured 361 rating points and came in at the seventh position. It is very relevant that all three batsmen he dismissed were top-order batsmen. So the Man-of the-Match award looks very fitting.

Top Player performances in WC 2015: in 48 matches played so far
SNo Rating Pts Year ODI# MatchIdx# Player For Vs Runs Balls Analysis
1 700 2015 3612 100 CH Gayle West Indies Zim 215 147 6.0-0-35-2
2 579 2015 3615 100 TM Dilshan Sri Lanka Bng 161* 146 8.0-0-35-2
3 496 2015 3600 100 MR Marsh Australia Eng 23 20 9.0-0-33-5
4 447 2015 3620 100 Wahab Riaz Pakistan Zim 54* 46 9.4-1-45-4
5 434 2015 3611 100 MM Ali England Sco 128 107 10.0-0-47-2
6 403 2015 3627 100 SC Williams Zimbabwe Ire 96 83 9.0-0-72-3
7 362 2015 3634 100 Shakib Al Hasan Bangladesh Nzl 23 18 8.5-1-55-4
8 356 2015 3644 125 CJ Anderson New Zealand Saf 58 57 6.0-0-72-3
9 353 2015 3608 100 AD Russell West Indies Pak 42* 13 8.0-2-33-3
10 344 2015 3638 100 Amjad Javed U.A.E. Win 56 99 8.0-0-29-2

Elliott did not bowl and Faulkner did not get on to bat. So there was no player performance worthy of inclusion.

Top Team performances in WC 2015: in 48 matches played so far
SNo Rating Pts Year ODI# MatchIdx# Team Own score Vs Other score
1 775 2015 3646 150 Australia 186 for 3 in 33.1 Nzl 183 for 10 in 45.0
2 750 2015 3640 111 South Africa 134 for 1 in 18.0 Slk 133 for 10 in 37.2
3 721 2015 3616 100 South Africa 408 for 5 in 50.0 Win 151 for 10 in 33.1
4 714 2015 3607 100 New Zealand 125 for 2 in 12.2 Eng 123 for 10 in 33.2
5 690 2015 3610 100 India 307 for 7 in 50.0 Saf 177 for 10 in 40.2
6 687 2015 3623 100 Australia 417 for 6 in 50.0 Afg 142 for 10 in 37.3
7 678 2015 3621 100 South Africa 411 for 4 in 50.0 Ire 210 for 10 in 45.0
8 669 2015 3631 100 India 260 for 2 in 36.5 Ire 259 for 10 in 49.0
9 668 2015 3645 125 Australia 328 for 7 in 50.0 Ind 233 for 10 in 46.5
10 668 2015 3635 100 England 101 for 1 in 18.1 Afg 111 for 7 in 36.2

Seven wickets still in hand. More than one third of the balls resource still in hand. By these World Cup standards, the final Australian score could have been in excess of 350. The fact that they dismissed New Zealand well within the stipulated overs also helped. The net result is that this overwhelming win was the best team performance in the World Cup. This performance secured 775 rating points.

In the final report, I will re-visit the entire World Cup scene and update the across-world-cups table with this World Cup performances.

A brief introduction into the methodology of Performance Analysis.

The Batting Performance Ratings analysis takes into account the Runs scored, Balls faced, Next highest score (if this is the highest score), % of Team score, Innings status at entry, Bowling quality, Pitch information, Team strengths, Target score in front, Match location, Result and Match importance. These parameters are given appropriate weights. The calculations are done in such a way that Rating points of 1000 would be allotted to a mind-blowing and match-winning score of 200 in 150 balls in a WC final.

The Bowling Performance Ratings analysis takes into account the Wickets captured, Quality of batsmen dismissed, Scores at which batsmen were dismissed, Bowling accuracy, Batting quality, Pitch information, Team strengths, Target being defended, Match location, Result and Match importance. The calculations are done in such a way that Rating points of 1000 would be allotted to a magnificent and match-winning analysis of 10-2-15-6 in a WC final.

The Player Performance Ratings analysis takes into account the Batting Rating points, Bowling Rating points and the Fielding Rating points, which is a combination of catches and stumpings. There are minimum criteria for batting and bowling stints to ensure that these are genuinely all-round performances.

The Team Performance Ratings analysis takes into account the Result, Margin of win, Resources utilized, Team strengths, Match location and Match importance. The calculations are done in such a way that Rating points of 1000 would be allotted to an overwhelming win by 150 runs or 8 wickets in a WC final.

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