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Guptill and Starc in all-time top five

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An analysis of top performances over all the 11 World Cups so far

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.

This is the last article and presents the tables across all 11 World Cups. The recently concluded World Cup 2015 entries are highlighted to get a perspective. This is a logical conclusion to the last set of tables issued before the World Cup started.

Top Batting performances across all eleven World Cups
SNo Rating Pts Year ODI# MatchIdx# Batsman For Vs Runs Balls
1 855 2007 2581 150 AC Gilchrist Australia Slk 149 104
2 833 2015 3643 111 MJ Guptill New Zealand Win 237* 163
3 738 1983 216 100 N Kapil Dev India Zim 175* 138
4 662 1979 74 150 IVA Richards West Indies Eng 138* 157
5 625 2003 1993 150 RT Ponting Australia Ind 140* 121
6 618 2003 1945 104 A Symonds Australia Pak 143* 125
7 587 2007 2555 105 ML Hayden Australia Win 158 143
8 584 2003 1944 104 SB Styris New Zealand Slk 141 125
9 579 2015 3616 100 AB de Villiers South Africa Win 162* 66
10 573 2015 3612 100 CH Gayle West Indies Zim 215 147
11 554 1996 1083 150 PA de Silva Sri Lanka Aus 107* 124
12 541 1999 1463 100 SC Ganguly India Slk 183 158
13 534 2011 3100 100 V Sehwag India Bng 175 140
14 528 1987 457 100 IVA Richards West Indies Slk 181 125
15 524 1975 33 150 CH Lloyd West Indies Aus 102 85
16 515 1992 747 100 Rameez Raja Pakistan Nzl 119* 155
17 506 2003 1955 104 SP Fleming New Zealand Saf 134* 132
18 506 1987 476 125 GA Gooch England Ind 115 136
19 496 2011 3110 100 AJ Strauss England Ind 158 145
20 491 2007 2547 95 Imran Nazir Pakistan Zim 160 121

Adam Gilchrist’s explosive hundred stays at the top of the batting performance table. Before the World Cup, Kapil Dev’s magnificent 175 was in second place, some distance behind. However the unforgettable innings Martin Guptill played in the quarter final against West Indies gathered 833 rating points and got into the second place. The fact that this was a knock-out match helped a lot. In 9th place is AB de Villiers’ multiple-record-breaking 162, also against West Indies, with 579 rating points. A few points behind this innings, in 10th place, is Chris Gayle’s double-hundred against Zimbabwe.

Top Bowling performances across all eleven World Cups
SNo Rating Pts Year ODI# MatchIdx# Bowler For Vs Analysis
1 908 1975 31 125 GJ Gilmour Australia Eng 12.0 – 6 – 14 – 6
2 819 2003 1976 104 AJ Bichel Australia Eng 10.0 – 0 – 20 – 7
3 721 2003 1986 111 SE Bond New Zealand Aus 10.0 – 2 – 23 – 6
4 679 2015 3617 100 MA Starc Australia Nzl 9.0 – 0 – 28 – 6
5 598 2015 3607 100 TG Southee New Zealand Eng 9.0 – 0 – 33 – 7
6 592 2003 1969 104 A Nehra India Eng 10.0 – 2 – 23 – 6
7 586 1975 33 150 GJ Gilmour Australia Win 12.0 – 2 – 48 – 5
8 565 2011 3147 125 Wahab Riaz Pakistan Ind 10.0 – 0 – 46 – 5
9 558 1992 730 100 MW Pringle South Africa Win 8.0 – 4 – 11 – 4
10 555 1979 74 150 J Garner West Indies Eng 11.0 – 0 – 38 – 5
11 532 1999 1483 125 SK Warne Australia Saf 10.0 – 4 – 29 – 4
12 511 1992 748 90 EA Brandes Zimbabwe Eng 10.0 – 4 – 21 – 4
13 496 1999 1476 111 BKV Prasad India Pak 9.3 – 2 – 27 – 5
14 494 2015 3617 100 TA Boult New Zealand Aus 10.0 – 3 – 27 – 5
15 485 1999 1483 125 SM Pollock South Africa Aus 9.2 – 1 – 36 – 5
16 483 1983 207 100 KH MacLeay Australia Ind 11.5 – 3 – 39 – 6
17 479 2011 3110 100 TT Bresnan England Ind 10.0 – 1 – 48 – 5
18 478 2003 1973 104 WPUJC Vaas Sri Lanka Win 10.0 – 3 – 22 – 4
19 458 1983 223 150 S Madan Lal India Win 12.0 – 2 – 31 – 3
20 458 1992 752 150 DR Pringle England Pak 10.0 – 2 – 22 – 3

Three bowling spells, essayed during the early part of the World Cup, have got into the top-20 table of bowling performances across all World Cups. Mitchell Starc’s 6-wicket spell against New Zealand, which nearly won the match for Australia, is in fourth position, despite this being in a losing cause. This spell gathered 679 rating points and could easily have gone ahead of Shane Bond’s spell if Australia had won the match. Trent Boult’s match-winning spell in the same match is in 14th position while Tim Southee’s seven-wicket destruction of England is in fifth position.

Top Player performances across all eleven World Cups
SNo Rating Pts Year ODI# MatchIdx# Player For Vs Runs Balls Analysis
1 1061 1975 31 125 GJ Gilmour Australia Eng 28* 28 12.0-6-14-6
2 956 2003 1976 104 AJ Bichel Australia Eng 34* 36 10.0-0-20-7
3 941 1996 1083 150 PA de Silva Sri Lanka Aus 107* 124 9.0-0-42-3
4 826 1983 216 100 N Kapil Dev India Zim 175* 138 11.0-1-32-1
5 745 1979 74 150 IVA Richards West Indies Eng 138* 157 10.0-0-35-0
6 700 2015 3612 100 CH Gayle West Indies Zim 215 147 6.0-0-35-2
7 655 1975 33 150 CH Lloyd West Indies Aus 102 85 12.0-1-38-1
8 639 1975 33 150 GJ Gilmour Australia Win 14 11 12.0-2-48-5
9 607 2003 1973 104 WPUJC Vaas Sri Lanka Win 28* 25 10.0-3-22-4
10 603 1999 1483 125 SK Warne Australia Saf 18 24 10.0-4-29-4
11 602 1999 1477 111 NC Johnson Zimbabwe Aus 132* 144 8.0-0-43-2
12 594 2011 3125 100 TM Dilshan Sri Lanka Zim 144 131 3.0-1- 4-4
13 583 1999 1468 100 NC Johnson Zimbabwe Saf 76 117 8.0-1-27-3
14 579 2015 3615 100 TM Dilshan Sri Lanka Bng 161* 146 8.0-0-35-2
15 569 2007 2560 105 ST Jayasuriya Sri Lanka Win 115 101 8.3-0-38-3
16 564 1983 199 90 DAG Fletcher Zimbabwe Aus 69* 84 11.0-1-42-4
17 562 1983 223 150 S Madan Lal India Win 17 27 12.0-2-31-3
18 562 1999 1483 125 SM Pollock South Africa Aus 20 14 9.2-1-36-5
19 560 1975 33 150 KD Boyce West Indies Aus 34 37 12.0-0-50-4
20 552 1992 752 150 DR Pringle England Pak 18* 16 10.0-2-22-3

Gayle’s 215 was followed by two key wickets and this all-round performance is in sixth position, with 700 rating points. Similarly Tillakaratne Dilshan’s 161 was followed by two wickets and this performance gathered 579 rating points. When we see that Gary Gilmour’s all-round performance in the 1975 semi-final gathered in excess of 1000 rating points, we realize that this is one performance which will never be bettered.

Top Team performances across all eleven World Cups
SNo Rating Pts Year ODI# MatchIdx# Team Own score Vs Other score
1 859 1999 1484 150 Australia 133 for 2 in 20.1 Pak 132 for 10 in 39.0
2 818 1983 223 150 India 183 for 10 in 54.4 Win 140 for 10 in 52.0
3 797 2003 1993 150 Australia 359 for 2 in 50.0 Ind 234 for 10 in 39.2
4 783 1996 1083 150 Sri Lanka 245 for 3 in 46.2 Aus 241 for 7 in 50.0
5 775 2015 3646 150 Australia 186 for 3 in 33.1 Nzl 183 for 10 in 45.0
6 773 2011 3101 100 New Zealand 72 for 0 in 8.0 Ken 69 for 10 in 23.5
7 769 2011 3118 100 West Indies 59 for 1 in 12.2 Bng 58 for 10 in 18.5
8 765 2011 3142 111 Pakistan 113 for 0 in 20.5 Win 112 for 10 in 43.3
9 765 2007 2575 105 Sri Lanka 81 for 2 in 10.0 Ire 77 for 10 in 27.4
10 761 1979 74 150 West Indies 286 for 9 in 60.0 Eng 194 for 10 in 51.0
11 757 2007 2570 105 Australia 92 for 1 in 12.2 Ire 91 for 10 in 30.0
12 757 2011 3138 100 South Africa 284 for 8 in 50.0 Bng 78 for 10 in 28.0
13 750 2015 3640 111 South Africa 134 for 1 in 18.0 Slk 133 for 10 in 37.2
14 745 2007 2574 105 South Africa 157 for 1 in 19.2 Eng 154 for 10 in 48.0
15 743 2003 1985 111 India 292 for 6 in 50.0 Slk 109 for 10 in 23.0
16 739 2003 1951 104 Australia 128 for 1 in 22.2 Ind 125 for 10 in 41.4
17 735 2007 2580 125 Australia 153 for 3 in 31.3 Saf 149 for 10 in 43.5
18 733 1975 31 125 Australia 94 for 6 in 28.4 Eng 93 for 10 in 36.2
19 733 2007 2581 150 Australia 281 for 4 in 38.0 Slk 215 for 8 in 36.0
20 724 1992 719 100 South Africa 171 for 1 in 46.5 Aus 170 for 9 in 49.0

Australia’s seven-wicket destruction of New Zealand in the final secured 775 rating points and is in fifth position. Everything worked perfectly for Australia. They had seven wickets and over 100 balls still available. South Africa’s more effective dismantling of Sri Lanka secured 750 rating points since nine wickets and nearly 200 balls were still available. But the higher match index for the final gave the Australian win the edge.

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