Hazlewood four-for enters top ten

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.

On the scorecard the win seemed to be an easy win. However the match was fought very well by the Pakistani bowlers, especially Wahab Riaz. However the match was won by a collection of 5/6 Australians and no truly great individual performance.

Top Batting performances in WC 2015: in 44 matches played so far

SNo	Rating Pts	Year	ODI#	MatchIdx#	Batsman	For	Vs	Runs	Balls
1	579	2015	3616	100	AB de Villiers	South Africa	Win	162*	66
2	573	2015	3612	100	CH Gayle	West Indies	Zim	215	147
3	469	2015	3641	111	RG Sharma	India	Bng	137	126
4	461	2015	3615	100	TM Dilshan	Sri Lanka	Bng	161*	146
5	459	2015	3610	100	S Dhawan	India	Saf	137	146
6	454	2015	3636	100	BRM Taylor	Zimbabwe	Ind	138	110
7	448	2015	3623	100	DA Warner	Australia	Afg	178	133
8	442	2015	3624	100	KJ Coetzer	Scotland	Bng	156	134
9	428	2015	3634	100	Mahmudullah	Bangladesh	Nzl	128*	123
10	397	2015	3601	100	DA Miller	South Africa	Zim	138*	92

No truly great batting performance. The Australian win was led by three batsmen and they shared the rating points. There was no change to the batting table.

Top Bowling performances in WC 2015: in 44 matches played so far

SNo	Rating Pts	Year	ODI#	MatchIdx#	Bowler	For	Vs	Analysis
1	671	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	493	2015	3617	100	TA Boult	New Zealand	Aus	10.0 - 3 - 27 - 5
4	445	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	356	2015	3616	100	Imran Tahir	South Africa	Win	10.0 - 2 - 45 - 5
7	348	2015	3640	111	Imran Tahir	South Africa	Slk	8.2 - 0 - 26 - 4
8	335	2015	3620	100	Mohammad Irfan	Pakistan	Zim	10.0 - 2 - 30 - 4
9	329	2015	3642	111	JR Hazlewood	Australia	Pak	10.0 - 1 - 35 - 4
10	322	2015	3608	100	JE Taylor	West Indies	Pak	7.0 - 1 - 15 - 3

Josh Hazlewood's top quality bowling spell of 4 for 35 got into the 9th position with 329 rating points. There is no doubt that the increased match weight was the main reason for this entry.

What does one say of a bowling performance which secured 134 rating points but was showered with praise by all knowledgeable people as one of the great spells of pace bowling. My heart goes out to Wahab Riaz. During 2011 he bowled a match winning spell against India but six dropped catches cost Pakistan the match. During 2015, one catch could easily have made a difference. My dear friend, Wahab, you are my man of the match.

Top Player performances in WC 2015: in 44 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	363	2015	3634	100	Shakib Al Hasan	Bangladesh	Nzl	23	18	8.5-1-55-4
8	353	2015	3608	100	AD Russell	West Indies	Pak	42*	13	8.0-2-33-3
9	345	2015	3638	100	Amjad Javed	U.A.E.	Win	56	99	8.0-0-29-2
10	311	2015	3614	100	RD Berrington	Scotland	Afg	25	46	10.0-0-40-4

Once more no real all-round performance. Hence there is no change to the table.

Top Team performances in WC 2015: in 44 matches played so far

SNo	Rating Pts	Year	ODI#	MatchIdx#	Team	Own score	Vs	Other score
1	750	2015	3640	111	South Africa	134 for 1 in 18.0	Slk	133 for 10 in 37.2
2	721	2015	3616	100	South Africa	408 for 5 in 50.0	Win	151 for 10 in 33.1
3	714	2015	3607	100	New Zealand	125 for 2 in 12.2	Eng	123 for 10 in 33.2
4	690	2015	3610	100	India	307 for 7 in 50.0	Saf	177 for 10 in 40.2
5	688	2015	3623	100	Australia	417 for 6 in 50.0	Afg	142 for 10 in 37.3
6	678	2015	3621	100	South Africa	411 for 4 in 50.0	Ire	210 for 10 in 45.0
7	669	2015	3631	100	India	260 for 2 in 36.5	Ire	259 for 10 in 49.0
8	668	2015	3635	100	England	101 for 1 in 18.1	Afg	111 for 7 in 36.2
9	666	2015	3608	100	West Indies	310 for 6 in 50.0	Pak	160 for 10 in 39.0
10	664	2015	3618	100	India	104 for 1 in 18.5	Uae	102 for 10 in 31.3

Australia lost 4 wickets which is more than 50% of the resources. So, even though they won with 16 overs to spare, they do not get too many rating points. They won quite comfortable and this reflected in the 608 rating points they got.

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.