The best team display in World Cup 2015

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.