Guptill and Starc in all-time top five

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.

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.