Sean Williams is the only new entrant

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.

India defeated West Indies in a match in which both teams batted poorly, bowled very well, fielded awfully and finished strongly. The more experienced captain got India over the line but a thought should be spared for the young beleaguered West Indian captain. The Pakistan team which turned up on the ground was the determined one. Maybe South Africa needs these jolts in the early rounds to help them get over the line in the knockout rounds. I am beginning to doubt the cricketing intelligence of those who advocate the 10-team World Cup. A single nail-biter like the Ireland-Zimbabwe tie today is worth four meaningless matches between top teams.

Top Batting performances in WC 2015: in 29 matches played so far

SNo	Rating Pts	Year	ODI#	Batsman	For	Vs	Runs	Balls
1	579	2015	3616	AB de Villiers	South Africa	Win	162*	66
2	573	2015	3612	CH Gayle	West Indies	Zim	215	147
3	460	2015	3615	TM Dilshan	Sri Lanka	Bng	161*	146
4	460	2015	3610	S Dhawan	India	Saf	137	146
5	448	2015	3623	DA Warner	Australia	Afg	178	133
6	442	2015	3624	KJ Coetzer	Scotland	Bng	156	134
7	397	2015	3601	DA Miller	South Africa	Zim	138*	92
8	389	2015	3613	Shaiman Anwar	U.A.E.	Ire	106	83
9	386	2015	3600	JWA Taylor	England	Aus	98*	90
10	382	2015	3621	HM Amla	South Africa	Ire	159	128

The first two matches were bowling wins. There was very little top class batting. Both AB de Villiers' and Holder's fifties ended on the losing side. And the hundreds and nineties in the Hobart match were down valued because well over 650 runs were scored on the day. For the record, Brendan Taylor's 100 led amongst these four innings, with 325 rating pts. So there is no change to the batting performance table.

Top Bowling performances in WC 2015: in 29 matches played so far

SNo	Rating Pts	Year	ODI#	Bowler	For	Vs	Analysis
1	670	2015	3617	MA Starc	Australia	Nzl	9.0 - 0 - 28 - 6
2	603	2015	3607	TG Southee	New Zealand	Eng	9.0 - 0 - 33 - 7
3	487	2015	3617	TA Boult	New Zealand	Aus	10.0 - 3 - 27 - 5
4	444	2015	3600	MR Marsh	Australia	Eng	9.0 - 0 - 33 - 5
5	428	2015	3602	Sohail Khan	Pakistan	Ind	10.0 - 0 - 55 - 5
6	356	2015	3616	Imran Tahir	South Africa	Win	10.0 - 2 - 45 - 5
7	349	2015	3620	Mohammad Irfan	Pakistan	Zim	10.0 - 2 - 30 - 4
8	324	2015	3608	JE Taylor	West Indies	Pak	7.0 - 1 - 15 - 3
9	318	2015	3621	KJ Abbott	South Africa	Ire	8.0 - 0 - 21 - 4
10	307	2015	3600	ST Finn	England	Aus	10.0 - 0 - 71 - 5

In all the matches the wickets were shared across many bowlers. Probably the best bowling performance was Alex Cusack's 4 for 32. It secured 278 rating pts, well below the cut-off.

Top Player performances in WC 2015: in 29 matches played so far

SNo	Rating Pts	Year	ODI#	Player	For	Vs	Runs	Balls	Analysis
1	700	2015	3612	CH Gayle	West Indies	Zim	215	147	6.0-0-35-2
2	579	2015	3615	TM Dilshan	Sri Lanka	Bng	161*	146	8.0-0-35-2
3	496	2015	3600	MR Marsh	Australia	Eng	23	20	9.0-0-33-5
4	446	2015	3620	Wahab Riaz	Pakistan	Zim	54*	46	9.4-1-45-4
5	435	2015	3611	MM Ali	England	Sco	128	107	10.0-0-47-2
6	403	2015	3627	SC Williams	Zimbabwe	Ire	96	83	9.0-0-72-3
7	353	2015	3608	AD Russell	West Indies	Pak	42*	13	8.0-2-33-3
8	300	2015	3614	RD Berrington	Scotland	Afg	25	46	10.0-0-40-4
9	299	2015	3606	SC Williams	Zimbabwe	Uae	76*	65	8.0-0-43-2
10	298	2015	3613	Amjad Javed	U.A.E.	Ire	42	35	10.0-0-60-3

There was one entry into the player performance table. Sean Williams who followed up his 3 for 72 with an excellent 96, secured 403 rating points and moved into the sixth place.

Top Team performances in WC 2015: in 29 matches played so far

SNo	Rating Pts	Year	ODI#	Team	Own score	Vs	Other score
1	721	2015	3616	South Africa	408 for 5 in 50.0	Win	151 for 10 in 33.1
2	714	2015	3607	New Zealand	125 for 2 in 12.2	Eng	123 for 10 in 33.2
3	691	2015	3610	India	307 for 7 in 50.0	Saf	177 for 10 in 40.2
4	688	2015	3623	Australia	417 for 6 in 50.0	Afg	142 for 10 in 37.3
5	678	2015	3621	South Africa	411 for 4 in 50.0	Ire	210 for 10 in 45.0
6	666	2015	3608	West Indies	310 for 6 in 50.0	Pak	160 for 10 in 39.0
7	665	2015	3618	India	104 for 1 in 18.5	Uae	102 for 10 in 31.3
8	645	2015	3619	Sri Lanka	312 for 1 in 47.2	Eng	309 for 6 in 50.0
9	640	2015	3605	Bangladesh	267 for 10 in 50.0	Afg	162 for 10 in 42.5
10	626	2015	3615	Sri Lanka	332 for 1 in 50.0	Bng	240 for 10 in 47.0

Pakistan's comfortable 29 run win fetched them a reasonable 619 rating pts but fell short of the cut-off. So the team performance table also remains static.

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.