Smith's century at No.8

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.

I had pencilled this match as an overall 60-40 for Australia. Unfortunately the Indian supporters, media and even the former knowledgeable players had let their enthusiasm override common sense and it was a surprise to see the normally balanced Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly pinning the match at 50-50 even after the toss. By that time I had made the match 70-30 for Australia. Their bowling could have defended 270 runs comfortably. Despite losing about 30 runs in the middle overs, Australia won by nearly 100 runs.

Top Batting performances in WC 2015: in 47 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	447	2015	3623	100	DA Warner	Australia	Afg	178	133
10	442	2015	3624	100	KJ Coetzer	Scotland	Bng	156	134

Steven Smith's excellent innings gathered just enough points to get into the table in the eighth position with 448 points. Let me say that this was a surprise for me since I felt that his dismissal just after he crossed 100 would hurt him a bit. But the scoring rate and the good quality of Indian bowling helped.

Top Bowling performances in WC 2015: in 47 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	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	361	2015	3643	111	TA Boult	New Zealand	Win	10.0 - 3 - 44 - 4
7	355	2015	3616	100	Imran Tahir	South Africa	Win	10.0 - 2 - 45 - 5
8	348	2015	3640	111	Imran Tahir	South Africa	Slk	8.2 - 0 - 26 - 4
9	335	2015	3620	100	Mohammad Irfan	Pakistan	Zim	10.0 - 2 - 30 - 4
10	329	2015	3642	111	JR Hazlewood	Australia	Pak	10.0 - 1 - 35 - 4

No single great bowling performance in the semi-final. Umesh Yadav secured 311 rating points. Let us not forget that India lost the match.

Top Player performances in WC 2015: in 47 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	364	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

Johnson 260 points for his cameo and two important wickets but missed the cut-off.

Top Team performances in WC 2015: in 47 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	671	2015	3645	125	Australia	328 for 7 in 50.0	Ind	233 for 10 in 46.5
8	669	2015	3631	100	India	260 for 2 in 36.5	Ire	259 for 10 in 49.0
9	668	2015	3635	100	England	101 for 1 in 18.1	Afg	111 for 7 in 36.2
10	666	2015	3608	100	West Indies	310 for 6 in 50.0	Pak	160 for 10 in 39.0

The importance of the match, size of win and the quality of Indian batting got, the semi-final win got Australia 671 rating points and got them into the seventh position. They batted very well, despite the 7-over wobble in the middle and bowled with a lot more fire and intent.

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.

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