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Shahid Afridi is MVP

By Srinivas Bhogle, Debasish Ghosh and K Anil Kumar
September 25, 2007 17:52 IST
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Although he did nothing of note in the Twenty20 World Cup final against India on Monday, Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi still emerged as the tournament's most valuable player (MVP).

Umar Gul (3), R P Singh (7), Gautam Gambhir (12) and Irfan Pathan (14) improved their positions after their excellent performances in the final.

The final 20-20 MVP list is as follows:

Rank Player Country Runs Balls Bat-pts Bb Rc W Bowl-pts Ct | St Run Outs Field-pts M Total
1 Shahid Afridi Pak 91 46 120.7 168 188 12 227.9 2 1.5 32 7 380.6
2 DL Vettori NZ 36 20 45.3 144 128 11 240.0 2 1.5 32 6 317.3
3 Umar Gul Pak 0 2 -2.7 166 155 13 274.3 3 1 28 7 299.6
4 ML Hayden Aus 265 183 286.1 6 286.1
5 SR Clark Aus 144 144 12 240.0 2 1 24 6 264.0
6 ST Jayasuriya SL 154 96 180.0 77 102 4 64.6 0.5 8 5 252.7
7 RP Singh India 1 1 0.7 144 152 12 232.0 1 1 20 7 252.6
8 AC Gilchrist Aus 169 112 188.7 9 1 52 6 240.7
9 Shoaib Malik Pak 195 154 184.7 18 18 2 38.0 3 12 7 234.7
10 Yuvraj Singh India 148 76 194.7 18 38 1 2.0 1 2 36 6 232.7
11 Misbah-ul-Haq Pak 218 156 228.1 1 4 7 232.1
12 G Gambhir India 227 175 220.7 2 8 7 228.7
13 CD McMillan NZ 163 90 206.0 1 0.5 12 6 218.0
14 IK Pathan India 34 30 28.0 132 149 10 187.0 7 215.0
15 KP Pietersen Eng 178 110 209.4 1 4 5 213.4
16 Mohammad Hafeez Pak 99 78 94.0 114 163 5 69.0 5 1.5 44 6 207.0
17 A Flintoff Eng 70 53 69.4 108 110 5 114.0 4 16 5 199.3
18 Mohammad Asif Pak 4 1 6.7 161 212 10 162.6 3 1 28 7 197.3
19 MG Johnson Aus 14 7 18.7 144 153 8 167.0 1 4 6 189.6
20 JM Kemp SA 173 124 180.7 2 8 5 188.7
21 DPMD Jayawardene SL 159 104 179.4 2 8 5 187.4
22 Shakib Al Hasan Ban 67 56 59.4 102 116 6 116.0 1 0.5 12 5 187.3
23 DL Maddy Eng 113 80 119.4 18 26 3 46.0 1 1 20 4 185.4
24 JA Morkel SA 120 86 125.4 60 77 3 51.0 2 8 5 184.3
25 MS Dhoni India 154 120 148.0 1 2 36 7 184.0
26 M Morkel SA 1 3 -2.0 120 120 9 184.0 5 182.0
27 NW Bracken Aus 4 3 4.0 134 142 8 164.6 2 8 6 176.6
28 Imran Nazir Pak 147 98 163.4 3 12 7 175.4
29 CH Gayle WI 117 60 154.0 24 22 0 10.0 2 8 2 172.0
30 B Lee Aus 17 12 18.0 144 171 7 133.0 4 16 6 167.0
31 SL Malinga SL 13 12 10.0 84 100 7 124.0 4 1 32 5 166.0
32 BB McCullum NZ 139 114 126.0 5|1 0.5 36 6 162.0
33 Aftab Ahmed Ban 162 125 157.4 1 4 5 161.4
34 Sohail Tanvir Pak 12 4 18.7 138 161 6 119.0 1 4 6 141.6
35 A Symonds Aus 107 71 119.4 71 115 1 -4.4 2 1 24 6 139.0
36 RL Taylor NZ 118 85 122.7 4 16 6 138.7
37 E Chigumbura Zim 12 8 13.3 42 51 7 117.0 2 8 2 138.3
38 SM Pollock SA 16 13 14.7 117 167 8 117.0 1 4 5 135.6
39 S Sreesanth India 20 13 22.7 138 183 6 97.0 2 0.5 16 7 135.6
40 WPUJC Vaas SL 33 41 11.3 108 100 5 124.0 5 135.3
41 BRM Taylor Zim 107 84 102.0 2|1 1 32 2 134.0
42 CRD Fernando SL 0 2 -2.7 102 104 6 128.0 0.5 8 5 133.3
43 SE Bond NZ 11 13 4.7 144 180 7 124.0 1 4 6 132.6
44 Abdur Razzak Ban 7 19 -11.3 114 121 7 143.0 5 131.6
45 J Mubarak SL 105 62 127.4 2 8 0 -5.3 2 8 5 130.0
46 Harbhajan Singh India 8 10 2.7 138 182 7 114.0 3 12 7 128.6
47 V Sehwag India 133 96 138.0 6 20 0 -12.0 6 126.0
48 HH Gibbs SA 110 77 117.4 1 4 3 121.4
49 JJ van der Wath SA 11 11 7.3 120 150 6 106.0 0.5 8 5 121.3
50 Younis Khan Pak 127 118 96.7 6 24 7 120.7
51 RV Uthappa India 113 100 92.7 1 1.5 28 7 120.7
52 TM Dilshan SL 65 53 59.4 33 36 2 40.0 3 0.5 20 5 119.3
53 SB Styris NZ 70 59 61.4 66 74 2 46.0 1 0.5 12 6 119.3
54 RP Sharma India 88 61 94.7 1 1 20 4 114.7
55 KC Sangakkara SL 104 99 76.0 2|2 0.5 32 5 108.0
56 L Vincent NZ 117 116 79.4 1 1.5 28 6 107.4
57 Mohammad Ashraful Ban 87 48 110.0 48 86 1 -6.0 5 104.0
58 CP Schofield Eng 24 20 21.3 77 92 4 74.6 1 4 4 100.0
59 OA Shah Eng 103 81 98.0 5 98.0
60 MR Gillespie NZ 10 16 -1.3 119 156 6 98.6 6 97.3
61 PD Collingwood Eng 86 65 85.4 42 82 2 6.0 1 4 5 95.3
62 GC Smith SA 94 78 84.0 6 16 0 -8.0 4 16 5 92.0
63 MV Boucher SA 88 93 52.0 7 0.5 36 5 88.0
64 BJ Hodge Aus 82 61 82.7 12 20 0 -4.0 2 8 6 86.7
65 VD Philander SA 8 12 0.0 78 104 4 64.0 1 1 20 5 84.0
66 JDP Oram NZ 92 60 104.0 78 146 1 -26.0 1 4 6 82.0
67 CS Martin NZ 90 114 4 70.0 1 0.5 12 4 82.0
68 Kamran Akmal Pak 44 39 36.0 3|1 1.5 44 7 80.0
69 V Sibanda Zim 52 40 50.7 1 1.5 28 2 78.7
70 AD Mascarenhas Eng 19 17 15.3 84 122 4 54.0 2 8 5 77.3
71 Junaid Siddique Ban 71 49 76.7 1 76.7
72 Yasir Arafat Pak 44 24 56.0 54 72 1 16.0 1 4 3 76.0
73 LPC Silva SL 70 61 58.7 12 11 0 5.0 1 0.5 12 5 75.7
74 VS Solanki Eng 67 56 59.4 2 0.5 16 2 75.4
75 JM Anderson Eng 90 102 3 66.0 0.5 8 4 74.0
76 Mahmudullah Ban 17 17 11.3 48 47 2 49.0 1 0.5 12 2 72.3
77 MJ Prior Eng 69 62 55.4 4 16 3 71.4
78 WU Tharanga SL 74 60 68.0 5 68.0
79 PG Fulton NZ 77 73 56.7 2 8 5 64.7
80 H Masakadza Zim 54 51 40.0 6 9 1 15.0 2 8 2 63.0
81 Syed Rasel Ban 7 9 2.0 102 123 3 61.0 5 63.0
82 MEK Hussey Aus 65 60 50.0 3 12 6 62.0
83 AB de Villiers SA 50 47 37.3 6 24 5 61.3
84 Mushfiqur Rahim Ban 14 18 4.0 4|3 1 56 5 60.0
85 CM Wright Scot 14 18 4.0 24 29 3 51.0 1 4 2 59.0
86 DS Smith WI 86 86 57.4 2 57.4
87 RR Sarwan WI 17 15 14.0 12 10 2 38.0 1 4 2 56.0
88 JD Nel Scot 13 7 16.7 24 25 2 39.0 2 55.7
89 KD Karthik India 28 22 26.7 3|2 28 4 54.7
90 Joginder Sharma India 87 138 4 42.0 3 12 4 54.0
91 P Utseya Zim 13 10 12.7 48 55 2 41.0 2 53.7
92 DF Watts Scot 46 35 45.3 2 8 2 53.3
93 SCJ Broad Eng 5 7 0.7 114 184 5 48.0 1 4 5 52.6
94 GB Brent Zim 42 53 2 35.0 1 16 2 51.0
95 JP Duminy SA 36 32 29.3 1 1 20 2 49.3
96 S Chanderpaul WI 48 41 41.3 1 4 2 45.3
97 TM Odoyo Kenya 18 26 1.3 36 36 2 44.0 2 45.3
98 LJ Wright Eng 43 37 36.7 2 8 5 44.7
99 RT Ponting Aus 61 65 35.4 2 8 4 43.4
100 CJ Chibhabha Zim 20 22 10.7 36 41 1 23.0 2 8 2 41.7
101 Mashrafe Mortaza Ban 35 35 23.3 106 160 2 13.3 1 4 5 40.6
102 M Ntini SA 4 2 5.3 72 109 2 19.0 1 16 4 40.3
103 JAR Blain Scot 0 1 -1.3 24 23 2 41.0 2 39.7
104 Fawad Alam Pak 18 29 2 27.0 1 0.5 12 1 39.0
105 JK Kamande Kenya 18 23 5.3 24 48 3 32.0 2 37.3
106 MN Samuels WI 33 18 42.0 12 21 0 -5.0 2 37.0
107 MJ Clarke Aus 3 4 0.7 42 72 2 16.0 4 16 5 32.7
108 G Wijekoon SL 1 5 -4.7 66 101 2 19.0 1 16 3 30.3
109 YK Pathan india 15 8 19.3 6 5 0 3.0 1 4 1 26.3
110 R Rampaul WI 48 87 3 25.0 2 25.0
111 DR Smith WI 30 11 45.3 12 37 0 -21.0 2 24.3
112 SR Watson Aus 20 19 1 23.7 1 23.7
113 CJO Smith Scot 11 7 12.7 0|1 8 2 20.7
114 AB Agarkar India 15 11 15.3 48 75 1 5.0 3 20.3
115 Tamim Iqbal Ban 56 78 8.0 1 0.5 12 5 20.0
116 CT Tremlett Eng 24 45 2 19.0 1 19.0
117 T Mupariwa Zim 30 45 1 11.0 0.5 8 2 19.0
118 JS Patel NZ 0 1 -1.3 41 69 2 17.7 2 16.3
119 Nadif Chowdhury Ban 17 16 12.7 2 12.7
120 MF Maharoof SL 0 2 -2.7 30 50 1 6.0 0.5 8 2 11.3
121 CO Obuya Kenya 20 28 2.7 0.5 8 2 10.7
122 D Ramdin WI 8 7 6.7 1 4 2 10.7
123 FH Edwards WI 36 54 1 10.0 2 10.0
124 RM Haq Scot 14 31 -13.3 24 49 2 15.0 2 8 2 9.7
125 A Nel SA 24 23 0 9.0 1 9.0
126 Salman Butt Pak 74 105 8.0 5 8.0
127 GM Hamilton Scot 2 4 -1.3 1 4 2 2.7
128 MA Ouma Kenya 0 5 -6.7 0.5 8 2 1.3
129 A Obanda Kenya 25 37 0.7 2 0.7
130 NS Poonia Scot 4 6 0.0 2 0.0
131 S Matsikenyeri Zim 5 14 -8.7 2 8 2 -0.7
132 JN Snape Eng 7 11 -0.7 6 12 0 -4.0 1 4 1 -0.7
133 T Mishra Kenya 16 25 -1.3 2 -1.3
134 RR Watson Scot 2 4 -1.3 2 -1.3
135 DBL Powell WI 1 1 0.7 42 62 0 -6.0 1 4 2 -1.3
136 RL Bhudia Kenya 11 9 10.0 4 17 0 -11.7 1 -1.7
137 NFI McCallum Scot 0 2 -2.7 2 -2.7
138 NL McCullum NZ 1 4 -3.3 1 -3.3
139 BJ Haddin Aus 11 20 -4.7 2 -4.7
140 DO Obuya Kenya 18 34 -9.3 1 4 2 -5.3
141 Farhad Reza Ban 23 34 0.7 18 35 0 -11.0 1 4 3 -6.3
142 Nazimuddin Ban 12 23 -6.7 4 -6.7
143 RJ Kirtley Eng 2 4 -1.3 6 17 0 -9.0 1 -10.3
144 KM Dabengwa Zim 12 29 0 -13.0 2 -13.0
145 DR Brown Scot 1 5 -4.7 24 44 0 -12.0 2 -16.7
146 SO Tikolo Kenya 4 6 0.0 6 25 0 -17.0 2 -17.0
147 N Odhiambo Kenya 5 14 -8.7 30 65 1 -9.0 2 -17.7
148 T Taibu Zim 2 10 -9.3 24 41 0 -9.0 2 -18.3
149 Alok Kapali Ban 19 43 -19.3 12 23 0 -7.0 1 4 3 -22.3
150 PJ Ongondo Kenya 3 7 -3.3 42 75 0 -19.0 2 -22.3
151 LN Onyango Kenya 4 4 2.7 24 61 0 -29.0 1 -26.3
152 DJ Bravo WI 2 2 1.3 28 73 0 -35.7 2 -34.3

Runs (scored) | Balls (taken) | Bat-pts: Batting points | | Rc: Runs conceded | Bb: Balls bowled | W: Wickets taken | Bowl-pts: Bowling points | Ct/St: Catches taken / Stumpings | Run outs (participated) | Field-pts: fielding points | M: Matches played | Total (points) = sum of batting, bowling and fielding points | *Run outs are counted as 1 (wicket) for a direct hit, and 0.5 (wicket) if the fielder is an equal participant in a run out dismissal.

It is noteworthy that Afridi was also independently chosen as the Player of the Series. In fact, the MVP has often provided the best indicator of who the player of the series might be (Ian Bell in the recent NatWest Series and Sachin Tendulkar in the India-SA series topped the series MVP list and, in both cases, were also declared players of the series).

 

Srinivas Bhogle, Debasish Ghosh and K Anil Kumar work for Cranes Software International Limited, Bangalore.

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