There is still one match to go in the India-Australia One-Day International series, but Shane Watson is almost certain to be chosen the player of the series.
Watson has already done enough, having scored 256 runs so far, at a strike rate of over 90, and taken 10 wickets with a reasonable economy rate of 5.60.
The table below shows the 20 most valuable players so far in the seven-match series. The most valuable player index (MVPI) is obtained by totaling every player's batting, bowling and fielding points.
The MVPI formula collapses a player's all-round on-field performance into a single 'run' equivalent. The Batting points increase with high scores at high strike rates, bowling points increase with more wickets at low economy rates. The fielding points are awarded for catches and run out dismissals.
Table: The most valuable players so far in the India-Australia ODI series (6 matches so far)
|
Player |
Team |
Runs |
Six |
Four |
S/R |
Bat Pts |
W |
Eco |
Bowl Pts |
Field Pts |
M |
MVPI |
|
Shane Watson |
AUS |
256 |
3 |
34 |
91.1 |
277.8 |
10 |
5.6 |
226.7 |
16 |
6 |
521 |
|
Michael Hussey |
AUS |
313 |
5 |
22 |
97.5 |
358.5 |
0 |
8.7 |
-11.0 |
4 |
6 |
352 |
|
Harbhajan Singh |
IND |
81 |
4 |
9 |
132.8 |
111.2 |
8 |
4.5 |
229.0 |
0 |
6 |
340 |
|
Sachin Tendulkar |
IND |
275 |
4 |
32 |
88.7 |
291.7 |
0 |
13.2 |
-6.8 |
4 |
6 |
289 |
|
MS Dhoni |
IND |
284 |
3 |
22 |
73.6 |
246.3 |
0 |
-- |
0.0 |
40.5 |
6 |
287 |
|
Ricky Ponting |
AUS |
267 |
4 |
25 |
75.4 |
239.0 |
0 |
-- |
0.0 |
41.5 |
6 |
281 |
|
Mitchell Johnson |
AUS |
52 |
2 |
4 |
96.3 |
59.0 |
9 |
6.1 |
171.7 |
29 |
5 |
260 |
|
Praveen Kumar |
IND |
120 |
3 |
15 |
107.1 |
146.7 |
4 |
5.7 |
67.7 |
41.5 |
6 |
256 |
|
Doug Bollinger |
AUS |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
-0.8 |
9 |
4.4 |
247.0 |
8 |
4 |
254 |
|
Ravindra Jadeja |
IND |
92 |
0 |
10 |
59.7 |
55.7 |
6 |
4.8 |
160.5 |
33 |
6 |
249 |
|
Cameron White |
AUS |
218 |
7 |
11 |
81.0 |
211.8 |
0 |
-- |
0.0 |
20.5 |
6 |
232 |
|
Suresh Raina |
IND |
156 |
5 |
10 |
93.4 |
172.8 |
2 |
5.3 |
47.0 |
12 |
6 |
232 |
|
Nathan Hauritz |
AUS |
39 |
0 |
3 |
90.7 |
42.2 |
4 |
4.4 |
131.0 |
49.5 |
6 |
223 |
|
Yuvraj Singh |
IND |
128 |
3 |
12 |
76.6 |
116.8 |
2 |
4.7 |
62.0 |
25 |
5 |
204 |
|
Virender Sehwag |
IND |
138 |
3 |
22 |
115.0 |
176.0 |
0 |
4.0 |
2.0 |
16.5 |
6 |
195 |
|
Ashish Nehra |
IND |
14 |
0 |
1 |
58.3 |
8.0 |
7 |
6.1 |
124.0 |
37.5 |
6 |
170 |
|
Gautam Gambhir |
IND |
158 |
1 |
13 |
81.0 |
153.5 |
0 |
-- |
0.0 |
8 |
5 |
162 |
|
Shaun Marsh |
AUS |
144 |
3 |
10 |
84.7 |
146.3 |
0 |
-- |
0.0 |
0 |
4 |
146 |
|
Ishant Sharma |
IND |
3 |
0 |
0 |
37.5 |
-0.7 |
5 |
5.4 |
115.0 |
4 |
4 |
118 |
|
Adam Voges |
AUS |
79 |
0 |
6 |
76.7 |
72.2 |
1 |
3.9 |
42.0 |
4 |
5 |
118 |
Runs (scored) | Sixes | Fours | S/R: Strike Rate | Bat-pts: Batting points | W: Wickets taken | Eco: Economy rate | Bowl-pts: Bowling points | Field-pts: fielding points | M: Matches played | MVPI: Most valuable player index = 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.
Sachin Tendulkar has jumped to the fourth place after his knock of 175 runs at a strike rate of 124 in Hyderabad. Harbhajan Singh has eight wickets with a good economy rate of 4.50 but sadly these good performances have not contributed to Indian wins.
It is also a surprise to see both Yuvraj Singh and Virender Sehwag in the bottom half of the table. They usually figure in the top three or top five of every MVP list. Perhaps the reason for India's disappointing series loss lies there.
