Hasan Ali - The Best Cricketer of the Week

 

Weekly

1. Hasan Ali - 270 - Hasan has scored 82% of his points this year in red ball cricket but has played precious little. He has yet again shown what he can do with a stunning performance (surprisingly) with the bat in a Quaid-e-Azam Trophy match this week. Up a place to 15th overall

2. Kane Williamson - 219 - Has played three times this week, which helps, but has looked more impressive in each outing, culminating in his 35 ball 61 against Ireland. After 23 weeks in bottom spot has finally got himself into 20th position this week.

3. Glenn Maxwell - 197 - One good performance can thrust you into the Top 5 during this World Cup, and such was the case for Maxi. His 32 ball 54 against Afghanistan (coupled with a twofer against Ireland) take him up to 6th spot overall - up 2 places from last week.

4. KL Rahul - 129 - Was facing extreme pressure from all and sundry up until his half century against Bangladesh. Moves up a place on the overall list, into 13th.

5. Mohammad Rizwan - 93 - Such has been the disappointment in Rizwan's performances this T20 World Cup, that it seems like 49 against the Netherlands might well be the high water mark of his campaign. Beats Bhanuka Rajapaksa out of the top 5 by a solitary point.

Overall

1. Simon Harmer - 5123 - Into the finals of the CSA T20 Challenge and has already picked up 325 bonus points from the competition. He very much benefits from the fact that the rest of the Top 4 are putting next to no pressure on him. They shared 118 points between them this week.

2. Mohammad Rizwan - 5123 - Slightly improved rewards this week which sees him cut the lead to first down again. The good news he now has a 826 point cushion on third place.

3. Moeen Ali - 3620 - A measly 5 points this week in what has been a very odd campaign for Moeen. He does manage to hold onto third place for a second week however.

4. Babar Azam - 3588 - Lucky to have held onto fourth spot this week. Has scored 44 points from 4 T20 World Cup games.

5. Quinton De Kock - Another lean week from the South African but his 244 point gap in 5th should protect him for at least another week if he chooses not to fire again.

Ones To Watch

There are a number of T20 World Cup stars that are on the verge of overtaking the players above. Steve Smith is 13 points off a long inactive Kyle Jamieson whilst Rishabh Pant and Bhanuka Rajapaksa are 22 and 25 points off Glenn Maxwell and Kane Williamson respectively.

Top Three Averages

1. Simon Harmer = 197.04 (Down from 201.32)
2. Ben Stokes = 137.27 (Down from 142)
3. Babar Azam = 132.89 (Down from 137.62)

Travis Head's 10 points this week sees his average drop by 5.19 points. He now has the fourth worst average at 93.06 points an active week. Kane Williamson's average improved the most but at 67.95 points it is still the lowest of our 21 players.



Top Players By Format


Long Form - Simon Harmer = 4063
One Day - Babar Azam = 1002
Short Form - Moeen Ali = 3224

Highest Points by Discipline


Runs - Mohammad Rizwan - 2556
Batting Bonus - Babar Azam = 510
Strike Rate - Moeen Ali = 770

Wickets - Simon Harmer = 2440
Wicket Bonus - Simon Harmer = 410
Economy - Simon Harmer = 1100

Fielding - Quinton De Kock = 710
Fielding Bonus - Rishabh Pant = 110