Friday, 21 March 2025

Nat Sciver-Brunt - The Best Cricketer of the Week....again

 


The calm before the storm as only 241 points were split between 5 players before the IPL starts next week. More of a round-up than a list this week.

Weekly Top 5

1. Nat Sciver- Brunt - 130 - NSB has top scored in 4 of the 11 weeks of 2025 so far. This week she enters the Top 10 for most Cricketers of the Week alongside the likes of Steve Smith and Pat Cummins who took 3 and two years respectively to reach that number.

=2. Babar Azam - Scored 22 at a sufficient enough lick to get Strike Rate point this week for Lahore Blues vs Karachi Whites in an All-Pakistan Knockabout

=2. Annabel Sutherland - 42 - Had a bit of a inverse Sciver-Brunt in the WIPL. Had a great Ashes series and a then a tepid time in India. Just the one wicket and 2 runs in her final outing before getting 0 in a T20 against New Zealand on Friday morning.

4. Chamari Athapaththu - 23 - Just 23 runs and then a washout for Athapaththu to end the series in New Zealand. Quite the downfall from 219 points last week.

5. Pathum Nissanka - 4 - Not often that 4 points gets you in the Top 5 for the week but here we are. The Sri Lankan is having a categorical stinker after such a profligate 2025.

Overall Top 5

1. Nat Sciver-Brunt - 1650 - Swells her lead to 598 but is going to have to sit out for a little while now until the start of the English County games start up.

2. Chamari Athapaththu - 1052 - Only 23 points this week but it served enough to see her move up a place to second. Hard to see where her next cricket comes from, however.

3. Kane Williamson - 1038 - Inactive this week and down to third. Would usually be gearing up for IPL action but is now having to wait until mid April to make his PSL bow for Karachi.

4. Ravindra Jadeja - 1007 - Inactive this week and holds fourth. Is about to join back up with Chennai where he could be the first ever player to score 3000 runs and get 150 wickets in the IPL.

5. Sam Curran - 997 - Inactive again this week. He has made no secret of the fact that he wants to make a big impression for Chennai to force his way back into the England team....potentially as captain???

Top 3 Averages

1. Sam Curran = 199.4
2. Nicholas Pooran = 165.75
3. Nat Sciver-Brunt - 165 (Down from 168.89)

In a week where all 5 players' averages dropped, Athapaththu's descent by 21.21 was the most eye-watering.

Top Players By Format

Red Ball - Ravindra Jadeja - 488
One Day - Kane Williamson - 655
Short Form - Nat Sciver-Brunt = 1306

Top Players by Discipline


Runs - Nat Sciver-Brunt = 750
Batting Bonus - Nat Sciver-Brunt + Kane Williamson = 140
Strike Rate - Nat Sciver-Brunt = 300

Wickets - Wanindu Hasaranga = 500
Wicket Bonus - Ravindra Jadeja - 100
Economy - Ravindra Jadeja = 250

Fielding - Phil Salt = 170
Fielding Bonus -Phil Salt - 20

Weekly List In Full

Nat Sciver-Brunt 130
Babar Azam 42
Annabel Sutherland 42
Chamari Athapaththu 23
Pathum Nissanka 4

Jasprit Bumrah dnp
Saim Ayub dnp
Rishabh Pant dnp
Nicholas Pooran dnp
Yashavi Jaiwal dnp
Wanindu Hasaranga dnp
Sam Curran dnp
Liam Dawson dnp
Suryakumar Yadav dnp
Heinrich Klaasen dnp
Travis Head dnp
Adam Zampa dnp
Jos Buttler dnp
Harry Brook dnp
Liam Livingstone dnp
Phil Salt dnp
Jamie Smith dnp
Ravindra Jadeja dnp
Kane Williamson dnp

Overall List In Full

Nat Sciver-Brunt 1650
Chamari Athapaththu 1052
Kane Williamson 1038
Ravindra Jadeja 1007
Sam Curran 997
Wanindu Hasaranga 980
Annabel Sutherland 913
Nicholas Pooran 663
Phil Salt 654
Heinrich Klaasen 653
Jos Buttler 570
Adam Zampa 538
Liam Dawson 537
Babar Azam 515
Travis Head 419
Liam Livingstone 406
Harry Brook 288
Suryakumar Yadav 250
Pathum Nissanka 232
Rishabh Pant 209
Jasprit Bumrah 112
Yashavi Jaiwal 102
Jamie Smith 82
Saim Ayub 0

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