Mehidy Hasan Miraz - The Best Cricketer of the Week

 

The calm before the IPL storm has reached an almost comical level this year with only two players featuring this week.

Mehidy Hasan Miraz gets a very hollow looking first Cricketer of the Week award this week. With 131 points in two ODI games against Pakistan, MHM has the 13th lowest weekly high totals in the 8 years of our game. He does, however, move up two places over-taking Simon Harmer and Phil Salt into 15th.

Pathum Nissanka made his red ball debut for 2026 before dropping over to join up with Delhi for the IPL. He scored a decent 77 at a SR over 80 for Nondescripts against Police Sports Club. He overtakes Rachin Ravindra into 8th place.

Overall Top 5

For the third week in a row the Top 5 looks like this:

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 1302
Quinton de Kock 1248
Aiden Markram 1239
Sam Curran 1156
Harry Brook 1011

All five players were inactive this week.

Highest Weekly Average

1. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi = 260.4
2.Ravindra Jadeja = 181.33
3. Nat Sciver-Brunt = 177.75

Both active players moved up this week with MHM up by 8.97 and Nissanka up by 3.59.

Highest Average Points per Game

Red Ball- Simon Harmer = 248.5
One Day - Vaibhav Sooryavanshi = 108.5
Short Form - Nat Sciver-Brunt = 101.57

Highest Points by Format

Red Ball- Simon Harmer = 248.5
One Day - Vaibhav Sooryavanshi - 1302
Short Form - Quinton De Kock = 1238

Highest Points by Discipline

Runs - Vaibhav Sooryavanshi - 742
Batting Bonus - Vaibhav Sooryavanshi- 170
Strike Rate - Aiden Markram - 300

Wickets - Marco Jansen = 440
Wicket Bonus = Sam Curran = 60
Economy - Simon Harmer= 100

Fielding - Quinton de Kock = 250
Fielding Bonus - Quinton De Kock = 20

Weekly List In Full

Mehidy Hasan Miraz 131
Pathum Nissanka 117

Paul Walter dnp
Ravindra Jadeja dnp
Shubman Gill dnp
Nicholas Pooran dnp
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi dnp
Sophie Ecclestone dnp
Nat Sciver-Brunt dnp
Michael Bracewell dnp
Simon Harmer dnp
Marco Jansen dnp
Jos Buttler dnp
Harry Brook dnp
Sam Curran dnp
Aiden Markram dnp
Phil Salt dnp
Liam Dawson dnp
Quinton de Kock dnp
Saim Ayub dnp
Travis Head dnp
Rachin Ravindra dnp

Overall list In Full

1 Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 1302
2 Quinton de Kock 1248
3 Aiden Markram 1239
4 Sam Curran 1156
5 Harry Brook 1011
6 Saim Ayub 975
7 Marco Jansen 893
8 Pathum Nissanka 847
9 Rachin Ravindra 806
10 Jos Buttler 729
11 Nat Sciver-Brunt 711
12 Travis Head 613
13 Liam Dawson 574
14 Ravindra Jadeja 544
15 Mehidy Hasan Miraz 533
16 Simon Harmer 497
17 Phil Salt 430
18 Shubman Gill 240
19 Sophie Ecclestone 226
20 Nicholas Pooran 192
21 Michael Bracewell 184

Nat Sciver-Brunt - The Best Cricketer of the Week

 

A mere 627 points separated between 6 players this week....only warrants a Top Three in my eyes.

Weekly Top 3

1. Nat Sciver-Brunt - 344 - Is in astonishing form with the bat in the WIPL. Scored another 184 runs in three innings this week. Since the start of the competition she has scored 1063, when looking at all our Cricketers in the same time period Williamson is second with 394.

2. Chamari Athapaththu - 219 - After a non-existent WIPL campaign and a damp squib of an ODI series, Athapaththu showed her T20 prowess over New Zealand.

3. Ravindra Jadeja - 59 - Never really set the competition on fire...didn't even make it smoulder. However he was always there and ticking along and contributed once more in the final.

Overall Top 5

1. Nat Sciver - Brunt - 1520 - Already had a comfortable lead and then top-scored for the week. There is now almost half a thousand points between her and second place.

2. Kane Williamson - 1018 - Had such a good Champions Trophy but only got 11 points in the Final. Only holding off third place by 9 points.

3. Chamari Athapaththu - 1029 - Was in first place when her WIPL lock out occurred, last week she drifted down to 7th but is now right back in the mix thanks to her great performance in the first ODI against New Zealand.

4. Ravindra Jadeja - 1007 - His score of 59 for the week edges him over the thousand point mark and into fourth place.

5. Sam Curran - 997 - Was first a month ago but has been inactive ever since. Just about holds off any challenge to his Top 5 place.

Other Movers

Only 28 points scored by Pathum Nissanka on his return to cricket but it is enough to see him overtake Rishabh Pant into 19th.

Top 3 Averages

1. Sam Curran = 199.4
2. Chamari Athapaththu - 171.5 (Up from 162)
3. Nat Sciver-Brunt - 168.89 (Up from 147)

NSB improves her average by 21.89 and moves into the Top Three highest average points per active week on our List. After improving his average by 22.09 the week before, Williamson loses 13.05 this week.

Top Players By Format

*=New Name

Red Ball - Ravindra Jadeja - 488
One Day - Kane Williamson - 655
Short Form - *Nat Sciver-Brunt = 1176

Top Players by Discipline

* = New Name

Runs - *Nat Sciver-Brunt = 720
Batting Bonus - *Nat Sciver-Brunt + Kane Williamson = 140
Strike Rate - *Nat Sciver-Brunt = 280

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 344
Chamari Athapaththu 219
Ravindra Jadeja 59
Pathum Nissanka 28
Annabel Sutherland 24
Kane Williamson 11

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
Babar Azam 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

Overall List In Full

Nat Sciver-Brunt 1520
Kane Williamson 1038
Chamari Athapaththu 1029
Ravindra Jadeja 1007
Sam Curran 997
Wanindu Hasaranga 980
Annabel Sutherland 871
Nicholas Pooran 663
Phil Salt 654
Heinrich Klaasen 653
Jos Buttler 570
Adam Zampa 538
Liam Dawson 537
Babar Azam 473
Travis Head 419
Liam Livingstone 406
Harry Brook 288
Suryakumar Yadav 250
Pathum Nissanka 228
Rishabh Pant 209
Jasprit Bumrah 112
Yashavi Jaiwal 102
Jamie Smith 82
Saim Ayub 0

Wanindu Hasaranga - The Best Cricketer of the Week

 

Weekly Top 5

1. Wanindu Hasaranga - 310 - An excellent display in the 2nd ODI against Australis was bolstered by a rare appearance for Colombo in the Major League Tournament.

2. Kane Williamson - 261 - What a renaissance Williamson is having with the white ball. After being one of the stand out performers in the SAT20, he then scores 191 runs in two ODI appearances for New Zealand. Should expect a strong Champions trophy from the veteran. Moves up 4 places Overall to 6th.

3. Sam Curran - 216 - Finishes the ILT20 as the MVP...and it is very hard to argue with that. With contributions with bat and ball Curran was instrumental to his Desert Vipers side getting to the final.

4. Travis Head - 179 - Broke free from some insipid performances so far in 2025. His score of 179 is more than he scored in his precious two active week combined.

5. Phil Salt - 149 - Continues his decent start to the year with his third three figure score. This week sees his fifth consecutive score across all formats above 20.

Overall Top 5

1. Sam Curran - 997 - His second week in first place. A spell of time away from cricket beckons for Curran now. How low will he drop and will he be able to get straight back into form on his return?

2. Wanindu Hasaranga - 980 - Up to his highest position in his short time on our Lists. He has placed a huge gulf between himself and 3rd place; 210 is the largest gap at any point on our List.

3. Ravindra Jadeja - 770 - Has been all over our Top 5 in the last month, occupying every space apart from the coveted top spot. Will his time ever come?

4. Chamari Athapaththu - 759 - Her last inactive week until her involvement in the WIPL starts....but she often blows hot and cold in franchise cricket.

5. Nicholas Pooran - 663 - Inactive this week...and just about holds off Kane Williamson's charge. 19 points separate him and 6th.

Top 3 Averages

1. Sam Curran = 199.4 (Up from 195.25)
2. Ravindra Jadeja - 192.5 (Down from 209.67)
3. Chamari Athapaththu - 189.75

Travis Head's doubling of his score sees his average improve by 55 points to 118 whilst Nissanka's insipid week sees his down 13.67 to 66.33.

Top Players By Format

*=New Name

Red Ball - Ravindra Jadeja - 488
One Day - *Wanindu Hasaranga - 308
Short Form - Sam Curran - 997

Top Players by Discipline

• = New Name

Runs - *Kane Williamson = 424
Batting Bonus - *Kane Willamson = 90
Strike Rate -Sam Curran - 210

Wickets - Wanindu Hasaranga = 500
Wicket Bonus - Ravindra Jadeja - 100
Economy - Wanindu Hasaranga = 210

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

Weekly List In Full

 

Wanindu Hasaranga	310
Kane Williamson	261
Sam Curran	216
Travis Head	179
Phil Salt	149
Heinrich Klaasen	147
Ravindra Jadeja	141
Suryakumar Yadav	119
Liam Livingstone	110
Adam Zampa	78
Jos Buttler	70
Harry Brook	60
Liam Dawson	54
Babar Azam	53
Pathum Nissanka	39
Jasprit Bumrah dnp Saim Ayub dnp Rishabh Pant dnp Chamari Athapaththu dnp Jamie Smith dnp Annabel Sutherland dnp Nicholas Pooran dnp Nat Sciver-Brunt dnp Yashavi Jaiwal dnp

 

Overall List in Full

 

1	Sam Curran	997
2	Wanindu Hasaranga	980
3	Ravindra Jadeja	770
4	Chamari Athapaththu	759
5	Nicholas Pooran	663
6	Kane Williamson	644
7	Phil Salt	624
8	Liam Dawson	537
9	Heinrich Klaasen	516
10	Annabel Sutherland	508
11	Nat Sciver-Brunt	457
12	Adam Zampa	441
13	Jos Buttler	438
14	Travis Head	354
15	Babar Azam	317
16	Liam Livingstone	293
17	Harry Brook	221
18	Rishabh Pant	209
19	Pathum Nissanka	199
20	Suryakumar Yadav	197
21	Jasprit Bumrah	112
22	Yashavi Jaiwal	102
23	Jamie Smith	58
24	Saim Ayub	0