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

Yashasvi Jaiswal - The Best Cricketer of the Week

 

Normal service has resumed after last week’s stopgap with 1325 points split between 14 people.

Weekly Top 5

1. Yashasvi Jaiswal - 196 - Back with a bit of a bang after the break. All too little and too late for Rajasthan but moves himself up two places to 13th on the Overall List. It his first COTW of the year and second of all time.

2. Nicholas Pooran - 191 - 667 in the first 4 weeks of the IPL, 103 in the next 4 weeks and then back to form when it doesn't matter anymore for Lucknow.

3. Babar Azam - 170 - Must have hit the nets during the T20 franchise hiatus. Back with a huge score of 94 against Kaarachi - by some distance his most impressive score of the year. Up 3 places to 10th.

4. Suryakumar Yadav - 123 - Continues his decent IPL. In only two weeks of the tournament has he registered scores not in three figures. Moves up to 8th overall - his highest position of the year.

=5. Pathum Nissanka - 110 - Has been inactive since his domestic double hundred 6 weeks ago and scored a 50 in 21 balls for some big scoring of a different creed as the Major Clubs T20 Tournament.

=5. Jasprit Bumrah - 110 - Just the one game for the Mumbai man but got a perfect score. 3 wickets (and therefore 20 Wicket Bonus Points) and 30 points for Economy.

Overall Top 5

1. Ravindra Jadeja - 1697 - Should count himself very lucky to have got to his hat trick of weeks at Number 1. Only eleven points scored and only 7 points separating him and second place.

2. Nat Sciver-Brunt - 1690 - Back into action this week with a rather unimpressive score of 40 fieldling points. If she had contributed anything with bat or ball she would have reclaimed her hold on top spot....maybe next week.

3. Nicholas Pooran - 1624 - Finished second in the weekly scores which is enough to see him move up one place to third in the Overall List. Bit of a gap between him and 4th.

4. Jos Buttler - 1583 - A relatively fast 33 saw Jos get 73 points this week and drop back a place to 3rd. Soon to leave India and join up with England for the series against West Indie. Should bolster his scores there...depending which Buttler shows up.

5. Chamari Athapaththu - 1436 - inactive this week and moves down a place to 5th. Has Heinrich Klaasen with two matches left in him for Hyderabad breathing down her next with only 35 points of cushion.

Ones to Watch

Keep your eyes on the cluster just outside the Top 10 with 100 points separating Athapaththu, Klaasen and Liam Dawson in 5th, 6th and 7th.

Top 3 Averages

1. Nat Sciver-Brunt – 153.67 ( Down from 165)
2. Chamari Athapaththu - 143.6
3. Nicholas Pooran – 135.33 (Up from 130.27)

NSB leaked 11.36 off her average this week but still is in top spot. The largest improvement was Yahasvi Jaiswal who moves up 8.82 points to 107.82.

Top Players By Format

Red Ball - Liam Dawson - 862
One Day - Kane Williamson - 655
Short Form - Nicholas Pooran - 1624

Top Players by Discipline

* = New Name

Runs - Jos Buttler = 820
Batting Bonus Nicholas Pooran & Babar Azam = 160
Strike Rate – Nicholas Pooran = 430

Wickets - Wanindu Hasaranga = 740
Wicket Bonus - Ravindra Jadeja & Wanindu Hasaranga - 100
Economy - Liam Dawson = 360

Fielding - Phil Salt - 230
Fielding Bonus -Phil Salt – 30

Weekly List In Full

Yashasvi Jaiwal 196
Nicholas Pooran 191
Babar Azam 170
Suryakumar Yadav 123
Pathum Nissanka 110
Jasprit Bumrah 110
Saim Ayub 95
Heinrich Klaasen 77
Liam Dawson 76
Jos Buttler 73
Nat Sciver-Brunt 40
Rishabh Pant 33
Wanindu Hasaranga 20
Ravindra Jadeja 11

Kane Williamson dnp
Annabel Sutherland dnp
Adam Zampa dnp
Liam Livingstone dnp
Phil Salt dnp
Jamie Smith dnp
Harry Brook dnp
Travis Head dnp
Sam Curran dnp
Chamari Athapaththu dnp

Overall List In Full

1 Ravindra Jadeja 1697
2 Nat Sciver-Brunt 1690
3 Nicholas Pooran 1624
4 Jos Buttler 1583
5 Chamari Athapaththu 1436
6 Heinrich Klaasen 1401
7 Liam Dawson 1399
8 Suryakumar Yadav 1353
9 Wanindu Hasaranga 1259
10 Babar Azam 1232
11 Sam Curran 1211
12 Annabel Sutherland 1197
13 Yashasvi Jaiwal 1186
14 Phil Salt 1163
15 Kane Williamson 1038
16 Travis Head 930
17 Pathum Nissanka 724
18 Liam Livingstone 603
19 Jasprit Bumrah 592
20 Adam Zampa 578
21 Rishabh Pant 500
22 Saim Ayub 434
23 Jamie Smith 372
24 Harry Brook 361

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