Moeen Ali - The Best Cricketer of the Week

 

A huge amount of cricket has been played last week - with 5 players in action on Friday alone....but who prevailed in the battle for number one spot this week?

Weekly Top 5

1. Moeen Ali - 328 - He played 4 games of BPL 2022 cricket this week which will always help boost the score - but he went big in two of them to give him his second highest score of all time and the highest score of 2022 thus far.

2. Mohammad Rizwan - 249 - Is in phenomenal form in PSL 2022 and is averaging 84.22 points a match. Seems an unstoppable force at the moment. Will be a frightening prospect in the T20 World Cup.

3. Babar Azam - 213 - Played double the amount of cricket this week than the other two PSL 2022 players on our List and finishes in a decent third place finish. Could have done better you feel. a

4. Quinton De Kock - 183 - Another Top 5 finish thanks to weight of games more than any huge performances. It does mark his third Top 5 finish for the year so far. Mr Consistent.

5. Glenn Maxwell - 182 - In a year of ups and downs for Maxwell, his 182 is something of a middling yield. He rounds off the top 5 for the week with a comfortable gap between himself and Rishabh Pant in 6th who got under half the points Maxwell did.

Yearly Top 5

1. Moeen Ali - 944 - If you are in second place and score 300+ points it is very likely you will take top spot - and such was the case for Moeen. He is the fourth person to take the Number One baton in 2022.

2. Mohammad Rizwan - 758 - Up 4 places and making his debut in the Top 5. And you cannot begrudge him of it with the way he is playing.

=3. Rishabh Pant - 730 - Down two places after his week at the Top Spot. He was below par this week despite his match winning knock against West Indies on Friday.

=3. Glenn Maxwell - 730 - Retains third place this week (but has to share it with Rishabh Pant) thanks to his last two performances in Aus v SL. Has only spent 1 week outside the Top 5 in 2022.

5. Quinton De Kock - 704 - A third consecutive week in 5th spot despite all the mayhem around him. Something of a gap opening up between the Top 5 and the chasing pack too. There is 157 points between him and Babar Azam in 6th.

Other Movers

The gap between 10th and 17th is very tightly packed with nobody more than 34 points away from their nearest rival. This means that a fairly inconsequential score can see big movement. This was the case with Travis Head; up 3 to 13th despite just 56 points.

Top 3 Averages

1. Simon Harmer = 263
2. Mohammad Rizwan= 189.5 (Up from 169.67)
3. Moeen Ali = 188.8 (Up from 154)

Moeen's jolly good week sees his, already very good, aveage swell by 34.8 points leaving him with the third highest average this year. Pat Cummins' average takes another hit. After going down by 65.83 last week, it has shrunk a further 26.92 this week.

Top Players By Format

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Long Form - Simon Harmer = 526
One Day - * Rishabh Pant - 396
Short Form - Moeen Ali - 944

Highest Points by Discipline

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Runs - *Mohammad Rizwan - 428
Batting Bonus - *Mohammad Rizwan = 100
Strike Rate - Moeen Ali = 200

Wickets - Simon Harmer = 300
Wicket Bonus - Simon Harmer = 70
Economy - Kyle Jamieson = 170

Fielding - Rishabh Pant = 170
Fielding Bonus - Rishabh Pant & *Quinton De Kock = 30

Weekly

Moeen Ali 328
Mohammad Rizwan 249
Babar Azam 213
Quinton De Kock 183
Glenn Maxwell 182
Risabh Pant 90
Travis Head 56
Pat Cummins 46
Steve Smith 14
Marnus Labuschagne 13
Hasan Ali 12

Bhanuka Rajapaksa dnp
Kane Williamson dnp
Matt Critchley dnp
Jonny Bairstow dnp
David Warner dnp
Joe Root dnp
Ben Stokes dnp
Simon Harmer dnp
Kyle Jamieson dnp
KL Rahul dnp

Overall

1 Moeen Ali 944
2 Mohammad Rizwan 758
3 Risabh Pant 730
3 Glenn Maxwell 730
5 Quinton De Kock 704
6 Babar Azam 547
7 Simon Harmer 526
8 Pat Cummins 507
9 Kyle Jamieson 459
10 KL Rahul 305
11 Marnus Labuschagne 294
12 Steve Smith 260
13 Travis Head 238
14 Ben Stokes 205
15 Jonny Bairstow 194
16 Joe Root 189
17 Hasan Ali 155
18 David Warner 43

Moeen Ali - The Best Cricketer of the Week

 

It has been a very busy week at the business end of our table. 11 of our top 12 were active this week and none of the bottom 6 featured at all.

Who were the big movers of the week?

Weekly

1. Moeen Ali - 287 - After a quiet start to BPL 2022, kicked it up a gear with 46 runs against Sylhet and 75 runs and two wickets on Friday versus Khulna. This is his second highest weekly total in his 13 months on the lists.

2. Mohammad Rizwan - 266 - His performances have been tailing away slightly as the week has gone on but his huge score against Peshawar made up 65% of his weekly total.

3. Rishabh Pant - 225 - Pant is a sporadic performer but when he goes big he strikes gold. His third ODI against the West Indies gives him enough for third place.

4. Kyle Jamieson - 158 - Back in action for Auckland before joining back up with the national team, Jamieson kept his eye in with his third successive three figure score.

5. Quinton De Kock - 152 - Not available for South Africa, QDK is turning out for the Titans in his favourite format of T20. He disappointed against the Warriors but went big vs Boland to see him finish fifth for the week.

Overall

1. Rishabh Pant - 640 - Pant spent all of January in second or third place, dropped down to fourth for the first week in February but has now jumped up 3 places to top spot as the most impressive Cricketer of the Year so far.

2. Moeen Ali - 616 - His rich vein of T20 form in BPL 2022 has seen Moeen move up into second position. This is his highest ever berth on our List.

3. Glenn Maxwell - 548 - The Big Show was inactive for three weeks and held on to his top spot. On his return to cricket, he scores 7 points versus Sri Lanka and moves down to third. Should have stayed at home!

4. Simon Harmer - 526 - Inactive for the week and down two places to 4th.

5. Quinton De Kock - 521 - Uncharacteristically, QDK is the eye of the storm this week. Whilst every other member of the Top Ten moved position, he remained static in 5th spot.

Ones to Watch

Two of our powerhouse bowlers are both in action this week in different formats and with a lot to play for. Cummins sits just 2 points above Jamieson with a series of T20s to play versus Sri Lanka. Will Jamieson's Test form give him the edge and return him into the top 5?

Top Three Averages

1. Simon Harmer - 263
2. Quinton De Kock - 173.67 (Down from 184.5)
3. Mohammad Rizwan - 169.67 (Up from 121.5)

Some huge swings this week. Mohammad Rizwan takes a huge jump of 48.17 whilst Pat Cummins goes from the dizzying highs of Test cricket to the low yields of T20s and sheds 65.83 points from his average. He now sits on 153.67.

Top Players By Format

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Long Form - Simon Harmer = 263
One Day - * Rishabh Pant - 396
Short Form - * Moeen Ali - 616

Highest Points by Discipline

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Runs - *Rishabh Pant = 330
Batting Bonus - *Rishabh Pant & *Quinton De Kock = 70
Strike Rate - *Moeen Ali = 120

Wickets - Simon Harmer = 300
Wicket Bonus - Simon Harmer = 70
Economy - *Kyle Jamieson = 170

Fielding - Rishabh Pant = 170
Fielding Bonus - Rishabh Pant = 30

Weekly

Moeen Ali 287
Mohammad Rizwan 266
Risabh Pant 225
Kyle Jamieson 159
Quinton De Kock 152
Marnus Labuschagne 72
KL Rahul 69
Babar Azam 48
Hasan Ali 30
Steve Smith 29
Pat Cummins 22
Glenn Maxwell 7

Overall

1 Risabh Pant 640
2 Moeen Ali 616
3 Glenn Maxwell 548
4 Simon Harmer 526
5 Quinton De Kock 521
6 Mohammad Rizwan 509
7 Pat Cummins 461
8 Kyle Jamieson 459
9 Babar Azam 334
10 KL Rahul 305
11 Marnus Labuschagne 281
12 Steve Smith 236
13 Ben Stokes 205
14 Jonny Bairstow 194
15 Joe Root 189
16 Travis Head 182
17 Hasan Ali 143
18 David Warner 43

Simon Harmer - The Best Cricketer of the Week

 

Only five players have played this week. Usually that means a Top 3 …..however all players registered 100+ points so this week isn't so much a Top 5 but an All 5. The Overall List is also an appealing prospect with only one player retaining their place from last week in a gigantic shake up.

Weekly

1. Simon Harmer - 292 - Harmer's South African renaissance has not only helped him get into the Test side but has also seen him register a very early Cricketer of the Week.

2. Babar Azam - 263 - Karachi are in poor form - and, at times, so has Babar. His weekly score has been very much saved by his last game of the week against Peshawar. Up 9 places to 7th.

3. Moeen Ali - 177 - Continued his inconsistent tour of West Indies with another cracking performance in the middle of two poor ones. Has randomly cropped up at BPL 2022 - although has yet to score a point for Comilla. Up 8 places to 6th.

4. Mohammad Rizwan - 151 - Whilst Babar's form has been improving, Rizwan's has been dipping. An average of 60.75 points per game will see him good across the PSL though. Up 6 places to 9th.

5. Hasan Ali - 113 - Quietly plugging away with five wickets in three games, Hasan isn't setting the world alight but grafts his way to avoiding bottom place. He makes his debut at 17 on the overall list.

Overall

1. Glenn Maxwell - 526 - Only one player retained their position from last week....and that player happened to be the Number One player. An 87 point leas after 3 inactive weeks is still pretty impressive.

2. Simon Harmer - 526 - Harmer had not even played this time last year and didn't make the top two until mid-July. He is way ahead of schedule.

3. Pat Cummins - 439 - If evading questions about your head coach were worth points, Cummins would have been a contender for Cricketer of the Week. Instead he was inactive and down a place to third.

4. Rishabh Pant - 415 - Inactive this week and also one of the few players on our List who has nothing to worry about in the forthcoming IPL auction. He is down a place this week.

5. Quinton De Kock - 369 - Inactive and down a place. He is only 50 points ahead of Moeen Ali who is in BPL action this week.

Ones To Watch

The PSL boys of Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan could make an assault on the Top 5 this week. Rizwan plays three games this week and averages 62.5; that would be enough to see him into fourth place this week.

Top Three Averages

1. Simon Harmer - 263
2. Pat Cummins - 219.5
3. Quinton De Kock - 185.4

Only one player was able to change their average this week and that was Moeen Ali who swelled his total by 33.67 to 109.67.

Top Players By Format

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Long Form - Simon Harmer = 263
One Day - Quinton De Kock - 369
Short Form - Glenn Maxwell - 541

Highest Points by Discipline

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Runs - Glenn Maxwell = 291
Batting Bonus - Glenn Maxwell =60
Strike Rate - Glenn Maxwell = 90

Wickets - *Simon Harmer = 300
Wicket Bonus - *Simon Harmer = 70
Economy - Pat Cummins and *Simon Harmer = 120

Fielding - Rishabh Pant = 70
Fielding Bonus - Rishabh Pant & Quinton De Kock = 10

Weekly List

Simon Harmer 292
Babar Azam 263
Moeen Ali 177
Mohammad Rizwan 151
Hasan Ali 113

Bhanuka Rajapaksa dnp
Kane Williamson dnp
Matt Critchley dnp
Jonny Bairstow dnp
Kyle Jamieson dnp
David Warner dnp
Glenn Maxwell dnp
Pat Cummins dnp
Marnus Labuschagne dnp
Joe Root dnp
Steve Smith dnp
Ben Stokes dnp
Quinton De Kock dnp
KL Rahul dnp
Risabh Pant dnp
Travis Head dnp


Overall List

1 Glenn Maxwell 541
2 Simon Harmer 526
3 Pat Cummins 439
4 Risabh Pant 415
5 Quinton De Kock 369
6 Moeen Ali 329
7 Kyle Jamieson 300
8 Babar Azam 286
9 Mohammad Rizwan 243
10 KL Rahul 236
11 Marnus Labuschagne 209
12 Steve Smith 207
13 Ben Stokes 205
14 Jonny Bairstow 194
15 Joe Root 189
16 Travis Head 182
17 Hasan Ali 113
18 David Warner 43