Analysis: Four different Australian batters hold five of the top ten spots in the table
The fact that Glenn Maxwell leads the table with an unbeaten 201 is not surprising; as predicted, Travis Head’s innings that would never be forgotten came in second and played a major role in Australia’s victory.
World Cup 2023 Top Performances
The fact that Glenn Maxwell leads the table with an unbeaten 201 is not surprising.
As predicted, Travis Head’s innings that would never be forgotten came in second and played a major role in Australia’s victory. Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins set up the game but it required Head (and Marnus Labuschagne) to seal the victory.
TOP BATTING PERFORMANCES
IN THE 2023 WORLD CUP
Batter Points Runs Balls Venue Mat type
GJ MAXWELL 92.58 201* 128 MUMBAI SPL-LM
TM HEAD 86.63 137 120 AHMEDABAD FINAL
SA EDWARDS 67.70 78* 69 DHARAMSALA LM
DA WARNER 64.66 163 124 BENGALURU SPL-LM
Q DE KOCK 64.36 174 140 MUMBAI LM
MR MARSH 62.75 177* 132 PUNE LM
DJ MALAN 62.25 140 107 DHARAMSALA LM
DA MILLER 62.11 101 116 KOLKATA SF
TM HEAD 62.04 62 48 KOLKATA SF
M LABUSCHAGNE 60.20 58* 110 AHMEDABAD FINAL
Four different Australian batters hold five of the top ten spots, demonstrating the quality of their squad as a whole and their ability to perform well under pressure.
TOP BOWLING PERFORMANCES
IN THE 2023 WORLD CUP
Bowler Points Figures Venue Mat type
MOHAMMED SHAMI 82.92 9.5-0-57-7 MUMBAI SF
MA STARC 81.57 10.0-0-55-3 AHMEDABAD FINAL
PJ CUMMINS 78.14 10.0-0-34-2 AHMEDABAD FINAL
MA STARC 70.62 10.0-1-34-3 KOLKATA SF
JR HAZLEWOOD 68.62 8.0-3-12-2 KOLKATA SF
RA JADEJA 67.51 9.0-1-33-5 KOLKATA SPL-LM
MOHAMMED SHAMI 66.94 10.0-0-54-5 DHARAMSALA SPL-LM
JR HAZLEWOOD 66.16 10.0-0-60-2 AHMEDABAD FINAL
MJ HENRY 65.62 10.0-1-48-3 AHMEDABAD SPL-LM
PJ CUMMINS 65.23 9.4-0-51-3 KOLKATA SF
The best bowling performance in the World Cup came as no surprise. The first position goes to Mohammed Shami for his outstanding 7 for 57 in India’s semi-final victory.
TOP ALL-ROUND PERFORMANCES
IN THE 2023 WORLD CUP
Player Tot pts Runs Balls Pts Figures Pts1 Venue Mat type
MAXWELL 142.5 201* 128 92.6 10.0-0-55-1 49.9 MUMBAI SPL-LM
HEAD 126.6 62 48 62.0 5.0-0-21-2 64.6 KOLKATA SF
SHAKIB 106.9 82 65 51.9 10.0-0-57-2 55.1 DELHI LM
RAVINDRA 106.9 123* 96 55.4 10.0-0-76-1 51.5 AHMEDABAD SPLLM
Mehidy Hasan 106.4 57 73 48.5 9.0-3-25-3 57.9 DHARAMSALA LM
M JANSEN 103.9 75* 42 48.2 5.0-0-35-2 55.7 MUMBAI SPL-LM
OMARZAI 97.2 73* 63 48.6 7.0-0-37-1 48.6 PUNE LM
DER MERWE 94.5 29 19 33.0 9.0-0-34-2 61.5 DHARAMSALA LM
JADEJA 93.0 29* 15 25.5 9.0-1-33-5 67.5 KOLKATA SPL-LM
DE LEEDE 92.4 67 68 41.5 9.0-0-62-4 50.9 HYDERABAD LM
Remember that Maxwell bowled a spell of 10-0-55-1 in addition to the little accomplishment of scoring 201 runs against Afghanistan. He received a total of over 142 rating points for this performance.