After an outstanding World Cup, Virat Kohli scored 765 runs, which is equivalent to 430 rating points; his average points per game are 39.1, which is higher than any other batter’s.
After an outstanding World Cup, Virat Kohli scored 765 runs, which is equivalent to 430 rating points. His average points per game are 39.1, which is higher than any other batter’s.
Rohit Sharma is comfortably in second place, even though he frequently gives up his wicket to score fast runs. In the third position is Rachin Ravindra. There is no surprise in any of these three places.
THE BEST BATTERS
IN THE 2023 WORLD CUP
Batter Points Mat Ave pts Runs
V KOHLI 430.0 11 39.1 765
RG SHARMA 391.0 11 35.5 597
R RAVINDRA 307.2 10 30.7 578
DA WARNER 305.4 11 27.8 535
DJ MITCHELL 301.5 9 33.5 552
Q DE KOCK 299.9 10 30.0 594
SS IYER 295.6 11 26.9 530
KL RAHUL 290.1 10 29.0 452
M LABUSCHAGNE 279.1 10 27.9 362
DA MILLER 268.4 10 26.8 356
Jasprit Bumrah tops the bowlers’ rankings thanks to his power play contributions and effectiveness in the middle innings, though with a slim lead over Adam Zampa. Starc falls barely short of Hazlewood for third place.
THE BEST BOWLERS
IN THE 2023 WORLD CUP
Bowler Points Mat Ave pts Wkts
JJ BUMRAH 522.8 11 47.5 20
A ZAMPA 500.9 11 45.5 23
JR HAZLEWOOD 481.1 11 43.7 16
MA STARC 473.4 10 47.3 16
KULDEEP YADAV 452.4 11 41.1 15
MOHAMMED SIRAJ 433.6 11 39.4 14
PJ CUMMINS 424.6 11 38.6 15
KA MAHARAJ 405.1 10 40.5 15
G COETZEE 403.2 8 50.4 20
M JANSEN 402.0 9 44.7 17
MOHAMMED SHAMI 376.7 7 53.8 24
India’s victory over Sri Lanka by more than 300 runs earned those over 90 points, the only time a side has achieved this feat. Australia gained almost 85 points from their even more impressive victory over the Netherlands.
DOMINANT TEAM PERFORMANCES
IN THE 2023 WORLD CUP
Winning-team Points Margin Losing team Venue Mat type
IND (357/8) 90.7 302 RUNS SL (55/10) MUMBAI LM
AUS (399/8) 85.1 309 RUNS NETH (90/10) DELHI LM
IND (326/5) 83.0 243 RUNS SA (83/10) KOLKATA SPL-LM
SL (160/2) 72.8 8 WKTS ENG (156/10) BENGALURU LM
SA (399/7) 72.4 229 RUNS ENG (170/10) MUMBAI SPL-LM
SA (357/4) 70.1 190 RUNS NZ (167/10) PUNE SPL-LM
As expected, Australia’s five-run victory over New Zealand was the closest match on the below table. That this was only five runs out of a huge total of 388 was the feature here.
CLOSE MATCHES
IN THE 2023 WORLD CUP
Winning team Points losing team Margin Venue Mat type
AUS (388/10) 50.4 NZ (383/ 9) 5 RUNS DHARAMSALA SPL-LM
SA (271/ 9) 51.9 PAK (270/10) 1 WKTS CHENNAI SPL-LM
PAK (200/ 1) 51.9 NZ (401/ 6) 21 WKTS BENGALURU SPL-LM
AUS (286/10) 53.4 ENG (253/10) 33 RUNS AHMEDABAD SPL-LM
AUS (215/ 7) 54.5 SA (212/10) 3 WKTS KOLKATA SF
AUS (293/ 7) 54.6 AFG (291/ 5) 3 WKTS MUMBAI SPL-LM
NETH (245/8) 54.7 SA (207/10) 38 RUNS DHARAMSALA LM
IND (274/ 6) 55.0 NZ (273/10) 4 WKTS DHARAMSALA SPL-LM