Cricket World Cup: Herald MVP rankings

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For every Cricket World Cup match, Herald cricket writers will name their most vaulable players - 3 points for man of the match, 2 points for the next best followed by 1 point for the third best performing player. MVP leaderboard =============================== 9. Kumar Sangakkara - Sri Lanka 8. Trent Boult - New Zealand 7. Mohammed Shami - India 6. Glenn Maxwell - Australia 6. Shikhar Dhawan - India 6. Daniel Vettori - New Zealand 6. Mushfiqur Rahim - Bangladesh 5. AB de Villiers - South Africa 5. Tillakaratne Dilshan - Sri Lanka 5. Ed Joyce - Ireland 5. Sean Williams - Zimbabwe 5. Shakib Al Hasan - Bangladesh 4. Brendon McCullum - New Zealand 4. Misbah-Ul-Haq - Pakistan 4. Shaiman Anwar - UAE 3. Sarfraz Ahmed - Pakistan 3. Mahmudullah - Bangladesh 3. David Warner - Australia 3. Hashim Amla - South Africa 3. Wahab Riaz - Pakistan 3. Samiullah Shenwari - Afghanistan 3. Gary Wilson - Ireland 3. Chris Gayle - West Indies 3. Tim Southee - New Zealand 3. Paul Stirling - Ireland 3. Virat Kohli - India 3. David Miller - South Africa 3. Aaron Finch - Australia 3. Moeen Ali - England 3. Corey Anderson - New Zealand 3. Mahela Jayawardene - Sri Lanka 3. Andre Russell - West Indies 3. Ravi Ashwin - India 2. MS Dhoni - India 2. Brendan Taylor - Zimbabwe 2. Kyle Coetzer - Scotland 2. Haris Sohail - Pakistan 2. Faf du Plessis - South Africa 2. Mohammed Irfan - Pakistan 2. Lahiru Thirimanne - Sri Lanka 2. Imran Tahir - South Africa 2. Kane Williamson - New Zealand 2. Dawlat Zadran - Afghanistan 2. Marlon Samuels - West Indies 2. Mitchell Marsh - Australia 2. JP Duminy - South Africa 2. Ian Bell - England 2. Ajinkya Rahane - India 2. Matt Machan - Scotland 2. Angelo Mathews - Sri Lanka 2. Jerome Taylor - West Indies 2. Mitchell Starc - Australia 2. Umesh Yadav - India 1. James Faulkner - Australia 1. Najibullah Zadran - Afghanistan 1. Jason Holder - West Indies 1. Mohammad Irfan - Pakistan 1. Ahmed Shehzad - Pakistan 1. Mitchell Johnson - Australia 1. Kyle Abbott - South Africa 1. Lasith Malinga - Sri Lanka 1. Richie Berrington - Scotland 1. Amjad Javed - UAE 1. Suresh Raina - India 1. Thisara Perera - Sri Lanka 1. Hamilton Masakadza - Zimbabwe 1. Denesh Ramdin - West Indies 1. Mohit Sharma - India 1. Steven Finn - England 1. Lendl Simmons - West Indies 1. Mashrafe Mortaza - Bangladesh 1. Craig Ervine - Zimbabwe 1. Rohit Sharma - India 1. Rubel Hossain - Bangladesh 1. Niall O'Brien - Ireland 1. Josh Davey - Scotland Match breakdown Game 1 - New Zealand v Sri Lanka 3. Corey Anderson - New Zealand 2. Brendon McCullum - New Zealand 1. Daniel Vettori - New Zealand Game 2 - Australia v England 3. Aaron Finch - Australia 2. Mitchell Marshall - Australia 1. Glenn Maxwell - Australia Game 3 - South Africa v Zimbabwe 3. David Miller - South Africa 2. JP Duminy - South Africa 1. Hamilton Masakadza - Zimbabwe Game 4 - India v Pakistan 3. Virat Kohli - India 2. Mohammed Shami - India 1. Suresh Raina - India Game 5 - Ireland v West Indies 3. Paul Stirling - Ireland 2. Ed Joyce - Ireland 1. Lendl Simmons - West Indies Game 6 - New Zealand v Scotland 3. Trent Boult - New Zealand 2. Matt Machan - Scotland 1. Daniel Vettori - New Zealand Game 7 - Bangladesh v Afghanistan 3. Mushfiqur Rahim - Bangladesh 2. Shakib Al Hasan - Bangladesh 1. Mashrafe Mortaza - Bangladesh Game 8 - Zimbabwe v UAE 3. Sean Williams - Zimbawe 2. Shaiman Anwar - UAE 1. Craig Ervine - Zimbabwe Game 9 - New Zealand v England 3. Tim Southee - New Zealand 2. Brendon McCullum - New Zealand 1. Daniel Vettori - New Zealand Game 10 - Pakistan v West Indies 3. Andre Russell - West Indies 2. Jerome Taylor - West Indies 1. Denesh Ramdin - West Indies Game 11 - Australia v Bangladesh - no result Game 12 - Sri Lanka v Afghanistan 3. Mahela Jayawardene - Sri Lanka 2. Angelo Mathews - Sri Lanka 1. Thisara Perera - Sri Lanka Game 13 - India v South Africa 3. Shikhar Dhawan - India 2. Ajinkya Rahane - India 1. Mohit Sharma - India Game 14 - England v Scotland 3. Moeen Ali - England 2. Ian Bell - England 1. Steven Finn - England Game 15 - West Indies v Zimbabwe 3: Chris Gayle - West Indies 2: Marlon Samuels - West Indies 1: Sean Williams - Zimbabwe Game 16 - Ireland v UAE 3. Gary Wilson - Ireland 2. Shaiman Anwar -UAE 1. Amjad Javed - UAE Game 17 - Scotland v Afghanistan 3. Samiullah Shenwari - Afghanistan 2. Dawlat Zadran - Afghanistan 1. Richie Berrington - Scotland Game 18 - Sri Lanka v Bangladesh 3. Tillakaratne Dilshan - Sri Lanka 2. Kumar Sangakkara - Sri Lanka 1. Lasith Malinga - Sri Lanka Game 19 - South Africa v West Indies 3. AB de Villiers - South Africa 2. Imran Tahir - South Africa 1. Rilee Rossouw - South Africa Game 20 - New Zealand v Australia 3. Trent Boult - New Zealand 2. Kane Williamson - New Zealand 1. Mitchell Starc - Australia Game 21 - India v UAE 3. Ravi Ashwin - India 2. Umesh Yadav - India 1. Rohit Sharma - India Game 22 - Sri Lanka v England 3. Kumar Sangakkara - Sri Lanka 2. Lahiru Thirimanne - Sri Lanka 1. Joe Root - England Game 23 - Pakistan v Zimbabwe 3. Wahab Riaz - Pakistan 2. Mohammed Irfan - Pakistan 1. Misbah-Ul-Haq - Pakistan Game 24 - South Africa v Ireland 3. Hashim Amla - South Africa 2. Faf du Plessis - South Africa 1. Kyle Abbott - South Africa Game 25 - Pakistan v UAE 3. Misbah-Ul-Haq - Pakistan 2. Haris Sohail - Pakistan 1. Ahmed Shehzad - Pakistan Game 26 - Australia v Afghanistan 3. David Warner - Australia 2. Glenn Maxwell - Australia 1. Mitchell Johnson - Australia Game 27 - Bangladesh v Scotland 3. Shakib Al Hasan - Bangladesh 2. Kyle Coetzer - Scotland 1. Mushfiqur Rahim - Bangladesh Game 28 - India v West Indies 3. Mohammed Shami - India 2. MS Dhoni - India 1. Jason Holder - West Indies Game 29 - Pakistan v South Africa 3. Sarfraz Ahmed - Pakistan 2. AB. de Villiers - South Africa 1. Mohammad Irfan - Pakistan Game 30 - Ireland v Zimbabwe 3. Ed Joyce - Ireland 2. Brendan Taylor - Zimbabwe 1. Sean Williams - Zimbabwe Game 31 - New Zealand v Afghanistan 3. Daniel Vettori - New Zealand 2. Trent Boult - New Zealand 1. Najibullah Zadran - Afghanistan Game 32 - Australia v Sri Lanka 3. Glenn Maxwell - Australia 2. Kumar Sangakkara - Sri Lanka 1. James Faulkner - Australia Game 33 - England v Bangladesh 3. Mahmudullah - Bangladesh 2. Mushfiqur Rahim - Bangladesh 1. Rubel Hossain - Bangladesh Game 34 - India v Ireland 3. Shikhar Dhawan - India 2. Mohammed Shami - India 1. Niall O'Brien - Ireland Game 35 - Sri Lanka v Scotland 3. Tillakaratne Dilshan - Sri Lanka 2. Kumar Sangakkara - Sri Lanka 1. Josh Davey - Scotland http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11403298