Three South Africans are among the top five MVPs after 23 of the 45 league games: Quinton de Kock (MVP: 495) is ranked second, Marco Jansen (445) is ranked third, and Heinrich Klaasen (415) is ranked fifth. Adil Rashid (280) is the first English player you can see, coming in at position 23.
Jasprit Bumrah (4, 438), Rohit Sharma (7, 394), Ravindra Jadeja (10, 346), Virat Kohli (11, 343), and Kuldeep Yadav (18, 313) are the five Indians who are ranked in the top 20.
The World Cup’s most memorable moments have been the players’ wild performances. There haven’t been many thrilling or suspenseful competitions. To put it plainly, this World Cup is becoming increasingly dull.
Remember that a player’s batting, bowling, and fielding statistics are combined into a metric known as a “run equivalent” by the most valuable player index (MVPI).
Despite having scored 43 more runs than Rohit Sharma, Kohli is ranked lower in the leaderboard due to Rohit’s strike rate of 133.5 and his 90.5.
Because he has taken 12 wickets at an economy rate of just 4.3, Santner remains at the top.
Bumrah hasn’t had to bat like Santner has, but he is just one wicket less at 11 and has a lower economy rate of 3.8.
Most Valuable Players in World Cup 2023 (after 23 matches)
MVPI = sum of batting, bowling and fielding points
| Rank | Player | Team | Runs | Top Score | 4s | 6s | Strike Rate | Wickets | Economy Rate | Games | MVPI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mitchell Santner | NZ | 44 | 36 | 4 | 2 | 183.3 | 12 | 4.3 | 5 | 536 |
| 2 | Quinton deKock | SA | 407 | 174 | 39 | 15 | 115 | 0 | – | 5 | 495 |
| 3 | Marco Jansen | SA | 123 | 75 | 6 | 8 | 126.8 | 10 | 6.5 | 5 | 445 |
| 4 | Jasprit Bumrah | IND | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | 3.8 | 5 | 438 |
| 5 | Heinrich Klaasen | SA | 288 | 109 | 22 | 15 | 150.8 | 0 | – | 5 | 415 |
| 6 | Rachin Ravindra | NZ | 290 | 123 | 24 | 8 | 100.7 | 3 | 5.8 | 5 | 394 |
| 7 | Rohit Sharma | IND | 311 | 131 | 33 | 17 | 133.5 | 0 | – | 5 | 394 |
| 8 | Matt Henry | NZ | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 200 | 10 | 5.1 | 5 | 378 |
| 9 | Kasigo Rabada | SA | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 128.6 | 10 | 5.4 | 5 | 352 |
| 10 | Ravindra Jadeja | IND | 39 | 39 | 3 | 1 | 88.6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 346 |
| 11 | Virat Kohli | IND | 354 | 103 | 29 | 6 | 90.5 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 343 |
| 12 | Dilshan Madushanka | SL | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 11 | 6.1 | 4 | 340 |
| 13 | Mohammad Rizwan | PAK | 302 | 131 | 28 | 4 | 95.9 | 0 | – | 5 | 334 |
| 14 | Shaheen Afridi | PAK | 28 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 84.8 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 334 |
| 15 | Kushal Mendis | SL | 218 | 122 | 20 | 14 | 146.3 | 0 | – | 4 | 327 |
| 16 | Aiden Markram | SA | 265 | 106 | 32 | 4 | 123.8 | 0 | – | 5 | 321 |
| 17 | Keshav Maharaj | SA | 41 | 40 | 5 | 1 | 102.5 | 7 | 4.6 | 5 | 314 |
| 18 | Kuldeep Yadav | IND | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | 4.7 | 5 | 313 |
| 19 | Daryl Mtchell | NZ | 268 | 130 | 20 | 11 | 108.1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 308 |
| 20 | Gerald Coetzee | SA | 25 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 96.2 | 10 | 7.2 | 4 | 298 |
| 21 | Rashid Khan | AFG | 56 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 88.9 | 6 | 4.9 | 5 | 292 |
| 22 | Lockie Ferguson | NZ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 4.9 | 4 | 287 |
| 23 | Adil Rashid | ENG | 56 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 119.1 | 6 | 5.2 | 4 | 280 |
| 24 | Bas de Leede | NET | 93 | 67 | 9 | 2 | 76.9 | 7 | 6.4 | 4 | 279 |
| 25 | Aryan Dutt | NET | 44 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 118.9 | 6 | 4.9 | 4 | 278 |
| 26 | Devon Conway | NZ | 249 | 152 | 30 | 4 | 100.8 | 0 | – | 5 | 276 |
| 27 | David Warner | AUS | 228 | 163 | 22 | 10 | 109.1 | 0 | – | 4 | 272 |
| 28 | Mehidy Hasan Miraz | BAN | 109 | 57 | 11 | 0 | 69 | 6 | 5.3 | 5 | 269 |
| 29 | Adam Zampa | AUS | 18 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 48.6 | 9 | 6.2 | 4 | 262 |
| 30 | Colin Ackermann | NET | 128 | 69 | 14 | 0 | 85.3 | 4 | 5.2 | 4 | 259 |
| 31 | Hasan Ali | PAK | 20 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 71.4 | 8 | 5.8 | 5 | 259 |
| 32 | Trent Boult | NZ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4.6 | 5 | 258 |
| 33 | Abdullah Shafique | PAK | 255 | 113 | 25 | 7 | 97 | 0 | – | 4 | 257 |
| 34 | Sadeera Samarawickrama | SL | 230 | 108 | 22 | 3 | 103.1 | 0 | – | 4 | 247 |
| 35 | Reece Topley | ENG | 16 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 177.8 | 8 | 6.6 | 3 | 246 |
| 36 | Mitchell Starc | AUS | 57 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 64 | 6 | 5.5 | 4 | 233 |
| 37 | Rahmanullah Gurbaz | AFG | 224 | 80 | 24 | 8 | 101.4 | 0 | – | 5 | 227 |
| 38 | Shakib Al Hasan | BAN | 56 | 40 | 5 | 2 | 67.5 | 6 | 5.5 | 4 | 226 |
| 39 | Paul van Meekeren | NET | 15 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 75 | 6 | 5.6 | 4 | 224 |
| 40 | Haris Rauf | PAK | 18 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 85.7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 215 |
| 41 | Mahmudullah | BAN | 198 | 111 | 16 | 9 | 101 | 0 | 6.6 | 4 | 212 |
| 42 | Joe Root | ENG | 172 | 82 | 14 | 2 | 97.2 | 1 | 6.6 | 4 | 211 |
| 43 | Glenn Phillips | NZ | 114 | 71 | 6 | 6 | 94.2 | 3 | 5.5 | 5 | 208 |
| 44 | Scott Edwards | NET | 124 | 78 | 12 | 2 | 108.8 | 0 | – | 4 | 204 |
| 45 | Dawid Malan | ENG | 192 | 140 | 23 | 5 | 106.1 | 0 | – | 4 | 203 |
| 46 | Lungi Ngidi | SA | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 29.2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 200 |
| 47 | Pat Cummins | AUS | 43 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 81.1 | 5 | 6.6 | 4 | 199 |
| 48 | Azmatullah Omarzai | AFG | 130 | 62 | 9 | 5 | 89.7 | 4 | 8.1 | 5 | 198 |
| 49 | Roelof Vander Merwe | NET | 41 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 105.1 | 4 | 5.1 | 4 | 198 |
| 50 | Josh Hazlewood | AUS | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 5 | 4.9 | 4 | 196 |