Cricket World Cup 2015: Individual Batting and Bowling Rankings and More Stats
Hashim Amla fired 159 runs during South Africa's 201-run win over Ireland on Tuesday, the day's most impressive individual performance with the bat.
His team-mates also worked hard to make an impression, with Fafย du Plessis' 109 playing a major role in South Africa reaching 411/4 at the Manuka Oval, Canberra.
Kyle Abbott (4-21) took the bowling plaudits, with Morne Morkel (3-34) and Dale Steyn (2-39) also contributing massively.
Read on to see how a plethora of individual rankings were affected by the day's play.
Top 10 Gross Run Scorers
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| Player | Team | Runs |
| Kumar Sangakkara | Sri Lanka | 268 |
| Chris Gayle | West Indies | 258 |
| Hashim Amla | South Africa | 257 |
| Lahiru Thirimanne | Sri Lanka | 256 |
| Fafย du Plessis | South Africa | 250 |
| AB de Villiers | South Africa | 241 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | Sri Lanka | 229 |
| David Miller | South Africa | 226 |
| Shikhar Dhawan | India | 224 |
| Shaiman Anwar | UAE | 208 |
All statistics viaย ESPN Cricinfo.
Top 10 Batting Averages
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| Kumar Sangakkara | Sri Lanka | 134.0 |
| Rilee Rossouw | South Africa | 122.0 |
| JP Duminy | South Africa | 121.0 |
| David Miller | South Africa | 113.0 |
| Virat Kohli | India | 93.0 |
| Lahiru Thirimanne | Sri Lanka | 85.33 |
| AB de Villiers | South Africa | 80.33 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | Sri Lanka | 76.33 |
| Shikhar Dhawan | India | 74.66 |
| Aaron Finch | Australia | 74.5 |
All statistics viaย ESPN Cricinfo.
Top 10 Strike Rates
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| Player | Team | Runs | SR |
| Andre Russell | West Indies | 69 | 237.93 |
| Farhaan Behardien | South Africa | 10 | 200.00 |
| Brendon McCullum | New Zealand | 207 | 188.18 |
| Thisara Perera | Sri Lanka | 47 | 180.76 |
| Rilee Rossouw | South Africa | 61 | 176.81 |
| AB de Villiers | South Africa | 217 | 161.74 |
| Glenn Maxwell | Australia | 67 | 155.81 |
| MS Dhoni | India | 36 | 150.00 |
| David Miller | South Africa | 226 | 146.75 |
| Jos Buttler | England | 76 | 146.15 |
ย All statistics viaย ESPN Cricinfo. ย
Top 10 Wicket Takers
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| Player | Team | Wickets |
| Tim Southee | New Zealand | 13 |
| Trent Boult | New Zealand | 10 |
| Josh Davey | Scotland | 9 |
| Morne Morkel | South Africa | 9 |
| Imran Tahir | South Africa | 9 |
| Jerome Taylor | West Indies | 9 |
| Mitchell Starc | Australia | 8 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | India | 8 |
| Steven Finn | England | 8 |
| Daniel Vettori | New Zealand | 8 |
All statistics viaย ESPN Cricinfo.ย
Top 10 Bowling Figures
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| Tim Southee | New Zealand | 33 | 7 |
| Mitchell Starc | Australia | 28 | 6 |
| Trent Boult | New Zealand | 27 | 5 |
| Mitchell Marsh | Australia | 33 | 5 |
| Imran Tahir | South Africa | 45 | 5 |
| Sohail Khan | Pakistan | 55 | 5 |
| Steven Finn | England | 71 | 5 |
| Kyle Abbott | South Africa | 21 | 4 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | India | 25 | 4 |
| Mohammad Irfan | Pakistan | 30 | 4 |
All statistics viaย ESPN Cricinfo. ย
Top 10 Economy Rates
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| Manjula Guruge | United Arab Emirates | 40 | 1 | 3.07 |
| Daniel Vettori | New Zealand | 118 | 8 | 3.33 |
| AB de Villiers | South Africa | 7 | 1 | 3.50 |
| Jeevan Mendis | Sri Lanka | 18 | 2 | 3.60 |
| Kyle Abbott | South Africa | 58 | 6 | 3.62 |
| Mirwais Ashraf | Afghanistan | 63 | 2 | 3.66 |
| Rahat Ali | Pakistan | 37 | 1 | 3.70 |
| Alasdair Evans | Scotland | 76 | 3 | 3.80 |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | India | 19 | 1 | 3.80 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | India | 107 | 8 | 3.82 |
All statistics viaย ESPN Cricinfo. ย
Standout Performers
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Amla, Du Plessis and Others Highlight South Africa's Depth
Although Ireland's biggest problem of the day was that they couldn't out-think Hashimย Amla, the overall quality of South Africa with bat and ball ensured they didn't get close to the 411 chase.
Amla posted the fourth highest total of the tournament with 159 runs. He worked at a good pace, hitting 20 boundaries and setting his tally in 128 balls, providing South Africa with an instant sense of control in what could have been a difficult encounter.
His persistence allowed the likes ofย Faf du Plessis to bat without pressure. The duo's 242-run partnership would have troubled any side in the competition,ย particularlyย when the team showed themselves to possessย strength-in-depth when the pair eventually lost their wickets.
With David Miller (46) andย Rilee Rossouw (61) putting up an unbeaten partnership, this almost felt like a watershed moment for South Africa. So much has been made of AB de Villiers' brilliance, and rightly so, but the tournament hopefuls showed they can work even when the 31-year-old isn't able toย obliterateย the opposition.ย
De Villiers managed 24 from nine balls before Andy McBrine sent him back to the clubhouse. The confidence of those around him in the middle-order is sure to make other sides sit up and take notice, though, as any notion of a one-man show was firmly dismissed.
Miller and Rossouw took control once De Villiers departed in a partnership which is likely to gain importance as the competition progresses.
South Africa's batting effort allowed Dale Steyn, Kyle Abbott andย Morne Morkel to bowl without major pressure, pushing the side to the upper echelons of Pool B with a comfortable win.
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