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
10. Trent Boult - New Zealand
10. AB de Villiers - South Africa
9. Kumar Sangakkara - Sri Lanka
7. Daniel Vettori - New Zealand
7. Mohammed Shami - India
6. Martin Guptill - New Zealand
6. Suresh Raina - India
6. Sarfraz Ahmed - Pakistan
6. Glenn Maxwell - Australia
6. Shikhar Dhawan - India
6. Mushfiqur Rahim - Bangladesh
5. Mitchell Starc - Australia
5. Brendon McCullum - New Zealand
5. Imran Tahir - South Africa
5. Aaron Finch - Australia
5. Tillakaratne Dilshan - Sri Lanka
5. Wahab Riaz - Pakistan
5. Ed Joyce - Ireland
5. Ian Bell - England
5. Sean Williams - Zimbabwe
5. Shakib Al Hasan - Bangladesh
4. Grant Elliott - New Zealand
4. Chris Gayle - West Indies
4. Rohit Sharma - India
4. Brendan Taylor - Zimbabwe
4. Misbah-Ul-Haq - Pakistan
4. Shaiman Anwar - UAE
4. Mahmudullah - Bangladesh
4. Jason Holder - West Indies
3. MS Dhoni - India
3. David Warner - Australia
3. Hashim Amla - South Africa
3. Samiullah Shenwari - Afghanistan
3. Gary Wilson - Ireland
3. Tim Southee - New Zealand
3. Paul Stirling - Ireland
3. Virat Kohli - India
3. David Miller - South Africa
3. Steven Smith - Australia
3. Umesh Yadav - India
3. Moeen Ali - England
3. Corey Anderson - New Zealand
3. Mahela Jayawardene - Sri Lanka
3. Andre Russell - West Indies
3. Ravi Ashwin - India
3. Jerome Taylor - West Indies
2. Kyle Coetzer - Scotland
2. James Faulkner - Australia
2. Haris Sohail - Pakistan
2. Faf du Plessis - South Africa
2. Mohammed Irfan - Pakistan
2. Lahiru Thirimanne - Sri Lanka
2. Farhaan Behardien - 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. Ajinkya Rahane - India
2. Matt Machan - Scotland
2. Dale Steyn - South Africa
2. Angelo Mathews - Sri Lanka
2. Chris Jordan - England
2. Ahmed Shehzad - Pakistan
2. Johnson Charles - West Indies
2. Mitchell Johnson - Australia
1. James Faulkner - Australia
1. Najibullah Zadran - Afghanistan
1. Mohammad Irfan - Pakistan
1. Kyle Abbott - South Africa
1. Lasith Malinga - Sri Lanka
1. Richie Berrington - Scotland
1. Amjad Javed - UAE
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. Rubel Hossain - Bangladesh
1. Niall O'Brien - Ireland
1. Josh Davey - Scotland
1. Morne Morkel - South Africa
1. Alex Hales - England
1. Quinton de Kock - South Africa
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
