Rank the bowling performances in this World Cup

[Howe_zat]

Because we can.

Hamish Bennet 4-16 vs Kenya
Mitchell Johnson 4-19 vs. Zimbabwe
Shahid Afridi 5-16 vs. Kenya
Mitchell Johnson 4-33 vs New Zealand
Shahid Afridi 4-34 vs Sri Lanka
Shafiul Islam 4-21 vs Ireland
Tim Bresnan 5-48 vs. India
Kemar Roach 6-27 vs. Netherlands
Lasinth Malinga 6-27 vs. Kenya
Shahid Afridi 5-23 vs. Canada
Imran Tahir 4-38 vs England
Stuart Broad 4-15 vs. South Africa
Yuvraj Singh 5-31 vs Ireland

 

[Blaze 18]

Is that how you rank them ?

 

[Howe_zat]

Is that how you rank them ?

No, that's chronological order.

Was going to rank them myself, but I haven't seen most and I ended up putting Bresnan's and Broad's at the top. So I decided perhaps I'm not the best one to judge.

 

[Blaze 18]

No, that's chronological order.

Was going to rank them myself, but I haven't seen most and I ended up putting Bresnan's and Broad's at the top. So I decided perhaps I'm not the best one to judge.

Oh, okay. I'd add Tim Southee's performance against Pakistan to your list, personally. He only took three wickets though, didn't he ? I guess that's why he misses out.

 

[vcs]

Seems incredibly hard. Lots of great spells in there.

EDIT : Apart from Yuvraj's.

 

[biased indian]

My order

Stuart Broad 4-15 vs. South Africa
Shahid Afridi 5-23 vs. Canada
Tim Bresnan 5-48 vs. India
Shahid Afridi 4-34 vs Sri Lanka
Shafiul Islam 4-21 vs Ireland
Mitchell Johnson 4-33 vs New Zealand
Kemar Roach 6-27 vs. Netherlands
Lasinth Malinga 6-27 vs. Kenya
Mitchell Johnson 4-19 vs. Zimbabwe
Imran Tahir 4-38 vs England
Shahid Afridi 5-16 vs. Kenya
Yuvraj Singh 5-31 vs Ireland

 

[salman85]

Can't really rank them all in order.

I'd say Broad's spell probably tops them all.Big match,big team,great spell.Also,the majority of all the other great spells in this tournament so far had bowlers doing well against weaker teams.Broad's spell stands out because it was a match winning one,against a team considered better than his own team.The 2nd spot goes to Afridi's spell against Srilanka,for the same reasons mentioned above.

And this comes from a Broad hater.Heck,the only time i've ever defended him before was in a synonym competition for the word 'Hooker'.

 

[Jono]

Top 5:

1. Broad vs. SA
2. Afridi vs. Canada (would have lost without him imo)
3. Bresnan vs. India
4. Islam vs. Ireland
5. Afridi vs. Sri Lanka

 

[BeeGee]

Because we can.

Mitchell Johnson 4-19 vs. Zimbabwe
Shahid Afridi 5-16 vs. Kenya
Mitchell Johnson 4-33 vs New Zealand
Shahid Afridi 4-34 vs Sri Lanka
Shafiul Islam 4-21 vs Ireland
Tim Bresnan 5-48 vs. India
Kemar Roach 6-27 vs. Netherlands
Lasinth Malinga 6-27 vs. Kenya
Shahid Afridi 5-23 vs. Canada
Imran Tahir 4-38 vs England
Stuart Broad 4-15 vs. South Africa
Yuvraj Singh 5-31 vs Ireland

Why does Bennett's 4-16 vs. Kenya not make the list?

 

[Howe_zat]

Why does Bennett's 4-16 vs. Kenya not make the list?

Yeah, you're right, I'll add that on.

 

[xanderbiscuits]

also now Dilshan's 4/4 vs Zimbabwe

not bad figures for a part time bowler, but I haven't seen it yet, so I am unable to comment on this.

Of the ones I've seen I would rank Broad's highest, but maybe I'm being influenced by the impact it had on the match

 

[Howe_zat]

also now Dilshan's 4/4 vs Zimbabwe

not bad figures for a part time bowler, but I haven't seen it yet, so I am unable to comment on this.

Of the ones I've seen I would rank Broad's highest, but maybe I'm being influenced by the impact it had on the match

Surely the impact it had on the match should be one of the best things to judge it by?

 

[xanderbiscuits]

depends if you're looking at the bowling and how it impacted the game or if you're purely looking at the quality of the bowling.

But since it's your thread I guess we're looking at how the bowling impacted the match

so broad is my answer then