Ben Gardner marks England’s players out of 10 after their T20 World Cup win.
England T20 World Cup 2022 player ratings
Jos Buttler – 9/10
6 matches, 225 runs at 45.00, SR: 144.23, HS: 80*
Made match-defining scores in the semi-final and against New Zealand, and contributed elsewhere too. Gains half a point on his opening partner due to his stellar captaincy.
Alex Hales – 8.5/10
6 matches, 212 runs at 42.40, SR: 147.22, HS: 86*
A triumphant return to the international fold. While the standout is his share of the unbroken opening stand against India, the rapid start he provided England’s chase against Sri Lanka was crucial.
Adil Rashid – 9/10
6 matches, 4 wickets at 36.57, ER: 6.12, BBI: 2-22
Ignore the wickets tally, Rashid was in mesmerising form by the end of the tournament, bowling miserly spells with key breakthroughs in each of England’s last three games. His wicket maiden in the final, replete with the scalp of Babar Azam, capped off his campaign.
Sam Curran – 9.5/10
6 matches, 13 wickets at 11.38, ER: 6.52, BBI: 5-10
Rightly adjudged the Player of the Tournament, Sam Curran has established himself over the last few weeks as a world-class T20 bowler, excelling in all phases and particularly at the death.
Ben Stokes – 7/10
6 matches, 110 runs at 36.66, SR: 105.76, HS: 52*; 6 wickets at 18.50, ER: 6.79, BBI: 2-19
Is Ben Stokes ‘good’ at T20 cricket? Does that matter? He saw England home in two chases, each innings veering between calm and becalmed, but ultimately that innate Stokesiness won out. Bowled better than expected, and even delivered a full quota in the final.
Mark Wood – 7.5/10
4 matches, 9 wickets at 12.00, ER: 7.71, BBI: 3-26
Fast and incisive, as you would expect, before missing the knockout stages through injury.
Liam Livingstone – 6.5/10
6 matches, 55 runs at 27.50, SR: 122.22, HS: 29*; 3 wickets at 32.00, ER: 8.00, BBI: 3-17
It’s a mark of England’s strength that Livingstone didn’t have a huge amount to do with the bat, but he provided useful cameos against Afghanistan and New Zealand. His Sri Lanka dismissal was poor, but he added value with the ball.
Chris Woakes – 6/10
6 matches, 5 wickets at 34.40, ER: 8.60, BBI: 2-33
Given Woakes barely played T20 cricket until his unexpected recall at the start of last year, England could have hardly asked for much more than his dependable output, with so many other seamers struggling with injury.
Chris Jordan – 7/10
2 matches, 5 wickets at 14.00, ER: 8.75, BBI: 3-43
Came back in for the knockouts after Wood’s injury and stood up to the task. If this is to be the end of Jordan’s career, it’s a proud one.
Dawid Malan – 1/10
3 matches, 56 runs at 28.00, SR: 82.35, HS: 35
Malan has contributed plenty to England in this format, and this tournament should have been a crowning moment. Instead he struggled against Afghanistan and Ireland and was pushed down the order against New Zealand before injury ruled him out.
Harry Brook – 2/10
6 matches, 56 runs at 11.20, SR: 96.55, HS: 20
Not the highs expected after an excellent Pakistan tour. Played a useful but scratchy knock in the final.
Moeen Ali – 6.5/10
6 matches, 57 runs at 19.00, SR: 126.66, HS: 24*
Didn’t have much to do, but what he did do was done with aplomb. Had he come in earlier against Ireland, England’s route to the semis would surely not have been as fraught, and while he is barely needed with the ball now, his two overs were both immaculate and important.
Phil Salt – 3/10
1 match, 11 off 10
Began his T20 World Cup career with an accidental Natmeg and played one convincing stroke.
