Your World Cup final form guide

AUSTRALIA

David Warner
With 300 runs at 50, Warner has been Australia’s third-most productive batsman and was at his best in Perth against Afghanistan when he powered his way to 178 off 133 balls. Warner had an excellent summer with the bat against India prior to the start of the tournament, but has had a mixed World Cup. Against England, he scored 22, before being dismissed for 34 against New Zealand. He rounded out the group stage with nine against Sri Lanka and 21 not out against Scotland, before reaching 24 in the quarter-final. He was an early scalp for India in the semi-final, out for 12.

Aaron Finch
Finch started the tournament in style, scoring 135 from 128 balls against England in a man-of-the-match performance. Runs were harder to come by for Finch after that, as he rounded out the group stage with scores of 14, 4, 24 and 20. He was dismissed early in the quarter-final against Pakistan for two before a hard-earned 81 from 116 against India in the semi-final. He has 280 runs for the tournament at 40.

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Steve Smith
Smith’s semi-final century added another chapter to a brilliant summer and he leads the runs tally for Australia at this tournament with 346 from six knocks at 57.66. His World Cup started slowly with scores of five against England and four against New Zealand, but since moving up the order to No.3 for Australia’s clash with Afghanistan he has scored three fifties and a century.

Michael Clarke
Australia’s skipper had a difficult start to the tournament, missing the first game while still recovering from hamstring surgery, before being denied a chance to have a bat when Australia’s second game against Bangladesh was washed out. He has since put together several good innings, however, scoring a crucial 68 against Sri Lanka in Sydney when Australia was fighting to secure second spot in Pool A, and he gave himself an extra chance to bat against Scotland in Hobart when he chose to open the batting and scored 47.

Shane Watson
After a difficult start, Watson has shown his worth for Australia at the business end of the tournament. He scored 0 and 23 against England and New Zealand and was subsequently left out of the XI which took on Afghanistan in Perth. Returning to the side against Sri Lanka, Watson made the most of the opportunity down the order by scoring 67, before following up with an unbeaten 64 in the quarter-final and 28 against India on Thursday. His 206 runs have come as 41.20 while with the ball, Watson has picked up two wickets with an economy rate of 6.72.

Glenn Maxwell
Maxwell has more than risen to the occasion this tournament. First, he scored 66 against England in Australia’s opener before a quick-fire 88 against Afghanistan. He then produced a blazing century against Sri Lanka, coming within a ball of posting the fastest-ever World Cup hundred, before chipping in a handy unbeaten 44 against Pakistan and 23 against India. He currently has the third-highest strike rate in the tournament behind Brendon McCullum and Andre Russell, and is second the Australian runs tally with 324 at 64.8. 

James Faulkner
Faulkner missed the first three matches of Australia’s campaign due to a side problem, but returned to the side against Afghanistan in Perth. He has had limited opportunities with the bat, socring 44 runs at 14.66, but has picked up seven wickets at 23, with his best performances coming against Sri Lanka (3-48) and India (3-59).

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Brad Haddin
Aside from an uncharacteristic mistake against India, when he put down a chance off Shikhar Dhawan, Haddin has been near faultless behind the stumps in this tournament. He's also provided more than useful contributions with the bat including a vital 43 against New Zealand, and knocks of 31 and 25 against England and Sri Lanka respectively. His 126 runs have come at an average of 42, but more importantly at a strike rate of 157.50. 

Mitchell Johnson
Johnson had not experienced the same success as the other Mitchell in Australia's attack, but the quick came into his own in the semi-final when he took 2-50, including the crucial wickets of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma.  His best analysis for the tournament came against Afghanistan, when he collected 4-22, and his 12 scalps for the tournament have come at an average of 24.66 with an economy rate of 5.43.

Mitchell Starc
The second leading wicket-taker for the tournament, Starc has been brilliant for Australia with 20 wickets at an average of 10.20 while maintaining a miserly economy rate of 3.65. He almost single-handedly stole the match for Australia against New Zealand in Auckland when he took a devastating 6-28, while against Scotland he collected 4-14. He has been consistent through the tournament, picking up two wickets in each of his five other outings.

Josh Hazlewood
Hazlewood has been shifted in and out of the Australian XI through the tournament, as Pat Cummins and Xavier Doherty were both given opportunitues throughout. After taking 0-45 in the opening match against England when he struggled to find his line and subsequently missed the match against New Zealand, Hazlewood took 2-25 against Afghanistan. Brought back into the side for the quarter-final in Adelaide, he took 4-35 and was man of the match, booking his place in the semi-final where he took 1-41.

Pat Cummins
Cummins has made two appearances for Australia through the World Cup, taking 2-38 against New Zealand before returning to the team for the final group match against Scotland, where he picked up 3-42. He was left out of the team for the Adelaide quarter-final and the man who replaced him, Josh Hazlewood, has impressed in his absence.

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George Bailey
Bailey started the tournament as Australia’s skipper while Michael Clarke recovered from hamstring surgery and led the side to a commanding victory against England. He scored 55 in that match, but has remained on the sidelines since Clarke’s return against New Zealand.

Mitch Marsh
Marsh started with the World Cup with a bang against England, scoring 23 and taking 5-33 in a match-winning performance. He took 0-11 against New Zealand in Auckland and remained in the XI when fellow allrounder James Faulkner returned from injury in Australia’s third outing against Afghanistan in Perth, where he recorded figures of 0-25 from three overs. Marsh was then dropped for the following match against Sri Lanka in Sydney when Shane Watson was recalled.

Xavier Doherty
Doherty’s services were called on for one match during the pool stages, when he stepped into the playing XI for Australia’s SCG showdown with Sri Lanka. He took 0-60 from seven overs and Australia have opted for a pace-heavy attack in their remaining matches.

NEW ZEALAND

Brendon McCullum
The Black Caps skipper has shown he will not take a backward step this tournament and has shown little intention of changing his attacking game plan. He will go hard from ball one and if it comes off, he could be the match-winner. But as shown when he was dismissed for 12 in the quarter-final, McCullum’s aggressive, no holds barred approach can be a risky one. The skipper scored the fastest World Cup fifty of all time earlier in the tournament, taking James Anderson and Stuart Broad to task, while his 59 off 32 balls against South Africa in the semi-final set up the Black Caps’ chase. Overall he has 328 runs for the tournament at 41, including scores of 77 against England, 65 against Sri Lanka and 50 against Australia. 

Martin Guptill
Guptill became only the fifth player to score an ODI double ton and only the second player to do so in World Cups when he blasted an unbeaten 237 from 163 balls in the quarter-final. His 532 tournament runs have come as an average of 76 and strike rate of 108.79, proving he can be every bit as dangerous as his counterpart at the top of the order. Guptill’s other major contributions for the tournament include 105 against Bangladesh and 57 against Afghanistan.

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Kane Williamson
Williamson headed into the World Cup in a rich vein of form, but has struggle to replicate his high-scoring feats through the tournament. His best knock was 57 against Sri Lanka in Christchurch, alongside innings of 38, 9 not out, a crucial 45 not out against Australia, 33, 1, 33 and 6, giving him a total of 222 runs at 37 for the Cup so far.

Ross Taylor
Taylor didn't set the world alight during the group stages of with scores of 14, 9, 5 not out, 1 and 24 not, but scored 56 against Bangladesh in the final pool game before a determined 42 during the quarter-final against West Indies and in the semi-final, he paired with Grant Elliot to help the Black Caps home, scoring 30.

Grant Elliott
Having forced his way into the squad with strong domestic form, Elliot will long be remembered for his match-winning 84 not out against South Africa, which sealed New Zealand’s place in the final. Aside from that match, Elliot has scored 227 runs at 37.83 for the tournament, with his other best knocks coming against Bangladesh (39) and Scotland (29). With the ball, the medium-pacer has taken two wickets at 34 with an economy rate of 8.50. 

Corey Anderson
An allrounder capable of scoring runs at a rapid rate, Anderson has been a consistent performer for the Black Caps with both bat and ball this tournament. He has scored 231 runs at 38.50 in seven innings and collected 14 wickets at 16.21 with an economy rate of 6.45. His best performance was in the semi-final when he scored 58 and took 3-72, while he also picked up 3-18 against Scotland and scored 75 against Sri Lanka in the tournament opener.

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Luke Ronchi
Ronchi has had a solid tournament behind the stumps for New Zealand but has struggled in limited opportunities with the bat, managing 73 runs in six innings. His best performance was an unbeaten 29 against Sri Lanka in the opening match but he has only reached double figures on one other occasion. The wicketkeeper has also taken 12 catches and completed a stumping.

Daniel Vettori
The veteran spinner picked up his 300th ODI wicket earlier in the tournament and has asserted himself in New Zealand’s matches throughout, perfectly complementing the opening bowling feats of Tim Southee and Trent Boult. He has 15 wickets in seven matches at an economy rate of 3.98, while his best figures for the tournament, 4-18 from 10 overs, came against Afghanistan. His most influential performance was at Eden Park against Australia, when he was brought on by skipper Brendon McCullum to halt the fast-flowing runs from the Australian top order and snared the key dismissals of Shane Watson and Steve Smith to turn the match New Zealand's way.

Matt Henry
Just days before the semi-final against South Africa, Matt Henry was playing in a first-class match in Canterbury. But after Adam Milne was ruled out of the tournament with a heel injury, Henry was given the call-up to the squad and brought straight into the playing XI ahead of other pace options Kyle Mills and Mitchell McClenaghan. Henry bowled some tight overs against South Africa, finishing with 0-40 including two maidens and impressed with his control and pace.

Tim Southee
The right-armer has teamed perfectly with Trent Boult at this World Cup, forming one of the most dangerous opening bowling partnerships of the tournament. He has taken 15 wickets at 27 so far, with almost half his wickets coming in a record-breaking spell of 7-33 against England in Wellington.

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Trent Boult
New Zealand could not have asked for much more from Trent Boult at this World Cup, the left-armer the tournament's top wicket-taker heading into the final. He has taken 21 wickets at 15.76, including 5-27 against Australia and 4-44 against West Indies, and kept a tidy economy rate of 4.41. He also took 2-53 against South Africa in the semi-final, removing openers Hashim Amla and Quinton de Kock to give the Black Caps the perfect start.

Mitchell McClenaghan
One of New Zealand’s fastest bowlers, McClenaghan was called into the Black Caps team for the final pool match against Bangladesh after Adam Milne suffered a shoulder injury while fielding. He took 0-68 off eight overs and was left out of the quarter-final team when Milne returned, before Matt Henry was given the nod for the semi-final against the Proteas.

Tom Latham
Latham is an aggressive left-handed batsman and one of the youngest members of this Black Caps team. But so strong have New Zealand been at this tournament, he hasn't been called upon to play a role.

Nathan McCullum
The older brother of captain Brendon, off-spinner Nathan McCullum has not had a chance to don his Black Cap this tournament as Daniel Vettori has shouldered the spin-bowling duties admirably.

Kyle Mills
Despite brining 160 matches and more than 230 wickets of experience to the table, Mills has not been called upon during this tournament.