With the first phase of the knock-out games in the ICC World Cup having concluded, mumbaiindians.com takes a look at how the Mumbai Indians have fared in the last week of the league stage.

Rohit Sharma

Having showed great touch throughout the league stage, Sharma chose the quarter-finals stage to show what he is capable of. With a couple of half-centuries already to his name at the World Cup 2015, Sharma hammered Bangladesh bowlers to all corners of the Melbourne Cricket Ground to score his first century of the event. The stylish right-hander began with a high quality boundary off the very first ball of the innings, and never looked back. His 75-run opening wicket stand with Shikhar Dhawan, and 122-run stand with Suresh Raina for the fourth wicket, enabled India to post 302, after electing to bat first. Sharma’s 137, his second ODI ton at this venue, came from 126 balls, and included 14 fours and 3 sixes. Sharma’s knock basically helped India to get on top in the game; a position they never allowed to slip away from there on. He once again showed the ability to bat right through the innings (Sharma was dismissed in the 47th over).

Corey Anderson

The talented all-rounder came into bat with Martin Guptil on song at one end against the West Indies in the quarter-finals. He smashed a four and a six to score almost a run-a-ball 15 before his miss-timed pull shot was smartly caught by Chris Gayle. He then got rid of the dangerous looking Daren Sammy with the ball as New Zealand comfortably defended 393 runs to make it to the semis.

Aaron Finch

The Australian has been unable to replicate the same form he displayed in the tournament opener, when he became the first centurion of the World Cup. But he was brilliant in the field in the quarter-final against Pakistan, taking three important catches. He first judged well a miss-timed slop sweep from Misbah to catch it well at deep midwicket. He then caught another one in the same position, this time Umar Akmal smashing it hard, but straight to him. And there was one more to come in that position, this time Shahid Afridi hitting a skier to him, and Finch once again making no mistake. The opener couldn’t do much with the bat though, being dismissed for just two by Sohail Khan.

Josh Hazlewood

With Pakistan electing to bat first, the pressure was on the Aussie bowlers to deliver at the Adelaide Oval. And sharing the new ball with Mitchell Starc, Hazlewood got the job done in a brilliant fashion. He began by removing opener Ahmed Shehzad for just five, caught in slips. Hazlewood then got rid of two of the most dangerous middle-roder opposition batsmen, Sohaib Maqsood and Shahid Afridi to ensure that Pakistan didn’t get going in the death overs. Hazlewood then forced Sohail Khan to edge one to wicketkeeper Haddin to finish with figures of 4-35 from 10 overs. He expectedly won the Man-of-the-Match award.

Lasith Malinga

The tearaway fast bowler had a forgettable quarter-final game against South Africa. With his team being bowled out for 133, Malinga was left with hopelessly improbable job to do, that of restricting the South Africans for less than 133. He finished with figures of 1-43 in six overs, including the wicket of Hashim Amla.

Lendl Simmons

Chasing a near-impossible 394-run target for victory, Simmons was sent in at No 3. But the right-hander couldn’t quite deliver, scoring 12 from 17 balls, including a four and a six, before being dismissed by Trent Boult.

Ambati Rayudu

With the team management sticking to the same playing XI throughout the tournament, Rayudu is still to get a game.

Mitchell McClenaghan

The burly left-handed pace bowler, as expected, lost his place in the playing XI to Adam Milne for the quarter-final. He has so far got just one game in the tournament, against Bangladesh.