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Who is The Man of the Match in Cricket?
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In cricket, the Man of the Match award is often given to the outstanding player in a particular match. This can be a player from any team, although the player is usually selected from the winning team.

Man of the Match cricket became commonplace in Test matches in the mid-1980s. The title of Man of the Match is usually awarded to the player whose contributions are considered the most important in winning the game.

For example, in test matches, Jacques Kallis holds the record for the number of Man of the Match awards won — 23 out of 166 matches played. In ODI, Sachin Tendulkar holds the record for most title-winning players with 62 honors in 463 matches.

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Who is Man of the Match Today?

Throughout the history of cricket, there have been a lot of players who have received the title of Man of the Match. For example, Virat Kohli Man of the Match was received by him 58 times. Next, we will look at the table of those players who received the most Man of the Match titles.

Awards Player Team Matches Tests ODIs T20Is
76 Sachin Tendulkar  India 664 14 62 0
66 Virat Kohli  India 522 10 41 15
58 Sanath Jayasuriya  Sri Lanka 586 4 48 6
57 Jacques Kallis  South Africa 519 23 32 2
50 Kumar Sangakkara  Sri Lanka 594 16 31 3
49 Ricky Ponting  Australia 560 16 32 1
44 Shakib Al Hasan  Bangladesh 430 6 27 11
43 Shahid Afridi  Pakistan 524 0 32 11
42 Brian Lara  West Indies 430 12 30 0
41 Vivian Richards  West Indies 308 10 31 0
Aravinda de Silva  Sri Lanka 401 11 30 0
Rohit Sharma  India 467 4 24 13
Chris Gayle  West Indies 483 8 23 10
Mahela Jayawardene  Sri Lanka 652 13 22 6
Last updated: 5 November 2023[11]

Most Man of the Match in IPL

As you can already understand, this prestigious title can also be obtained within the framework of the IPL. So let’s look at the top 10 players who hold the most Man of the Match today IPL titles. As well as other players who received the title of IPL Man of the Match.

Ranking Player Matches Man of the Match awards won
1. AB de Villiers 184 25
2. Chris Gayle 142 22
3. David Warner 162 18
4. Rohit Sharma 227 18
5. MS Dhoni 234 17
6. Shane Watson 145 16
7. Yusuf Pathan 174 16
8. Sureh Raina 205 14
9. Kieron Pollard 189 14
10. Virat Kohli 223 14

Most Man of the Match in IPL 2022

Continuing the theme of the Man of the Match IPL title, let’s take a look at the players who received the IPL Man of the Match 2022 title.

Player Country IPL Team Man of the Match Count Match Number
Kuldeep Yadav India DC 4 Match 2, Match 19, Match 32, Match 41
Umesh Yadav India KKR 2 Match 1, Match 8
Jos Buttler England RR 2 Match 9, Match 34
Yuzvendra Chahal India RR 2 Match 20, Match 30
KL Rahul India LSG 2 Match 26, Match 37
Umran Malik India SRH 2 Match 28, Match 40

IPL 2022 final Man of the Match

Hardik Pandya put in his best performance of the season to help the Gujarat Titans beat the Rajasthan Royals by 7 wickets in the 2022 IPL final to win their first IPL final Man of the Match 2022 title in their debut season.

Pandya returned with an impressive 3/17 with his flawless mid-fast bowling in the final to cap Rajasthan to 130/9 after Sanju Samson won the toss and picked bat. Pandya then made a decisive 34 out of 30 balls as Gujarat reached 133/3 in 18.1 overs in front of a rowdy crowd of over 100,000 at Narendra Modi Stadium.

Most Man of the Match in ODI

Along with the IPL, players can get the title of the best in other popular cricket tournaments. So we will now find out who received the title of most Man of the Match in international cricket. The table below lists all the players who received the highest Man of the Match in ODI.

Awards Player Team Matches Career
62 Sachin Tendulkar  India 463 1989–2012
48 Sanath Jayasuriya  Sri Lanka 445 1989–2011
41 Virat Kohli  India 289 2008–present
32 Jacques Kallis  South Africa 328 1996–2014
Ricky Ponting  Australia 375 1995–2012
Shahid Afridi  Pakistan 398 1996–2015
31 Vivian Richards  West Indies 187 1975–1991
Sourav Ganguly  India 311 1992–2007
Kumar Sangakkara  Sri Lanka 404 2000–2015
30 Brian Lara  West Indies 299 1990–2007
Aravinda de Silva  Sri Lanka 308 1984–2003
Last updated: 5 November 2023[7]

Most Man of the Match in Test

And now let’s find out which players received the prestigious Man of the Match award as part of test cricket.

Awards Player Team Matches Career
23 Jacques Kallis  South Africa 166 1995–2014
19 Muttiah Muralitharan  Sri Lanka 133 1992–2010
17 Wasim Akram  Pakistan 104 1985–2002
Shane Warne  Australia 145 1992–2007
16 Kumar Sangakkara  Sri Lanka 134 2000–2015
Ricky Ponting  Australia 168 1995–2012
14 Curtly Ambrose  West Indies 98 1988–2000
Steve Waugh  Australia 168 1985–2004
Sachin Tendulkar  India 200 1989–2013
13 Joe Root  England 127 2012–present
Mahela Jayawardene  Sri Lanka 149 1997–2014
Steve Smith  Australia 106 2006–2024
Last updated: 21 January 2024[5]

Most Man of the Match in T20

And finally, it’s time to find out which players received the IPL most Man of the Match award in T20.

Awards Player Team Matches Career
15 Virat Kohli  India 117 2010–present
14 Suryakumar Yadav  India 60 2021–present
Sikandar Raza  Zimbabwe 81 2013–2024
Mohammad Nabi  Afghanistan 115 2010–2024
13 Rohit Sharma  India 151 2007–2024
11 Virandeep Singh  Malaysia 67 2019–present
Mohammad Rizwan  Pakistan 89 2015–present
Shahid Afridi  Pakistan 99 2006–2018
David Warner  Australia 99 2009–present
Shakib Al Hasan  Bangladesh 117 2006–present
Mohammad Hafeez  Pakistan 119 2006–2021
Shadab Khan  Pakistan 92 2017–present
Last updated: 5 November 2023[9]

Who is the Man of the Match

In cricket, the Man of the Match trophy is usually awarded to the player who contributed the most to their team’s victory. More rarely, a player on the losing team also wins Man of the Match. In exceptional cases, multiple players will be named Man of the Match in the same game.

FAQ

Who is the Man of the Match today?

Sachin Tendulkar has been named Man of the Match 76 times.

Who is the Man of the Match?

The award is often given to the outstanding player in a particular match.

Who decides the Man of the Match in cricket?

Sometimes the decision is made by the match officials and sometimes by the viewers of the TV broadcast.

Who won the most Man of the Match in IPL

AB de Villiers has won 25 Man of the Match titles in history.

Conclusion on Man of the Match Award

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