Most player-of-the-match awards
Player Span Mat Awards Tests ODIs T20Is
SR Tendulkar (IND) 1989-2013 664 76 14 62 0
V Kohli (IND) 2008-2026 559 71 10 45 16
ST Jayasuriya (Asia/SL) 1989-2011 586 58 4 48 6
JH Kallis (Afr/ICC/SA) 1995-2014 519 57 23 32 2
KC Sangakkara (Asia/ICC/SL) 2000-2015 594 50 16 31 3
RT Ponting (AUS/ICC) 1995-2012 560 49 16 32 1
Shakib Al Hasan (BAN) 2006-2024 447 45 6 27 12
RG Sharma (IND) 2007-2026 511 45 4 27 14
Shahid Afridi (Asia/ICC/PAK) 1996-2018 524 43 0 32 11
BC Lara (ICC/WI) 1990-2007 430 42 12 30 0
IVA Richards (WI) 1974-1991 308 41 10 31 0
PA de Silva (SL) 1984-2003 401 41 11 30 0
CH Gayle (ICC/WI) 1999-2021 483 41 8 23 10
DPMD Jayawardene (Asia/SL) 1997-2015 652 41 13 22 6
AB de Villiers (Afr/SA) 2004-2018 420 39 5 27 7
Wasim Akram (PAK) 1984-2003 460 39 17 22 0
DA Warner (AUS) 2009-2024 383 38 8 18 12
SC Ganguly (Asia/IND) 1992-2008 424 37 6 31 0
Sikandar Raza (ZIM) 2013-2026 308 35 2 12 21
AC Gilchrist (AUS/ICC) 1996-2008 396 35 7 28 0
SR Waugh (AUS) 1985-2004 493 35 14 21 0
TM Dilshan (SL) 1999-2016 497 35 4 25 6
MJ Guptill (NZ) 2009-2022 367 34 2 22 10
Yuvraj Singh (Asia/IND) 2000-2017 402 34 0 27 7
SM Pollock (Afr/ICC/SA) 1995-2008 423 34 11 22 1
Inzamam-ul-Haq (Asia/ICC/PAK) 1991-2007 499 33 9 24 0
Q de Kock (SA) 2012-2026 325 32 4 20 8
Mohammad Hafeez (PAK) 2003-2021 392 32 2 19 11
M Muralidaran (Asia/ICC/SL) 1992-2011 495 32 19 13 0
V Sehwag (Asia/ICC/IND) 1999-2013 374 31 8 23 0
Saeed Anwar (PAK) 1989-2003 302 30 2 28 0
DL Haynes (WI) 1978-1994 354 30 5 25 0
SR Watson (AUS) 2002-2016 307 29 3 17 9
SK Warne (AUS/ICC) 1992-2007 339 29 17 12 0
A Ranatunga (SL) 1982-2000 362 29 5 24 0
KS Williamson (NZ) 2010-2026 378 29 11 14 4
HH Gibbs (SA) 1996-2010 361 28 6 22 0
AR Border (AUS) 1978-1994 429 28 11 17 0
JE Root (ENG) 2012-2026 387* 27 13 12 2
Younis Khan (PAK) 2000-2017 408 27 10 15 2
S Chanderpaul (WI) 1994-2015 454 27 11 16 0
CG Greenidge (WI) 1974-1991 236 26 6 20 0
KP Pietersen (ENG/ICC) 2004-2014 277 26 10 10 6
NJ Astle (NZ) 1995-2007 308 26 1 25 0
SPD Smith (AUS) 2010-2026 360 26 13 11 2
ME Waugh (AUS) 1988-2002 372 26 5 21 0
RA Jadeja (IND) 2009-2026 373 26 11 12 3
GD McGrath (AUS/ICC) 1993-2007 376 26 11 15 0
LRPL Taylor (NZ/Samoa) 2006-2025 454 26 8 17 1
HM Amla (SA/World) 2004-2019 349 25 6 18 1
Babar Azam (PAK) 2015-2026 350 25 1 14 10
Mohammad Yousuf (Asia/PAK) 1998-2010 381 25 7 18 0
DL Vettori (ICC/NZ) 1997-2015 442 25 11 11 3
Shoaib Malik (ICC/PAK) 1999-2021 446 25 0 19 6
R Dravid (Asia/ICC/IND) 1996-2012 509 25 11 14 0
Virandeep Singh (MAS) 2019-2026 122 24 0 0 24
Imran Khan (PAK) 1971-1992 263 24 11 13 0
G Kirsten (SA) 1993-2004 286 24 8 16 0
GJ Maxwell (AUS) 2012-2026 286 24 0 12 12
GC Smith (Afr/ICC/SA) 2002-2014 347 24 12 10 2
SP Fleming (ICC/NZ) 1994-2008 396 24 7 17 0
JC Buttler (ENG) 2011-2026 411 24 1 13 10
A Symonds (AUS) 1998-2009 238 23 1 21 1
MN Samuels (WI) 2000-2018 345 23 3 14 6
Waqar Younis (PAK) 1989-2003 349 23 6 17 0
Javed Miandad (PAK) 1975-1996 357 23 5 18 0
MS Atapattu (SL) 1990-2007 360 23 3 20 0
EJG Morgan (ENG/IRE) 2006-2022 379 23 0 15 8
M Azharuddin (IND) 1984-2000 433 23 5 18 0
MS Dhoni (Asia/IND) 2004-2019 538 23 2 21 0
TM Head (AUS) 2016-2026 197 22 11 8 3
DM Jones (AUS) 1984-1994 216 22 6 16 0
L Klusener (SA) 1996-2004 220 22 3 19 0
JM Bairstow (ENG) 2011-2024 287 22 5 11 6
BKG Mendis (SL) 2015-2026 339* 22 3 10 9
Abdul Razzaq (Asia/PAK) 1996-2013 343 22 2 18 2
PR Stirling (IRE) 2008-2026 343 22 0 13 9
Tamim Iqbal (BAN/ICC/World) 2007-2023 391 22 3 16 3
Mushfiqur Rahim (BAN) 2005-2026 478 22 8 10 4
MD Crowe (NZ) 1982-1995 220 21 2 19 0
WJ Cronje (SA) 1992-2000 256 21 3 18 0
BA Stokes (ENG) 2011-2026 279* 21 12 9 0
MEK Hussey (AUS) 2004-2013 302 21 7 11 3
CL Hooper (WI) 1987-2003 329 21 6 15 0
Mohammad Nabi (AFG) 2009-2026 333 21 0 7 14
MJ Clarke (AUS) 2003-2015 394 21 7 13 1
A Flintoff (ENG/ICC) 1998-2009 227 20 6 14 0
GA Gooch (ENG) 1975-1995 243 20 9 11 0
MM Ali (ENG) 2014-2024 298 20 6 5 9
MA Starc (AUS) 2010-2026 300 20 6 12 2
B Lee (AUS) 1999-2012 322 20 4 15 1
AD Mathews (SL) 2008-2025 435 20 4 10 6

Match awards have only been a regular feature in Tests since the mid-1980s and the list is not complete for earlier matches

Records include the following recent matches:
Czech Republic v Luxembourg at Vinor, Central Europe Cup 2nd match, Jun 26, 2026 [T20I # 3994]
Ireland v India at Belfast, 1st T20I, Jun 26, 2026 [T20I # 3993]
Singapore v Thailand at Singapore, Asia Pacific Cricket Champions Trophy final, Jun 26, 2026 [T20I # 3992]
Luxembourg v Serbia at Vinor, Central Europe Cup 1st match, Jun 26, 2026 [T20I # 3991]
Indonesia v Uzbekistan at Singapore, Asia Pacific Cricket Champions Trophy 3rd place play-off, Jun 26, 2026 [T20I # 3990]