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==Shared awards==
==Shared awards==
Very few instances in international cricket has been witnessed the sharing of awards. This sharing sometimes awarded to two players of the same side or players with the two sides, who had better clinical performances towards the opponent. In these occasions, the commentators and other awards given authorities held on to share the awards, without giving the award to the player of the winning team.<ref name=sharedawards>{{cite web |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/cricket/stats-shared-man-match-awards-instance-11-players-jointly-awarded-mom |title=Stats: Shared Man of the Match awards |publisher=sportskeeda.com |accessdate=11 March 2017}}</ref>
Very few instances in international cricket has been witnessed the sharing of awards. This sharing sometimes awarded to two players of the same side or players with the two sides, who had better clinical performances towards the opponent. In these occasions, the commentators and other awards given authorities held on to share the awards, without giving the award to the player of the winning team.<ref name=sharedawards>{{cite web |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/cricket/stats-shared-man-match-awards-instance-11-players-jointly-awarded-mom |title=Stats: Shared Man of the Match awards |publisher=sportskeeda.com |accessdate=11 March 2017}}</ref> Test cricket has witnessed rare instances when a joint award for man of the match or man of the series has been announced. However, in [[One Day International|ODI]]s and [[Twenty20]] this phenomenon is usually seen when the member of the losing team is the highest scorer, such as when [[Charles Coventry (Zimbabwean cricketer)|Charles Coventry]] (194) and [[Tamim Iqbal]] (154) shared the award when Zimbabwe lost the match. In another interesting match held on 3 April 1996, the whole team from [[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]] was awarded the Men of the Match award by adjudicator [[Basil Butcher]] who pronounced it a team performance.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/151262.html | title=Fourth One-Day International – WEST INDIES v NEW ZEALAND | work=Wisden 1997 | accessdate=2 May 2016}}</ref> It was the first and only instance when a whole team was awarded it.<ref>{{cite web|title=4th ODI: West Indies v New Zealand at Georgetown, Apr 3, 1996 &#124; Cricket Scorecard &#124; ESPN Cricinfo|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/64524.html|website=ESPN Cricinfo|publisher=ESPN|accessdate=24 March 2015}}</ref>


Only two occasions, one in test cricket and one in ODI cricket has been recorded, where whole team was awarded with man of the match by considering their team performances, rather than individual performances.<ref name=sharedawards />
Only two occasions, one in test cricket and one in ODI cricket has been recorded, where whole team was awarded with man of the match by considering their team performances, rather than individual performances.<ref name=sharedawards />

Revision as of 14:58, 28 August 2017

In sport of cricket, a Man of the Match or Player of the Match and Player of the Series award is given to the outstanding player, almost always the one who makes the most impact, in a particular match or series. The term was originally used more often in cricket before being adopted by other sports. This can be a player from either team, usually the winning team.

In cricket, the man of the match award became a regular feature in Test matches in the mid 1980s.[1] The man of the match title is usually awarded to the player whose contribution is seen as the most critical in winning the game. However, there have been many instances when the performance of the losing team's player has earned him the award.[2]

In Test matches, Jacques Kallis holds the record for the highest number of awards won, with 23 in 166 matches played, which is then followed by Muttiah Muralitharan with 19 awards.[1]

In ODIs, Sachin Tendulkar holds the record for the highest number of man of the match titles, with 62 awards in 463 matches played.[3] Tendulkar is followed by Sanath Jayasuriya, who, along with Ricky Ponting, also holds the record for the maximum number of Man of the Match titles as captain.[4]

In Twenty20 Internationals, Shahid Afridi top ranked with 11 awards, followed by Mohammad Shahzad with 10 awards.[5]


Test Cricket

Most Player-of-the Match Awards

No. of Awards Player Matches Career
23 Jacques Kallis  South Africa 166 1995–2013
19 Muttiah Muralitharan  Sri Lanka 133 1992–2010
17 Wasim Akram  Pakistan 104 1985–2002
17 Shane Warne  Australia 145 1992–2007
16 Kumar Sangakkara  Sri Lanka 134 2000–2015
16 Ricky Ponting  Australia 168 1995–2012
14 Curtly Ambrose  West Indies 98 1988–2000
14 Steve Waugh  Australia 168 1985–2004
14 Sachin Tendulkar  India 200 1989–2013
13 Mahela Jayawardene  Sri Lanka 149 1997-2014

Last updated: 1 March 2017[6]

Most Player-of-the Series Awards

No. of Awards Player No. of Series Career
11 Muttiah Muralitharan  Sri Lanka 61 1992-2010
9 Jacques Kallis  South Africa 61 1995–2013
8 Imran Khan  Pakistan 28 1971–1992
8 Richard Hadlee  New Zealand 33 1973–1990
8 Shane Warne  Australia 46 1992–2007
7 Ravichandran Ashwin  India 17 2011–Pre
7 Wasim Akram  Pakistan 43 1985–2002
7 Shivnarine Chanderpaul  West Indies 60 1994–2015
6 Malcolm Marshall  West Indies 21 1978–1991
6 Curtly Ambrose  West Indies 27 1988–2000
6 Steve Waugh  Australia 54 1985–2004

Last updated: 1 March 2017[7]

One Day International Cricket

Most Player-of-the Match Awards

No. of Awards Player Matches Career
62 Sachin Tendulkar  India 463 1989–2012
48 Sanath Jayasuriya  Sri Lanka 445 1989–2011
32 Jacques Kallis  South Africa 328 1996–2014
32 Ricky Ponting  Australia 375 1995–2012
32 Shahid Afridi  Pakistan 398 1996–2015
31 Vivian Richards  West Indies 187 1975–1991
31 Sourav Ganguly  India 311 1992–2007
31 Kumar Sangakkara  Sri Lanka 404 2000–2015
30 Brian Lara  West Indies 299 1990–2007
30 Aravinda de Silva  Sri Lanka 308 1984–2003

Last updated: 1 March 2017[8]

Most Player-of-the Series Awards

No. of Awards Player No. of Series Career
15 Sachin Tendulkar  India 108 1989–2012
11 Sanath Jayasuriya  Sri Lanka 111 1989–2011
9 Shaun Pollock  South Africa 60 1996–2008
7 Vivian Richards  West Indies 40 1975–1991
7 Hashim Amla  South Africa 42 2008-Pre
7 Chris Gayle  West Indies 64 1999-Pre
7 Yuvraj Singh  India 69 2000–Pre
7 Sourav Ganguly  India 75 1992–2007
7 Ricky Ponting  Australia 77 1995–2012
6 AB de Villiers  South Africa 57 2005-Pre
6 Mahendra Singh Dhoni  India 66 2004-Pre
6 Jacques Kallis  South Africa 76 1996–2014
6 Tillakaratne Dilshan  Sri Lanka 80 1999–2016
6 Inzamam-ul-Haq  Pakistan 92 1991–2007
Last updated: 1 March 2017[9]

Twenty20 International Cricket

Most Player-of-the Match Awards

No. of Awards Player Matches Career
11 Shahid Afridi  Pakistan 98 2006-2016
10 Mohammad Shahzad  Afghanistan 55 2010-Pre
9 Virat Kohli  India 45 2010-Pre
9 Chris Gayle  West Indies 50 2006-Pre
9 Shane Watson  Australia 58 2006–2016
8 Mohammad Hafeez  Pakistan 77 2006-Pre
7 Yuvraj Singh  India 55 2007-Pre
7 Martin Guptill  New Zealand 61 2009-Pre
7 Brendon McCullum  New Zealand 71 2005–2015
7 Umar Akmal  Pakistan 82 2009-Pre
Last updated: 1 March 2017[10]

All Formats

Note: Players in bold are still active in international cricket.

Most Player-of-the Match Awards

No. of Awards Player Matches Tests ODIs T20Is
76 Sachin Tendulkar  India 664 14 62 0
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
43 Shahid Afridi  Pakistan 523 0 32 11
42 Brian Lara  West Indies 430 12 30 0
41 Vivian Richards  West Indies 308 10 31 0
41 Aravinda de Silva  Sri Lanka 401 11 30 0
41 Mahela Jayawardene  Sri Lanka 652 13 22 6
40 Chris Gayle  West Indies 422 8 23 9
39 Wasim Akram  Pakistan 460 17 22 0
37 Sourav Ganguly  India 424 6 31 0
36 AB de Villiers  South Africa 383 5 25 6
35 Virat Kohli  India 274 4 22 9
35 Adam Gilchrist  Australia 396 7 28 0
35 Steve Waugh  Australia 493 14 21 0
35 Tillakaratne Dilshan  Sri Lanka 497 4 25 6
34 Shaun Pollock  South Africa 423 11 22 1
33 Yuvraj Singh  India 390 0 26 7

Last updated: 8 January 2017[11]

Most Player-of-the Series Awards

Note: Players in bold are still active in international cricket.

No. of Awards Player Series Tests ODIs T20Is
20 Sachin Tendulkar  India 183 5 15 0
15 Jacques Kallis  South Africa 148 9 6 0
13 Sanath Jayasuriya  Sri Lanka 176 2 11 0
11 Shaun Pollock  South Africa 107 2 9 0
11 Chris Gayle  West Indies 124 2 7 2
11 Shivnarine Chanderpaul  West Indies 136 7 4 0
11 Ricky Ponting  Australia 147 4 7 0
11 Muttiah Muralitharan  Sri Lanka 155 11 0 0
10 Imran Khan  Pakistan 74 8 2 0
10 Hashim Amla  South Africa 96 3 7 0
10 Sourav Ganguly  India 120 3 7 0
10 AB de Villiers  South Africa 123 4 6 0
10 Wasim Akram  Pakistan 136 7 3 0
10 Tillakaratne Dilshan  Sri Lanka 148 2 6 2
10 Kumar Sangakkara  Sri Lanka 167 4 5 1
9 Vivian Richards  West Indies 69 2 7 0
9 Graham Gooch  England 71 5 4 0
9 Virat Kohli  India 77 1 4 4
9 Shane Warne  Australia 82 8 1 0
9 Shakib Al Hasan  Bangladesh 98 3 5 1

Last updated: 8 January 2017[12]

Shared awards

Very few instances in international cricket has been witnessed the sharing of awards. This sharing sometimes awarded to two players of the same side or players with the two sides, who had better clinical performances towards the opponent. In these occasions, the commentators and other awards given authorities held on to share the awards, without giving the award to the player of the winning team.[13] Test cricket has witnessed rare instances when a joint award for man of the match or man of the series has been announced. However, in ODIs and Twenty20 this phenomenon is usually seen when the member of the losing team is the highest scorer, such as when Charles Coventry (194) and Tamim Iqbal (154) shared the award when Zimbabwe lost the match. In another interesting match held on 3 April 1996, the whole team from New Zealand was awarded the Men of the Match award by adjudicator Basil Butcher who pronounced it a team performance.[14] It was the first and only instance when a whole team was awarded it.[15]

Only two occasions, one in test cricket and one in ODI cricket has been recorded, where whole team was awarded with man of the match by considering their team performances, rather than individual performances.[13]

Team Man of the Match Awards

In Test cricket, South Africa has been awarded Team man of the match award, in the West Indies tour in 1998/99 season. The match was won by South Africa by 351 runs and whole 11 players awarded the man of the match award.[13]

15–18 Janaury
Scorecard
v
313 (92.5 overs)
Mark Boucher 100 (183)
Courtney Walsh 6/80 (24.5 overs)
144 (47.1 overs)
Brian Lara 68 (77)
Allan Donald 5/49 (13 overs)
399/5d (115.2 overs)
Gary Kirsten 134 (305)
Carl Hooper 3/117 (36.2 overs)
217 (75.2 overs)
Ridley Jacobs 78 (92)
Paul Adams 4/64 (21.2 overs)
South Africa won by 351 runs
SuperSport Park, Centurion
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Billy Bowden (NZ)
Player of the match: South Africa
  • West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
  • This is the first time that the West Indies lost a series 5-0.

References

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  2. ^ "Man-of-the-Match monopoly". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Records / One-Day Internationals / Individual records (captains, players, umpires) /Most player-of-the-match awards". ESPN Cricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  4. ^ "Records / One-Day Internationals / Individual records (captains, players, umpires) / Most player-of-the-match awards".
  5. ^ "Records / Twenty20 Internationals / Individual records (captains, players, umpires) /Most player-of-the-match awards". ESPN Cricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  6. ^ "Records / Test matches / Individual records (captains, players, umpires) / Most player-of-the-match awards". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  7. ^ "Records / Test matches / Individual records (captains, players, umpires) / Most player-of-the-series awards". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  8. ^ "Records / One-Day Internationals / Individual records (captains, players, umpires) / Most player-of-the-match awards". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  9. ^ "Records / One-Day Internationals / Individual records (captains, players, umpires) / Most player-of-the-series awards". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  10. ^ "Records / Twenty20 Internationals / Individual records (captains, players, umpires) / Most player-of-the-match awards". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  11. ^ "Records / Combined Test, ODI and T20I records / Individual records (captains, players, umpires) / Most player-of-the-match awards". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  12. ^ "Records / Combined Test, ODI and T20I records / Individual records (captain , players, umpires) / Most player-of-the-serves awards". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  13. ^ a b c "Stats: Shared Man of the Match awards". sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  14. ^ "Fourth One-Day International – WEST INDIES v NEW ZEALAND". Wisden 1997. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  15. ^ "4th ODI: West Indies v New Zealand at Georgetown, Apr 3, 1996 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo". ESPN Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 24 March 2015.