Most Man Of The Match Award Winners In IPL History

Players with most Player of the match award

Most Man Of The Match Award Winners In IPL History . Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Monday (April 14) scripted history by becoming the oldest player of match award recipient in Indian Premier League history following his fine display for Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2025 match 30.

The beloved ‘Thala’ of many, MS Dhoni, won his 18th Player of the Match award in Indian Premier League (IPL) history on Monday after his unbeaten 11-ball 26 against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow. With his 18th Player of the Match award, Dhoni equalled the honours with Virat Kohli, who has also won 18 such awards. Chech Here who is the cricket king in IPL history ?

Most Man of the Match awards in IPL history

Table 1
PLAYER	AWARD
AB de Villiers	25
Chris Gayle	22
Rohit Sharma	19
David warner	18
MS Dhoni	18
virat kohali	18
Shane Watson	16
Yusuf Pathanv	16
Sunil Narine	16
kL Rahul	15
Andre Russell	15
Ravindra Jadeja	15

Dhoni’s unbeaten 26 off 11 and a couple of sharp wicket-keeping dismissals earned him his 18th Player of the Match award in the IPL and a first since the IPL 2019 season, where his unbeaten 44 against the Delhi Capitals won him his previous award. Overall, Dhoni now stands as the joint-second highest Indian Man of the Match award winner in the IPL alongside his former India teammate, Virat Kohli. check here RCB’s Highest Score in IPL History .

Man Of The Match Award Winners : Indian players

. 19 – Rohit Sharma

.18 – Virat Kohli MS Dhoni

.16 – Yusuf Pathan, Ravindra Jadeja

.15 – KL Rahul

14 – Suresh Raina

.13 – Gautam Gambhir, Ajinkya Rahane

.12 – Shikhar Dhawan, Amit Mishra

.11 – Virender Sehwag, Sanju Samson, Ruturaj Gaikwad

.10 – Jasprit Bumrah, Ambati Rayudu, Shubman Gill, Umesh Yadav

Former Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma tops the charts among Indian players in the IPL, with 19 Man of the Match awards to his name. Rohit famously won the Player of the Match award in the IPL 2015 final too, making him the first captain to achieve the milestone. Overall, South Africa legend AB de Villiers tops the leaderboard with 25 Man of the Match awards in the IPL, followed by Chris Gayle’s 22.

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