In the recently concluded 3rd T20I match between South Africa and India at Johannesburg, Indian skipper Suryakumar Yadav was seen winning the Player of the Match award and Player of the Series award after managing to level the three-match T20I series by a 1-1 margin.
Suryakumar Yadav won the Player of the Match award for the 14th time in T20Is overall, hence here in this article we will have a look at the list of players who have the most Man of the Match award in T20I history.
Most times winning player of the match award in T20Is:
- Virat Kohli - 15 (115 matches)
- Mohammad Nabi - 14 (109 matches)
- Sikandar Raza - 14 (78 matches)
- Suryakumar Yadav - 14 (60 matches)
- Rohit Sharma - 12 (148 matches)
Surprisingly, in this list Suryakumar Yadav has played the least number of games still he has 14 Player of the Match awards in T20Is overall. Out of 60 matches, Suryakumar Yadav got to play only 57 innings in T20Is.
Instances of Suryakumar Yadav winning Player of the Match award in T20Is:
- 57 vs England in Ahmedabad, 2021
- 62 vs New Zealand in Jaipur, 2021
- 65 vs West Indies in Kolkata, 2022
- 76 vs West Indies in Basseterre, 2022
- 68* vs Hong Kong in Dubai, 2022 Asia Cup
- 69 vs Australia in Hyderabad, 2022
- 51* vs Netherlands in Sydney, 2022 T20 World Cup
- 61* vs Zimbabwe in Melbourne, 2022 T20 World Cup
- 111* vs New Zealand in Mount Maunganui, 2022
- 112* vs Sri Lanka in Rajkot, 2023
- 26* vs New Zealand in Lucknow, 2023
- 83 vs West Indies in Providence, 2023
- 80 vs Australia in Visakhapatnam, 2023
- 100 vs South Africa in Johannesburg, 2023
