Most Man of the Match in IPL

In the Indian Premier League or any other cricket tournament, the Man of the Match award goes to the player who changes the game and puts pressure on the other team. Whether a team wins or loses depends on how well each player does in the situation he is given. The Man of the Match award goes to the player who had the most impact on the game and left a mark that people will remember.

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From the start of the IPL in 2008 to 2022, let’s look at the players who won the most man of the match awards.

De Villiers, AB 25 out of 184 matches:

AB de Villiers, a right-handed batsman from South Africa, has won the most MOMs in the IPL. He was named Man of the Match 25 times in the Indian Premier League for how well he played. AB played for both the Delhi Daredevils and the Royal Challengers Bangalore. In 170 innings, he scored 5162 runs for an average of 39.71 runs per game. He was a player who changed the game for Royal Challengers Bangalore. With Virat Kohli, he made a record-setting partnership in the IPL. He played his first game in the IPL in 2008 with Delhi Capitals against Chennai Super Kings. Since then, he has hit 3 centuries and 40 fifties in the IPL.

Chris Gayle (22 in 142 Matches):

Chris Gayle, a left-handed all-rounder from the West Indies, has been named Man of the Match in IPL the second most times. In the IPL, he played for Kolkata Knight Riders, Punjab Kings, and Royal Challengers Bangalore. Gayle was named Man of the Match. In 141 innings, he scored 4965 runs, which is an average of 39.72. He was one of the IPL’s best and most dangerous batters. He began his IPL career with Kolkata Knight Rider and played his first IPL game against Delhi Capitals in 2008. This player from the Caribbean has hit 6 hundreds and 31 fifties in the IPL.

Rohit Sharma (18 in 221 Matches):

Rohit Sharma, the captain of the Indian team, has the third most Man of the Match awards in the history of the IPL. Sharma is the captain of the Mumbai Indians team, which is still looking for its first win in IPL 2022. In IPL, he has been named Man of the Match 18 times. Rohit Sharma played his first game in the IPL in 2008 with the Deccan Chargers against the Kolkata Knight Riders. He was out at the first ball, or “duck.” Since 2008, he has played in 221 IPL games and scored 5764 runs for Deccan Chargers and Mumbai Indians. On average, he scored 30.66 runs per game.

David Warner (18 in 161 Matches):

David Warner, a left-handed batter from South Africa, has won 18 Man of the Match awards in IPL. This puts him in fourth place on the list of players who have won the most Man of the Match awards in IPL. He has played for both the Delhi Capitals and the Sunrisers Hyderabad. In 155 innings, he has scored 5668 runs, with 4 centuries and 53 fifties for an average of 41.99. He was a very important and well-known player for the Sunrisers Hyderabad. In 2016, Warner led Hyderabad all the way to the IPL final, where they beat RCB and won the title for the first time.

MS Dhoni (17 in 228 Matches):

MS Dhoni, who used to lead India, is fifth on the list of players who have won the Man of the Match award the most in IPL. When he played for Chennai Super Kings in the IPL, MS Dhoni was named Man of the Match 17 times. Dhoni led Chennai Super Kings from the start of the IPL and the formation of the team until 2015. After CSK was kicked out of the tournament in 2016, Dhoni was put in charge of the Rising Pune Super Giants.

When Chennai got back into the IPL in 2018, Dhoni was given the CSK captaincy again, which he kept until 2011. Ravindra Jadeja takes over as captain in place of MS Dhoni in 2022. MS was the captain of the Chennai team when they won the IPL trophy in 2010, 2011, 2018, and 2021. Mahindra Singh Dhoni is also the person who has played the most games in the Indian Premier League. He played his first game in the IPL with Chennai in 2008 against Punjab Kings. Since then, he has played 200 games and scored 4878 runs at an average of 39.66, with 24 fifties.

List of all-time IPL Man of the Match winners:

Batsman	Total MOM	Matches	Runs	Average
AB de Villiers	25	184	5162	39.71
Chris Gayle	22	142	4965	39.72
Rohit Sharma	18	221	5764	30.66
David Warner	18	161	5876	42.27
MS Dhoni	17	228	4878	39.66
Shane Watson	16	145	3874	30.99
Yousuf Pathan	16	174	3204	29.13
Suresh Raina	14	205	5528	32.52
Kieron Pollard	14	186	3383	29.16
Virat Kohli	14	220	6592	36.43
Gautam Gambhir	13	154	4217	31.01