IPL: 5 Players With Most Man Of The Match Awards In The Tournament

IPL 2021 is set to start on April 9, 2021, with the first match between Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore. Both the teams will lock horns at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. BCCI has finalized 6 venues to host all matches in IPL 2021. They are Delhi, Kolkata, Ahmadabad, Mumbai, Bengaluru, and Chennai. A total of 60 matches are going to be played during IPL 2021.

When we talk about the Indian Premier League, there are a lot of records to look at. Along with records, the Indian Premier League also confers a lot of awards to players. After the end of every match and every tournament final, players are given various awards on the basis of their performance. However, the most crucial award in a match is the Man of the Match award. Here we will look at 5 players with the most Man of the Match awards in the Indian Premier League.

IPL: 5 Players With Most Man Of The Match Awards In The Tournament

5. MS Dhoni – 17 Awards

MS Dhoni holds the 5^th spot for the most man of the match awards in the Indian Premier League. The Chennai Super Kings skipper MS Dhoni has won 17 Man of the Match awards in IPL so far. MS Dhoni has been part of every IPL tournament since IPL 2008. He has played 204 matches in IPL so far. In 182 innings, MS Dhoni has scored 4632 runs and he is also the 8th highest run-scorer in the tournament. He has also hit 23 fifties in IPL along with 216 sixes.

MS Dhoni has led Chennai Super Kings in all the seasons in which the team played. Chennai Super Kings have played 11 IPL seasons out of 13 so far and won the title three times. CSK won the IPL trophy in IPL 2010, IPL 2011, and IPL 2018.  Moreover, CSK has also qualified for playoffs in 10 seasons out of 11.

4. David Warner – 17 Awards

Sunrisers Hyderabad captain David Warner holds the 4^th spot for the most man of the match awards in the Indian Premier League. He also has 17 awards to his name so far. David Warner has been a remarkable batsman in IPL, winning the orange cap three times. The left-handed batsman Warner was the highest run-scorer in IPL 2015, IPL 2017, and IPL 2019.

Warner has played 142 matches in IPL so far and scored 5254 runs. He is also the 3rd highest run-scorer in the tournament. He has smashed 48 half-centuries and 4 centuries in IPL along with 195 sixes. Under his captainship, Sunrisers Hyderabad won the IPL trophy in IPL 2016.

3. Rohit Sharma – 18 Awards

Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma holds the 3^rd spot for the most man of the match awards in IPL. The right-handed batsman Rohit Sharma has won 18 Man of the Match awards so far. Rohit Sharma has played 200 matches in IPL so far and in 195 innings, he has smashed 5230 runs. He has also hit 1 century and 39 half-centuries along with 213 sixes. Rohit Sharma is also a phenomenal captain. Under his captainship, Mumbai Indians have won IPL titles five times. Mumbai Indians have won the trophy in IPL 2013, IPL 2015, IPL 2017, IPL 2019, and IPL 2020.

2. Chris Gayle – 22 Awards

Chris Gayle holds the 2^nd spot for the most man of the match awards in the Indian Premier League. The West Indies cricketer Chris Gayle has won 22 Man of the Match awards in IPL so far. Chris Gayle was part of Royal Challengers Bangalore for many seasons but now he plays for Punjab Kings. So far, the left-handed batsman Chris Gayle has played 132 matches in IPL.

In 131 innings, he has scored 4772 runs with 6 centuries and 31 half-centuries. Gayle is also the 7th highest run-scorer in the Indian Premier League. Chris Gayle is a big hitter and he holds the record for hitting most sixes in IPL with 349 sixes. He also holds the record of highest individual score in an innings of 175 runs.

1. AB de Villiers – 23 Awards

AB de Villiers holds the top rank for the most man of the match awards in IPL. The South African cricketer AB de Villiers has won 23 Man of the Match awards in IPL so far. AB de Villiers plays for Royal Challengers Bangalore and has been part of the franchisee for a long time. De Villiers has played 169 matches in IPL and in 156 innings, he has smashed 4849 runs. He has also hit 3 centuries and 38 half-centuries along with 235 sixes. AB de Villiers is also the 6th highest run-scorer in IPL.