Test matches Cricket – Most player-of-the-match awards
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Most player-of-the-match awards
| Rank | Player | Span | Mat | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
🥇 1 | JH Kallis (ICC/SA) | 1995-2013 | 166 | 23 |
🥈 2 | M Muralidaran (ICC/SL) | 1992-2010 | 133 | 19 |
🥉 3 | Wasim Akram (PAK) | 1985-2002 | 104 | 17 |
🥉 3 | SK Warne (AUS) | 1992-2007 | 145 | 17 |
5 | KC Sangakkara (SL) | 2000-2015 | 134 | 16 |
5 | RT Ponting (AUS) | 1995-2012 | 168 | 16 |
7 | CEL Ambrose (WI) | 1988-2000 | 98 | 14 |
7 | SR Waugh (AUS) | 1985-2004 | 168 | 14 |
7 | SR Tendulkar (IND) | 1989-2013 | 200 | 14 |
10 | SPD Smith (AUS) | 2010-2025 | 119 | 13 |
10 | DPMD Jayawardene (SL) | 1997-2014 | 149 | 13 |
10 | JE Root (ENG) | 2012-2025 | 157 | 13 |
13 | IT Botham (ENG) | 1977-1992 | 102 | 12 |
13 | BA Stokes (ENG) | 2013-2025 | 115 | 12 |
13 | GC Smith (ICC/SA) | 2002-2014 | 117 | 12 |
13 | BC Lara (ICC/WI) | 1990-2006 | 131 | 12 |
17 | Imran Khan (PAK) | 1971-1992 | 88 | 11 |
17 | PA de Silva (SL) | 1984-2002 | 93 | 11 |
17 | HMRKB Herath (SL) | 1999-2018 | 93 | 11 |
17 | KS Williamson (NZ) | 2010-2024 | 105 | 11 |
17 | SM Pollock (SA) | 1995-2008 | 108 | 11 |
17 | DL Vettori (ICC/NZ) | 1997-2014 | 113 | 11 |
17 | GD McGrath (AUS) | 1993-2007 | 124 | 11 |
17 | AR Border (AUS) | 1978-1994 | 156 | 11 |
17 | S Chanderpaul (WI) | 1994-2015 | 164 | 11 |
17 | R Dravid (ICC/IND) | 1996-2012 | 164 | 11 |
27 | TM Head (AUS) | 2018-2025 | 60 | 10 |
27 | MD Marshall (WI) | 1978-1991 | 81 | 10 |
27 | RA Jadeja (IND) | 2012-2025 | 84 | 10 |
27 | ML Hayden (AUS) | 1994-2009 | 103 | 10 |
27 | KP Pietersen (ENG) | 2005-2014 | 104 | 10 |
27 | R Ashwin (IND) | 2011-2024 | 106 | 10 |
27 | Younis Khan (PAK) | 2000-2017 | 118 | 10 |
27 | IVA Richards (WI) | 1974-1991 | 121 | 10 |
27 | V Kohli (IND) | 2011-2025 | 123 | 10 |
27 | A Kumble (IND) | 1990-2008 | 132 | 10 |
27 | SCJ Broad (ENG) | 2007-2023 | 167 | 10 |
38 | MG Johnson (AUS) | 2007-2015 | 73 | 9 |
38 | Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ) | 1973-1990 | 86 | 9 |
38 | DW Steyn (SA) | 2004-2019 | 93 | 9 |
38 | GA Gooch (ENG) | 1975-1995 | 118 | 9 |
38 | Inzamam-ul-Haq (ICC/PAK) | 1992-2007 | 120 | 9 |
38 | AN Cook (ENG) | 2006-2018 | 161 | 9 |
44 | VD Philander (SA) | 2011-2020 | 64 | 8 |
44 | K Rabada (SA) | 2015-2025 | 71 | 8 |
44 | AA Donald (SA) | 1992-2002 | 72 | 8 |
44 | G Kirsten (SA) | 1993-2004 | 101 | 8 |
44 | CH Gayle (WI) | 2000-2014 | 103 | 8 |
44 | V Sehwag (ICC/IND) | 2001-2013 | 104 | 8 |
44 | JL Langer (AUS) | 1993-2007 | 105 | 8 |
44 | LRPL Taylor (NZ) | 2007-2022 | 112 | 8 |
44 | DA Warner (AUS) | 2011-2024 | 112 | 8 |
44 | N Kapil Dev (IND) | 1978-1994 | 131 | 8 |
44 | JM Anderson (ENG) | 2003-2024 | 188 | 8 |
55 | J Srinath (IND) | 1991-2002 | 67 | 7 |
55 | MEK Hussey (AUS) | 2005-2013 | 79 | 7 |
55 | JG Wright (NZ) | 1978-1993 | 82 | 7 |
55 | GS Chappell (AUS) | 1970-1984 | 87 | 7 |
55 | Mohammad Yousuf (PAK) | 1998-2010 | 90 | 7 |
55 | AC Gilchrist (AUS) | 1999-2008 | 96 | 7 |
55 | Mushfiqur Rahim (BAN) | 2005-2025 | 98 | 7 |
55 | GP Thorpe (ENG) | 1993-2005 | 100 | 7 |
55 | MA Taylor (AUS) | 1989-1999 | 104 | 7 |
55 | SP Fleming (NZ) | 1994-2008 | 111 | 7 |
55 | MA Atherton (ENG) | 1989-2001 | 115 | 7 |
55 | MJ Clarke (AUS) | 2004-2015 | 115 | 7 |
55 | AJ Stewart (ENG) | 1990-2003 | 133 | 7 |
68 | DM Jones (AUS) | 1984-1992 | 52 | 6 |
68 | GP Swann (ENG) | 2008-2013 | 60 | 6 |
68 | CL Cairns (NZ) | 1989-2004 | 62 | 6 |
68 | MM Ali (ENG) | 2014-2023 | 68 | 6 |
68 | DJ Cullinan (SA) | 1993-2001 | 70 | 6 |
68 | PJ Cummins (AUS) | 2011-2025 | 71 | 6 |
68 | Shakib Al Hasan (BAN) | 2007-2024 | 71 | 6 |
68 | MJ Slater (AUS) | 1993-2001 | 74 | 6 |
68 | A Flintoff (ENG/ICC) | 1998-2009 | 79 | 6 |
68 | RJ Shastri (IND) | 1981-1992 | 80 | 6 |
68 | UT Khawaja (AUS) | 2011-2025 | 84 | 6 |
68 | Waqar Younis (PAK) | 1989-2003 | 87 | 6 |
68 | HH Gibbs (SA) | 1996-2008 | 90 | 6 |
68 | KC Brathwaite (WI) | 2011-2025 | 100 | 6 |
68 | FDM Karunaratne (SL) | 2012-2025 | 100 | 6 |
68 | M Ntini (SA) | 1998-2009 | 101 | 6 |
68 | CL Hooper (WI) | 1987-2002 | 102 | 6 |
68 | Harbhajan Singh (IND) | 1998-2015 | 103 | 6 |
68 | CA Pujara (IND) | 2010-2023 | 103 | 6 |
68 | CG Greenidge (WI) | 1974-1991 | 108 | 6 |
68 | WPUJC Vaas (SL) | 1994-2009 | 111 | 6 |
68 | SC Ganguly (IND) | 1996-2008 | 113 | 6 |
68 | HM Amla (SA) | 2004-2019 | 124 | 6 |
68 | VVS Laxman (IND) | 1996-2012 | 134 | 6 |
92 | NGRP Jayasuriya (SL) | 2022-2025 | 22 | 5 |
92 | HC Brook (ENG) | 2022-2025 | 29 | 5 |
92 | GF Lawson (AUS) | 1980-1989 | 46 | 5 |
92 | Mushtaq Ahmed (PAK) | 1990-2003 | 52 | 5 |
92 | SJ Harmison (ENG/ICC) | 2002-2009 | 63 | 5 |
92 | Abdul Qadir (PAK) | 1977-1990 | 67 | 5 |
92 | GW Flower (ZIM) | 1992-2004 | 67 | 5 |
92 | KJ Hughes (AUS) | 1977-1984 | 70 | 5 |
92 | CJ McDermott (AUS) | 1984-1996 | 71 | 5 |
92 | MP Vaughan (ENG) | 1999-2008 | 82 | 5 |
92 | D Elgar (SA) | 2012-2024 | 86 | 5 |
92 | Z Khan (IND) | 2000-2014 | 92 | 5 |
92 | A Ranatunga (SL) | 1982-2000 | 93 | 5 |
92 | M Azharuddin (IND) | 1984-2000 | 99 | 5 |
92 | JM Bairstow (ENG) | 2012-2024 | 100 | 5 |
92 | BB McCullum (NZ) | 2004-2016 | 101 | 5 |
92 | Saleem Malik (PAK) | 1982-1999 | 103 | 5 |
92 | TG Southee (NZ) | 2008-2024 | 107 | 5 |
92 | CH Lloyd (WI) | 1966-1985 | 110 | 5 |
92 | AB de Villiers (SA) | 2004-2018 | 114 | 5 |
92 | DL Haynes (WI) | 1978-1994 | 116 | 5 |
92 | DI Gower (ENG) | 1978-1992 | 117 | 5 |
92 | Javed Miandad (PAK) | 1976-1993 | 124 | 5 |
92 | SM Gavaskar (IND) | 1971-1987 | 125 | 5 |
92 | ME Waugh (AUS) | 1991-2002 | 128 | 5 |
92 | NM Lyon (AUS) | 2011-2025 | 139 | 5 |
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Additional Information
Match awards have only been a regular feature in Tests since the mid-1980s and the list is not complete for earlier matches