Legendary West Indies cricketer Chris Gayle holds the record for the most Player of the Match awards in T20 cricket history.

Widely regarded as the greatest T20 batter of all-time, Chris Gayle won 60 Player of the Match awards in T20 format in his illustrious career.

Apart from representing the West Indies cricket team in T20 international cricket, Gayle donned jerseys of numerous teams in various T20 leagues across the world. 

Gayle also holds the record for the most runs in T20 history. Between 2005 and 2022, the hard-hitting batter amassed 14,562 runs in 463 matches at an average of 36.22 and a strike rate of 144.75. He slammed 22 centuries and 88 fifties in cricket’s shortest format.

Former South Africa cricketer AB de Villiers, West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell, Pakistan’s Shoaib Malik and former West Indies all-rounder Kieron Pollard share the second spot for the most Player of the Match awards in T20 cricket. All four cricketers won 42 Player of the Match awards in their stellar T20 career.

Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan and Alex Hales of England are third on the list with 41 Player of the Match awards in T20 format. Know players with most Player of the Match awards in T20 cricket. 

Most Player of the Match awards in T20

Player

Span

Matches

Awards

Chris Gayle

2005-2022

463

60

AB de Villiers

2004-2021

340

42

Andre Russell

2010-2024

492

42

Shoaib Malik

2005-2024

542

42

Kieron Pollard

2006-2024

660

42

Shakib Al Hasan

2006-2024

428

41

Alex Hales

2009-2024

449

41

Shane Watson

2004-2020

343

38

Rashid Khan

2015-2024

423

38

Glenn Maxwell

2010-2024

429

38

Meanwhile, former Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli has the record for the most Player of the Match awards in T20 international cricket. 

Virat Kohli has won 15 Player of the Match awards in T20 internationals since making his debut in 2010.

The right-handed batter has scored 4,037 runs in 117 T20Is at an average of 51.75 and a strike rate of 138.15. He has hit one hundred and 37 half-centuries in T20I format. 

The likes of India’s Suryakumar Yadav, Malaysia’s Virandeep Singh, Sikandar Raza of Zimbabwe and Afghanistan’s Mohammad Nabi are joint second on the list for the most Player of the Match awards in T20 international cricket. 

Indian skipper Rohit Sharma features third with 13 Player of the Match awards. Get list of players with most Player of the Match awards in T20 international cricket. 

 Most Player of the Match awards in T20 international cricket

Player

Span

Matches

Awards

Virat Kohli

2010-2024

117

15

Suryakumar Yadav

2021-2023

60

14

Virandeep Singh

2019-2024

78

14

Sikandar Raza

2013-2024

82

14

Mohammad Nabi

2010-2024

121

14

Rohit Sharma

2007-2024

151

13

David Warner

2009-2024

103

12

Dinesh Nakrani

2019-2024

56

11

Mohammad Rizwan 

2015-2024

93

11

Shadab Khan

2017-2024

97

11

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