Most player-of-the-match awards

Records for Test Matches

Player	Span	Mat	Awards
JH Kallis (ICC/SA)	1995-2013	166	23
M Muralidaran (ICC/SL)	1992-2010	133	19
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1985-2002	104	17
SK Warne (AUS)	1992-2007	145	17
KC Sangakkara (SL)	2000-2015	134	16
RT Ponting (AUS)	1995-2012	168	16
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1988-2000	98	14
SR Waugh (AUS)	1985-2004	168	14
SR Tendulkar (IND)	1989-2013	200	14
JE Root (ENG)	2012-2023	130	13
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	1997-2014	149	13
SPD Smith (AUS)	2010-2023	96	12
IT Botham (ENG)	1977-1992	102	12
GC Smith (ICC/SA)	2002-2014	117	12
BC Lara (ICC/WI)	1990-2006	131	12
Imran Khan (PAK)	1971-1992	88	11
PA de Silva (SL)	1984-2002	93	11
HMRKB Herath (SL)	1999-2018	93	11
KS Williamson (NZ)	2010-2023	94	11
SM Pollock (SA)	1995-2008	108	11
DL Vettori (ICC/NZ)	1997-2014	113	11
GD McGrath (AUS)	1993-2007	124	11
AR Border (AUS)	1978-1994	156	11
S Chanderpaul (WI)	1994-2015	164	11
R Dravid (ICC/IND)	1996-2012	164	11
MD Marshall (WI)	1978-1991	81	10
BA Stokes (ENG)	2013-2023	92	10
ML Hayden (AUS)	1994-2009	103	10
KP Pietersen (ENG)	2005-2014	104	10
V Kohli (IND)	2011-2023	108	10
Younis Khan (PAK)	2000-2017	118	10
IVA Richards (WI)	1974-1991	121	10
A Kumble (IND)	1990-2008	132	10
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2007-2023	162	10
RA Jadeja (IND)	2012-2023	64	9
MG Johnson (AUS)	2007-2015	73	9
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1973-1990	86	9
R Ashwin (IND)	2011-2023	92	9
DW Steyn (SA)	2004-2019	93	9
GA Gooch (ENG)	1975-1995	118	9
Inzamam-ul-Haq (ICC/PAK)	1992-2007	120	9
AN Cook (ENG)	2006-2018	161	9
K Rabada (SA)	2015-2023	60	8
VD Philander (SA)	2011-2020	64	8
AA Donald (SA)	1992-2002	72	8
G Kirsten (SA)	1993-2004	101	8
CH Gayle (WI)	2000-2014	103	8
DA Warner (AUS)	2011-2023	103	8
V Sehwag (ICC/IND)	2001-2013	104	8
JL Langer (AUS)	1993-2007	105	8
LRPL Taylor (NZ)	2007-2022	112	8
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1978-1994	131	8
JM Anderson (ENG)	2003-2023	179	8
J Srinath (IND)	1991-2002	67	7
MEK Hussey (AUS)	2005-2013	79	7
JG Wright (NZ)	1978-1993	82	7
GS Chappell (AUS)	1970-1984	87	7
Mohammad Yousuf (PAK)	1998-2010	90	7
AC Gilchrist (AUS)	1999-2008	96	7
GP Thorpe (ENG)	1993-2005	100	7
MA Taylor (AUS)	1989-1999	104	7
SP Fleming (NZ)	1994-2008	111	7
MA Atherton (ENG)	1989-2001	115	7
MJ Clarke (AUS)	2004-2015	115	7
AJ Stewart (ENG)	1990-2003	133	7
DM Jones (AUS)	1984-1992	52	6
GP Swann (ENG)	2008-2013	60	6
CL Cairns (NZ)	1989-2004	62	6
MM Ali (ENG)	2014-2021	64	6
Shakib Al Hasan (BAN)	2007-2023	66	6
DJ Cullinan (SA)	1993-2001	70	6
MJ Slater (AUS)	1993-2001	74	6
A Flintoff (ENG/ICC)	1998-2009	79	6
RJ Shastri (IND)	1981-1992	80	6
KC Brathwaite (WI)	2011-2023	85	6
Mushfiqur Rahim (BAN)	2005-2023	85	6
FDM Karunaratne (SL)	2012-2023	86	6
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1989-2003	87	6
HH Gibbs (SA)	1996-2008	90	6
M Ntini (SA)	1998-2009	101	6
CL Hooper (WI)	1987-2002	102	6
CA Pujara (IND)	2010-2023	102	6
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	1998-2015	103	6
CG Greenidge (WI)	1974-1991	108	6
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	1994-2009	111	6
SC Ganguly (IND)	1996-2008	113	6
HM Amla (SA)	2004-2019	124	6
VVS Laxman (IND)	1996-2012	134	6
TM Head (AUS)	2018-2023	36	5
GF Lawson (AUS)	1980-1989	46	5
Mushtaq Ahmed (PAK)	1990-2003	52	5
SJ Harmison (ENG/ICC)	2002-2009	63	5
Abdul Qadir (PAK)	1977-1990	67	5
GW Flower (ZIM)	1992-2004	67	5
KJ Hughes (AUS)	1977-1984	70	5
CJ McDermott (AUS)	1984-1996	71	5
MP Vaughan (ENG)	1999-2008	82	5
JM Bairstow (ENG)	2012-2023	90	5
Z Khan (IND)	2000-2014	92	5
A Ranatunga (SL)	1982-2000	93	5
TG Southee (NZ)	2008-2023	94	5
M Azharuddin (IND)	1984-2000	99	5
BB McCullum (NZ)	2004-2016	101	5
Saleem Malik (PAK)	1982-1999	103	5
CH Lloyd (WI)	1966-1985	110	5
AB de Villiers (SA)	2004-2018	114	5
DL Haynes (WI)	1978-1994	116	5
DI Gower (ENG)	1978-1992	117	5
NM Lyon (AUS)	2011-2023	119	5
Javed Miandad (PAK)	1976-1993	124	5
SM Gavaskar (IND)	1971-1987	125	5
ME Waugh (AUS)	1991-2002	128	5

Match awards have only been a regular feature in Tests since the mid-1980s and the list is not complete for earlier matches

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

England v Ireland at Lord's, Only Test, Jun 1-3, 2023 [Test # 2504]

Sri Lanka v Ireland at Galle, 2nd Test, Apr 24-28, 2023 [Test # 2503]

Sri Lanka v Ireland at Galle, 1st Test, Apr 16-18, 2023 [Test # 2502]