Records
Test matches
Individual records (captains, players, umpires)
Most player-of-the-match awards

Most player-of-the-match awards in Tests

Most player-of-the-match awards
Player
Span
Mat
Awards
JH Kallis (ICC/SA)
1995-201316623
M Muralidaran (ICC/SL)
1992-201013319
Wasim Akram (PAK)
1985-200210417
SK Warne (AUS)
1992-200714517
KC Sangakkara (SL)
2000-201513416
RT Ponting (AUS)
1995-201216816
CEL Ambrose (WI)
1988-20009814
SR Waugh (AUS)
1985-200416814
SR Tendulkar (IND)
1989-201320014
SPD Smith (AUS)
2010-202410913
JE Root (ENG)
2012-202414613
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)
1997-201414913
IT Botham (ENG)
1977-199210212
GC Smith (ICC/SA)
2002-201411712
BC Lara (ICC/WI)
1990-200613112
Imran Khan (PAK)
1971-19928811
PA de Silva (SL)
1984-20029311
HMRKB Herath (SL)
1999-20189311
KS Williamson (NZ)
2010-202410011
SM Pollock (SA)
1995-200810811
DL Vettori (ICC/NZ)
1997-201411311
GD McGrath (AUS)
1993-200712411
AR Border (AUS)
1978-199415611
S Chanderpaul (WI)
1994-201516411
R Dravid (ICC/IND)
1996-201216411
RA Jadeja (IND)
2012-20247210
MD Marshall (WI)
1978-19918110
ML Hayden (AUS)
1994-200910310
KP Pietersen (ENG)
2005-201410410
BA Stokes (ENG)
2013-202410510
V Kohli (IND)
2011-202411310
Younis Khan (PAK)
2000-201711810
IVA Richards (WI)
1974-199112110
A Kumble (IND)
1990-200813210
SCJ Broad (ENG)
2007-202316710
MG Johnson (AUS)
2007-2015739
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)
1973-1990869
DW Steyn (SA)
2004-2019939
R Ashwin (IND)
2011-20241009
GA Gooch (ENG)
1975-19951189
Inzamam-ul-Haq (ICC/PAK)
1992-20071209
AN Cook (ENG)
2006-20181619
VD Philander (SA)
2011-2020648
K Rabada (SA)
2015-2024648
AA Donald (SA)
1992-2002728
G Kirsten (SA)
1993-20041018
CH Gayle (WI)
2000-20141038
V Sehwag (ICC/IND)
2001-20131048
JL Langer (AUS)
1993-20071058
LRPL Taylor (NZ)
2007-20221128
DA Warner (AUS)
2011-20241128
N Kapil Dev (IND)
1978-19941318
JM Anderson (ENG)
2003-20241888
TM Head (AUS)
2018-2024497
J Srinath (IND)
1991-2002677
MEK Hussey (AUS)
2005-2013797
JG Wright (NZ)
1978-1993827
GS Chappell (AUS)
1970-1984877
Mohammad Yousuf (PAK)
1998-2010907
Mushfiqur Rahim (BAN)
2005-2024907
AC Gilchrist (AUS)
1999-2008967
GP Thorpe (ENG)
1993-20051007
MA Taylor (AUS)
1989-19991047
SP Fleming (NZ)
1994-20081117
MA Atherton (ENG)
1989-20011157
MJ Clarke (AUS)
2004-20151157
AJ Stewart (ENG)
1990-20031337
DM Jones (AUS)
1984-1992526
GP Swann (ENG)
2008-2013606
CL Cairns (NZ)
1989-2004626
MM Ali (ENG)
2014-2023686
Shakib Al Hasan (BAN)
2007-2024696
DJ Cullinan (SA)
1993-2001706
MJ Slater (AUS)
1993-2001746
A Flintoff (ENG/ICC)
1998-2009796
RJ Shastri (IND)
1981-1992806
Waqar Younis (PAK)
1989-2003876
HH Gibbs (SA)
1996-2008906
KC Brathwaite (WI)
2011-2024946
FDM Karunaratne (SL)
2012-2024946
M Ntini (SA)
1998-20091016
CL Hooper (WI)
1987-20021026
Harbhajan Singh (IND)
1998-20151036
CA Pujara (IND)
2010-20231036
CG Greenidge (WI)
1974-19911086
WPUJC Vaas (SL)
1994-20091116
SC Ganguly (IND)
1996-20081136
HM Amla (SA)
2004-20191246
VVS Laxman (IND)
1996-20121346
GF Lawson (AUS)
1980-1989465
Mushtaq Ahmed (PAK)
1990-2003525
PJ Cummins (AUS)
2011-2024625
SJ Harmison (ENG/ICC)
2002-2009635
Abdul Qadir (PAK)
1977-1990675
GW Flower (ZIM)
1992-2004675
KJ Hughes (AUS)
1977-1984705
CJ McDermott (AUS)
1984-1996715
UT Khawaja (AUS)
2011-2024735
MP Vaughan (ENG)
1999-2008825
D Elgar (SA)
2012-2024865
Z Khan (IND)
2000-2014925
A Ranatunga (SL)
1982-2000935
M Azharuddin (IND)
1984-2000995
JM Bairstow (ENG)
2012-20241005
TG Southee (NZ)
2008-20241005
BB McCullum (NZ)
2004-20161015
Saleem Malik (PAK)
1982-19991035
CH Lloyd (WI)
1966-19851105
AB de Villiers (SA)
2004-20181145
DL Haynes (WI)
1978-19941165
DI Gower (ENG)
1978-19921175
Javed Miandad (PAK)
1976-19931245
SM Gavaskar (IND)
1971-19871255
ME Waugh (AUS)
1991-20021285
NM Lyon (AUS)
2011-20241295
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 Sri Lanka at The Oval, 3rd Test, Sep 6-9, 2024 [Test # 2548]

Pakistan v Bangladesh at Rawalpindi, 2nd Test, Aug 30-Sep 3, 2024 [Test # 2547]

England v Sri Lanka at Lord's, 2nd Test, Aug 29-Sep 1, 2024 [Test # 2546]