Man-of-the-Match Tables

Most man of the match awards - Tests (qualification: since 1979/80)
Player Span Num Mat Mat/Num
Wasim Akram (Pak) 1985-2002 17 100 5.88
M Muralitharan (ICC/SL) 1992-2006 16 98 6.12
JH Kallis (ICC/SAf) 1995-2006 16 101 6.31
SK Warne (Aust) 1992-2006 16 140 8.75
CEL Ambrose (WI) 1988-2000 14 95 6.79
SR Waugh (Aust) 1985-2004 14 166 11.86
RT Ponting (Aust) 1995-2006 12 105 8.75
BC Lara (ICC/WI) 1990-2006 12 125 10.42
Imran Khan (Pak) 1980-1992 11 57 5.18
PA de Silva (SL) 1984-2002 11 82 7.45
SM Pollock (SAf) 1995-2006 11 99 9.00
GD McGrath (Aust) 1993-2006 11 119 10.82
AR Border (Aust) 1979-1994 11 139 12.64
MD Marshall (WI) 1980-1991 10 77 7.70
IVA Richards (WI) 1979-1991 10 86 8.60
SR Tendulkar (India) 1989-2006 10 129 12.90
RJ Hadlee (NZ) 1980-1990 9 48 5.33
ML Hayden (Aust) 1994-2006 9 84 9.33
GA Gooch (Eng) 1980-1995 9 99 11.00
R Dravid (ICC/India) 1996-2006 9 103 11.44

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Least matches per match award - Tests (qualification: since 1979/80, minimum 10 matches)
Player Span Num Mat Mat/Num
DR Tuffey (NZ) 2000-2004 4 19 4.75
AJ Tudor (Eng) 1998-2002 2 10 5.00
Imran Khan (Pak) 1980-1992 11 57 5.18
RJ Hadlee (NZ) 1980-1990 9 48 5.33
SE Bond (NZ) 2001-2006 2 11 5.50
MEK Hussey (Aust) 2005-2006 2 11 5.50
Wasim Akram (Pak) 1985-2002 17 100 5.88
PS de Villiers (SAf) 1993-1998 3 18 6.00
M Muralitharan (ICC/SL) 1992-2006 16 98 6.12
JH Kallis (ICC/SAf) 1995-2006 16 101 6.31
GS Chappell (Aust) 1979-1984 5 33 6.60
CEL Ambrose (WI) 1988-2000 14 95 6.79
KP Pietersen (Eng) 2005-2006 2 14 7.00
PA de Silva (SL) 1984-2002 11 82 7.45
MD Marshall (WI) 1980-1991 10 77 7.70
CH Lloyd (WI) 1979-1985 5 40 8.00
Taufeeq Umar (Pak) 2001-2005 3 24 8.00
JR Ratnayeke (SL) 1982-1989 2 16 8.00
DM Jones (Aust) 1984-1992 6 50 8.33
IK Pathan (India) 2003-2006 3 25 8.33

Most matches without a match award - Tests (qualification: since 1979/80)
Player Span Mat
Moin Khan (Pak) 1990-2004 66
Rameez Raja (Pak) 1984-1997 56
ADR Campbell (Zimb) 1993-2002 54
J Garner (WI) 1979-1987 46
Z Khan (India) 2000-2006 42
Habibul Bashar (Bang) 2000-2006 41
GR Dilley (Eng) 1979-1989 40
Khaled Mashud (Bang) 2000-2006 40
SMH Kirmani (India) 1981-1986 39
KS More (India) 1986-1993 39

Highest scores when overlooked for the match award - Tests (qualification: since 1979/80)
Player Runs Opposition Ground Season Scorecard
PA de Silva (SL) 267 v New Zealand Wellington 1990/91 Test 1162
MS Atapattu (SL) 249 v Zimbabwe Bulawayo 2004 Test 1699
SR Tendulkar (India) 248* v Bangladesh Dhaka 2004/05 Test 1725
RT Ponting (Aust) 242 v India Adelaide 2003/04 Test 1673
Mudassar Nazar (Pak) 231 v India Hyderabad (Sind) 1982/83 Test 946
RS Mahanama (SL) 225 v India Colombo (RPS) 1997 Test 1374
VG Kambli (India) 224 v England Mumbai 1992/93 Test 1214
MS Atapattu (SL) 223 v Zimbabwe Kandy 1997/98 Test 1394
JL Langer (Aust) 223 v India Sydney 1999/00 Test 1481
RWT Key (Eng) 221 v West Indies Lord's 2004 Test 1707
G Kirsten (SAf) 220 v Zimbabwe Harare 2001/02 Test 1562
DI Gower (Eng) 215 v Australia Birmingham 1985 Test 1021
ST Jayasuriya (SL) 213 v England The Oval 1998 Test 1423
WW Hinds (WI) 213 v South Africa Georgetown 2004/05 Test 1745
G Kirsten (SAf) 210 v England Manchester 1998 Test 1420
IVA Richards (WI) 208 v Australia Melbourne 1984/85 Test 1005
RT Ponting (Aust) 207 v Pakistan Sydney 2004/05 Test 1731
Qasim Umar (Pak) 206 v Sri Lanka Faisalabad 1985/86 Test 1026
PA de Silva (SL) 206 v Bangladesh Colombo (PSS) 2002 Test 1609
HP Tillakaratne (SL) 204* v West Indies Colombo (SSC) 2001/02 Test 1572

Best match bowling when overlooked for the match award - Tests (qualification: since 1979/80)
Player Figures Opposition Ground Season Scorecard
Harbhajan Singh (India) 13/196 v Australia Kolkata 2000/01 Test 1535
SK Warne (Aust) 12/128 v South Africa Sydney 1993/94 Test 1243
DL Vettori (NZ) 12/170 v Bangladesh Chittagong (MAA) 2004/05 Test 1717
Enamul Haque jnr (Bang) 12/200 v Zimbabwe Dhaka 2004/05 Test 1735
SK Warne (Aust) 12/246 v England The Oval 2005 Test 1763
A Kumble (India) 12/279 v Australia Sydney 2003/04 Test 1680
NGB Cook (Eng) 11/83 v Pakistan Karachi 1983/84 Test 978
MA Holding (WI) 11/107 v Australia Melbourne 1981/82 Test 915
ARC Fraser (Eng) 11/110 v West Indies Port of Spain 1997/98 Test 1398
SLV Raju (India) 11/125 v Sri Lanka Ahmedabad 1993/94 Test 1247
GF Lawson (Aust) 11/134 v England Brisbane 1982/83 Test 939
CD Collymore (WI) 11/134 v Pakistan Kingston 2005 Test 1754
IT Botham (Eng) 11/140 v New Zealand Lord's 1978 Test 830
C Pringle (NZ) 11/152 v Pakistan Faisalabad 1990/91 Test 1153
M Muralitharan (SL) 11/161 v South Africa Durban 2000/01 Test 1526
DK Lillee (Aust) 11/165 v England Melbourne 1976/77 Test 800
M Muralitharan (SL) 11/212 v Australia Galle 2003/04 Test 1685
Harbhajan Singh (India) 11/224 v Australia Bangalore 2004/05 Test 1713
AG Huckle (Zimb) 11/255 v New Zealand Bulawayo 1997/98 Test 1379
RM Hogg (Aust) 10/66 v England Melbourne 1978/79 Test 838

Most man of the match awards - ODIs
Player Span Num Mat Mat/Num
SR Tendulkar (India) 1989-2006 51 345 6.76
ST Jayasuriya (Asia/SL) 1989-2006 40 350 8.75
IVA Richards (WI) 1975-1991 31 173 5.58
PA de Silva (SL) 1984-2003 31 294 9.48
BC Lara (ICC/WI) 1990-2006 30 253 8.43
SC Ganguly (Asia/India) 1992-2005 30 265 8.83
Saeed Anwar (Pak) 1989-2003 28 240 8.57
NJ Astle (NZ) 1995-2006 25 202 8.08
DL Haynes (WI) 1978-1994 25 221 8.84
JH Kallis (Afr/ICC/SAf) 1996-2006 24 225 9.38
AC Gilchrist (Aust/ICC) 1996-2006 24 238 9.92
A Ranatunga (SL) 1982-1999 24 255 10.62
Inzamam-ul-Haq (Asia/Pak) 1991-2006 23 354 15.39
RT Ponting (Aust/ICC) 1995-2006 22 245 11.14
Wasim Akram (Pak) 1984-2003 22 346 15.73
ME Waugh (Aust) 1988-2002 21 230 10.95
SR Waugh (Aust) 1986-2002 21 304 14.48
CG Greenidge (WI) 1975-1991 20 120 6.00
MS Atapattu (SL) 1990-2006 20 248 12.40
MD Crowe (NZ) 1982-1995 19 135 7.11
L Klusener (SAf) 1996-2004 19 167 8.79

Least matches per match award - ODIs (qualification: minimum 10 matches)
Player Span Num Mat Mat/Num
DL Amiss (Eng) 1972-1977 4 16 4.00
IM Chappell (Aust) 1971-1980 3 14 4.67
GM Turner (NZ) 1973-1983 7 34 4.86
B Wood (Eng) 1972-1982 2 11 5.50
IVA Richards (WI) 1975-1991 31 173 5.58
CG Greenidge (WI) 1975-1991 20 120 6.00
M Hendrick (Eng) 1973-1981 3 18 6.00
JE Taylor (WI) 2003-2006 2 12 6.00
BC Broad (Eng) 1987-1988 5 33 6.60
SR Tendulkar (India) 1989-2006 51 345 6.76
GS Chappell (Aust) 1971-1983 9 61 6.78
MD Crowe (NZ) 1982-1995 19 135 7.11
JF Reid (NZ) 1980-1986 3 22 7.33
Zaheer Abbas (Pak) 1974-1985 8 59 7.38
RP Singh (India) 2005-2006 2 15 7.50
MA Atherton (Eng) 1990-1998 7 54 7.71
KP Pietersen (Eng/ICC) 2004-2006 4 31 7.75
NC Johnson (Zimb) 1998-2000 6 47 7.83
G Boycott (Eng) 1971-1981 4 32 8.00
BA Williams (Aust) 2002-2004 3 24 8.00

Most matches without a match award - ODIs
Player Span Mat
NR Mongia (India) 1994-2000 133
DJ Richardson (SAf) 1991-1998 116
Khaled Mashud (Bang) 1995-2006 110
IDS Smith (NZ) 1980-1992 92
KS More (India) 1984-1993 91
N Hussain (Eng) 1989-2003 87
Habibul Bashar (Bang) 1995-2006 81
BB McCullum (NZ) 2002-2006 81
PS de Villiers (SAf) 1992-1997 78
RS Kalpage (SL) 1992-1999 78

Highest scores when overlooked for the match award - ODIs
Player Runs Opposition Ground Season Scorecard
R Dravid (India) 153 v New Zealand Hyderabad (Decc) 1999/00 ODI 1523
CH Gayle (WI) 152* v South Africa Johannesburg 2003/04 ODI 2096
AJ Strauss (Eng) 152 v Bangladesh Nottingham 2005 ODI 2252
SR Tendulkar (India) 146 v Zimbabwe Jodhpur 2000/01 ODI 1658
R Dravid (India) 145 v Sri Lanka Taunton 1999 ODI 1463
A Flower (Zimb) 145 v India Colombo (RPS) 2002/03 ODI 1876
Younis Khan (Pak) 144 v Hong Kong Colombo (SSC) 2004 ODI 2147
HH Gibbs (SAf) 143 v New Zealand Johannesburg 2002/03 ODI 1955
SB Styris (NZ) 141 v Sri Lanka Bloemfontein 2002/03 ODI 1944
Saeed Anwar (Pak) 140 v India Dhaka 1997/98 ODI 1279
KC Sangakkara (SL) 138* v India Jaipur 2005/06 ODI 2290
SR Tendulkar (India) 137 v Sri Lanka Delhi 1995/96 ODI 1070
GA Gooch (Eng) 136 v Australia Lord's 1989 ODI 568
KJJ van Noortwijk (Neth) 134* v Namibia Bloemfontein 2002/03 ODI 1978
Aamer Sohail (Pak) 134 v New Zealand Sharjah 1993/94 ODI 911
MS Atapattu (SL) 132* v England Lord's 1998 ODI 1348
CH Gayle (WI) 132 v South Africa Bridgetown 2004/05 ODI 2243
CZ Harris (NZ) 130 v Australia Chennai 1995/96 ODI 1080
ME Trescothick (Eng) 130 v West Indies Gros Islet 2003/04 ODI 2125
ST Jayasuriya (SL) 130 v India Colombo (RPS) 2004 ODI 2153

Best match bowling when overlooked for the match award - ODIs
Player Figures Opposition Ground Season Scorecard
ST Jayasuriya (SL) 6/29 v England Moratuwa 1992/93 ODI 818
SM Pollock (SAf) 6/35 v West Indies East London 1998/99 ODI 1393
Abdul Razzaq (Pak) 6/35 v Bangladesh Dhaka 2001/02 ODI 1794
KH MacLeay (Aust) 6/39 v India Nottingham 1983 ODI 207
AB Agarkar (India) 6/42 v Australia Melbourne 2003/04 ODI 2077
A Nehra (India) 6/59 v Sri Lanka Colombo (RPS) 2005 ODI 2268
M Muralitharan (SL) 5/9 v New Zealand Sharjah 2001/02 ODI 1826
Waqar Younis (Pak) 5/11 v New Zealand Peshawar 1990/91 ODI 637
SP O'Donnell (Aust) 5/13 v New Zealand Christchurch 1989/90 ODI 615
WPUJC Vaas (SL) 5/14 v India Sharjah 2000/01 ODI 1652
RJ Shastri (India) 5/15 v Australia Perth 1991/92 ODI 693
CG Rackemann (Aust) 5/16 v Pakistan Adelaide 1983/84 ODI 243
Waqar Younis (Pak) 5/16 v New Zealand Sialkot 1990/91 ODI 638
Wasim Akram (Pak) 5/16 v South Africa East London 1992/93 ODI 803
ST Jayasuriya (SL) 5/17 v Pakistan Lahore 2004/05 ODI 2188
GJ Cosier (Aust) 5/18 v England Birmingham 1977 ODI 43
GS Chappell (Aust) 5/20 v England Birmingham 1977 ODI 43
AIC Dodemaide (Aust) 5/21 v Sri Lanka Perth 1987/88 ODI 484
N Chopra (India) 5/21 v West Indies Toronto 1999 ODI 1499
WKM Benjamin (WI) 5/22 v Sri Lanka Mumbai 1993/94 ODI 847

Statistics upto and including:
• Test # 1808: West Indies v India at Kingston, 4th Test, Jun 30-Jul 2, 2006
• ODI # 2391: Netherlands v Sri Lanka at Amstelveen, 2nd ODI, Jul 6, 2006


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