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Two-time champion Kolkata Knight Riders and one-time winner Sunrisers Hyderabad will clash in the IPL 2024 final today. Who will be the hero in this match to be held in Chennai? You will know the answer to this tonight i.e. on Sunday 26 May, but before that know which players have won the Player of the Match award in the finals in the history of IPL so far.
You will be surprised to know that in the history of IPL, it has happened only 6 times when a foreign player has won the Player of the Match award in the final. It started in the year 2013, when Kieron Pollard became the first foreign player to win this title. At the same time, from 2008 to 2023, a total of 10 Indian players have been successful in winning the Player of the Match award in the IPL final.
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Yusuf Pathan was the first person to win the Player of the Match award in the IPL final. He won the Player of the Match award in the final for Rajasthan Royals in the 2008 season. Anil Kumble in 2009, Suresh Raina in 2010, Murali Vijay in 2011, Manvinder Bisla in 2012, Kieron Pollard in 2013, Manish Pandey in 2014, Rohit Sharma in 2015, Ben Cutting in 2016, Krunal Pandya in 2017, Shane Watson in 2018, Jasprit Bumrah in 2019, Trent Boult in 2020, Faf du Plessis in 2021, Hardik Pandya in 2022 and Devon Conway in 2023 have won this award.
Players who won the Player of the Match award in IPL finals
2008 – Yusuf Pathan (Rajasthan Royals)
2009 – Anil Kumble (Hyderabad Deccan Chargers)
2010 – Suresh Raina (Chennai Super Kings)
2011 – Murali Vijay (Chennai Super Kings)
2012 – Manvinder Bisla (Kolkata Knight Riders)
2013 – Kieron Pollard (Mumbai Indians)
2014 – Manish Pandey (Kolkata Knight Riders)
2015 – Rohit Sharma (Mumbai Indians)
2016 – Ben Cutting (Sunrisers Hyderabad)
2017 – Krunal Pandya (Mumbai Indians)
2018 – Shane Watson (Chennai Super Kings)
2019- Jasprit Bumrah (Mumbai Indians)
2020 – Trent Boult (Mumbai Indians)
2021 – Faf du Plessis (Chennai Super Kings)
2022 – Hardik Pandya (Gujarat Titans)
2023 – Devon Conway (Chennai Super Kings)
2024 – ???