IPL 2025 Man of the Match Awards: Player of the Match Award Winners Of Every Game

The eighteenth edition of the Indian Premier League - IPL 2025 got underway on March 22, when Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) defeated the defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata.

And like every other cricket match or the previous editions of the IPL, there were several outstanding performances in the game, leading to one player walking away with the Man of the Match award.

IPL 2025 Player of the Match Award Winners

Who receives man of the match award?

In any sport, Man of the Match or Player of the Match award is given to a player for his/her outstanding performance or to the one who makes the most impact in a match. Sometimes, the award is given to the best performer even if the player is on the losing side.

While the result of the match doesn't always come into consideration in deciding the man of the match, the player of the match award has been won by a player of the winning side in most games.

In IPL 2025, RCB debutant Krunal Pandya won the first player of the match award for his 4 for 29 spell, while the trend of players winning the man of the match award on their debut for new teams continued as Ishan Kishan, Noor Ahmad, Ashutosh Sharma, Quinton de Kock and Shardul Thakur won the MoM awards for their new teams.

A total of 74 matches will be played during the course of IPL season 18, and here we will update the player of the match award winners from every match right after the completion of the match and the presentation ceremony:

IPL 2025 Man of the Match Awards List

Match	Fixture	MOTM Winner	Result
1.	KKR vs RCB	Krunal Pandya (RCB) - 3/29 in 4 overs	RCB won by 7 wickets
2.	SRH vs RR	Ishan Kishan - 106* off 47 balls	SRH won by 44 runs
3.	KKR vs SRH	Noor Ahmad (CSK) – 4/18 in 4 overs	CSK won by 4 wickets
4.	DC vs LSG	Ashutosh Sharma (DC) - 66* off 31 balls	DC won by 1 wicket
5.	GT vs PBKS	Shreyas Iyer (PBKS) - 97 off 42 balls	PBKS won by 11 runs
6.	RR vs KKR	Quinton de Kock (KKR) - 97* off 61 balls	KKR won by 8 wickets
7.	SRH vs LSG	Shardul Thakur (LSG) – 4/34 in 4 overs	LSG won by 5 wickets
8.	CSK vs RCB	Rajat Patidar (RCB) - 51 off 32 balls	RCB won by 50 runs
9.	GT vs MI	Prasidh Krishna (GT) - 2/18 in 4 overs	GT won by 36 runs
10.	DC vs SRH	Mitchell Starc (DC) - 5/35 in 4 overs	DC won by 7 wickets
11.	RR vs CSK	Nitish Rana (RR) - 81 off 36 balls	RR won by 6 runs
12.	MI vs KKR	Ashwani Kumar (MI) - 4/24 in 3 overs	MI won by 8 wickets
13.	LSG vs PBKS	Prabhsimran Singh (PBKS) - 69 off 34 balls	PBKS won by 8 wickets
14.	RCB vs GT	Mohammed Siraj (GT) - 3/19 in 4 overs	GT won by 8 wickets
15.	KKR vs SRH	Vaibhav Arora (KKR) - 3/29 in 4 overs	KKR won by 8 wickets
16.	LSG vs MI	Digvesh Singh (LSG) - 1/21 in 4 overs	LSG won by 12 runs
17.	CSK vs DC	KL Rahul (DC) - 77 off 51 balls	DC won by 25 runs
18.	PBKS vs RR	Jofra Archer (RR) - 3/25 in 4 overs	RR won by 50 runs
19.	SRH vs GT	Mohammed Siraj (GT) - 4/17 in 4 overs	GT won by 7 wickets
20.	MI vs RCB	Rajat Patidar (RCB) - 64 off 32 balls	RCB won by 12 runs
21.	KKR vs LSG	Nicholas Pooran (LSG) - 87* off 36 balls	LSG won by 5 runs
22.	PBKS vs CSK	Priyansh Arya (PBKS) - 103 off 42 balls	PBKS won by 18 runs
23.	GT vs RR	B Sai Sudharsan (GT) - 82 off 53 balls	GT won by 58 runs
24.	RCB vs DC	KL Rahul (DC) - 93* off 53 balls	DC won by 7 wickets
25.	CSK vs KKR	Sunil Narine (KKR) - 3/13 in 4 overs	KKR won by 8 wickets
26.	LSG vs GT	Aiden Markram (LSG) - 58 off 31 balls & 2 catches	LSG won by 6 wickets
27.	SRH vs PBKS	Abhishek Sharma (SRH) - 141 off 55 balls	SRH won by 8 wickets
28.	RR vs RCB	Phil Salt (RCB) - 65 off 33 balls	RCB won by 9 wickets
29.	DC vs MI	Karn Sharma (MI) - 3/36 in 4 overs	MI won by 12 runs
30.	LSG vs CSK	MS Dhoni (CSK) - 26* off 11 balls	CSK won by 5 wickets
31.	PBKS vs KKR	Yuzvendra Chahal (PBKS) - 4/28 in 4 overs	PBKS won by 16 runs
32.	DC vs RR	Mitchell Starc (DC) - 1/36 in 4 overs	Match Tied (DC won super over)
33.	MI vs SRH	Will Jacks (MI) - 36 off 26 balls & 2/14 in 3 overs	MI won by 4 wickets
34.	RCB vs PBKS	Tim David (RCB) - 50* off 26 balls	PBKS won by 5 wickets
35.	GT vs DC	Jos Buttler (GT) - 97* off 54 balls	GT won by 7 wickets
36.	RR vs LSG	Avesh Khan (LSG) - 3/37 in 4 overs	LSG won by 2 runs
37.	PBKS vs RCB	Virat Kohli (RCB) - 73* off 54 balls	RCB won by 7 wickets
38.	MI vs CSK	Rohit Sharma (MI) - 76* off 45 balls	MI won by 9 wickets
39.	KKR vs GT	Shubman Gill (GT) - 90 off 55 balls	GT won by 39 runs
40.	LSG vs DC	Mukesh Kumar (DC) - 4/33 in 4 overs	DC won by 8 wickets
41.	SRH vs MI	Trent Boult (MI) - 4/26 in 4 overs	MI won by 7 wickets
42.	RCB vs RR	Josh Hazlewood (RCB) - 4/33 in 4 overs	RCB won by 11 runs
43.	CSK vs SRH	Harshal Patel (SRH) - 4/28 in 4 overs	SRH won by 5 wickets
44.	KKR vs PBKS	No Award	No Result
45.	MI vs LSG	Will Jacks (MI) - 29 off 21 balls & 2/18 in 2 overs	MI won by 54 runs
46.	DC vs RCB	Krunal Pandya (RCB) - 1/28 in 4 overs & 73* off 47 balls	RCB won by 6 wickets
47.	RR vs GT	Vaibhav Suryavanshi (RR) - 101 off 38 balls	RR won by 8 wickets
48.	DC vs KKR	Sunil Narine (KKR) - 27 off 16 balls & 3/29 in 4 overs	KKR won by 14 runs
49.	CSK vs PBKS	Shreyas Iyer (PBKS) - 72 off 41 balls	PBKS won by 4 wickets
50.	RR vs MI	Ryan Rickleton (MI) - 61 off 38 balls	MI won by 100 runs
51.	GT vs SRH	Prasidh Krishna (GT) - 2/19 in 4 overs	GT won by 38 runs

Who has won most man of the match awards in IPL 2025?

As it stands, PBKS skipper Shreyas Iyer, KKR's Sunil Narine, RCB's Krunal Pandya, GT pace duo Mohammed Siraj and Prasidh Krishna as well as DC duo KL Rahul and Mitchell Starc have won the most player of the match awards in the ongoing season with two awards each for their standout performances.

Several players can catch up on the record holder for most man of the match awards won in IPL history, while few Indian players also could catch up on Indians with most player of the match awards in the Indian Premier League.

IPL legends Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Mahendra Singh Dhoni and David Warner will look to get closer to greats AB de Villiers and Chris Gayle's tally for most man of the match awards in IPL history. There are several players who have won more than 10 player of the match awards in IPL history.

Who has won most man of the match awards in IPL history?

Former Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Delhi Capitals player AB de Villiers has won the most player of the match awards in IPL, having bagged the MoM 25 times followed by his teammate, former West Indies great Chris Gayle, who won the man of the match award 22 times in IPL.

Which Indian player has won most player of the match awards in IPL?

Current Indian skipper Rohit Sharma tops the leaderboard for most MOTM won in IPL by winning the award 20 times followed by a couple of ex India captains Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni, who have won the man of the match awards 19 and 18 times respectively.

Meanwhile, the likes of Andre Russell, Shuman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Suryakumar Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja will all look to catch up on the leaders in the games to come. Here is a look at the most Man of the match award winners in IPL:

Most Man of the Match Awards in IPL History

25 - AB de Villiers
22 - Chris Gayle
20 - Rohit Sharma
19 - Virat Kohli
18 - MS Dhoni, David Warner
17 - Sunil Narine
16 - Ravindra Jadeja, Shane Watson, Yusuf Pathan
15 - KL Rahul, Andre Russell
14 - Jos Buttler, Suresh Raina, Kieron Pollard
13 - Gautam Gambhir, Ajinkya Rahane
12 - Rashid Khan, Shikhar Dhawan, Amit Mishra, Mike Hussey
11 - Shubman Gill, Faf Du Plessis, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sanju Samson, Dwayne Smith, Virender Sehwag
10 - Jasprit Bumrah, Jacques Kallis, Ambati Rayudu, Umesh Yadav