Malaysia’s Virandeep Singh has won the most Player of the Match awards in men’s T20 internationals: 24 in 126 matches. Zimbabwe’s Sikandar Raza is second with 21, and India’s Suryakumar Yadav third with 17, one ahead of Virat Kohli, who retired from T20Is in 2024 with 16.
Across all T20 cricket, leagues included, Chris Gayle’s 60 awards are still the record, nine clear of Glenn Maxwell’s 51. Figures run to 6 October 2026 (source: ESPNcricinfo).
Most Player of the Match awards in T20 internationals
| Player | Team | Mat | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virandeep Singh | Malaysia | 126 | 24 |
| Sikandar Raza | Zimbabwe | 144 | 21 |
| Suryakumar Yadav | India | 113 | 17 |
| Virat Kohli | India | 125 | 16 |
| Sami Sohail | Malawi | 75 | 15 |
| Bilal Zalmai | Austria | 74 | 14 |
| Muhammad Waseem | UAE | 99 | 14 |
| Syed Aziz | Malaysia | 132 | 14 |
| Mohammad Nabi | Afghanistan | 155 | 14 |
| Rohit Sharma | India | 159 | 14 |
Virandeep Singh, an all-rounder who made his T20I debut in 2019, has piled up his awards in Malaysia’s many matches against other Associate nations. Sikandar Raza, with 21 awards in 144 matches, has the most of any player from a Full Member nation.
Among Indians, Suryakumar Yadav (17) has overtaken Kohli (16), with Rohit Sharma (14) third. Kohli and Rohit both retired from T20Is after India won the 2024 T20 World Cup, where Kohli was Player of the Match in the final.
Most Player of the Match awards in all T20 cricket
| Player | Span | Mat | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Gayle | 2005-2022 | 463 | 60 |
| Glenn Maxwell | 2010-2026 | 530 | 51 |
| Kieron Pollard | 2006-2026 | 754 | 49 |
| Rashid Khan | 2015-2026 | 550 | 48 |
| Shakib Al Hasan | 2006-2026 | 483 | 46 |
| Sunil Narine | 2011-2026 | 617 | 46 |
| Alex Hales | 2009-2026 | 537 | 45 |
| Jos Buttler | 2009-2026 | 529 | 44 |
| Andre Russell | 2010-2026 | 611 | 44 |
| David Warner | 2007-2026 | 439 | 43 |
| Shoaib Malik | 2005-2025 | 557 | 43 |
Gayle won his 60 awards in 463 matches for West Indies and for teams in leagues around the world, between 2005 and 2022. Maxwell has moved up to second with 51, ahead of Kieron Pollard (49) and Rashid Khan (48). Kohli has the most of any Indian, with 41, almost all of them in the Indian T20 League and for India; Rohit Sharma has 36.
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