Players With Most Player of the Match (POTM) Awards in T20

Originally posted on Crictoday | By Viral Nagori | Last updated Feb 5, 2026 4:00 AM ET

The following players repeatedly turned up and delivered when the match pressure was highest in the Men’s T20 World Cup.

The first name is no surprise, but it is none other than Virat Kohli, who has won it eight times, far ahead of his competitors. The second honour is shared by four players, each of whom has won it five times. The players are Adam Zampa and Shane Watson from Australia, Mahela Jayawardene from Sri Lanka, and Chris Gayle from the West Indies.

However, when it comes to the average number of matches played for PoTM, Adam Zampa tops the list. He has won the PoTM award in 4.2 matches, while Virat Kohli has won it in 4.37 matches.

List of players who won the most Player of the Match Awards in the Men’s T20 World Cup.

8 times –

Virat Kohli (35 matches)

5 times –

Adam Zampa (21 matches)
Shane Watson (24 matches)
Mahela Jayawardene (31 matches)
and Chris Gayle (33 matches)

4 times –

ABD Villiers, South Africa (30 matches)
Dilshan, Sri Lanka (35 matches)
Shahid Afridi, Pakistan (34 matches)
Shakib – Al – Hasan, Bangladesh (43 matches)

3 times –

Aslanka, Sri Lanka (16 matches)
R. Ashwin, India (24 matches)
Jos Butler, England (35 matches)
Sanath Jayasurya, Srilanka (18 matches)
Angelo Mathews, Sri Lanka (32 matches)
Kevi Peterson, England (15 matches)

T20 Internationals:

Now, if we look at theT20Is played across the world, there is a surprise at the top of the list. Here is the complete list.

Player	Team	Matches Played	PoTM Award
Virandeep Singh	Malaysia	111	22
Sikandar Raza	Zimbabwe	127	19
Virat Kohli	India	125	16
Suryakumar Yadav	India	104	16
Mohammad Nabi	Afghanistan	148	14
Muhammad Waseem	UAE	93	14
Sami Sohail	Malawi	66	14
Rohit Sharma	India	159	14
Shadab Khan	Pakistan	116	13
Syed Aziz	Malaysia	117	13