Well, clinching the prestigious “Player of the Match” award is nothing short of a dream for the majority of international cricketers representing their respective countries in the T20I format. Often hailed as one of the most popular formats of international cricket and followed by millions of cricket aficionados from all over the world, the glorious history of the T20I format, which spans over decades, has witnessed numerous legendary international cricketers who have displayed their wrath on the field, unleash their finest potential and fearlessly led their teams to a phenomenal streak of victories in the T20 Internationals.
Surprisingly, a few of these legendary cricketing stalwarts have succeeded in clinching the prestigious player of the match award multiple times throughout their glorious career. Have you ever wondered about the top four cricketers who have clinched the highest number of player of the match awards in the T20 Internationals? Well, let’s find out.
In this article we will take a look at the top four cricketers who have won the most “Player of the Match” awards in their T20I careers.
Top 4 Cricketers With The Most Player of the Match Awards in T20Is
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Virandeep Singh
The 26-year-old Malaysian professional cricketer Virandeep Singh is at the first spot in our list of the top four legendary cricketers who have clinched the highest number of “Player of the Match” awards in the T20I format. Virandeep Singh plays as a bowler in the Malaysian national cricket team and made his star-studded T20I debut against Thailand on 24 June 2019 and played his last T20I match against Nepal on 31 October 2023.
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Throughout his brief international cricketing career, the twenty-six-year-old sensation bowler from Malaysia, Virandeep Singh, played a record total of 102 T20I matches and clinched a record total of 22 “Player of the Match” awards, which continues to be the highest total as of September 2025.
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Sikandar Raza
At the second spot in our list of the top four cricketers who have won the most “Player of the Match” awards in their T20I careers, we have the iconic Pakistani-born Zimbabwean international cricketer Sikandar Raza, who is often regarded as one of the most successful all-rounders in the history of Zimbabwean cricket scene.
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Sikandar Raza grabbed enormous fame after he established himself as the first ever cricketer from his country to register a century in the T20I format against the Gambia during the 2024 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Africa Sub-regional Qualifier B tournament in Nairobi, Kenya. Throughout his successful international cricketing career so far, Sikandar Raza has played a total of 120 T20I matches and clinched the prestigious “Player of the Match” award for the second-highest total of 18 times.
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Suryakumar Yadav
Next, at the third spot in our list of the top four legendary cricketers who have clinched the highest number of “Player of the Match” awards in the T20I format, we have the legendary Indian international cricketer Suryakumar Yadav who recently led the Indian squad to a spine-chilling victory at the 2025 Asia Cup.
Throughout his glorious international cricketing career so far, Suryakumar Yadav has played a record total of 90 T20 internationals and has scored a phenomenal total of 2670 runs at a blistering average of 37.1. Owing to his ground-breaking performances so far, the Indian cricketing stalwart and current skipper of the Indian national cricket team has been honoured with the prestigious “Player of the Match” award for a record total of sixteen times, which continues to be the fourth-highest aggregate as of September 2025.
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Sami Muhammad Sohail
Finally, at the fourth spot in our list of the top four legendary cricketers who have clinched the highest number of “Player of the Match” awards in the T20I format, we have the iconic Pakistani international cricketer Sami Muhammad Sohail, who made his T20 international debut for the Pakistan national cricket team in November 2019 and has been a crucial part of the team ever since. Throughout his glorious T20 international journey with the Pakistan national cricket team so far, Sami Muhammad Sohail has been honoured with the coveted “Player of the Match” award for the fourth-highest total of fourteen times as of September 2025, ranking him at the fourth spot in our list.
