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Player of the match in an IPL final: Full list of PoTM winners in IPL finals from 2008-2026 originally appeared on Cricket News. Add Cricket News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
KEY TAKEAWAYS:
- Cricket News lists all the Player of the Match winners in the Indian Premier League (IPL) finals.
- Krunal Pandya is the only player to win the POTM award in an IPL final more than once (2) - in 2017 (for MI) and 2025 (for RCB).
- Anil Kumble is the only player to win the POTM award from the losing team in an IPL final.
Player of the Match in an IPL final: Full list of PoTM in IPL finals
Rajasthan Royals' Yusuf Pathan won the Player of the Match award in the inaugural IPL final in 2008, scoring a match-winning 56 off 39 balls against Chennai Super Kings.
Batters have historically dominated the award, accounting for nine of the 18 winners. Bowlers have won it four times: Anil Kumble (2009), Jasprit Bumrah (2019), Trent Boult (2020) and Mitchell Starc (2024), while all-rounders have claimed it on five occasions through Kieron Pollard (2013), Ben Cutting (2016), Krunal Pandya (2017 and 2025) and Hardik Pandya (2022).
Kumble remains the only player to win the award after being part of the losing team in an IPL final.
CSK and Mumbai Indians have dominated the award historically, with five winners each. Kolkata Knight Riders are next with three Player of the Match winners in IPL finals.
Check out the complete list of winners below.
IPL Final Player of the Match (PoTM) winners by Year
| Year | Player | Team | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Yusuf Pathan | Rajasthan Royals | Chennai Super Kings |
| 2009 | Anil Kumble | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Deccan Chargers |
| 2010 | Suresh Raina | Chennai Super Kings | Mumbai Indians |
| 2011 | Murali Vijay | Chennai Super Kings | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
| 2012 | Manvinder Bisla | Kolkata Knight Riders | Chennai Super Kings |
| 2013 | Kieron Pollard | Mumbai Indians | Chennai Super Kings |
| 2014 | Manish Pandey | Kolkata Knight Riders | Punjab Kings |
| 2015 | Rohit Sharma | Mumbai Indians | Chennai Super Kings |
| 2016 | Ben Cutting | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
| 2017 | Krunal Pandya | Mumbai Indians | Rising Pune Supergiant |
| 2018 | Shane Watson | Chennai Super Kings | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| 2019 | Jasprit Bumrah | Mumbai Indians | Chennai Super Kings |
| 2020 | Trent Boult | Mumbai Indians | Delhi Capitals |
| 2021 | Faf du Plessis | Chennai Super Kings | Kolkata Knight Riders |
| 2022 | Hardik Pandya | Gujarat Titans | Rajasthan Royals |
| 2023 | Devon Conway | Chennai Super Kings | Gujarat Titans |
| 2024 | Mitchell Starc | Kolkata Knight Riders | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| 2025 | Krunal Pandya | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Punjab Kings |
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IPL Final Player of the Match awards by franchise
CSK and MI have led the way with five wins each.
| Franchise | No. of Awards | Players (Year) |
|---|---|---|
| Chennai Super Kings | 5 | Suresh Raina (2010), Murali Vijay (2011), Shane Watson (2018), Faf du Plessis (2021), Devon Conway (2023) |
| Mumbai Indians | 5 | Kieron Pollard (2013), Rohit Sharma (2015), Krunal Pandya (2017), Jasprit Bumrah (2019), Trent Boult (2020) |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | 3 | Manvinder Bisla (2012), Manish Pandey (2014), Mitchell Starc (2024) |
| Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 2 | Anil Kumble (2009), Krunal Pandya (2025) |
| Rajasthan Royals | 1 | Yusuf Pathan (2008) |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | 1 | Ben Cutting (2016) |
| Gujarat Titans | 1 | Hardik Pandya (2022) |
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Has any player won the Player of the Match award multiple times in an IPL final?
Interestingly, Krunal Pandya remains the only player to have won the Player of the Match award in an IPL final more than once, achieving the feat with the Mumbai Indians in 2017 and the Royal Challengers Bengaluru in 2025.
| Player | Awards | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Krunal Pandya | 2 | 2017 (Mumbai Indians), 2025 (Royal Challengers Bengaluru) |
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