ICC World Cup recap: Most Man-of-the-Match awards

NEW DELHI: India's Sachin Tendulkar holds an array of information in the ICC World Cups -- from most runs to most centuries. Another list he holds is that of most Man-of-the-Match (MoM) awards in World Cup historical past. Sachin, who represented India in six World Cups, gained a list 9 MoM awards.

Australia's pace famous person Glenn McGrath is second with six awards, adopted by means of 5 cricketers with 5 MoM awards each at the quadrennial event.


Sachin Tendulkar (1992-2011)

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1992 World Cup (2 MoM awards): Sachin didn't take a lot time to bag his first Man-of-the-Match award in the World Cup. In reality he gained two in his maiden World Cup appearance at the quadrennial event in 1992, which was co-hosted by means of Australia and New Zealand.

He earned his first MoM award in his first World Cup tournament against arch-rivals Pakistan, when his unbeaten 54 off 62 balls, helped India win the contest by means of 43 runs in Sydney. In India’s subsequent tournament, against Zimbabwe in Hamilton, the then 19-year-old Sachin scored 81 off 77 balls to earn his second award, as India beat the African aspect by means of 55 runs (revised goal).

1996 World Cup (2 MoM awards): Four years later at home, Sachin was unstoppable and completed as the tip run scorer of the tournament with 523 runs in 7 fits. He additionally bagged two more MoM awards in the procedure.

Sachin began his marketing campaign with a match-winning knock of 127 not out (138 balls) against Kenya in Cuttack. India gained the tournament by means of 7 wickets and Sachin earned his 3rd World Cup MoM award. He adopted that up with any other MoM profitable efficiency against the West Indies, as his 70 off 91 balls, helped the co-hosts sign in a five-wicket win in Gwalior.

1999 World Cup (1 MoM award): Sachin had to go away the staff all the way through the tournament in the UK and neglected a recreation because of a private tragedy, when he lost his father on May 19. But he returned to play the following tournament against Kenya in Bristol, and scored a quick-fire 140 not out (101 balls). He additionally shared an unbeaten 237-run stand with Rahul Dravid (104 not out). India gained the game by means of 94 runs and Sachin gained any other World Cup MoM award.

2003 World Cup (3 MoM awards): A record-breaking marketing campaign for the batting maestro in Africa. Sachin set the list of most runs in one World Cup - 673 in 11 fits, which earned him the Man of the Tournament. In the process, Sachin accrued 3 more World Cup MoM awards.

Sachin's first MoM award of the tournament was gained against Zimbabwe, when he scored 81 to steer the Indian staff to a complete 83-run victory in Harare. In the following tournament, Sachin scored his solitary century of this version of the mega event against Namibia -- a man-of-the-match profitable 152 in India's 181-run victory over the minnows.

Sachin earned his 3rd MoM award in Africa for his match-winning 98 against Pakistan. India defeated the arch competitors by means of six wickets to complete second at the back of Australia after the pool degree.

2011 World Cup (1 MoM award): Sachin in any case laid his hands at the coveted ICC World Cup trophy in his sixth attempt at home. In the remaining World Cup of his lengthy occupation. Sachin signed off as the top-scorer for the champion aspect - accumulating 482 runs in nine games. He scored two loads and two fifties in the successful marketing campaign.

Sachin’s best possible was arguably against Pakistan in the blockbuster semi-final in Mohali, the place he scored a match-winning 85 to earn his record-extending 9th World Cup man-of-the-match award.

Glenn McGrath (1996-2007)

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1999 World Cup (2 MoM awards): After a underneath par maiden World Cup in the Asian subcontinent in 1996, the place he took 6 wickets in 7 games, McGrath emerged as the main Australian pacer in the 1999 version in the United Kingdom with 18 wickets in 10 games.

His first World Cup MoM award was gained against West Indies in Manchester, when his five for 14 in eight.four overs, which included 3 maidens, destroyed the West Indies batting line-up. The Windies had been bowled out for 110 in 46.four overs, handing Australia a comfortable six-wicket victory.

He didn't need to stay up for lengthy for his second MoM award, as in the very subsequent recreation the pacer came up with a spell of 10-1-34-3 against India. His 3 wickets of Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and Mohammad Azharuddin early in India's run chase turned out to be pivotal to the end result. India had been all out for 205 in their chase of Australia's 282/6.

2003 World Cup (1 MoM award): McGrath came up with the most efficient bowling figures in a World Cup innings against Namibia in Potchefstroom in 2003. The pacer returned figures of seven for 15 in 7 overs, which included four maidens, to assist the world champions bundle out the minnows for simply 45 in 14 overs.

Namibia's total was the joint-second lowest ever in World Cup historical past, the unwanted list belonging to Canada (36 vs Sri Lanka) eight days earlier in the same tournament. And Australia's 256-run win was the most important victory in the event's historical past at the moment, breaking a long status 28-year-old list held by means of England (by means of 202 runs vs India in 1975).

2007 World Cup (3 MoM awards): McGrath mentioned goodbye to international cricket after serving to Australia whole a hat-trick of World Cups in the Caribbean. The pacer signed off as the best wicket-taker of the tournament with 26 scalps in 11 games.

His first of 3 MoMs in the event was gained against Bangladesh when he returned figures of 3 for 16 in 5 overs to assist Australia limit the Asian aspect to 104/6 in a 22-over-a-side tournament. Then Australia galloped to 10-wicket victory, chasing the target in simply 13.five overs.

McGrath's second MoM award of this version was additionally gained in a low-scoring contest, when his 3 for 17 in 7 overs helped Australia bowl out Ireland for simply 91 in 30 overs. McGrath hunted in a pack along with his attacking partner Shaun Tait, who returned figures of 3/39 in 6 overs, paving the way for any other complete nine-wicket victory for Australia.

The pacer added any other MoM award to his kitty in the semi-final against South Africa for his spectacular spell of 3 for 18 in eight overs, as the Proteas had been bowled out for 149 in 43.five overs. Australia chased down the target in 31.3 overs with 7 wickets in hand.

The Next Five

The following are the 5 cricketers who've gained 5 MoM awards each at the World Cup for his or her match-winning performances:

South Africa's AB de Villiers (2007-2015)

2007 World Cup
146 (off 130 balls) vs West Indies. Result: SA gained by means of 67 runs

2011 World Cup
107* (off 105 balls) vs West Indies. Result: SA gained by means of 7 wickets
134 (off 98 balls) vs Netherlands. Result: SA gained by means of 231 runs

2015 World Cup
162* (off 66 balls) vs West Indies. Result: SA gained by means of 257 runs
99 (off 82 balls) vs UAE. Result: SA gained by means of 146 runs

South Africa's Lance Klusener (1999-2003)

1999 World Cup:
52* (off 45 balls) & 3/21 in five.2 overs vs Sri Lanka. Result: SA gained by means of 89 runs
48* (off 40 balls) & 1/16 in 6 overs vs England. Result: SA gained by means of 122 runs
five/21 in eight.3 overs vs Kenya. Result: SA gained by means of 7 wickets
1/41 & 46* (off 41 balls) vs Pakistan. Result: SA gained by means of 3 wickets

2003 World Cup
four/16 in eight overs vs Kenya. Result: SA gained by means of 10 wickets

Sri Lanka's Sanath Jayasuriya (1992-2007)

1996 World Cup
79 (76 balls) vs India. Result: SL gained by means of 6 wickets
2/46 & 82 (off 44 balls) vs England. Result: SL gained by means of five wickets

2003 World Cup
120 (off 125 balls) & 1/32 vs New Zealand. Result: SL gained by means of 47 runs

2007 World Cup:
109 (off 87 balls) vs Bangladesh. Result: SL gained by means of 198 runs
115 (off 101 balls) vs West Indies. Result: SL gained by means of 113 runs

England's Graham Gooch (1979-1992)

1979 World Cup
53 vs Australia. Result: England gained by means of 6 wickets
71 vs New Zealand. Result: England gained by means of nine runs

1987 World Cup
92 vs West Indies. Result: England gained by means of 34 runs
61 vs Sri Lanka. Result: England gained by means of eight wickets
115 vs India. Result: England gained by means of 35 runs

West Indies' Vivian Richards (1975-1987)

1979 World Cup
138 vs England. Result: WI gained by means of 92 runs (Final)


1983 World Cup

119 vs India. Result: WI gained by means of 66 runs

95* vs Australia. Result: WI gained by means of 7 wickets

80* vs Pakistan. Result: WI gained by means of eight wickets


1987 World Cup

181 (off 125 balls) vs Sri Lanka. Result: WI gained by means of 191 runs
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