Players With Most Player-of-the-Match Awards in T20Is (Ranked 25 to 1)
Jos Buttler
England white-ball icon and former captain Jos Buttler occupies the 25th spot on this list of players with the most Player-of-the-Match awards in T20Is. The 35-year-old, who plays both as an opener and down the order, has won 10 POTM awards in 141 matches that he has played so far.
Martin Guptil
Former New Zealand opener Martin Guptil was one of the finest batters of his era, and still holds on to a record for the highest individual score at the Cricket World Cup. A formidable T20I player, having scored over 3,500 runs in the format, Guptil won 10 POTM awards in the 122 matches that he played, throughout his career.
Chris Gayle
Arguably the greatest T20 batter of all time, West Indies icon Chris Gayle is often dubbed as the 'Universe Boss', and is the record-highest run-getter in the shortest format of the game. Gayle played 79 T20Is for the West Indies national team, winning 10 Player of the Match awards.
Riazat Ali Shah
Pakistan-born Ugandan star Riazat Ali Shah is among the many players from the associate cricket playing nations to occupy a spot on this list. An all-rounder, Shah has played 58 T20Is for the Ugandan national team, winning 10 Player of the Match awards so far.
Faisal Khan
28-year-old Saudi Arabian cricketer is a surprising addition to this list, having played a total of 61 T20I matches for the national side. Faisal Khan has scored over 1,700 runs in the shortest format internationally at an average of 31, and won 10 POTM awards throughout his career.
Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming
Japanese batter Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming serves as the captain of the national side, having played international cricket since 2022. In just 35 T20I appearances for the Japanese cricket team, Fleming has scored over 1,400 runs, while winning 10 POTM awards so far.
Mohammad Hafeez
A member of Pakistan's 2017 Champions Trophy-winning squad, Mohammad Hafeez's career with the Men in Green lasted an astonishing 18 years, before he announced his retirement in 2022. Hafeez played 119 T20Is for Pakistan, winning 11 Player of the Match awards in the process.
Syed Aziz
Another player from an associate playing national, Malaysian all-rounder Syed Aziz has played for the national side since 2019, playing over 100 T20Is. He is the country's all-time seconds highest run-getter in the shortest format internationally, and has won 11 POTM so far, in his career.
Shahid Afridi
One of the greatest all-rounders of all time, former Pakistani captain Shahid Afridi was named the player of the tournament at the 2007 T20 World Cup, the country's only T20 WC triumph. Afridi played 99 T20Is for the Men in Green, winning 11 POTM awards throughout his career.
Bilal Zalmai
Austrian cricketer Bilal Zalmai is a T20 and T10 specialist, having played 46 matches for the Austrian men's national cricket team. Bilal has won 11 Player of the Match awards throughout his career, and is currently playing in the European Cricket Club Velden 91 League.
Shakib Al Hasan
Former Bagladeshi all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan, who only retired from playing last year, is the only player to have occupied the top spots on the ICC All-Rounder Rankings, across all formats of the game. Shakib also holds the record for the most wickets in T20 World cup history, and won 12 POTM awards throughout his career.
Glenn Maxwell
A white-ball maestro, Glenn Maxwell is considered as one of the biggest match-winners in T20 cricket history. A part of Australia's 2015 and 2023 World Cup, and 2021 T20 World Cup-winning squads, Maxwell has won 12 Player of the Match awards in the 124 T20Is that he has played so far.
Shadab Khan
Former Pakistani captain and all-rounder Shadab Khan has seemingly fallen out of favor with the national white-ball setup, despite being one of the country's best spinners in recent times. Pakistan's all-time leading wicket-taker in T20Is, Khan won 12 POTM awards throughout his career, in 112 matches.
David Warner
Widely regarded as one of the greatest opener to have played for Australia, David Warner captained the national side in both, T20Is and ODIs. A manner of Australia's 2021 T20 World Cup-winning side, Warner won 12 Player of the Match awards in 110 T20I matches, that he played between 2009 and 2024.
Mohammad Rizwan
Pakistani wicket-keeper batter and former captain Mohammad Rizwan holds the record for most runs in T20Is in a calendar year, having scored 1,326 runs in 26 innings at an average of 73.66 in 2021. Despite having seemingly fallen out of favor alongside teammate Babar Azam, he won 12 POTM awards in 106 matches.
Dinesh Nakrani
Indian-born Ugandan cricketer Dinesh Nakrani is ranked number ten on this elite list, having won 12 Player of the Match awards in the 77 T20Is that he has played throughout his career. Nakrani interestingly played domestic cricket in India for Saurashtra.
Alpesh Ramjani
Another Indian-born Ugandan cricket, all-rounder Alpesh Ramjani has played 39 T20Is for the Ugandan national team, scoring over 500 runs and taking 70 wickets in the format. He has won 12 Player of the Match awards in 60 T20I matches so far, in his career.
Muhammad Waseem
United Arab Emirates T20I captain and the highest-ranked batter from the country on the ICC T20I Player Rankings, Muhammad Waseem most recently, appeared in the 2025 Asia Cup. A stellar white-ball batter, Waseem has won 13 POTM awards in 85 matches, throughout his career.
Sami Sohail
Pakistani-born cricketer Sami Sohail is a key member of the Malawi national cricket team, having played for them since 2019. The 23-year-old young all-rounder has played 61 T20Is so far, winning 13 Player of the Match awards.
Rohit Sharma
The sixth spot on this list is occupied by the all-time highest run-getter in T20I history, former Indian captain and batting icon Rohit Sharma. Sharma played 159 T20Is for India from 2007 to 2024, winning 14 POTM awards, while also having led India to T20 World Cup glory last year.
Mohammad Nabi
Afghanistan all-round legend and one of the best T20 players of all time, Mohammad Nabi is still going strong, having most recently hit five sixes in an over against Sri Lanka, at the 2025 Asia Cup. The 40-year-old has played 139 T20Is throughout his career, winning 14 Player of the Match awards.
Virat Kohli
Another player from India to occupy a spot among the top ten is former captain and legend Virat Kohli, who is regarded as one of the greatest batters of all time. Kohli played 125 T20Is for India until his retirement last year, winning 16 POTM awards, with the last one coming in the 2024 T20 World Cup final against South Africa.
Suryakumar Yadav
Indian T20I captain and former world no.1 ranked batter in the shortest format of the game, Suryakumar Yadav was also a pivotal part of the side that won the 2024 T20 World Cup. A former ICC Men's T20I Cricketer of the Year, Yadav has won 16 POTM awards so far, in 87 matches.
Sikandar Raza
Zimbabwean skipper Sikandar Raza Butt has played for the national side since 2013, featuring in over 250 matches across all formats internationally. A modern-day Zimbabwean cricketing great, Raza has won 18 Player of the Match awards in 115 T20Is, in his cricketing journey so far.
Virandeep Singh
The number 1 spot on this elite list of players for the most Player of the Match awards in T20Is is occupied by Malaysia's Virandeep Singh, who has won 22 of those throughout his career. A right-handed wicket-keeper batter, Virandeep has played over 100 T20Is, and is Malaysia's all-time top run-getter in the format.
