Top 10 cricketers with most 'Man of the Match' awards in T20Is

T20 international is the shortest format of international cricket. Each innings last up to 20 overs. The first official T20I match was played between Australia and New Zealand which was organised on 17 February 2005.

We shall be mentioning about the outstanding players who won the most man of the match awards in T20I. Let's have a look at these players.

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#10 Brendon McCullum

Baz was known for his aggression and entertainment in T20I format. He is the 2nd highest run-scorer in this format with 2140 runs to his name. He is the first Kiwi player to score 2 T20I centuries. His highest score was 123 against Bangladesh on 21 September 2012 at Pallekele. He was the New Zealand's Sportsman of the Year 2014.

T20I - 71, Man of the Match Awards- 7

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#9 Yuvraj Singh

Yuvi has been one of the most accomplished T20 all-rounders. He scored 1177 runs in T20I format. He was known for his six sixes off Stuart Broad's over and went on to score the fastest T20I fifty on 19 September 2007 at Durban. He received Padma Shri Award in 2014.

T20I - 58, Man of the Match Awards- 7.

#8 Kusal Perera

Kusal Perera is among the cricketers who cannot be underestimated. He scored 1023 runs in T20I with the highest of 84 against Pakistan on 13 December 2013 at Dubai. He has the most Player of the Match awards for Sri Lanka in T20I.

T20I - 35, Man of the Match Awards- 7.

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#7 Mohammad Hafeez

Mohammad Hafeez is one of the most accomplished all-rounders from Pakistan. He used to lead the national side in the T20Is from 2012 until 2014. He scored 1665 runs and picked 51 wickets in his T20I career. His highest score was 86 against South Africa on 3 March 2013 at Centurion. His best bowling figures were 4/10 against Zimbabwe on 16 September 2011 at Harare. He was the PCB Player of the Year 2012.

T20I - 83, Man of the Match Awards- 8.

#6 Mohammad Shahzad

Mohammad Shahzad is the most experienced wicket-keeper from Afghanistan. He scored the most runs for Afghanistan in T20Is with 1936 runs to his name. He is the only T20I centurion from Afghanistan. He achieved that landmark against Zimbabwe on 10 January 2016 at Sharjah. He was the ICC Associate Player of the Year 2016.

T20I - 65, Man of the Match Awards- 9.

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#5 Mohammad Nabi

Mohammad Nabi is the most experienced all-rounder from Afghanistan. He used to lead the national side from 2013 until 2015. He scored 1014 runs and picked 67 wickets in his T20I career. His highest score was 89 against Ireland on 12 March 2017 at Greater Noida. His best bowling figures were 4/10 against Ireland on 20 January 2017 at Dubai.

T20I - 65, Man of the Match Awards- 9.

#4 Shane Watson

Shane Watson is the second-highest run scorer for Australia in T20Is with 1607 runs to his name. His only T20I century was against India on 31 January 2016 at Sydney which went in vain as India won the match by seven wickets. He received the Australian T20 Player of the Year award thrice in 2012, 2013 and 2017.

T20I - 58, Man of the Match Awards- 9.

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#3 Chris Gayle

Chris Gayle is one of the most explosive batsmen for Windies. He is the second-highest run scorer for Windies in T20Is with 1607 runs to his name. He is the first West Indian player to score 2 T20I centuries. His highest score was 117 against South Africa on 11 September 2007 at Johannesburg which went in vain as Proteas won the match by eight wickets.

T20I - 56, Man of the Match Awards- 9.

#2 Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli is the most prominent batsman of the current generation and is the highest run scorer for India in T20Is with 2102 runs to his name. His highest score was 90 against Australia on 26 January 2016 at Adelaide. He received Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in 2018.

T20I - 62, Man of the Match Awards- 10.

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#1 Shahid Afridi

Shahid Afridi, one of the most talented all-rounders from Pakistan, used to lead the national side in the T20Is during 2009-10 and 2014-16. He scored 1416 runs and picked 98 wickets in his T20I career. His highest score was 54* against Sri Lanka on 21 June 2009 at Lord's. His best bowling figures were 4/11 against the Netherlands on 9 June 2009 at Lord's.

T20I - 99, Man of the Match Awards- 11.