Most Player of the Match Awards in T20 Asia Cup
| Player | Team | Matches | POTM Awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virat Kohli | India | 10 | 3 |
| Abhishek Sharma | India | 7 | 2 |
| Kuldeep Yadav | India | 7 | 2 |
| Shaheen Shah Afridi | Pakistan | 7 | 2 |
| Rohit Sharma | India | 9 | 2 |
| Kusal Mendis | Sri Lanka | 12 | 2 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | Afghanistan | 7 | 1 |
| Shikhar Dhawan | India | 4 | 1 |
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | Afghanistan | 8 | 1 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | Sri Lanka | 12 | 1 |
Most Player of the Match Awards in ODI Asia Cup
| Player | Team | Matches | POTM Awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanath Jayasuriya | Sri Lanka | 25 | 5 |
| Virat Kohli | India | 16 | 4 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | Sri Lanka | 24 | 4 |
| Shahid Afridi | Pakistan | 23 | 4 |
| Shoaib Malik | Pakistan | 17 | 4 |
| Marvan Atapattu | Sri Lanka | 13 | 3 |
| Suresh Raina | India | 13 | 3 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | Sri Lanka | 19 | 3 |
| Shakib Al Hasan | Bangladesh | 18 | 3 |
| Navjot Singh Sidhu | India | 14 | 3 |
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Key Insights – Most MoM Award Winners in Asia Cup History
All-Time Leader
Virat Kohli has won seven Player of the Match (POTM) awards, the most by any player in the ODI and T20I Asia Cups combined. He has bagged seven POTM awards across both formats.
Sanath Jayasuriya and Shoaib Malik are the others with five POTM awards each across both formats combined.
Most Awards in ODI Asia Cups
Jayasuriya’s five POTM awards came in the ODI Asia Cup, the most by a player in the 50-over tournament.
Over 26 players have won two or more Player of the Match awards in the ODI Asia Cup.
Most Awards in T20I Asia Cups
Kohli, who is the leading run-scorer in the T20 Asia Cup tournaments, is the only player to win consecutive Man of the Match awards in the T20 Asia Cup. He was, in fact, the first to claim multiple POTM honours in the T20I tournament.
Sabbir Rahman (2016) and Wanindu Hasaranga (2022) have claimed the Player of the Series awards in the T20 Asia Cup.
Captains and Wicketkeepers
Three of Ranatunga’s POTM awards came as captain, the most by a skipper in the ODI Asia Cup. He is also the only captain to win the Player of the Series award, having bagged the honour as Sri Lanka’s skipper in 1997.
Kumar Sangakkara leads the pack among wicketkeepers, with four POTM awards to his name in the ODI Asia Cup.
Most Awards in Asia Cup Finals
Mohammad Azharuddin (1991 & 1995) and Marvan Atapattu (1997 & 2004) claimed POTM awards in two finals in the ODI Asia Cup.
Shikhar Dhawan (2016) and Bhanuka Rajapaksa (2022) are the two players who won the Man of the Match honour in the T20 Asia Cup final.
