The IPL Final is the biggest T20I league cricket match in the world. Performing in this match gets the player instant attention as hundreds of millions of fans watch this match in anticipation hoping for their favourite team to win. There have been 18 Finals that have been held and 18 players have got the Man of the match in those finals. The 2026 IPL final will be played on 31st May.
Let’s look at the Player of the Match in the IPL Finals throughout the IPL
IPL 2008
Yusuf Pathan as he scored 56 from 39 balls and took 3/22 against CSK.
IPL 2009
Anil Kumble got the Award even though he was on the losing side against Deccan Chargers. He took 4/16.
IPL 2010
Suresh Raina for CSK as he scored 57* from 35 balls and took 1/21 against Mumbai Indians.
IPL 2011
Murali Vijay for scoring 95 runs from 52 balls against RCB.
IPL 2012
Manvinder Bisla for scoring 89 runs from 48 balls for KKR against CSK at Chennai.
IPL 2013
Kieron Pollard for scoring 60* from 32 balls and taking 1/34 against CSK.
IPL 2014
Manish Pandey for scoring a brilliant 94 from 50 balls against Kings X1 Punjab.
IPL 2015
Rohit Sharma for scoring 50 runs from 26 balls against Chennai Super Kings at Eden Gardens.
IPL 2016
Ben Cutting for scoring 39* from 15 balls and taking 2/35 against the formidable RCB side.
IPL 2017
Krunal Pandya for scoring 47 runs from 38 balls against Rising Pune Supergiants in a very tough batting pitch.
IPL 2018
Shame Watson for scoring one of the greatest innings in an IPL Final. He made 117* from just 57 balls against SRH.
IPL 2019
Jasprit Bumrah for taking 2/14 against CSK and winning it for Mumbai Indians.
IPL 2020
Trent Boult for taking 3/30 against Delhi Capitals and winning the 5th title for Mumbai Indians.
IPL 2021
Faf Du Plessis for scoring 86 runs from 59 balls against KKR for Chennai Super Kings.
IPL 2022
Hardik Pandya for scoring 34 from 30 balls and taking 3/17 for Gujarat Titans against Rajasthan Royals.
IPL 2023
Devon Conway for scoring 47 runs from 25 balls for CSK against Gujarat Titans in an incredible final which ran for 3 days.
IPL 2024
Mitchell Starc for taking 2/14 for KKR against SRH. He dismissed Travis Head for 0.
IPL 2025
Krunal Pandya won his second IPL Final Player of the match for taking 2/17 against Punjab Kings. He won RCB their first IPL title.















