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MS Dhoni To Adam Gilchrist: All Man Of The Match Awardees In Cricket World Cup Finals History; In PICS

India will play Australia in the final of 2023 ODI World Cup on November 19 in Ahmedabad. Plenty of stars will take part in the summit clash from two teams. It will be interesting to see who gets the Man of the Match awards. On that note, take a look at all the Man of the Match awardees in the history of the Cricket World Cups.

Updated:Nov 18, 2023, 06:57 AM IST

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Clive Lloyd

Clive Lloyd was named as Man of the Match in the first-ever World Cup. He was the captain of the winning West Indies team and had also slammed 102 off 85 balls. (Image: X)

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Viv Richards

The great Viv Richards was named the Man of the Match awards in the final vs England. His unbeaten 138 runs off 157 balls helped Windies second World Cup on the trot. (Image: X)

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Mohinder Amarnath

Mohinder Amarnath picked 3 wickets and scored 26 runs in the final of the 1983 World Cup vs the defending champions West Indies and got the Man of the Match award. (Image: X)

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David Boon

David Boon stroked 75 in the final of the 1987 World Cup in India against England which turned out to be influential in the end as Australia won their first ever World Cup title. (Image: X)

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Wasim Akram

A knock of 33 runs and then 3 wickets while defending the target, Wasim Akram got the Man of the Match award in 1992 World Cup. (Image: X)

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Aravinda de Silva

Aravinda de Silva's unbeaten 107 in the chase vs Australia in the 1996 World Cup final gave the islanders their first World Cup. De Silva eventually got the Man of the Match award. (Image: X)

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Shane Warne

Shane Warne picked 4 crucial wickets in the final vs Pakistan of the 1999 World Cup and finished as the Man of the Match award as Australia lifted the cup. (Image: X)

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Ricky Ponting

Ricky Ponting was named as Man of the Match award after Australia beat India in the 2003 World Cup final. He had smashed unbeaten 140 in the match. (Image: X)

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Adam Gilchrist

Adam Gilchrist smashed 149 off just 104 balls to help Aussies beat Sri Lanka in the final of the 2007 World Cup and also got the Man of the Match award. (Image: X)

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MS Dhoni

MS Dhoni played that epic 91 not out to help India chase down target vs Sri Lanka in 2011 World Cup final and got the Man of the Match award. (Image: X)

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James Faulkner

James Faulkner got three wickets in the 2015 World Cup final and got the Man of the Match award. (Image: X)

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Ben Stokes

Ben Stokes played unbeaten 84 in the final of the 2019 World Cup to help England tie with New Zealand. England eventually won the match in Super Over after boundary count rule came into play. (Image: X)