India were up against the South Africans in the Final of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024. The two unbeaten teams of the tournament so far battled each other out and the Men in Blue eventually emerged victorious by 7 runs.
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Both teams were stacked with decisive players, all capable of winning the game for their respective teams, however, it was Virat Kohli's brilliant innings of 76 runs that earned India the win and the Man of The Match award to himself.
Ahead of the result, The Sporting News takes a look at all the Man of the Match performances in the final of the ultimate T20 contest.
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Man of the Match in a T20 World Cup 2024 Final: List of MoTM in T20 World Cup finals from 2007-2024
In all the ten editions including the 2024 T20 World Cup, every final has had its own star. Out of all the players that have won the Man of the Match in a T20 World Cup Final, only Marlon Samuels has managed to win it twice.
The West Indian won the ultimate individual prize in the Final against Sri Lanka in 2012 and then against England in 2016.
| Player | Team | Opposition | Year | Batting | Bowling |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irfan Pathan | India | Pakistan | 2007 | 3(3)* | 3/16(4) |
| Shahid Afridi | Pakistan | Sri Lanka | 2009 | 54*(40) | 1/20(4) |
| Craig Keiswetter | England | Australia | 2010 | 63(49) | - |
| Marlon Samuels | West Indies | Sri Lanka | 2012 | 78(56) | 1/15(4) |
| Kumar Sangakkara | Sri Lanka | India | 2014 | 52*(35) | - |
| Marlon Samuels | West Indies | England | 2016 | 85*(66) | - |
| Mitchell Marsh | Australia | New Zealand | 2021 | 77*(50) | 0/11(1) |
| Sam Curran | England | Pakistan | 2022 | - | 3/12(4) |
| Virat Kohli | India | South Africa | 2024 | 76 (59) | - |
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