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List Of Player Of The Match Winners In IPL Finals Over The Years

Rajgeeta Yadav

List of POTM [Source: AP Photos]List of POTM [Source: AP Photos]

The Indian Premier League (IPL) has been one of the most exciting cricket tournaments since it began in 2008. Every year, we’ve seen some brilliant individual performances, especially in the finals where the pressure is at its peak.

This year, in the 2025 IPL final, Krunal Pandya played a huge role in helping Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) win their first-ever IPL title after 18 long years. The final was held at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on June 3, where RCB defeated Punjab Kings.

RCB batted first and scored 190 runs. It was anyone’s game, but Krunal turned things around with his smart bowling, taking 2 wickets for just 17 runs in his 4 overs. Because of this match-winning effort, he was named Player of the Match.

With the 2025 title win, Krunal has now also won four IPL finals, putting him in a very elite group of players with multiple titles.

Let’s now take a look at all the players who won the Player of the Match award in IPL finals from 2008 to 2025:

Full List Of Player Of The Match In IPL Final

Year
Final
Player of the Final
2008Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super KingsYusuf Pathan (RR) – 56 (39), 3/22
2009Deccan Chargers vs Royal Challengers BangaloreAnil Kumble (RCB) – 4/16
2010Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai IndiansSuresh Raina (CSK) – 57* (35), 1/21
2011Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers BangaloreMurali Vijay (CSK) – 95 (52)
2012Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super KingsManvinder Bisla (KKR) – 89 (48)
2013Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super KingsKieron Pollard (MI) – 60* (32)
2014Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab KingsManish Pandey (KKR) – 94 (50)
2015Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super KingsRohit Sharma (MI) – 50 (26)
2016Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers BangaloreBen Cutting (SRH) – 39* (15)
2017Mumbai Indians vs Rising Pune SupergiantKrunal Pandya (MI) – 47 (38)
2018Chennai Super Kings vs Sunrisers HyderabadShane Watson (CSK) – 117* (57)
2019Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super KingsJasprit Bumrah (MI) – 2/14
2020Mumbai Indians vs Delhi CapitalsTrent Boult (MI) – 3/30
2021Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight RidersFaf du Plessis (CSK) – 86 (59)
2022Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan RoyalsHardik Pandya (GT) – 34 (30), 3/17
2023Chennai Super Kings vs Gujarat TitansDevon Conway (CSK) – 47 (25)
2024Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers HyderabadMitchell Starc (KKR) – 2/14
2025Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab KingsKrunal Pandya (MI) – 2/17 & 4 (5)

Krunal Pandya Makes History In IPL 

Interestingly, Krunal Pandya made history by becoming the first player ever to win the Player of the Match award in two IPL finals. He had previously won the award in the 2017 final when he was playing for Mumbai Indians.

Back then, his 47 runs off 38 balls helped MI beat Rising Pune Supergiants by just 1 run in a nail-biting finish in Hyderabad.