ODI World Cup Finals: Full list of Player of the Match award winners from 1975 to 2019

ODI World Cup Finals: Here is a look at all those who have claimed the Player of the Match award in the summit clash of the World Cup over the years.

Wasim Akram (1992), MS Dhoni (2011) and Ricky Ponting (2003) won the Player of the Match award in World Cup finals. | Photo Credit: THE HINDU/AFP

From MS Dhoni’s match-winning knock in 2011 to Ricky Ponting’s onslaught in 2003 against India, the ODI World Cup has seen some memorable performances in the finals.

Across the 12 editions of the tournament, the Player of the Match award winner in the final has been selected from the winning side.

Here is a look at all the Player of the Match award winners in the finals:

ALL WORLD CUP FINAL PLAYER OF THE MATCH WINNERS

• Clive Lloyd (West Indies) - 102 (85) & 1/38 vs Australia, Lord’s, 1975
• Viv Richards (West Indies) - 138* (157) vs England, Lord’s, 1979
• Mohinder Amarnath (India) - 26 (80) & 3/12 vs West Indies, Lord’s, 1983
• David Boon (Australia) - 75 (125) vs England, Kolkata, 1987
• Wasim Akram (Pakistan) - 33 (18) & 3/49 vs England, Melbourne, 1992
• Aravinda de Silva (Sri Lanka) - 107* (124) & 3/42 vs Australia, Lahore, 1996
• Shane Warne (Australia) - 4/33 vs Pakistan, Lord’s, 1999
• Ricky Ponting (Australia) - 140* (121) vs India, Johannesburg, 2003
• Adam Gilchrist (Australia) - 149 (104) vs Sri Lanka, Bridgetown, 2007
• MS Dhoni (India) - 91* (79) vs Sri Lanka, Mumbai, 2011
• James Faulkner (Australia) - 3/36 vs New Zealand, Melbourne, 2015
• Ben Stokes (England) - 84* (98) vs New Zealand, Lord’s, 2019