April 22, 2009

IPL 2009: Player of the match list

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The following is the list of man of the match/ player of the match awards given for each game in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2009. The player of the match award recognizes mainly the player's contribution to the winning team. I personally feel that the man of the match award is lopsided and batsmen are the favourites to the award. The bowlers get the award only when they perform exceptionally well. Let us see how it goes in IPL 2009. Here is the list:

1Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai IndiansSachin Tendulkar (MI)
2Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rajasthan RoyalsRahul Dravid (RCB)
3Delhi Daredevils vs Kings XI PunjabDaniel Vettori (DD)
4Deccan Chargers vs Kolkata Knight RidersRP Singh (DC)
5Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super KingsMuthiah Muralitharan (CSK)
6Kings XI Punjab vs Kolkata Knight RidersChris Gayle (KKR)
7Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan RoyalsMatch abandoned due to rain
8Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Deccan ChargersAdam Gilchrist (DC)
9Delhi Daredevils vs Chennai Super KingsAB de Villiers (DD)
10Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight RidersYusuf Pathan (RR)
11Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kings XI PunjabRavi Bopara (KXIP)
12Deccan Chargers vs Mumbai IndiansPragyan Ojha (DC)
13Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight RidersMatch abandoned due to rain
14Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi DaredevilsTillakaratne Dilshan (DD)
15Kings XI Punjab vs Rajasthan RoyalsKumar Sangakkara (KXIP)
16Chennai Super Kings vs Deccan ChargersHerschelle Gibbs (DC)
17Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai IndiansSachin Tendulkar (MI)
18Delhi Daredevils vs Rajasthan RoyalsYusuf Pathan (RR)
19Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight RidersMark Boucher (RCB)
20Kings XI Punjab vs Mumbai IndiansKumar Sangakkara (KXIP)
21Deccan Chargers vs Delhi DaredevilsDirk Nannes (DD)
22Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan RoyalsSuresh Raina (CSK)
23Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai IndiansJP Duminy (MI)
24Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kings XI PunjabYuvraj Singh (KXIP)
25Deccan Chargers vs Rajasthan RoyalsYusuf Pathan (RR)
26Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi DaredevilsShadab Jakati (CSK)
27Kings XI Punjab vs Kolkata Knight RidersMahela Jayawardene (KXIP)
28Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai IndiansJacques Kallis (RCB)
29Chennai Super Kings vs Deccan ChargersMahendra Singh Dhoni (CSK)
30Kings XI Punjab vs Rajasthan RoyalsGraeme Smith (RR)
31Delhi Daredevils vs Kolkata Knight RidersGautam Gambhir (DD)
32Deccan Chargers vs Mumbai IndiansRohit Sharma (DC)
33Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rajasthan RoyalsAmit Singh (RR)
34Chennai Super Kings vs Kings XI PunjabMatthew Hayden (CSK)
35Delhi Daredevils vs Mumbai IndiansAshish Nehra (DD)
36Deccan Chargers vs Kings XI PunjabMahela Jayawardene (KXIP)
37Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan RoyalsS Badrinath (CSK)
38Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai IndiansJP Duminy (MI)
39Delhi Daredevils vs Kolkata Knight RidersAmit Mishra (DD)
40Deccan Chargers vs Rajasthan RoyalsDwayne Smith (DC)
41Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight RidersRoss Taylor (RCB)
42Kings XI Punjab vs Mumbai IndiansHarbhajan Singh (MI)
43Deccan Chargers vs Delhi DaredevilsRajat Bhatia (DD)
44Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers BangaloreRoss Taylor (RCB)
45Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan RoyalsShane Warne (RR)
46Delhi Daredevils vs Kings XI PunjabBrett Lee (KXIP)
47Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai IndiansMatthew Hayden (CSK)
48Deccan Chargers vs Kolkata Knight RidersRohit Sharma (DC)
49Deccan Chargers vs Kings XI PunjabYuvraj Singh (KXIP)
50Delhi Daredevils vs Rajasthan RoyalsAB de Villiers (DD)
51Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight RidersBrad Hodge (KKR)
52Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi DaredevilsJacques Kallis (RCB)
53Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals
54Chennai Super Kings vs Kings XI Punjab
55Delhi Daredevils vs Mumbai Indians
56Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Deccan Chargers

Update after Match #52:
Jacques Kallis became the eleventh player to win two man of the match awards so far in IPL 2009 tournament.

Update after Match #50:
Matthew Hayden, Rohit Sharma, Yuvraj Singh and AB de Villiers became the seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth player, repectively, in IPL 2009 to win two man of the match awards so far in the tournament. Yuvraj Singh also became the first player in IPL to record two hat-tricks of wickets. As he said himself in the match presentation, Yuvraj Singh may have to start bowling more than batting.

Update after Match #45:
Ross Taylor became the sixth player in IPL 2009 to win two man of the match awards so far in the tournament.

Update after Match #39:
Mahela Jayawardene and JP Duminy became the fourth and fifth player, respectively, in IPL 2009 to win two man of the match awards so far in the tournament.

Update after Match #32:
Rohit Sharma became the second player in IPL 2009 to pick a hat-trick of wickets. His spell of 4 for 6 and knock of 38 runs at almost a run a ball earned him the man of the match.

Graeme Smith also became the first player from Rajsthan Royals to win the man of the match award other than Yusuf Pathan. In all the three previous occasions, Yusuf Pathan was the man of the match from Rajasthan Royals side.

Update after Match #26:
Yusuf Pathan became the first player in IPL 2009 to win three man of the match awards so far in the tournament. Yusuf Pathan has won all the man of the match awards that went to Rajasthan Royals.

Update after Match #20:
Kumar Sangakkara became the third player in IPL 2009 to win two man of the match awards so far in the tournament.

Update after Match #18:
Yusuf Pathan follows Sachin Tendulkar to lift two man of the match awards in IPL 2009 for Rajasthan Royals.

Update after Match #17:
Sachin Tendulkar became the first player in IPL 2009 to win two player of the match awards.

2 comments:

  1. Hi, Have you seen IPL Cricket 2009 ? I think it is the best IPL cricket site.

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  2. Ashmita,

    Thanks. It is a good blog, but of course not the best.

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