Krunal Pandya stole the spotlight in the IPL 2025 final, earning the Player of the Match award as Royal Challengers Bengaluru finally clinched their first-ever title by defeating Punjab Kings. It was a big moment for Krunal, who had also won the same honour back in 2017 for his crucial knock that helped Mumbai Indians win the trophy. With that, he joins a select list of standout performers in IPL finals and in this article, we’ll take a quick look at all 18 Player of the Match winners in IPL final history.
Player of the Match Winners List from 2008 to 2025
| Year | Final Match-up | Man of the Match (Team) | Performance |
|---|
| 2008 | RR vs CSK | Yusuf Pathan (RR) | 56 (39) & 3/22 |
| 2009 | DC vs RCB | Anil Kumble (RCB) | 4/16 (losing cause) |
| 2010 | CSK vs MI | Suresh Raina (CSK) | 57* (35) & 1/21 |
| 2011 | CSK vs RCB | Murali Vijay (CSK) | 95 (52) |
| 2012 | KKR vs CSK | Manvinder Bisla (KKR) | 89 (48) |
| 2013 | MI vs CSK | Kieron Pollard (MI) | 60* (32) & 1/34 |
| 2014 | KKR vs KXIP | Manish Pandey (KKR) | 94 (50) |
| 2015 | MI vs CSK | Rohit Sharma (MI) | 50 (26) (only captain to win MoM) |
| 2016 | SRH vs RCB | Ben Cutting (SRH) | 39* (15) & 2/35 |
| 2017 | MI vs RPS | Krunal Pandya (MI) | 47 (38) |
| 2018 | CSK vs SRH | Shane Watson (CSK) | 117* (57) |
| 2019 | MI vs CSK | Jasprit Bumrah (MI) | 2/14 |
| 2020 | MI vs DC | Trent Boult (MI) | 3/30 |
| 2021 | CSK vs KKR | Faf du Plessis (CSK) | 86 (59) |
| 2022 | GT vs RR | Hardik Pandya (GT) | 3/17 & 34 (30) |
| 2023 | CSK vs GT | Devon Conway (CSK) | 47 (25) |
| 2024 | KKR vs SRH | Mitchell Starc (KKR) | 2/14 |
| 2025 | RCB vs PBKS | Krunal Pandya (RCB) | 2/17 (4 overs) |
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