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unusual facts about Man of the Match


Shoki Hirai

He was later named Man of the match for this performance, which led to a 4–2 victory.


1970–71 Ashes series

John Edrich was awarded $200 as Man of the Match by the England umpire Charlie Elliott because "without John's 82 there'd have been no match".

1997–98 Coca-Cola Cup

Sachin Tendulkar won the man of the tournament award and an Opel Astra that went with the award apart from winning other awards for most sixes and fastest fifty whereas Damien Fleming and Ricky Ponting of Australia won the best bowler and best fielder awards respectively.

2006 Football League Championship play-off Final

Watford won the match 3–0, with opening goalscorer Jay DeMerit named man of the match.

Adam Virgo

He was awarded man of the match for his display by both broadcaster Setanta and the official Celtic website.

Devon Sandoval

He came on as a substitute in the 87th minute for the Man of the Match, Álvaro Saborío, who scored two goals to lead the club to a 2-0 victory.

Diego León

León put in a great performance to earn himself his first matchball as a Barnsley player, with a Man of the match award against Colchester United on 29 January 2008.

Iarla Tannian

He was named as the Man of the match by The Sunday Game panel in the drawn 2012 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final on 9 September.

Michael Barrantes

On 6 November 2011 he scored two goals for Aalesund in the 2011 Norwegian Cup Final, in a 2–1 win against Brann, and was awarded the man of the match award.

Paul Jarvis

He bowled with good pace, and took four wickets in two Tests in a losing cause, as well as securing the man of the match award for taking 5 for 35 against India in Bangalore.


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1887 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

In 2005, a gold medal won by the final's man-of-the-match Malachi O'Brien fetched €26,500 (three times its guide price) at London auction house Sotheby's.

1995 Football League Cup Final

Steve McManaman was awarded man of the match and this match was dubbed by Liverpool fans as "The McManaman Final" due to the nature of his performance, earning plaudits from special guest, Sir Stanley Matthews.

2005–06 VB Series

Andrew Symonds and Mike Hussey shared a sixth-wicket stand worth 109 in the last thirteen overs, which gave Hussey Man of the Match honours.

2007 State of Origin series

It was not till the 73rd minute that New South Wales' Matt King, in his farewell Origin performance having announced his intention to relocate the European Super League in 2008, scored a try which was set up by a flat pass from eventual man-of-the-match Greg Bird.

Alwyn George

The next day Alwyn made his debut in the I-League against Dempo S.C. in which Pailan lost 2–0 but with Alwyn putting in a man of the match performance for Pailan.

Cyclones of Chittagong

Tamim Iqbal was given the man of the match award for scoring 91 runs in 60 balls.

Dhaka Dynamites

The man of the match was Naeem Islam by an all round performance picking up two wickets and scoring 31 runs.

Fraser Franks

AFC Wimbledon won the game 2–1, with Franks claiming the Premier Sports man-of-the-match award.

Lampros Choutos

Choutos returned to his country in that summer, signing with Panionios GSS, but was only eligible to start playing in the following January; he again began experiencing first-team football, and notably scored two of three at Athens Olympic Sports Complex, helping defeat hosts AEK Athens F.C. and collecting the Man of the Match award.

Mohammad Hafeez

In 2011 he won an amazing 10 Man-of-the-Match awards in all forms of international cricket and became only the third player (after Sanath Jayasuriya and Jacques Kallis) to score 1000 runs and take 30 wickets in ODI matches within a calendar year.

Rajshahi Rangers

The man of the match was Naeem Islam for an allround performance scoring 31 off 31 balls.

Rastislav Beličák

On 11 April 2008, Beličák earned the Man-of-the-Match award for his excellent performance in the 1-0 win at Jalan Besar Stadium over his side's main rivals Tampines Rovers.

Richard Dunne

He played in all ten games helping Ireland finish second and qualify for a play-off whilst also scoring goals in both 1–1 draws with Bulgaria, as well as winning the man of the match award in the away game held in Sofia.

Scott Parker

On 12 November 2011, Parker was named man of the match in a friendly against UEFA Euro 2008 and World Cup 2010 winners Spain in the 1–0 win.

Shinty in the United States

In June 2006 Gary Innes, Captain of Fort William Shinty Club and Man of the Match for the 2005 Camanachd Cup visited to California to play Shinty and to teach at a workshop hosted by the Northern California Camanachd Club open to all US Shinty Clubs.

Suaia Matagi

In 2011 Matagi was named in the Auckland Rugby League team of the year and went on to be named man of the match in the National Competition final.

Sultans of Sylhet

Tamim Iqbal from Cyclones of Chittagong was awarded man of the match scoring 91 runs off 60 balls.

Tom Rüsz Jacobsen

Jacobsen's best performance on the national team, was against Switzerland in Bern on 29 October 1980, when Norway won 2-1 and he was elected Man of the Match by VG with 10 points of 10 possible.