Udaipur, April 16, 2025: On 1 May 2019, Mahendra Singh Dhoni was named Man of the Match in Chennai Super Kings' 80-run win over Delhi Capitals in Chennai. Dhoni scored an unbeaten 44 runs off 22 balls and also showed his skills as a wicketkeeper by taking 3 dismissals (1 catch and 2 stumpings).

No one knew that day that Dhoni would have to wait 85 matches to win another Man of the Match award in the IPL! After almost six years, Dhoni was finally named Man of the Match again in the IPL yesterday. This time, he played a key role in helping Chennai Super Kings defeat Lucknow Super Giants by scoring 26 runs off 11 balls.

18th Man of the Match award in IPL

India's World Cup-winning captain MS Dhoni has been named Man of the Match for the 18th time in his IPL career. With this, Dhoni has reached the fourth position on the list of most Man of the Match awards in IPL history.

Kohli and Warner share the same record

Along with Dhoni, Virat Kohli and David Warner also have 18 Man of the Match awards each. All three are now placed joint fourth on the list.

Rohit Sharma is one step ahead

Rohit Sharma is at third place with 19 Man of the Match awards. Rohit last won the award in 2023.

Chris Gayle held the record for years

Chris Gayle is at second place with 22 Man of the Match awards from his 142 IPL matches. For a long time, Gayle was the record holder.

AB de Villiers leads the list

The number one on this list is AB de Villiers. The South African legend was named Man of the Match 25 times before retiring from IPL in 2021.