Stats: Shared Man of the Match awards - An occasion when all 11 players were jointly named MoM
Probably we have seen or heard many times that two players from the same side share the Man of the Match award in a test match, or sometimes even from two opposite sides. But there was one occasion when all 11 players from a single side had got the Man of the Match award.
Man of the Match awards are given to the player who has contributed the most to his team’s victory in that match or has contributed to the match in a manner which cannot be ignored. But it is a rare instance indeed when all 11 players from one side contributed to team’s victory equally.
This has been the only test match in history till date when all players from a side have shared the Man of the Match award.
Test Match Number: 1441
Match: South Africa vs West Indies (5th Test)
Season: 1998/99
Venue: Centurion Park
This test match was won by South Africa by 351 runs and their 11 players shared the Man of the Match award for their equal contribution in winning. Here is a table that shows brief scores of all four innings of that test match.
| Match Innings | Team | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | South Africa | 313 |
| 2nd | West Indies | 144 |
| 3rd | South Africa | 399/5 |
| 4th | West Indies | 217 |
Here is a table that shows contribution of all 11 players of South Africa, due to which they got the Man of the Match award.
| Player Name | Contribution in a test match for which got the Man of the Match award |
|---|---|
| Gary Kirsten | 134 runs scored in a match |
| Herschelle Gibbs | 53 runs scored in a match |
| Jacques Kallis | 110 runs scored, 3 wickets and catches taken in a match |
| Daryll Cullinan | 13 runs scored and 1 wicket taken in a match |
| Hansie Cronje | 83 runs scored and catches taken in a match |
| Jonty Rhodes | 127 runs scored and catches taken in a match |
| Shaun Pollock | 16 runs scored and 3 wickets taken in a match |
| Mark Boucher | 100 runs scored and 2 catches taken as a wicket-keeper in a match |
| Lance Klusener | 12 runs scored and 3 wickets taken in a match |
| Allan Donald | 12 runs scored, 6 wickets and 1 catch taken in a match |
| Paul Admas | 7 runs scored, 4 wickets and 1 catch taken in a match |
So far, there have been 14 instances when two players from the same team were given the Man of the Match award in a Test match.
| MoM-1 | MoM-2 | Country | Against | Venue | Year | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dilip Vengsarkar | Maninder Singh | India | Sri Lanka | Nagpur | 1986 | India |
| Richard Hadlee | Ewen Chatfield | New Zealand | West Indies | Christchurch | 1987 | New Zealand |
| Ian Smith | Andrew Jones | New Zealand | Sri Lanka | Hamilton | 1991 | Drawn |
| Ken Rutherford | Danny Morrison | New Zealand | Australia | Auckland | 1993 | New Zealand |
| Shane Thomson | Bryan Young | New Zealand | Pakistan | Christchurch | 1994 | New Zealand |
| Andy Flower | Grant Flower | Zimbabwe | Pakistan | Harare | 1995 | Zimbabwe |
| Jack Russell | Mike Atherton | England | South Africa | New Wanders | 1995 | Drawn |
| Steve Waugh | Greg Blewett | Australia | South Africa | New Wanders | 1997 | Australia |
| Shaun Pollock | Mark Boucher | South Africa | Zimbabwe | Harare | 1999 | South Africa |
| Jacques Kallis | Makhaya Ntini | South Africa | Zimbabwe | Bloemfontein | 2000 | South Africa |
| Justin Langer | Matthew Hayden | Australia | South Africa | Sydney | 2002 | Australia |
| Makhaya Ntini | Greme Smith | South Africa | England | Lord’s | 2003 | South Africa |
| Taufeeq Umar | Danish Kaneria | Pakistan | South Africa | Lahore | 2003 | Pakistan |
| Dale Styen | Morne Morkel | South Africa | England | New Wanders | 2010 | South Africa |
There have been 26 instances in Test cricket so far when two players from opposite sides were given the Man of the Match award.
| MoM – 1 | MoM – 2 | Match | Venue | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wasim Raja (Pak) | Collin Craft (WI) | Pakistan vs West Indies | Queen’s Park Oval | 1977 | West Indies |
| Geoff Howarth (NZ) | Sandeep Patil (Ind) | New Zealand vs India | Wellington | 1981 | New Zealand |
| John Wright (NZ) |
Ravi Shashtri (Ind) |
New Zealand vs India | Eden Park | 1981 | Drawn |
| Ian Botham (Eng) | Gordon Greenidge (WI) | England vs West Indies | Lord’s | 1984 | West Indies |
| Viv Richards (WI) | Ewen Chatfield (NZ) | West Indies vs New Zealand | Port of Spain | 1985 | Drawn |
| Kapil Dev (Ind) | Dean Jones (Aus) | India vs Australia | Chepauk | 1986 | Tied |
| Imran Khan (Pak) | Kris Srikkanth (Ind) | Pakistan vs India | Chepauk | 1987 | Drawn |
| Phil Newport (Eng) | Ravi Ratnayake (SL) | England vs Sri Lanka | Lord’s | 1988 | England |
| Allan Border (Aus) | Ijaz Ahmed (Pak) | Australia vs Pakistan | Faisalabad | 1988 | Drawn |
| Gus Logie (WI) | David Boon (Aus) | West Indies vs Australia | Sabina Park | 1991 | Drawn |
| Alec Stewart (Eng) | Ravi Ratnayake (SL) | England vs Sri Lanka | Lord’s | 1991 | England |
| Curtly Ambrose (WI) | Andrew Hudson (SA) | West Indies vs South Africa | Kensington Oval | 1992 | West Indies |
| Alec Stewert (Eng) | Nathan Astle (NZ) | England vs New Zealand | Auckland | 1997 | Drawn |
| Shiv Chanderpaul (WI) | Rahul Dravid (Ind) | West Indies vs India | Bourda | 1997 | Drawn |
| Pat Symcox (SA) | Azhar Mahmood (Pak) | South Africa vs Pakistan | New Wanderers | 1998 | Drawn |
| Saeed Anwar (Pak) | Javagal Srinath (Ind) | Pakistan vs India | Eden Gardens | 1999 | Pakistan |
| Aravinda de Silva (SL) | Ricky Ponting (Aus) | Sri Lanka vs Australia | Kandy | 1999 | Sri Lanka |
| Andy Flower (Zim) | Russell Arnold (SL) | Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka | Harare | 1999 | Drawn |
| Andy Caddick (Eng) | Gary Kirsten (SA) | England vs South Africa | Kingsmead | 1999 | Drawn |
| Arjuna Ranatunga (SL) | Lance Klusener (SA) | Sri Lanka vs South Africa | Kandy | 2000 | South Africa |
| Matthew Hayden (Aus) | Harbhajan Singh (Ind) | Australia vs India | Chepauk | 2001 | India |
| Muttiah Muralitharan (SL) | Mohammad Ashraful (Ban) | Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh | SSC | 2001 | Sri Lanka |
| Brian Lara (WI) | Chaminda Vaas (SL) | West Indies vs Sri Lanka | SSC | 2001 | Sri Lanka |
| Gary Kirsten (SA) | Taufeeq Umar (Pak) | South Africa vs Pakistan | Faisalabad | 2003 | Drawn |
| Nuwan Kulasekara (SL) | Fawad Alam (Pak) | Sri Lanka vs Pakistan | P Sara Oval | 2009 | Sri Lanka |
| Salman Butt (Pak) | Simon Katich (Aus) | Pakistan vs Australia | Lord’s | 2010 | Australia |