ICC Cricket World Cup Records: Team Records for Most Man of the Tournament Award

For a sizable period of time before the Cricket World Cup, players received awards for their performance in each match. These players received the Man of the Match award. This tendency continued throughout the Cricket World Cup. In the championship game, a player who earned the honour usually contributed to their team’s victory and, in turn, the World Cup. At the completion of the World Cup, one player has been honoured as “Man of the Tournament” since 1992.

Team	Year	Matches Played
Australia	(2007)	11
Australia	(2003)	11
Sri Lanka	(1996)	8
West Indies	(1975)	5
West Indies	(1979)	5

1992 Cricket World Cup

Man of the Tournament 1992 – New Zealand Martin Crowe – 456 runs

The 1992 Cricket World Cup in Australia and New Zealand got off to an outstanding 100 runs without being out thanks to batsman and captain Martin Crowe of New Zealand. In the ensuing two innings, he only managed to score 5 and 3 runs, but he fought back to end with 74 runs against Zimbabwe and 81 runs against the West Indies. In the group games, he helped New Zealand reach to the Semi-Finals with 24 runs, 73 runs not out, and three runs.

In the Semi-Final match against Pakistan, Crowe led the way with 91 off just 83 balls, bringing New Zealand from 2/39 to 6/221 as they finished on 7/262. But it wasn’t enough; Pakistan won by a single run. Despite Pakistan going on to win the World Cup, Crowe was given the first Man of the Tournament award for his remarkable batting performances. He scored three fifty-sixes, a century, and an average of 114.00.

1996 Cricket World Cup

Man of the Tournament 1996 – Sri Lanka Sanath Jayasuriya – 221 runs (strike rate of 132) and 7 wickets

Batsman Sanath Jayasuriya took part in six of Sri Lanka’s triumphs during the 1996 Cricket World Cup. after only six versus Zimbabwe. Jayasuriya led Sri Lanka to victory by scoring 79 runs off of 76 balls against India. His subsequent run totals were 44 and 82 against Kenya and England, respectively. In the semi-final game against India, Jayasuriya was out for one but still contributed with the ball by ejecting Sachin Tendulkar, Sanjay Manjrekar, and Ajay Jadeja. His wickets led to a collapse that helped Sri Lanka win the match and dropped India from 1/98 to 8/120, enabling Sri Lanka to win.

Jayasuriya struggled throughout the competition, finishing with only 9 points and a strike rate of 1/43. But other batters, like Sachin Tendulkar, who collected a record 523 runs at an average of 87.16, outperformed him. Jayasuriya won the Man of the Tournament award for his exciting, aggressive stroke play and his capacity to triumph in games.

1999 Cricket World Cup

South Africa won Man of the Tournament in 1999. Lance Klusener: 281 runs (112 batting average) and 17 dismissals

Lance Klusener, an all-round player, was a part of the South African team when they first began playing One Day International cricket. With his cameo against Australia in the semi-final, he almost played in ten World Cup games, but it was in vain because the match was tied. He played in nine World Cup games overall. Klusener averaged 20.58 with the ball and 140.5 with the bat throughout this World Cup.

By scoring 12 runs and capturing 3/66 in his opening World Cup match against India, Klusener defeated his opponent. He continued to perform well in successive contests, scoring 52* and 3/21 against Sri Lanka, 48* and 1/16 against England, 5/21 against Kenya, and 52* and 1/36 in a tie with Zimbabwe to aid South Africa’s progression to the Super Sixes stage. Klusener struggled with the bat in the Super Sixes against New Zealand for the first time in the Cup, scoring just 4, but he still claimed 2/46 with the ball. In another losing effort, he managed to score 36 and take 1/53 against Australia. Against Pakistan, he reached 46* while taking 1/41. When Klusener entered the World Cup semi-final, the South African team needed 39 runs in 5 overs to win and the score was 6/175.

South Africa was able to tie the game by to Klusener’s 31 runs in just 16 deliveries, but Australia (with Klusener still unbeaten) advanced to the final as per previous results after an Allan Donald run out left it tied. Although his average was better than his strike rate itself, Klusener‘s 122 strike rate showed off his quick batting style. Rahul Dravid (461 runs) and Shane Warne (49) were the highest wicket-takers and run scorers, respectively (20). Because of his overall performance, he was given the series’ man award.

2003 Cricket World Cup

Man of the Tournament 2003 – India Sachin Tendulkar – 673 runs and 2 wickets

In the 2003 World Cup, India did well. They made it to the championship game with just two losses, both to eventual winners Australia. One of the main contributing factors to this success was “Little Master” Sachin Tendulkar’s record-breaking performance. Tendulkar completed 11 innings for 673 runs at an average of 61.18. He started his World Cup campaign with a 52 against the Netherlands and a heroic 36 against Australia as everything else was falling apart. After that, he kept on scoring goals throughout the World Cup.