Follow UsThe stage is set for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 final, with Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) taking on Punjab Kings (PBKS) at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on June 3 (Tuesday). Both teams have been in superb form this season, and so have most of their players.
RCB and PBKS have never won an IPL trophy despite being part of the tournament since its inception. And, players from both sides would be eager to step up to the occasion and contribute to their team’s victory. With everything at stake, every player would know that winning the Player of the Match could etch their name in history.
Here, we look at all the players who have won the Player of the Match award in previous IPL finals.
2008 – Yusuf Pathan (Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings) – 56 (39) & 3/22
2009 – Anil Kumble (Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Deccan Chargers) – 4/16
2010 – Suresh Raina (Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians) – 57 (35) & 1/21
2011 – Murali Vijay (Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore) – 95 (52)
2012 – Manvinder Bisla (Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings) – 89 (48)
2013 – Kieron Pollard (Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings) – 60* (32) & 1/34
2014 – Manish Pandey (Kolkata Knight Riders vs Kings XI Punjab) – 94 (50)
2015 – Rohit Sharma (Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings) – 50 (26)
2016 – Ben Cutting (Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bangalore) – 39* (15) & 2/35
2017 – Krunal Pandya (Mumbai Indians vs Rising Pune Supergiant) – 47 (38) & 0/31
2018 – Shane Watson (Chennai Super Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad) – 117* (57)
2019 – Jasprit Bumrah (Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings) – 2/14
2020 – Trent Boult (Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals) – 3/30
2021 – Faf du Plessis (Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders) – 86 (59)
2022 – Hardik Pandya (Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals) – 34 (30) & 3/17
2023 – Devon Conway (Chennai Super Kings vs Gujarat Titans) – 47 (25)
2024 – Mitchell Starc (Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad) – 2/14
Krunal Pandya, who is part of RCB’s current set-up, is the only player to have won the award in the past and will feature in the IPL 2025 final.
Who will be the star of the IPL 2025 final? Well, we will find out on June 3.