IPL 2025 Final: Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer will be in the race for their first PoTM award in a final during the RCB vs PBKS match. (BCCI)IPL Player of the Final Award Winners: The Indian Premier League (IPL) is set to bid goodbye to an enthralling 18th season on Tuesday as Royal Challengers Bengaluru face Punjab Kings in the IPL 2025 final at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
Both teams comprise a host of match-winners of distinct abilities that can own the night in their own inimitable ways to put their respective teams in front. The IPL finals have generally witnessed spell-binding performances from individuals to set up the crowning moment across 17 seasons.
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Former India all-rounder Yusuf Pathan was the recipient of the Man of the Match award in the inaugural final in 2008. Steering Rajasthan Royals to victory, Pathan cracked a half-century while also chipping in with three wickets against the Chennai Super Kings. Interestingly, India spin legend Anil Kumble is the only player to win the Player of the Match (PoTM) award in a final while ending up on the losing side.
Kumble had produced a magnificent spell of 4/16 for RCB in the 2009 final against Deccan Chargers as his team ended up short by six runs.
| Man of the Match in every IPL final from 2008 to 2025 | ||
| Year | Final | Player of the Final |
| 2008 | Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings | Yusuf Pathan (RR) – 56 (39), 3/22 |
| 2009 | Deccan Chargers vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | Anil Kumble (RCB) – 4/16 |
| 2010 | Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians | Suresh Raina (CSK) – 57* (35), 1/21 |
| 2011 | Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | Murali Vijay (CSK) – 95 (52) |
| 2012 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings | Manvinder Bisla (KKR) – 89 (48) |
| 2013 | Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings | Kieron Pollard (MI) – 60* (32) |
| 2014 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings | Manish Pandey (KKR) – 94 (50) |
| 2015 | Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings | Rohit Sharma (MI) – 50 (26) |
| 2016 | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | Ben Cutting (SRH) – 39* (15) |
| 2017 | Mumbai Indians vs Rising Pune Supergiant | Krunal Pandya (MI) – 47 (38) |
| 2018 | Chennai Super Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad | Shane Watson (CSK) – 117* (57) |
| 2019 | Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings | Jasprit Bumrah (MI) – 2/14 |
| 2020 | Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals | Trent Boult (MI) – 3/30 |
| 2021 | Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders | Faf du Plessis (CSK) – 86 (59) |
| 2022 | Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals | Hardik Pandya (GT) – 34 (30), 3/17 |
| 2023 | Chennai Super Kings vs Gujarat Titans | Devon Conway (CSK) – 47 (25) |
| 2024 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad | Mitchell Starc (KKR) – 2/14 |
| 2025 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings | TBD |
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