T20 World Cup: Full list of Player-of-the-Tournament award winners from 2007 to 2026
Sanju Samson won the Player of the Tournament award for the T20 World Cup 2026 to join an elusive club. He is the third Indian player to achieve the feat.
Samson scored an unbeaten 97 against West Indies in the must-win Super Eight match against West Indies. He scored 89 runs in the semifinal and the final.
He started with an unbeaten 97 against West Indies in the must-win Super Eight match against West Indies. He scored 89 runs in the semifinal and the final.
India’s batting star Virat Kohli is the only cricketer to have won the Player of the Tournament award twice, in 2014 and 2016.
The accolade went to Shahid Afridi in the inaugural edition of the event, which was won by India after it defeated archrival Pakistan in the final.
In 2024, India’s Jasprit Bumrah claimed the award, after bagging 15 wickets from eight games at an incredible economy of 4.17.
Here is the full list of the T20 World Cup Player of the Tournament award winners:
| Player | Team | Year | Mat. | Runs | Wkts. |
| Shahid Afridi | Pakistan | 2007 | 7 | 91 | 12 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | Sri Lanka | 2009 | 7 | 317 | 0 |
| Kevin Pietersen | England | 2010 | 6 | 248 | 0 |
| Shane Watson | Australia | 2012 | 7 | 249 | 11 |
| Virat Kohli | India | 2014 | 6 | 319 | 0 |
| Virat Kohli | India | 2016 | 5 | 273 | 1 |
| David Warner | Australia | 2021 | 7 | 289 | 0 |
| Sam Curran | England | 2022 | 6 | 12 | 13 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | India | 2024 | 8 | 0 | 15 |
| Sanju Samson | India | 2026 | 5 | 321 | 0 |
Published on Mar 08, 2026
