Ex-India all-rounder Irfan Pathan was named Player of the Match in first-ever T20 World Cup final in 2007. Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi won it in the 2009 final. In 2010, England's Craig Kieswetter won the award, while ex-Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara won it in 2014. In 2012 and 2016 finals, Marlon Samuels of West Indies won the award.