Ex-India all-rounder Irfan Pathan was named Player of the Match in T20 World Cup final in 2007. Ex-Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi won it in 2009. In 2010, England's Craig Kieswetter won the award, while Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara won it in 2014. In 2012 and 2016, West Indies' Marlon Samuels won the award. Australia's Mitchell Marsh bagged it in 2021.