The ACC Men's Asia Cup 2025 final saw India beating Pakistan by 5 wickets to clinch their ninth trophy in the tournament's history. The match was played at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
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The Sporting News takes a look at the full list of players to win the Man of the Match awards in the Asia Cup finals.
Full list of players to win Man of the Match at the Asia Cup Final
Almost every edition of the continental event has seen a fresh face winning the 'Man of the Match' award in the Finals. Former Indian skipper Mohammad Azharuddin and Sri Lankan Marvan Atapattu are the only players in the history of the league to achieve the feat twice
Azharuddin won the player of the match award for consecutive years, in 1991 and 1995, while Atapattu won it in 1997 and 2004. Let's look into the full list of players to have won the award in the all-important finals
Year | Format | Player | Team |
1984 | ODI | Surinder Khanna | India |
1986 | ODI | Javed Miadad | Pakistan |
1988 | ODI | Navjot Sidhu | India |
1990-91 | ODI | Mohammad Azharuddin | India |
1995 | ODI | Mohammad Azharuddin | India |
1997 | ODI | Marvan Atapattu | Sri Lanka |
2000 | ODI | Moin Khan | Pakistan |
2004 | ODI | Marvan Atapattu | Sri Lanka |
2008 | ODI | Ajantha Mendis | Sri Lanka |
2010 | ODI | Dinesh Karthik | India |
2012 | ODI | Shahid Afridi | Pakistan |
2014 | ODI | Lasith Malinga | Sri Lanka |
2016 | T20I | Shikhar Dhawan | India |
2018 | ODI | Liton Das | Bangladesh |
2022 | T20I | Bhanuka Rajapaksha | Sri Lanka |
2023 | ODI | Mohammad Siraj | India |
2025 | T20I | Kuldeep Yadav | India |
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