Who will be the Player of the Tournament for T20 World Cup 2024? List of candidates and past winners for ICC World T20 MVP

29-06-2024
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The T20 World Cup 2024 come to a conclusion with the final match scheduled for June 29. India locked horns with South Africa at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados. Both teams secured an emphatic win in their semifinals, crushing their opponents convincingly.

It is also worth noting that both teams came to the final with a no-lose record in the World Cup. Both the teams have high stakes entering the match -- India have not secured an ICC trophy in 11 years, while South Africa will be playing their first ever T20 World Cup final.

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This World Cup has seen some strong performances with both bat and bowl. We have seen matches where it was apparent that it was a bowler's tournament with those slow surfaces of the Caribbean, and more importantly, in the USA leg of the tournament. Despite bowlers shining, we have also seen batsmen using the conditions smartly to set high targets and to chase them as well.

With such strong performance displays, let's take a look at who could be awarded the Player of the Tournament for the T20 World Cup 2024.

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Who is the Player of the Tournament for T20 World Cup 2024?

Player Runs/Wkts Batting SR/Bowling Econ
Rohit Sharma (IND) 248 runs 155.97 (SR)
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (AFG) 281 runs 124.33 (SR)
Arshdeep Singh (IND) 15 wkts 7.50 (Econ)
Jasprit Bumrah (IND) 13 wkts 4.12 (Econ)
A Nortje (SA) 13 wkts 5.64 (Econ)
Jasprit Bumrah 15 wickets 8.26 (Econ)

List of Player of the Tournament award winners in T20 World Cups?

Year Player Runs/Wkts
2007 Shahid Afridi (PAK) 12 wickets
2009 Tillakaratne Dilshan (SL) 317 runs
2010 Kevin. Pietersen (ENG) 248 runs
2012 Shane Watson (AUS) 249/11
2014 Virat Kohli (IND) 319 runs
2016 Virat Kohli (IND) 273 runs
2021 David Warner (AUS) 289 runs
2022 Sam Curran (ENG) 13 wickets
2024 Jasprit Bumrah (IND) 15 wickets

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Sam Curran was the Player of the Tournament of the previous edition of the T20 World Cup. However, the only person to win the award twice is India's very own Virat Kohli.