All Player of the Match Award winners in inaugural ICC Trophy finals

It is the dream of any player that one day he plays an important role for his team in tournaments like the World Cup. The importance of ICC tournaments is known to all the players and they try hard to win the ICC trophy in their career.

The players of the teams playing the final match of the ODI World Cup, T20 World Cup and Champions Trophy so far have performed brilliantly. But after the end of the match, only one is given the title of player of the match, which proves to be no less than a milestone for his career. In this article, we are going to discuss the players who won the Player of the Match title in the final match of the first edition of all ICC tournaments that have happened so far.

1975, 1st ODI World Cup (Clive Lloyd)

In 1975, the first World Cup of ODI cricket was played in England, and the final match was played between West Indies and Australia. In this match, the West Indies team, batting first, scored 291 runs in 60 overs. Their captain Clive Lloyd scored a century (102 runs), while he also picked up 1 wicket with the ball. While the West Indies team won the final match by 17 runs, Clive Lloyd was given the Player of the Match title for his superb performance.

1998, 1st ICC Champions Trophy (Jacques Kallis)

The first ICC Champions Trophy was held in Bangladesh in 1998, in which West Indies and South Africa reached the final match. Batting first in the final, the West Indies team was reduced to a score of 245. South African all-rounder Jacques Kallis, who sent half the West Indies team to the pavilion, played the biggest role in this. Kallis later contributed a crucial 37 runs with the bat, which earned him the player of the match title in the final.

2007 First ICC T20 World Cup (Irfan Pathan)

When the first ICC T20 World Cup was played in South Africa in 2007, no one had initially expected India to win it. But the Indian team proved everyone wrong and made it to the final, where it played against the Pakistan team. Batting first, in the final match, India scored 157 for the loss of 5 wickets in 20 overs. It was not an easy task for Pakistan to achieve this target. It was made difficult by the Indian all-rounder Irfan Pathan, who took 3 important wickets giving just 16 runs in his 4 overs. The Indian team created history by winning this match by 5 runs and Irfan Pathan was awarded the Player of the Match.

2021, First ICC World Test Championship final (Kyle Jamieson)

For his match figures of 7/61, Kyle Jamieson is adjudged the Player of the Match 👏#WTC21 Final | #INDvNZ | https://t.co/8pVVHdl8nE pic.twitter.com/WbVspLrSS0

— ICC (@ICC) June 23, 2021

The final match of the first ICC World Test Championship between India and New Zealand was played at the Southampton ground in England. In this match, the New Zealand team created history by winning by 8 wickets. At the same time, the biggest contribution to this victory was made by 26-year-old Kyle Jamieson. He contributed 21 crucial runs in the Kiwi team’s first innings and took 5 wickets in the first innings of the Indian team. He also took two important wickets in the second innings. Jamieson was awarded the Player of the Match title in the final match for his excellent performance.