World Cup 2011 : Match No 05 : Man of the Match Award for losing team in the World Cup

World Cup 2011 : Match No 05 : Man of the Match Award for losing team in the World Cup

RN ten Doeschate was awarded Man of the Match against England at Nagpur on 22.02.11 even though his team ended as a losing side. His getting the Man of the Match award provided the 20th occasion of a cricketer being awarded the Man of the Match for a losing team in the world cup

RN ten Doeschate became the second Netherland cricketer to bag the MoM award for a losing team after TBM de Leede who was awarded MoM against India at Paarl on 12.02.03 in the world cup

JM Davision of Canada and DL Houghton of Zimbabwe have been awarded Man of the Match on two occasions even though their teams ended as losers in the world cup. The complete list is furnished below in the chronological order

No Cricketer Team Opp Ground Date
1 Sarfraz Nawaz Pak Win Birmingham 11 Jun 1975
2 Abdul Qadir Pak NZl Birmingham 12 Jun 1983
3 Zaheer Abbas Pak Eng Lord’s 13 Jun 1983
4 DL Houghton Zim Aus Southampton 16 Jun 1983
5 DL Houghton Zim NZl Hyd-LBS 10 Oct 1987
6 A Flower Zim Srl New Plymouth 23 Feb 1992
7 SO Tikolo Ken Eng Canterbury 18 May 1999
8 MO Odumbe Ken Srl Southampton 30 May 1999
9 NC Johnson Zim Aus Lord’s 09 Jun 1999
10 TBM de Leede Net Ind Paarl 12 Feb 2003
11 AJ Burger Nam Eng P Elizabeth 19 Feb 2003
12 JM Davison Can Win Centurion 23 Feb 2003
13 AM Blignaut Zim Aus Bulawayo 24 Feb 2003
14 JM Davison Can NZl Benoni 03 Mar 2003
15 SE Bond NZl Aus P Elizabeth 11 Mar 2003
16 AY Karim Ken Aus Durban 15 Mar 2003
17 SC Williams Zim Win Kingston 19 Mar 2007
18 SL Malinga Srl RSA Providence 28 Mar 2007
19 RS Bopara Eng Srl North Sound 04 Apr 2007
20 RN ten Doeschate Net Eng Nagpur 22 Feb 2011

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