IND vs AUS ICC World Cup 2023 Awards Winners List: ICC Player of the Match, ICC Player of the Tournament, Golden Bat and Golden Ball

While the Golden Bat award, currently termed ICC Golden Bat, and the Golden Ball award, currently named ICC Golden Ball, have been presented since the 1975 World Cup, the ICC Player of the tournament award was introduced as late as the 1992 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
IND vs AUS ICC World Cup 2023 Awards Winners List: ICC Player of the Match, ICC Player of the Tournament, Golden Bat and Golden Ball
MS Dhoni was awarded the ICC Player of the Match for his unbeaten 91-run innings in the final of the 2011 World Cup in India.

2023 ICC World Cup Awards: Australia beat India by six wickets in the final of the World Cup at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday (November 19) to win their record sixth World Cup title. India became the first team to move into the 50-over World Cup title clash when they beat New Zealand by 70 runs in Semi-final 1 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Wednesday (November 15).

Australia also entered the World Cup final when they beat South Africa by three wickets in a low-scoring match at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Thursday (November 16).

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Fans are always keen to know the ICC Player of the Match in Final and the ICC Player of the Tournament Award.

Along with that, they are also curious to know the winners of the Golden Bat and the Golden Ball awards.

In this article, ZeeBiz takes you through the list of the awardees in different categories in World Cup finals and the overall tournament.

ICC World Cup Awards

Player of the Match awards in the World Cup final are being given ever since the first World Cup was played in England in 1975.

It was renamed the ICC Player of the Match in Final in 1992.

While the Golden Bat award, currently termed the ICC Golden Bat award, and the Golden Ball award, currently named the ICC Golden Ball award have been presented since the 1975 World Cup, the ICC Player of the Tournament award was introduced as late as the 1992 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.

In the first World Cup, the West Indies skipper Clive Lloyd was awarded the Player of the Match award for his 102-run innings against Australia at the Lord's, London.

While New Zealand's Glenn Turner won the Golden Bat award for most runs at 333 at the 1975 World Cup, the Golden Ball award went to Gary Gilmour of Australia and Bernard Julien of the West Indies for 11 wickets each.

When the ICC introduced the ICC Player of the Tournament award in 1992, New Zealand skipper Martin Crowe became the first player to win it for his 456 runs in the World Cup.

ICC Player of the Tournament Awards

YearPlayerStats
1992New Zealand Martin Crowe456 runs
1996Sri Lanka Sanath Jayasuriya221 runs and 6 wickets
1999South Africa Lance Klusener281 runs and 17 wickets
2003India Sachin Tendulkar673 runs and 2 wickets
2007Australia Glenn McGrath26 wickets
2011India Yuvraj Singh362 Runs and 15 wickets
2015Australia Mitchell Starc22 Wickets
2019New Zealand Kane Williamson578 runs and 2 wickets; captaincy
2023India Virat Kohli765 runs

ICC Player of the Match Awards

YearPlayerStats
1975Cricket West Indies Clive Lloyd102
1979Cricket West Indies Viv Richards138*
1983India Mohinder Amarnath3/12 and 26
1987Australia David Boon75
1992Pakistan Wasim Akram33*(18) and 3/49
1996Sri Lanka Aravinda de Silva107* and 3/42
1999Australia Shane WarneApr-33
2003Australia Ricky Ponting140*
2007Australia Adam Gilchrist149
2011India Mahendra Singh Dhoni91*
2015Australia James FaulknerMar-36
2019England Ben Stokes84*
2023Australia Travis Head0/4 and 137

Golden Bat Awards

World CupTop runscorerRuns
1975New Zealand Glenn Turner333
1979Cricket West Indies Gordon Greenidge253
1983England David Gower384
1987England Graham Gooch471
1992New Zealand Martin Crowe456
1996India Sachin Tendulkar523
1999India Rahul Dravid461
2003India Sachin Tendulkar673
2007Australia Matthew Hayden659
2011Sri Lanka Tillakaratne Dilshan500
2015New Zealand Martin Guptill547
2019India Rohit Sharma648
2023India Virat Kohli765

Golden Ball Awards

World CupTop wicket takerWickets
1975Gary Gilmour (AU) Bernard Julien (WI)11
1979England Mike Hendrick10
1983India Roger Binny18
1987Australia Craig McDermott18
1992Pakistan Wasim Akram18
1996India Anil Kumble15
1999Geoff Allott (NZ), Shane Warne (AU)20
2003Sri Lanka Chaminda Vaas23
2007Australia Glenn McGrath26
2011Zaheer Khan (IND), Shahid Afridi (PAK)21
2015Mitchell Starc (AU), Trent Boult (NZ)22
2019Australia Mitchell Starc27
2023Mohammed Shami24
Shaghil Bilali

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