As well all aware of the fact that cricket is a game of bat & ball and everyone show their top performance in every given match to be the man of the match. Generally it’s a batter or bowler who won Man Of The Match but it’s seen that player won man of the match for fielding. here we will see such 5 fielder who win man of the match for fielding.
5) Mark Taylor (Australia)
Mark Taylor was the attacking and outstanding batter from Australia. But he achieved this rare feat of winning man of the match due to magnificent fielding.Having been an outstanding slip fielder , Taylor once took four outstanding catches in the slip and despite of not making impact with bat , but due to 30 over match, It has become the most highlighted moment and he awarded for same
4) Gus Logie ( West Indies)
The 2nd match of the 1986 Champions Trophy was between the mighty West Indies and Pakistan. West Indies won the match by nine wickets, but it was not because of their furious fast-bowlers, but because of their “flying Caribbean” Gus Logie. It was the first time in cricket history that a fielder was adjudged as the Man of Match.He was involved in an directly hit the from squre-leg to get of Javed Miandad. Logie also ran-out Asif Mujtaba that day and without batting or bowling in that match, he was awarded the MoM award for his heroics in the field.
3) Sir Viv Richards ( West Indies)
The “Calypso King” who known for his batting masterclass pulled off three excellent catches and saved several crucial runs as his side restricted India to a modest total in the important encounter. Raman Lamba, Dilip Vengsarkar and Manoj Prabhakar gave away their wickets to Richard’s brilliance in the field which help him to win the Man kf the match against India.
2) Jonty Rhodes ( South Africa)
We talk about fielding and doesn’t talk about Jonty Rhodes it’s not quite possible. The iconic South African fielder showed off his fielding miracles in 1993. Not one, not two, he took five eye-catching catches in a single match against the West Indies. For this Rhodes adjusted as the Man of the Match for fielding performances in the match.
1) David Miller ( South Africa)
David Miller became the Player of the Match in the modern cricket era with only his fielding. It happened in a T20 match against Pakistan in 2019. Batting first, Miller has disappointed by scoring 10 runs in South Africa innings. But the rest of the batsmen did well.But Miller showed his fielding power that took the match away from Pakistan. He convicted the fall of Pakistan with lightning run-outs and some blinder of catches. David Miller produced two run-outs, and four catches in that match implied Man of the Match for fielding.
