Each and every Cricketer tries to perform best for his/her team in order to contribute for a win. If a player performs extremely well and as a result his team wins and he gets Man of the Match which is like salvation for the cause he plays cricket.
Every man of the match award is accompanied by the feeling by the player where he wants his team to win and that is the end reason why player perform and give their 100% on the cricket field. But it is not the desired result that occurs every time.
Regardless of the player’s effort, at times, his team loses and there have been lot of great players who have put in great efforts to win their side the match but have ended up on the losing side.
So here’s a look at the list of Players who have received the Man of the Match/Series awards for their excellent performances even though their side ended up as the losing outfit.
List of Match and Series Award –
| Player | Span | Matches | Awards |
| SR Tendulkar (India) | 1989-2012 | 200 | 6 |
| Javed Miandad (Pak) | 1975-1996 | 105 | 5 |
| A Flower (Zim) | 1992-2003 | 144 | 4 |
| GW Flower (Zim) | 1992-2010 | 149 | 4 |
| CH Gayle (ICC/WI) | 1999-2013 | 133 | 4 |
| Inzamam-ul-Haq (Asia/Pak) | 1991-2007 | 148 | 4 |
| ADR Campbell (Zim) | 1992-2003 | 126 | 3 |
| TLW Cooper (Netherlands) | 2010-2013 | 17 | 3 |
| PA de Silva (SL) | 1984-2003 | 163 | 3 |
| SC Ganguly (Asia/India) | 1992-2007 | 145 | 3 |
| CL Hooper (WI) | 1987-2003 | 99 | 3 |
| DL Houghton (Zim) | 1983-1997 | 47 | 3 |
| A Ranatunga (SL) | 1982-1999 | 150 | 3 |
| KR Rutherford (NZ) | 1985-1995 | 75 | 3 |
| RJ Shastri (India) | 1981-1992 | 82 | 3 |