- South Africa – 9 players
South Africa has nine different cricketers who have won Man of the Match award in ODI despite finishing on the losing side. South Africa players have achieved this feat for total 11 times, out of which, only Hansie Cronje and Quinton de Kock have made that twice. Here is the full list:
| Serial no. | Player | Man of the Match Awards |
| 1 | Hansie Cronje | 2 |
| 2 | Quinton de Kock | 2 |
| 3 | Boeta Dippenaar | 1 |
| 4 | Alan Donald | 1 |
| 5 | Andrew Hudson | 1 |
| 6 | Jacques Kallis | 1 |
| 7 | Peter Kirsten | 1 |
| 8 | Shaun Pollock | 1 |
| 9 | Kepler Wessels | 1 |