- New Zealand – 11 players
For New Zealand, a total 11 different players have won ODI Man of the Match Award in a losing cause. Only Ken Rutherford had won it more than once (3 times). Here is the full list:
| Serial no. | Player | Man of the Match Awards |
| 1 | Ken Rutherford | 3 |
| 2 | Shane Bond | 1 |
| 3 | Chris Cairns | 1 |
| 4 | Ewen Chatfield | 1 |
| 5 | Martin Crowe | 1 |
| 6 | Sir Richard Hadlee | 1 |
| 7 | Matt Horne | 1 |
| 8 | Dipak Patel | 1 |
| 9 | Daniel Vettori | 1 |
| 10 | Lou Vincent | 1 |
| 11 | John Wright | 1 |