Player of the match

In football, the "man of the match" (MOTM) award goes typically (but not necessarily) to a player on the winning side.

Exceptions are made during the season for certain reserved games such as the Western Derby, The ANZAC Day clash, QClash, and Showdown, where medallions are officially rewarded in presentations following the conclusion of the match.

On the day of the AFL Grand Final, a player will be awarded the Norm Smith Medal as being the best on ground voted by an independent panel of Australian rules football experts.

[9] Tendulkar is followed by Sanath Jayasuriya, who, along with Ricky Ponting, also holds the record for the most Man of the Match titles as captain.

[10] In the shortest form of the game, T20 Internationals, this record is held by Virat Kohli, who has won 15 awards in 115 matches.

An unusual example was the 2008 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final, where the award was given to Brian Cody, the Kilkenny manager, rather than to a player.

[12] In the women's sports of camogie and ladies' Gaelic football, the term "player of the match" (Irish: Laoch na hImeartha, "hero of the game") is used instead.

Instead, television companies broadcasting the game or corporate sponsors will often make donations to the scholarship funds of each school in the names of the winning players.

[citation needed] In college basketball's Final Four events, a Most Outstanding Player award is given, for performance across both the semi-final and championship game.