A moment when 11 cricketers were jointly named MoM

Probably we have seen many times that 2 players from the same side share the MoM award in a test match, or sometimes 2 players from 2 opposite sides. But there was a moment when all 11 players from a single team had got the Man of the Match award.

MoM awards are given to the player who has contributed the most to victory in that match or has contributed to the match in a way which can’t be ignored. But it is a rare scene indeed when all 11 players from a side contributed to team’s victory equally.

This has been the one and only test in history till date when all 11 players from a side have shared the MoM award.

Match: 5th Test – South Africa vs West Indies

Season: 1998/99

Venue: Centurion Park, South Africa

This test match was won by Proteas by 351 runs and their 11 players shared the MoM award for their equal contribution in winning. Here is a table that shows brief scores of all four innings of that match.

Match Innings	Team	Runs
1st Innings	South Africa	313/10
2nd Innings	West Indies	144/10
3rd Innings	South Africa	399/5(Dec)
4th Innings	West Indies	217/10

Here is a table that shows contribution of all 11 players of South Africa, due to which they got the MoM award.

Player	Contribution
G Kirsten	134 runs
H Gibbs	53 runs
J Kallis	110 runs, 3 wickets and catches taken
D Cullinan	13 runs scored and a wicket taken
H Cronje	83 runs scored and catches taken
J Rhodes	127 runs scored and catches
S Pollock	16 runs scored and 3 wickets taken
M Boucher	100 runs scored and 2 catches taken
L Klusener	12 runs scored and 3 wickets taken
A Donald	12 runs scored, 6 wickets and a catch taken
P Admas	7 runs scored, 4 wickets and a catch taken

So far, there have been 14 instances when 2 players from the same team were given the MoM award in a Test match and there have been 26 instances in Tests when 2 players from opposite sides were given the MoM award.