Ishan Kishan player-of-match split

Ishan Kishan’s IPL Player of the Match record has split sharply across his two most prominent franchises. Official IPLT20 listings and ESPNcricinfo scorecards show Kishan collected four match awards during seven seasons with Mumbai Indians, then five across his first two seasons with Sunrisers Hyderabad. The numbers have circulated in cricket discussion this week because they compress a broader change in how Kishan has been used. Sunrisers signed him after his Mumbai stint, and the official IPL player profile now lists him in the Hyderabad squad with 133 career IPL matches. ### Which awards can be verified for Sunrisers Hyderabad? IPLT20 and ESPNcricinfo records show Kishan won Player of the Match for Sunrisers against Rajasthan Royals on March 23, 2025, after scoring 106 not out off 47 balls in Hyderabad. (iplt20.com) ESPNcricinfo’s full scorecard for that match lists him as the award winner in SRH’s 44-run victory. ESPNcricinfo’s May 23, 2025 scorecard shows Kishan was again Player of the Match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru after making 94 not out off 48 balls in Lucknow. (iplt20.com) IPLT20 also carries a dedicated Player of the Match video for that game. The 2026 season added three more verified awards. IPLT20 lists Kishan as Player of the Match against Rajasthan Royals on April 25, 2026, against Chennai Super Kings on May 18, 2026, and against Royal Challengers Bengaluru on May 22, 2026. (espncricinfo.com) ESPNcricinfo’s scorecard for the Chennai match confirms the award after his 70 off 47 in a five-wicket chase. ### What is the Mumbai Indians side of the split? IPLT20 records confirm at least two Mumbai-era awards directly: one against Sunrisers Hyderabad on October 8, 2021, and one against Rajasthan Royals on April 30, 2022. (espncricinfo.com) The Mumbai count of four across seven seasons is also consistent with the social briefing that flagged the split and with Kishan’s seven-season run at MI from 2018 through 2024 described in profile material. (iplt20.com) ESPNcricinfo’s player profile says Kishan moved to Mumbai Indians after Gujarat Lions folded and had multiple 400-plus run seasons there, including 516 runs in 2020. The IPLT20 profile says Mumbai bought him for 15.75 crore rupees at the 2022 mega auction. ### Why does the Sunrisers tally stand out? The 2025 and 2026 awards were attached to innings at or near the top of Sunrisers’ batting card: 106 not out, 94 not out, 70, and two other IPLT20-listed match-winning performances. (iplt20.com) ESPNcricinfo match reports and scorecards show those knocks came in high-scoring wins and a playoff-clinching chase, putting Kishan at the center of the result. (espncricinfo.com) Former India batter Ambati Rayudu, speaking on ESPNcricinfo’s coverage after the Chennai match on May 18, called Kishan “a massive asset for any team he plays.” That comment came after Kishan’s 70 helped send Sunrisers into the 2026 playoffs. ### How could this matter in contract talks? Player-of-the-match counts are not a contract category on their own, but they are a clean shorthand for visible match-winning output. (espncricinfo.com) In Kishan’s case, the split gives agents and franchises a simple before-and-after frame: fewer such awards across a long Mumbai spell, then more in a much shorter Sunrisers run. That is an inference from the verified match records, not a disclosed negotiation position. (espncricinfo.com) Sunrisers Hyderabad are next scheduled to play Rajasthan Royals in the IPL 2026 Eliminator, according to India Today and the league-stage standings reported by The Times of India. Kishan goes into that match after Player of the Match awards on May 18 and May 22. (espncricinfo.com) (iplt20.com)