The Cricinfo Awards (formerly known as ESPNcricinfo Awards) are an annual set of sports awards for international cricket and T20 leagues around the world, which recognise and honour the best individual batting and bowling performances in cricket over the previous calendar year. The awards were introduced by Cricinfo in 2007.
Men's awards
Men's Test batting performance of the year
YearPlayerPerformance Venue2007 Kumar Sangakkara192 v Hobart2008 Virender Sehwag201* v Galle2009 293 v Mumbai2010 VVS Laxman96 v Durban2011 Sachin Tendulkar146 v Cape Town2012 Kevin Pietersen186 v Mumbai2013 Shikhar Dhawan187 v Mohali2014 Brendon McCullum302 v Wellington2015 Kane Williamson242* v 2016 Ben Stokes258 v Cape Town2017 Steve Smith109 v Pune2018 Cheteshwar Pujara123 v Adelaide2019 Kusal Perera153* v Durban2020 Ajinkya Rahane112 v Melbourne2021 Rishabh Pant89* v Brisbane 2022 Jonny Bairstow 136* v Nottingham2023 Travis Head163 v London2024 Ollie Pope196 v Hyderabad
Men's Test bowling performance of the year
YearPlayerPerformance Venue2007 Zaheer Khan5/75 v Trent Bridge2008 Dale Steyn5/67 v Melbourne2009 Jerome Taylor5/11 v Kingston2010 Dale Steyn7/51 v Nagpur2011 Doug Bracewell6/40 v Hobart2012 Vernon Philander5/30 v London2013 Mitchell Johnson7/40 v Adelaide2014 Mitchell Johnson7/68 v Centurion2015 Stuart Broad8/15 v Nottingham20166/17 v Johannesburg2017 Nathan Lyon8/50 v Bengaluru2018 Jasprit Bumrah6/33 v Melbourne2019 Kemar Roach5/17 v Bridgetown2020 Josh Hazlewood5/8 v Adelaide2021 Kyle Jamieson5/31 v Southampton2022 Ebadot Hossain 6/46 v Mount Maunganui2023 Nathan Lyon8/64 v Indore2024 Shamar Joseph 7/68 v Brisbane
Men's ODI batting performance of the year
YearPlayerPerformance Venue2007 Adam Gilchrist149 v Bridgetown2008 Sanath Jayasuriya125 v Karachi2009 Sachin Tendulkar175 v Hyderabad2010200* v Gwalior2011 Kevin O'Brien113 v Bengaluru2012 Virat Kohli133* v Hobart2013 Rohit Sharma209 v Bengaluru2014264 v Kolkata2015 AB de Villiers149 v Johannesburg2016 Quinton de Kock178 v Centurion2017 Fakhar Zaman114 v London2018 Ross Taylor181* v Dunedin2019 Ben Stokes84* v London2020 Glenn Maxwell108 v Manchester2021 Fakhar Zaman193 v Johannesburg2022 Mehedy Hasan Miraz100* v Mirpur2023 Glenn Maxwell201* v Mumbai2024 Travis Head154* v Trent Bridge
Men's ODI bowling performance of the year
YearPlayerPerformance Venue2007 Lasith Malinga4/54 v Providence2008 Ajantha Mendis6/13 v Karachi2009 Shahid Afridi6/38 v Dubai2010 Umar Gul6/42 v London2011 Mitchell Johnson6/31 v Pallekele2012 Thisara Perera6/44 v 2013 Shahid Afridi7/12 v Georgetown2014 Lasith Malinga5/56 v Mirpur2015 Tim Southee7/33 v Wellington2016 Sunil Narine6/27 v Providence2017 Mohammad Amir3/16 v London2018 Kuldeep Yadav6/25 v Nottingham2019 Matt Henry3/37 v Manchester2020 Blessing Muzarabani5/49 v Rawalpindi2021 Saqib Mahmood4/42 v Cardiff2022 Jasprit Bumrah6/19 v London2023 Mohammed Shami7/57 v Mumbai2024 Jeffrey Vandersay 6/33 v Colombo
Men's T20I batting performance of the year
YearPlayerPerformance Venue2007 Yuvraj Singh70 v Durban2008 N/A2009 Chris Gayle88 v London2010 Michael Hussey60* v Gros Islet2011 N/A2012 Marlon Samuels78 v Colombo2013N/A2014 Alex Hales116* v Chittagong2015 Rohit Sharma106 v Dharamshala2016 Carlos Brathwaite34* v Kolkata2017 Evin Lewis125 v Kingston2018 Glenn Maxwell103* v Hobart2019113* v Bengaluru2020 Jonny Bairstow86* v Cape Town2021 Jos Buttler101* v Dubai2022 Suryakumar Yadav111* v Mount Maunganui2023112* v Rajkot2024 Rohit Sharma92 v Gros Islet
Men's T20I bowling performance of the year
YearPlayerPerformance Venue2007 RP Singh4/13 v Durban2008 N/A2009 Umar Gul5/6 v London2010 Tim Southee5/18 v Auckland2011 N/A2012 Lasith Malinga5/31 v Pallekele2013N/A2014 Rangana Herath5/3 v Chittagong2015 David Wiese5/23 v Durban2016 Mustafizur Rahman5/22 v Kolkata2017 Yuzvendra Chahal6/25 v Bengaluru2018 Kuldeep Yadav5/24 v London2019 Lasith Malinga5/6 v Pallekele2020 Lockie Ferguson5/21 v Auckland2021 Shaheen Afridi3/31 v Dubai2022 Sam Curran 3/12 v Melbourne2023 Alzarri Joseph 5/40 v Johannesburg2024 Jasprit Bumrah2/18 v v Bridgetown
Men's Associate batting performance of the year
YearPlayerPerformance Venue2016 Mohammad Shahzad118* v Sharjah2017 Kyle Coetzer109 v Edinburgh2018 Calum MacLeod140* v 2019 George Munsey127* v Dublin2020N/A2021 Gerhard Erasmus53* v Sharjah2022 George Munsey 66* v Hobart2023 Bas de Leede 123 v Bulawayo2024 Aaron Jones 94 vs Dallas
Men's Associate bowling performance of the year
YearPlayerPerformance Venue2016 Mohammad Nabi2/16 v Mirpur2017 Rashid Khan7/18 v Gros Islet2018 Safyaan Sharif5/33 v Bulawayo2019 Bilal Khan4/23 v Dubai2020N/A2021 Ruben Trumpelmann3/17 v Abu Dhabi2022 Brandon Glover3/9 v Adelaide2023 Brandon McMullen 5/34 v Bulawayo2024 Saurabh Netravalkar 2/18 v Dallas
Men's Debutant of the year
YearPlayer2013 Mohammed Shami2014 N/A 2015 Mustafizur Rahman2016 Mehidy Hasan Miraz2017 Kuldeep Yadav 2018 Sam Curran 2019 Jofra Archer 2020 Kyle Jamieson 2021 Ollie Robinson2022 Harry Brook2023 Gerald Coetzee2024 Shamar Joseph
Women's awards
Women's batting performance of the year
YearPlayerPerformance 2016 Hayley Matthews66 v in Kolkata2017 Harmanpreet Kaur171* v in Derby 2018 103 v in Providence 2019 Meg Lanning133* v in Chelmsford 2020 Alyssa Healy75 v in Melbourne2021 Beth Mooney125* v in Mackay
Women's bowling performance of the year
YearPlayerPerformance 2016 Leigh Kasperek3/13 v in Nagpur2017 Anya Shrubsole6/46 v in London2018 Natalie Sciver3/4 v in Gros Islet2019 Ellyse Perry7/22 v in Canterbury 2020 Poonam Yadav4/19 v in Sydney2021 Kate Cross5/34 v in Taunton
Women's ODI batting performance of the year
YearPlayerPerformance2022 Alyssa Healy 170 v in Christchurch2023 Chamari Athapaththu 140* v in Galle2024195* v in Potchefstroom
Women's ODI Bowling performance of the year
YearPlayerPerformance2022 Sophie Ecclestone 6/36 v in Christchurch2023 Marufa Akter4/29 v in Mirpur2024 Marizanne Kapp3/12 v in North Sydney
Women's T20I batting performance of the year
YearPlayerPerformance2022 Smriti Mandhana61 v in Birmingham2023 Hayley Matthews 132 v in Sydney2024 Anneke Bosch74* v in Dubai
Women's T20I bowling performance of the year
YearPlayerPerformance2022 Renuka Singh 4/18 v in Birmingham2023 Ayabonga Khaka 4/29 v in Cape Town2024 Amelia Kerr3/24 v in Dubai
Women's Debutant of the year
YearPlayer2024 Georgia Voll
Mixed awards
Captain of the Year
YearWinner2015 Brendon McCullum2016 Virat Kohli2017 Heather Knight2018 Meg Lanning2019 Eoin Morgan2020 N/A 2021 Kane Williamson2022 Ben Stokes2023 Pat Cummins2024 Pat Cummins (M) Sophie Devine (W)
21st Century Greatest Cricketer (2000-2025) Greatest Batsman of the Twenty first Century: Sachin Tendulkar Greatest Bowler of the Twenty first Century: Muttiah Muralitharan Greatest Allrounder of the Twenty first Century: Jacques Kallis Greatest Women's Cricketer of the Twenty first Century: Ellyse Perry
Other awards
Men's T20 leagues batting performance of the year
YearPlayerTeamPerformance2022 Rajat Patidar Royal Challengers Bangalore 112* v Lucknow Super Giants2023 Nicholas Pooran MI New York 137* v Seattle Orcas2024 Josh Brown Brisbane Heat140 v Adelaide Strikers
Men's T20 leagues bowling performance of the year
YearPlayerTeamPerformance2022 Umran Malik Sunrisers Hyderabad 5/25 v Gujarat Titans2023 Yuzvendra Chahal Rajasthan Royals4/29 v Sunrisers Hyderabad 2024 Jasprit Bumrah Mumbai Indians6/25 v Royal Challengers Bangaluru
Women's T20 leagues batting performance of the year
YearPlayerTeamPerformance2023 Grace Harris Brisbane Heat 136* v Perth Scorcher2024 Lizelle Lee Hobart Hurricanes150* v Perth Scorchers
Women's T20 leagues bowling performance of the year
YearPlayerTeamPerformance2023 Amanda-Jade Wellington Adelaide Strikers3/16 v Brisbane Heat2024 Ellyse Perry Royal Challengers Bengaluru6/15 v Mumbai Indians
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