| Player | Span | Mat | Awards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JH Kallis (ICC/SA) | 1995-2013 | 166 | 23 | |
| M Muralidaran (ICC/SL) | 1992-2010 | 133 | 19 | |
| Wasim Akram (PAK) | 1985-2002 | 104 | 17 | |
| SK Warne (AUS) | 1992-2007 | 145 | 17 | |
| KC Sangakkara (SL) | 2000-2015 | 134 | 16 | |
| RT Ponting (AUS) | 1995-2012 | 168 | 16 | |
| CEL Ambrose (WI) | 1988-2000 | 98 | 14 | |
| SR Waugh (AUS) | 1985-2004 | 168 | 14 | |
| SR Tendulkar (INDIA) | 1989-2013 | 200 | 14 | |
| DPMD Jayawardene (SL) | 1997-2014 | 149 | 13 | |
| SPD Smith (AUS) | 2010-2022 | 85 | 12 | |
| IT Botham (ENG) | 1977-1992 | 102 | 12 | |
| JE Root (ENG) | 2012-2022 | 117 | 12 | |
| GC Smith (ICC/SA) | 2002-2014 | 117 | 12 | |
| BC Lara (ICC/WI) | 1990-2006 | 131 | 12 | |
| Imran Khan (PAK) | 1971-1992 | 88 | 11 | |
| PA de Silva (SL) | 1984-2002 | 93 | 11 | |
| HMRKB Herath (SL) | 1999-2018 | 93 | 11 | |
| SM Pollock (SA) | 1995-2008 | 108 | 11 | |
| DL Vettori (ICC/NZ) | 1997-2014 | 113 | 11 | |
| GD McGrath (AUS) | 1993-2007 | 124 | 11 | |
| AR Border (AUS) | 1978-1994 | 156 | 11 | |
| S Chanderpaul (WI) | 1994-2015 | 164 | 11 | |
| R Dravid (ICC/INDIA) | 1996-2012 | 164 | 11 | |
| MD Marshall (WI) | 1978-1991 | 81 | 10 | |
| ML Hayden (AUS) | 1994-2009 | 103 | 10 | |
| KP Pietersen (ENG) | 2005-2014 | 104 | 10 | |
| Younis Khan (PAK) | 2000-2017 | 118 | 10 | |
| IVA Richards (WI) | 1974-1991 | 121 | 10 | |
| A Kumble (INDIA) | 1990-2008 | 132 | 10 | |
| SCJ Broad (ENG) | 2007-2022 | 152 | 10 | |
| MG Johnson (AUS) | 2007-2015 | 73 | 9 | |
| BA Stokes (ENG) | 2013-2022 | 79 | 9 | |
| Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ) | 1973-1990 | 86 | 9 | |
| KS Williamson (NZ) | 2010-2021 | 86 | 9 | |
| DW Steyn (SA) | 2004-2019 | 93 | 9 | |
| V Kohli (INDIA) | 2011-2022 | 101 | 9 | |
| GA Gooch (ENG) | 1975-1995 | 118 | 9 | |
| Inzamam-ul-Haq (ICC/PAK) | 1992-2007 | 120 | 9 | |
| AN Cook (ENG) | 2006-2018 | 161 | 9 | |
| VD Philander (SA) | 2011-2020 | 64 | 8 | |
| AA Donald (SA) | 1992-2002 | 72 | 8 | |
| R Ashwin (INDIA) | 2011-2022 | 86 | 8 | |
| G Kirsten (SA) | 1993-2004 | 101 | 8 | |
| CH Gayle (WI) | 2000-2014 | 103 | 8 | |
| V Sehwag (ICC/INDIA) | 2001-2013 | 104 | 8 | |
| JL Langer (AUS) | 1993-2007 | 105 | 8 | |
| LRPL Taylor (NZ) | 2007-2022 | 112 | 8 | |
| N Kapil Dev (INDIA) | 1978-1994 | 131 | 8 | |
| JM Anderson (ENG) | 2003-2022 | 169 | 8 | |
| K Rabada (SA) | 2015-2022 | 52 | 7 | |
| RA Jadeja (INDIA) | 2012-2022 | 59 | 7 | |
| J Srinath (INDIA) | 1991-2002 | 67 | 7 | |
| MEK Hussey (AUS) | 2005-2013 | 79 | 7 | |
| JG Wright (NZ) | 1978-1993 | 82 | 7 | |
| GS Chappell (AUS) | 1970-1984 | 87 | 7 | |
| Mohammad Yousuf (PAK) | 1998-2010 | 90 | 7 | |
| DA Warner (AUS) | 2011-2022 | 94 | 7 | |
| AC Gilchrist (AUS) | 1999-2008 | 96 | 7 | |
| GP Thorpe (ENG) | 1993-2005 | 100 | 7 | |
| MA Taylor (AUS) | 1989-1999 | 104 | 7 | |
| SP Fleming (NZ) | 1994-2008 | 111 | 7 | |
| MA Atherton (ENG) | 1989-2001 | 115 | 7 | |
| MJ Clarke (AUS) | 2004-2015 | 115 | 7 | |
| AJ Stewart (ENG) | 1990-2003 | 133 | 7 | |
| DM Jones (AUS) | 1984-1992 | 52 | 6 | |
| Shakib Al Hasan (BAN) | 2007-2022 | 60* | 6 | |
| GP Swann (ENG) | 2008-2013 | 60 | 6 | |
| CL Cairns (NZ) | 1989-2004 | 62 | 6 | |
| MM Ali (ENG) | 2014-2021 | 64 | 6 | |
| DJ Cullinan (SA) | 1993-2001 | 70 | 6 | |
| MJ Slater (AUS) | 1993-2001 | 74 | 6 | |
| KC Brathwaite (WI) | 2011-2022 | 77 | 6 | |
| FDM Karunaratne (SL) | 2012-2022 | 77* | 6 | |
| A Flintoff (ENG/ICC) | 1998-2009 | 79 | 6 | |
| RJ Shastri (INDIA) | 1981-1992 | 80 | 6 | |
| Waqar Younis (PAK) | 1989-2003 | 87 | 6 | |
| HH Gibbs (SA) | 1996-2008 | 90 | 6 | |
| CA Pujara (INDIA) | 2010-2022 | 95 | 6 | |
| M Ntini (SA) | 1998-2009 | 101 | 6 | |
| CL Hooper (WI) | 1987-2002 | 102 | 6 | |
| Harbhajan Singh (INDIA) | 1998-2015 | 103 | 6 | |
| CG Greenidge (WI) | 1974-1991 | 108 | 6 | |
| WPUJC Vaas (SL) | 1994-2009 | 111 | 6 | |
| SC Ganguly (INDIA) | 1996-2008 | 113 | 6 | |
| HM Amla (SA) | 2004-2019 | 124 | 6 | |
| VVS Laxman (INDIA) | 1996-2012 | 134 | 6 | |
| GF Lawson (AUS) | 1980-1989 | 46 | 5 | |
| Mushtaq Ahmed (PAK) | 1990-2003 | 52 | 5 | |
| SJ Harmison (ENG/ICC) | 2002-2009 | 63 | 5 | |
| Abdul Qadir (PAK) | 1977-1990 | 67 | 5 | |
| GW Flower (ZIM) | 1992-2004 | 67 | 5 | |
| KJ Hughes (AUS) | 1977-1984 | 70 | 5 | |
| CJ McDermott (AUS) | 1984-1996 | 71 | 5 | |
| Mushfiqur Rahim (BAN) | 2005-2022 | 81* | 5 | |
| MP Vaughan (ENG) | 1999-2008 | 82 | 5 | |
| TG Southee (NZ) | 2008-2022 | 85 | 5 | |
| Z Khan (INDIA) | 2000-2014 | 92 | 5 | |
| A Ranatunga (SL) | 1982-2000 | 93 | 5 | |
| M Azharuddin (INDIA) | 1984-2000 | 99 | 5 | |
| BB McCullum (NZ) | 2004-2016 | 101 | 5 | |
| Saleem Malik (PAK) | 1982-1999 | 103 | 5 | |
| CH Lloyd (WI) | 1966-1985 | 110 | 5 | |
| AB de Villiers (SA) | 2004-2018 | 114 | 5 | |
| DL Haynes (WI) | 1978-1994 | 116 | 5 | |
| DI Gower (ENG) | 1978-1992 | 117 | 5 | |
| Javed Miandad (PAK) | 1976-1993 | 124 | 5 | |
| SM Gavaskar (INDIA) | 1971-1987 | 125 | 5 | |
| ME Waugh (AUS) | 1991-2002 | 128 | 5 |
Match awards have only been a regular feature in Tests since the mid-1980s and the list is not complete for earlier matches
Records include the following recent matches:
South Africa v Bangladesh at Gqeberha, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Apr 8-11, 2022 [Test # 2461]
South Africa v Bangladesh at Durban, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Mar 31-Apr 4, 2022 [Test # 2460]
West Indies v England at St George's, 3rd Test, Mar 24-27, 2022 [Test # 2459]
