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Pathan was named man-of-the-match after scoring 29 runs and taking two wickets.
IPL Roundup 2011
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Of all Leicestershire's contributors, it was the unheralded Josh Cobb who took the man-of-the-match award for a quickfire 18 and four for 22 with his part-time spin.
Leicestershire victory was written in the stars, says Paul Nixon 2011
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The Greek striker has failed to win over the Celtic support, despite a man-of-the-match showing at Ibrox last season.
Neil Lennon says he can understand fans' anger after defeat to Rangers 2011
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Television footage shows Balotelli and his friends throwing water balloons at waiting news crews before being stopped for an interview in which he was asked about his man-of-the-match award in the FA Cup final.
Roberto Mancini visits Abu Dhabi for talks on Manchester City signings 2011
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Jonathan Poff was given the man-of-the-match award and was certainly a bustling presence throughout.
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But it was Van der Sar who was Uefa's man-of-the-match in Moscow that night and his save from Nicolas Anelka won the game.
Edwin van der Sar at 40: Manchester United's iceman stays cool Daniel Taylor 2010
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He made his one-day debut two years later, winning the man-of-the-match award for hitting 36 and taking three off 15 against South Africa.
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After a week when so much attention had been focused on Aaron Ramsey and Gareth Bale, Bellamy stepped out of the shadows to score his first international goal for 15 months in a man-of-the-match display that drew effusive praise from his manager, team-mates and even the Norwegian left-back who he once attacked with a golf club.
'I wouldn't have got into this Wales team,' says manager Gary Speed 2011
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The man-of-the-match scored all Leinster's points while an injury to Hougaard just after the break capped a calamitous match for the Premiership club.
Derick Hougaard injury adds to Saracens' sense of loss against Leinster Ian Malin at Wembley 2010
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Sajjad Hussain/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images Subramaniam Badrinath, left, ran between the wickets along with his Chennai teammate and man-of-the-match, Suresh Raina, May 24.
Chennai in Final 2011
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