The maiden ICC Cricket World Cup in 1975 saw West Indies' Clive Lloyd take home the award after an 102 off 85 against Australia at Lord's
The dominant West Indies side saw legendary batter Vivian Richards get the award in 1979 after scoring an unbeaten 138 off 157 against ENG at Lord's
In what was a miraculous win against the mighty WI, India's Mohinder Amarnath was named man of the match after scoring 26 runs with a spell of 3/12
Australia’s David Boon starred for the Kangaroos against England in the final, scoring 75 runs off 125 deliveries at the Eden Gardens in 1987
PAK legend Wasim Akram was deservingly awarded Man of the match after scoring 33 off 18 along with a crucial spell of 3/49 against England in 1992
Sri Lankan all-rounder Aravinda de Silva starred against AUS in the 1996 final after scoring a century and taking 3 scalps at the Gaddafi Stadium
Legendary Australian spinner Shane Warne outwitted the Pakistan side in the 1999 final at Lord's with a match-winning spell of 4/33
Former Aussie skipper Ricky Ponting was the star batter for the Kangaroos with a brilliant 140* off 121 vs India in the 2003 final in Johannesburg
Australia's dominant side saw wicketkeeper-batter Adam Gilchrist score a spectacular 149 off 104 balls which won the title against SL in 2007
Former Team India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni was given the man of the match in the 2011 final vs Sri Lanka after he scored an important 91* off 79
The 2015 final between Australia and New Zealand saw pacer James Faulkner get the prize after a match winning spell of 3/36 for the Aussies at the MCG
The nail-biting 2019 final between England and New Zealand saw Ben Stokes being awarded as the man of the match for an unbeaten 84 off 98 for ENG