T20 cricket is an event purely designed for batsmen. Bowlers have to work hard to get their due in this format and if you talk about bowling a maiden over then one has to be very competent to get it. In T20, batsmen tend to score runs in each and every ball. The T20 World Cup is no less than a battleground, every match puts pressure on players. In these circumstances, bowlers who bowl maiden overs are gems. Let’s have a look at the bowlers with the most maiden overs in the T20 World Cup.
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Harbhajan Singh
There is only one man that has bowled four maidens in the history of the T20 World Cup. And it is none other than the former Indian off-spinner, Harbhajan Singh. He was an important member of the Indian team that won the first T20 World Cup in 2007.
Bhajji has played 19 matches for India between the 2007 and 2012 World Cups. In this period, he has bowled a total of 69 overs and picked up 16 wickets. The former off-spinner leads the chart with a total of four maidens in history. He is the only one to do this. So it will be interesting to see if anyone can break his record or not.
Dilhara Fernando
The 2nd place on the list of the most maiden overs in the T20 World Cup features is Dilhara Fernando, who bowled 3 maiden overs. Fernando bowled 17 overs in 5 matches in the tournament and took 6 wickets.
Rangana Herath
Former Sri Lankan spinner, Rangana Herath finds himself in third place in terms of taking the most maiden overs in the T20 World Cup (3). Herath Played 3 T20 World Cups from 2012 to 2016 and bagged 13 wickets in 10 matches.
Apart from Dilahara Fernando and Rangana Hearth, Ajantha Mendis, Nuwan Kulasekara, and Mohammed Amir have also bowled 3 maiden overs in the T20 World Cup history.
Nuwan Kulasekara
This list of bowlers with most maidens have been severely dominated by Sri-Lankan bowlers. This goes on to speak a lot about the quality of bowlers the country produces. Kulasekara was perhaps one of the most loyal Sri-Lankan bowlers who played some crucial matches. His economy and wicket taking ability was the biggest asset he brought with him. Nuwan Kulasekara bowled 3 maidens out of the 58.5 overs he bowled in 18 ICC T20 world cup matches and removed 17 batters on the way.
Ajanta Mendis
It will not be wrong to say that Sri Lanka is the home of the world’s best spinners. We have got multiple examples of the spinner coming from this country. Ajantha Mendis was also one of those mistrey spinners. His numbers are exceptional when it comes to the T20 World Cup.
He is currently ranked fifth among World Cup wicket-takers. Mendis played from 2009 to 2014 for Sri Lanka. He has also won the Golden Ball award. Mendis has picked up 35 wickets in 21 matches with a best figure of 6/8. He has also bowled three maidens in the tournament’s history.
Most Maiden Overs In T20 World Cup
| Player | Team | Matches | Overs | Maidens | Wickets | Avg | Eco |
| Harbhajan Singh | India | 19 | 69 | 4 | 16 | 29.25 | 6.78 |
| Dilhara Fernando | Sri Lanka | 5 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 17.33 | 6.11 |
| Rangana Herath | Sri Lanka | 10 | 35.3 | 3 | 13 | 16.46 | 6.02 |
| Nuwan Kulasekara | Sri Lanka | 18 | 58.5 | 3 | 17 | 25.29 | 7.3 |
| Ajanta Mendis | Sri Lanka | 21 | 78.3 | 3 | 35 | 15.02 | 6.7 |
| Mohammad Amir | Pakistan | 17 | 62 | 3 | 17 | 26.17 | 7.17 |
| Stuart Broad | England | 26 | 86.5 | 2 | 30 | 22.36 | 7.72 |
| Hasan Ali | Pakistan | 6 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 41.4 | 9 |
| Angelo Mathews | Sri Lanka | 29 | 74.2 | 2 | 19 | 25.31 | 6.47 |
| S. Sreesanth | India | 7 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 30.5 | 7.95 |
Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh holds the record for most maiden overs in T20 World Cups. Total 4 maiden overs.
Harbhajan Singh holds the record for most maiden overs in T20 World Cups. Total 4 maiden overs.
Yes, Harbhajan’s record of most maiden overs in T20I world cups still unbroken.
