For a bowler in T20I cricket, a dot ball off his bowling is considered a huge bonus, as the batters in this format are always on the lookout for runs. So, as a bowler, one needs to find a way to stop the batter from scoring, which is incredibly hard.
They need pinpoint accuracy and mental courage to bowl in this format, so a maiden over in T20Is is a Goldust. Bowling six dots in an over derails the momentum of the batting team and piles up the pressure, which in turn creates wicket-taking opportunities.
If bowling a single maiden over isn’t enough, some bowlers have delivered more than one maiden in a single T20I inning. And we will list the top 10 instances of most maiden overs bowled by a bowler in a T20I innings.
Most Maiden Overs in a T20I Innings
| Player | Team | Maidens Bowled | Overs Bowled | Bowling Figures | Against | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saad Bin Zafar | Canada | 4 | 4.0 | 2/0 | Panama | Coolidge | 14 Nov 2021 |
| Lockie Ferguson | New Zealand | 4 | 4.0 | 3/0 | P.N.G. | Tarouba | 17 Jun 2024 |
| Ayush Shukla | Hong Kong | 4 | 4.0 | 1/0 | Mongolia | Kuala Lumpur | 31 Aug 2024 |
| George Sesay | Sierra Leone | 3 | 4.0 | 3/2 | Mali | Benoni | 9 Dec 2023 |
| Nopphon Senamontree | Thailand | 3 | 4.0 | 3/8 | Maldives | Bangkok | 15 Feb 2024 |
| Azyan Farhath | Maldives | 3 | 4.0 | 4/5 | Mongolia | Kuala Lumpur | 6 Sep 2024 |
| Barry Stroud | St Helena | 3 | 4.0 | 1/2 | Ivory Coast | Abuja | 28 Nov 2024 |
| Nopphon Senamontree | Thailand | 3 | 4.0 | 3/4 | Indonesia | Bangkok | 9 Dec 2025 |
| Dewald Nel | Scotland | 2 | 4.0 | 3/12 | Bermuda | Belfast | 3 Aug 2008 |
| Raymond Price | Zimbabwe | 2 | 4.0 | Canada | King City | 13 Oct 2008 |
Key Insights on Most Maidens Bowled in a T20I Innings
World Record Holders for Most Maidens in Single T20I Innings
Saad Bin Zafar (Canada), Lockie Ferguson (New Zealand), and Ayush Shukla (Hong Kong) are the only bowlers who have sent down four maidens in a T20I innings and didn’t concede a single run in any of their four allocated overs.
Ferguson, in fact, became the first bowler to deliver four maiden overs in a spell in the T20 World Cup.
There are six instances of bowlers taking three wickets without conceding a single run in a T20I innings.
Elite Consistency and Multi-Innings Maiden Milestone Records
Thailand’s Nopphon Senamontree is the only bowler to bowl three or more maiden overs in an innings twice in T20Is. His two instances came against the Maldives and Indonesia in Bangkok in 2024 and 2025, respectively.
Kaleem Sana and Nopphon Senamonthree are the only two bowlers to deliver two or more maiden overs in three T20I innings.
Japan’s Makoto Taniyama is the only bowler to bowl two or more maidens in an innings twice without conceding a single run both times.
Taniyama’s teammate, Reo Sakurano-Thomas, is the other bowler to not concede a single run in two T20I innings, although he bowled one over on both occasions.
Career Leaders and Captaincy Milestones
Frank Nsubuga, the left-arm spinner from Uganda, has bowled the most maiden overs in T20Is.
Sunil Narine leads the chart in overall men’s T20 cricket, with more than 30 maiden overs in his career.
Maldives’ Azyan Farhath is the only captain to send down three maiden overs in a T20I innings. He did so against Mongolia in the T20 World Cup Asia regional qualifier in 2024.
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