Bowling a maiden over in T20 cricket is same as picking a wicket; sometimes more valuable than that.
Sunil Narine, the West Indian bowler tops the chart of bowlers who have bowled the most number of maidens in T20 cricket (both international and domestic leagues) played around the globe.
This article will list the bowlers with most maiden overs in T20 cricket.
Most Maiden Overs in all T20s
| BOWLERS | INNINGS PLAYED | MAIDENS |
|---|---|---|
| Sunil Narine | 435 | 27 |
| Shakib Al Hasan | 382 | 23 |
| Samuel Badree | 197 | 21 |
| Mohammad Irfan | 152 | 20 |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 245 | 20 |
| Praveen Kumar | 177 | 19 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 210 | 19 |
| Mohammad Amir | 231 | 19 |
| Wahab Riaz | 321 | 19 |
| Shahid Afridi | 329 | 17 |
Stats Insights
Jasprit Bumrah leads the chart of bowlers who have bowled most maiden overs in International T20s – 8, followed by Ghulam Ahmadi of Germany, who have bowled 7 maiden overs so far.
Sunil Narine also features among the top ten bowlers with the most dot balls in the Indian Premier League, and so are India’s Praveen Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah.
Considering the members’ ages on the list, Bumrah has the opportunity to attain the top spot on the above list in the coming years.
Four bowlers from Pakistan are on the list – most from any nation.
Related: Which bowler has picked most bowled wickets in ODI cricket?
