In T20 cricket, bowling even a single dot ball is worth the weight of gold. But to deliver six consecutive balls without conceding a single run shows the bowler’s level of skill.
In a format where batters slog every ball, bowling a maiden over is an effective way to put pressure on the opponent.
The IPL has seen several bowlers do their magic with the ball and earn maiden overs in their careers.
In this article, we’ll list the top 10 bowlers with the most maiden overs in IPL history.
Most Maiden Overs Bowled in IPL
| Player | Innings | Maiden Overs Bowled |
|---|---|---|
| Praveen Kumar | 119 | 14 |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 176 | 14 |
| Trent Boult | 103 | 11 |
| Irfan Pathan | 101 | 10 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 133 | 8 |
| Dhawal Kulkarni | 92 | 8 |
| Lasith Malinga | 122 | 8 |
| Sandeep Sharma | 126 | 8 |
| Dale Steyn | 95 | 7 |
| Deepak Chahar | 81 | 6 |
Key Insights
Praveen Kumar holds the record for bowling the most maiden overs in the IPL’s history. The former seamer earned 14 maidens out of the 420.4 overs he bowled in 119 innings.
Over 16 bowlers have bowled 5 or more maiden overs, with only 2 being the spinners — Harbhajan Singh and Amit Mishra.
Mohammed Siraj and Harshal Patel are the only 2 bowlers to deliver 2 or more maiden overs in an IPL innings.
More than 145 bowlers have bowled at least 1 maiden over in their IPL careers.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar has delivered the most dot balls (1660+) in the IPL’s history.
