Top 5 bowlers with most maidens in T20 cricket
Bowling a maiden over is a tough ask for the bowlers, especially in the extremely fast T20 format. Batters go after the bowlers right from the start in this format and bowlers have to be on their toes. Bowling six dot balls in such a format is a difficult job but there are some well-known players who have achieved this skill in their careers over the years.
Let’s take a look at the top 5 bowlers with mist maidens in T20 cricket
5.Praveen Kumar and Wahab Riaz (19)
Former India pacer Praveen Kumar and Pakistan’s speedster Wahab Riaz are joint-fifth for bowling 19 maidens in the T20 format. Kumar has played 177 matches and taken 143 wickets with an average and economy rate of 32.16 and 7.46 respectively. Riaz has contested in 318 games and snared 379 scalps. His average and economy rate is 22.20 and 7.44 respectively. Both bowlers have also achieved the feat of a hat-trick in the format.
4.Mohammad Irfan (20)
Pakistani left-arm pacer Mohammad Irfan has bowled 20 maidens in his T20 career so far. The 7’1’’ tall fast bowler has appeared in 152 matches in the format. In 150 innings, he has accounted for 159 wickets with an average of 23.62 and a strike rate of 21.2. His economy rate is just 6.65 with the best bowling figures of 4/16.
3.Samuel Badree (21)
West Indian leg-spinner Samuel Badree occupies the third spot in the list with 21 maidens to his name in the most entertaining format. Playing for various leagues including the Indian Premier League (IPL), Badree has taken 187 wickets in 197 matches with an average of 22.16. His economy rate is just 6.02 with the best figures of 5/22. Badree has also taken a hat-trick for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) against Mumbai Indians (MI) in the 2017 IPL.
2.Shakib Al Hasan (23)
Another spinner in the chart is Bangladesh’s all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan. Shakib has bowled 23 maidens in his career in 364 matches. With 416 wickets, he is the fifth-highest wicket-taker in T20 history. He has taken five-wicket hauls four times with an economy of 6.77 in 358 innings. Legendary Bangladeshi spinner boasts an average of 20.96 and a strike rate of just 18.5 in T20 matches.
1.Sunil Narine (27)
Not only West Indian Sunil Narine has bowled the most maidens (27), but he also holds the insane record for bowling a maiden in the super over. In the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) match in 2014, Narine achieved this rarest of rarest feats. In 391 matches, he has taken 429 wickets which are the fourth most by a bowler in T20 format. His average is 20.95 and his economy is 6.04.
