Lockie Ferguson recorded most maiden overs – 4 – bowled by a bowler in a T20 World Cup match through the conflict towards Papua New Guinea in Trinidad on Monday.
Ferguson bowled 4 consecutive maiden overs whereas choosing up three wickets.
General, that is solely the second occasion in T20 internationals the place a bowler has bowled 4 maidens in an innings. Earlier than this, solely Canada’s Saad Bin Zafar has achieved this feat, towards Panama in 2021.
Most maidens in T20I innings
1) Lockie Ferguson (NZ) – 4 maidens vs PNG, 2024
2) Saad Bin Zafar (CAN) – 4 maidens vs Panama, 2021
3) George Sesay (Sierra Leone) – 3 maidens vs Mali, 2023
4) Nopphon Senamontree (Thailand) – 3 maidens vs Maldives, 2024
Most maidens in a T20 World Cup innings
1) Lockie Ferguson (NZ) – 4 maidens vs PNG, 2024
2) Ajantha Mendis (SL) – 2 maidens vs Zimbabwe, 2012
3) Harbhajan Singh (IND) – 2 maidens vs England, 2012
4) Tanzib Hasan Sakib (BAN) – 2 maidens vs Nepal, 2024