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Most Maiden Overs in World Cup 2024

Jasprit Bumrah

During the World Cup, legendary bowlers have demonstrated their talent by bowling maiden overs. Because they demonstrate a bowler’s skill at managing the game and preventing the opposition from scoring, and fans adore these moments. 

Hence, after witnessing jaw-dropping maiden overs during the Cricket World Cup history, cricket fans are excited for 2024 as well. Fans are on the edge of their seats, always anticipating the next amazing most maiden overs in World Cup 2024, as each delivery holds an exhilarating experience. 

Well, cricket is an all-time favorite for fans out there, and everyone is familiar with the fact that T20 cricket betting allows fans to bet on anything from individual performances to match results, capturing the thrill of fast-paced cricket action. Every T20 league game is made even more exciting and suspenseful by the growing passion for betting on them. 

Therefore, we will discuss most maiden overs in the Cricket World Cup in this article. Where you people will be entertained as we examine the thrilling moments and incredible bowlers who left their imprint in this area of the game and created the highest sixes innings in the World Cup.  

Most Maiden Overs in World Cup 2023  

The 13th edition of cricket’s premier competition is the 2023 ODI World Cup. Even though India will host the World Cup for the fourth time in its history in 2023, the Men in Blue have already won the championship twice. 

With an amazing nine maiden overs in eleven matches, Jasprit Bumrah has emerged as the bowler with the most maiden overs in the ODI World Cup 2023.  

Besides, Josh Hazlewood has been a standout performer, amassing 8 maidens in 11 games. Hence, several other leading bowlers have made the most maiden overs in World Cup 2023, which are mentioned below. 

No 

Bowler 

Matches 

Maidens 

R 

Wkts 

Ovs 

Team 

1 

Kagiso Rabada 

9 

7 

364 

13 

72.5 

SA 

2 

Aryan Dutt 

9 

6 

426 

10 

77.3 

NED 

3 

Josh Hazlewood 

11 

8 

449 

16 

93.1 

AUS 

4 

Jasprit Bumrah 

11 

9 

373 

20 

91.5 

IND 

5 

David Willey 

6 

6 

259 

11 

51 

ENG 

6 

Mohammad Nabi 

9 

4 

254 

8 

61.3 

AFG 

7 

Trent Boult 

10 

6 

504 

14 

91 

NZ 

8 

Mohammed Siraj 

11 

6 

469 

14 

82.3 

IND 

9 

Lungi Ngidi 

8 

6 

355 

10 

60.3 

SA 

10 

Mitchell Santner 

10 

4 

449 

16 

92.4 

NZ 

11 

Dilshan Madushanka 

9 

4 

525 

21 

78.2 

SL 

12 

Ravindra Jadeja 

11 

4 

398 

16 

93.3 

IND 

13 

Mohammed Shami 

7 

4 

257 

24 

48.5 

IND 

14 

Taskin Ahmed 

7 

3 

305 

5 

55 

BAN 

15 

Mehidy Hasan Miraz 

9 

3 

402 

10 

72 

BAN 

16 

Matt Henry 

7 

3 

315 

11 

54.2 

NZ 

17 

Lockie Ferguson 

7 

3 

301 

10 

54 

NZ 

18 

Mustafizur Rahman 

8 

3 

398 

5 

65.4 

BAN 

19 

Shaheen Afridi 

9 

3 

481 

18 

81 

PAK 

20 

Dushmantha Chameera 

4 

3 

196 

2 

31.2 

SL 

Most Maiden Overs in World Cup 2022

Player  

Mat  

Team  

Maid  

Wkts  

Adil Rashid  

 

England  

 

 

Fazalhaq Farooqi  

 

Afghanistan  

 

 

Tim Southee  

 

New Zealand  

 

 

Brandon Glover  

 

Netherland  

 

 

Bhuvneshwar Kumar  

 

India  

 

 

Wayne Parnell  

 

South Africa  

11  

 

Wanindu Hasaranga  

 

Sri Lanka  

 

15  

Jan Frylinck  

 

Namibia  

 

 

Haris Rauf   

 

Pakistan  

1 

 

Tendai Chatara  

 

Zimbabwe  

 

 

Players With the Most Maiden Overs in the World Cup (1975-2019) 

The World Cup’s first three editions were 60-over competitions. In the 50-over format, each bowler was limited to 12 overs, as opposed to 10 in the previous format.  

India’s left-arm spinner Bishan Singh Bedi bowled in just a few innings during the inaugural Cricket World Cup in 1975, yet he recorded 14 maiden overs. Throughout the World Cup event, no bowler could bowl more than 14 maiden overs. 

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The full list of players who bowled the most maiden overs during the World Cup from 1975 to 2019 is provided below:  

Name 

Team 

Innings 

Maiden Over 

Year 

Jasprit Bumrah 

India 

9 

9 

2019 

Trent Boult 

New Zealand 

9 

14 

2015 

Tim Southee 

New Zealand 

8 

9 

2011 

Chaminda Vaas 

Sri Lanka 

10 

15 

2007 

Glenn McGrath 

Australia 

11 

18 

2003 

Shane Warne 

Australia 

10 

13 

1999 

Glenn McGrath 

Australia 

7 

10 

1996 

Derek Pringle 

England 

8 

15 

1992 

Phil DeFreitas 

England 

8 

12 

1987 

Bob Willis 

England 

7 

19 

1983 

Majid Khan 

Pakistan 

4 

8 

1979 

BS Bedi 

India 

2 

14 

1975 

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Moreover, the anticipation is mounting as the cricket world eagerly awaits the venue announcement for the 2024 Cricket World Cup, with speculation buzzing about which country will have the honor of hosting this prestigious tournament. Well, it is scheduled to be held in the United States from 1 to 29 June 2024.  

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)  

Q.1 How much is the most maiden overs of Jasprit Bumrah in world Cup 2023? 

The most maiden overs of Jasprit Bumrah in world Cup 2023 were “Nine”.  

Q.2 Who had the least maiden overs in history?  

Tim Southee and Jasprit Bumrah had the least maiden overs in history.  

 

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