Today we bring you the Cricketers with the most maiden overs in IPL. The Franchise based league, which is primarily a hunting ground for fearsome hitters, has also given some bowlers who would save the day for their teams. Here, we talk about bowlers who kept batsmen silent multiple times, as they were brought into attack. Here, we have cricketers with the most maiden overs in IPL.
6. Bhuvneshwar Kumar
The Indian Bowler has been part of Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL Cricket. The UP born bowler features in our list of Cricketers with the most maiden overs in IPL history. Bhuvneshwar Kumar has bowled 8 maidens in 449.3 overs that he has bowled in Indian Premier League.
These maidens are spread over his IPL Career, where he picked 136 wickets from 121 IPL matches at an average of 23.91 & strike rate of 19.83 with economy rate of 7.23. He has two 4-wicket hauls & a 5-wicket haul to his credit in IPL.
5. Sandeep Sharma
The Punjab Medium Pacer represents Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL Cricket. Sandeep Sharma hasn’t had a long international career, but has been among the key performers in domestic circuit. The bowler features in our list of Cricketers with the most maiden overs in IPL history. He has bowled 8 maidens from the 342.5 overs he has bowled in IPL so far.
These maidens are spread over his IPL Career, where he picked 109 wickets from 92 IPL matches at an average of 24.27 & strike rate of 18.87 with economy rate of 7.71. He has two 4-wicket hauls to his credit in IPL.
4. Lasith Malinga
The Sri Lankan Pacer represents Mumbai Indians in IPL Cricket. The Galle born bowler features in our list of Cricketers with the most maiden overs in IPL history. Lasith Malinga is not only a key to success of his IPL team, but has been winning matches for his national team as well. He has bowled 8 maidens from the 471.1 overs he has bowled in IPL so far.
In a considerably successful IPL stint, he has picked 170 wickets from 122 IPL matches at an average of 19.80 & strike rate of 16.62 with economy rate of 7.14 during these overs. He’s known for his bottom of the bat yorkers, which have foxed batsmen all over. He has six 4-wicket hauls to his credit in IPL.
3. Dhawal Kulkarni
The Mumbai Indians Cricketer couldn’t have a great international career but has been a decent run both in IPL & domestic circuit. The Mumbai born bowler features in our list of Cricketers with the most maiden overs in IPL history. He has bowled 8 maidens from the 293.5 overs he has bowled in IPL so far.
These maidens are spread over his IPL Career, he has picked 86 wickets from 91 IPL matches at an average of 28.20 & strike rate of 20.50 with economy rate of 8.25. He has one 4-wicket haul to his credit in IPL.
2. Irfan Pathan
The former India International was seen as a potential all-rounder of the calibre close to the great Kapil Dev. He, however, couldn’t live upto that expectation but had a decent run in the shortest version of cricket. The Vadodara born bowler features in our list of Cricketers with the most maiden overs in IPL history. He has bowled 10 maidens from the 340.3 overs he has bowled in IPL so far.
During his IPL Career, he picked 80 wickets from 103 IPL matches at an average of 33.11 & strike rate of 25.53 with economy rate of 7.77.
1. Praveen Kumar
The Former India International Praveen Kumar is no longer active in IPL or any other version Cricket. The UP born bowler leads our list of Cricketers with the most maiden overs in IPL history. He has bowled 14 maidens from the 420.4 overs he has bowled in IPL.
These maidens are spread over his IPL career, where he picked 90 wickets from 119 IPL matches at an average of 36.12 & strike rate of 28.04 with economy rate of 7.72. The IPL cricketer was known for his ability to swing ball at will.
This was the list of Cricketers with the most maiden overs in IPL history. Hope you liked it! The stats shown here may change as soon as the upcoming season goes underway.
(Updated in February 2021)
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