New Delhi. Although cricket itself is considered a 'batsman's game', but in the T20 format, the dominance of the batsmen is so much that the bowlers are seen struggling badly. Bowling an over maiden in T20 format is a big achievement for any bowler. So far only five bowlers have been able to bowl more than 10 maiden overs in T20 International cricket, two Indians are included in this. The interesting thing is that the record of bowling the most number of maiden overs (15) in T20I is in the name of a bowler whose name would not be familiar to most of the cricket lovers. There is a valid reason for this also. This record is in the name of Frank Nsubuga of Uganda, an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC).
ICC currently has 108 member countries, including 12 full members and 96 associate members. England, Australia, South Africa, West Indies, New Zealand, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Bangladesh, Ireland and Afghanistan are former members who play Test matches and have full voting rights. On the other hand, there are 96 associate members who have not been given full membership yet. Among the bowlers who have bowled 10 or more maiden overs in T20I, there are three bowlers from Associate Members and two bowlers from Full Member countries.
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Left-arm spinner Subuga has played 54 T20I matches so far and has taken 55 wickets at an average of 16.03 and an economy of 4.79. The best performance of this Ugandan bowler is three wickets for 9 runs. This spin bowler, who made his international debut in 2019, has so far bowled 183.5 overs in 54 T20Is, in which he has taken 55 wickets for 882 runs while keeping 15 maidens. Another associate member at second place is Shem Ngoche of Kenya, who has taken 99 wickets in 84 matches at an average of 17.23 and economy of 6.03. This 34-year-old left-arm orthodox spinner has so far bowled 282.4 overs, out of which 12 are maidens. Sham's best performance of 4 wickets for 14 runs in T20I was against Ireland. So far he has taken 4 wickets thrice in the innings.
In terms of bowling average and economy, 26-year-old Ghulam Ahmadi of Germany is in third place. Off break bowler Ahmadi, who has played 41 T20Is so far, has taken 49 wickets for 898 runs (best 5/23) at an average of 18.32 and economy of 5.86. During this period he has bowled 153 overs, out of which 10 were maidens. Ahmadi has also taken four wickets in an innings twice.
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India's 'Jassi' and 'Bhuvi' also in top-5
India's Jasprit Bumrah is counted among the best fast bowlers in all three formats of cricket. Apart from taking wickets at regular intervals, he is also very accurate. Bumrah's performance will be very important for the Indian team's title win in the T20 World Cup to be held in June this year. 30-year-old Bumrah has played 62 T20 matches so far and has taken 74 wickets for 1455 runs at an average of 19.66 and economy of 6.55. In his T20I journey so far, Bumrah has bowled 221.5 overs, out of which 10 have been maidens. Three wickets for 11 runs is Bumrah's best performance in T20 International.
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Bhuvneshwar Kumar, famous for swing bowling, has also bowled 10 maiden overs in T20I. Bhuvi, who played the maximum number of 87 T20Is among the top 5 bowlers, has taken 90 wickets at an average of 23.10 and an economy of 6.96. During this period, his best performance was five wickets for four runs, which he achieved against Afghanistan in September 2022. 34-year-old Bhuvneshwar has bowled 298.3 overs so far in T20I, which includes 10 maidens. 'Bhuvi' is the only bowler from India to take 5 wickets in an innings twice in T20 International. Apart from Afghanistan, Bhuvneshwar has also taken 5 wickets in an innings against South Africa in Johannesburg in 2018. In this match, he took 5 wickets for 24 runs.
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first published : April 23, 2024, 07:36 IST