TOP 10 – Most Maiden Overs in ODI Cricket
It is easy to notice that the bowlers are rewarded for their wicket-taking spells in any match, series, or tournament. But it isn’t easy to notice those bowlers who never came into the limelight for bowling most maiden overs in ODI cricket especially.
ODI cricket is a kind of format where a batsman tries not to waste the deliveries but sometimes the bowler makes it difficult to score runs. Those bowlers are very underrated with less appreciation.
TOP 10 – Most Maiden Overs in ODI Cricket
| Pos. | Player | Span | Matches | Innings | Overs | Wickets | Maidens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shaun Pollock (RSA) | 1996-2008 | 303 | 297 | 2618.4 | 393 | 313 |
| 2 | Glenn McGrath (AUS) | 1993-2007 | 250 | 248 | 2161.4 | 381 | 279 |
| 3 | Chaminda Vaas (SL) | 1994-2008 | 322 | 320 | 2629.1 | 400 | 277 |
| 4 | Wasim Akram (PAK) | 1984-2003 | 356 | 351 | 3031.0 | 502 | 236 |
| 5 | Kapil Dev (IND) | 1978-1994 | 225 | 221 | 1867.0 | 253 | 235 |
| 6 | Muttiah Muralitharan (SL) | 1993-2011 | 350 | 341 | 3135.1 | 534 | 198 |
| 7 | Curtly Ambrose (WI) | 1988-2000 | 176 | 175 | 1558.5 | 225 | 192 |
| 8 | Courtney Walsh (WI) | 1985-2000 | 205 | 204 | 1803.4 | 227 | 185 |
| 9 | Waqar Younis (PAK) | 1989-2003 | 262 | 258 | 2116.2 | 416 | 143 |
| 10 | Brett Lee (AUS) | 2000-2012 | 221 | 217 | 1864.1 | 380 | 141 |
