Most Maiden Overs By A Bowler In An Innings In ODIs: Bowling a maiden over in ODI cricket is very difficult for any bowler, because in limited overs games, batsmen continuously try to score runs. In modern day cricket, even bowling 3 or 4 overs of maiden in an ODI match is a big deal, but do you know that in the history of ODI cricket, a bowler has bowled 8 overs of maiden. Yes. 8 maiden overs in an ODI match. Today we will talk about four such bowlers who have bowled the most number of maiden overs in an ODI match.

4 bowlers who bowled the most maidens in ODI cricket

1. Bishan Singh Bedi (India) – 8 Maidens

Indian cricket’s great spinner Bishan Singh Bedi is at number one in the list of bowlers who have bowled the most maidens in ODI cricket. He has the record of bowling 8 overs of maiden in an ODI match. However, this is from the time when ODI matches were of 60 overs. In such a situation, Bedi had bowled 8 maiden overs out of 12 overs of her spell.

2. Phil Simmons (West Indies) – 8 maidens

West Indies fast bowler Phil Simmons is at second place in the list of bowlers who have bowled the most maidens in ODI cricket. Simmons has bowled equal number of maiden overs as Bishan Singh Bedi. He has also bowled 8 maiden overs in an ODI match. However, Simmons bowled only 10 overs in this match.

3. Richard Hadlee (New Zealand) – 6 maidens

New Zealand’s great fast bowler Richard Hadlee is third in the list of bowlers who have bowled the most maidens in a match of ODI cricket. Headley has bowled 6 overs of maidens in 12 overs of bowling.

4. Jon Snow (England) – 6 Maidens

England’s fast bowler John Snow is at fourth place in the list of bowlers who have bowled the most maidens in ODI cricket. John has bowled 6 overs of maidens in 12 overs of bowling.

Let us tell you that these records were made in 60 overs ODI cricket, when bowlers could bowl 12 overs in a match. Currently, ODI matches of 50 overs are played, in which the bowler can bowl only a maximum of 10 overs. Therefore, breaking this record is now almost impossible.