List of Indian bowlers who claimed 'Maiden Over' in their T20I career's first over

Indian bowlers have produced many match-winning performances in T20I cricket.

T20I cricket is often known for its high-scoring nature. As compared to the other two formats of the game, the bowlers have mostly found it difficult to restrict runs in the shortest format. That has to do with the freedom the batters get in this format because of the lesser price they can put on their wicket, apart from the flatter surfaces.

However, there have been some instances where bowlers have managed to contain the batters and bowl maiden overs as well. Some bowlers have, quite impressively, bowled the first over of their T20I career a maiden over.

This list includes three Indian bowlers as well.

Indian bowlers bowling first over in their T20I career a maiden over:

1. Ajit Agarkar vs South Africa, 2006

Ajit Agarkar became the first Indian bowler to bowl a maiden over in the first over of his T20I career. Agarkar achieved this feat during India’s maiden T20I match against South Africa in Johannesburg in 2006.

During South Africa’s innings, Agarkar was introduced to bowl the sixth over. The right-arm speedster took the wicket of Herschelle Gibbs on the first delivery and then bowled five dot balls to Justin Kemp to complete a maiden over.

India won the match by six wickets.

2. Arshdeep Singh vs England, 2022

Left-arm speedster Arshdeep Singh became the second Indian bowler to bowl his first over in T20Is a maiden over. Arshdeep achieved this rare feat against England in Southampton in 2022.

Arshdeep bowled the second over of England’s innings. The speedster troubled opener Jason Roy with his swing movement and didn’t concede a single run off the bat (there were two leg byes) in six balls to complete a maiden.

Arshdeep had a brilliant T20I debut. The pacer bagged two wickets in 3.3 overs. India won the match by 50 runs.

3. Mayank Yadav vs Bangladesh, 2024

Young speedster Mayank Yadav impressed everyone with the ball in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 season where he consistently clocked over 145 kmph and bagged two Player of the Match awards in his first two outings.

Mayank made his T20I debut against Bangladesh in Gwalior in October of the same year. On his debut, he entered this list of Indian bowlers to bowl their first over in T20Is a maiden over. He bowled a maiden to Towhid Hridoy, who was troubled by Mayank’s extra pace and couldn’t score a single run in six consecutive balls.

(All stats updated till 6th October, 2024)

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