The term ‘Maiden over’ is nothing new to cricket. Any over in which no runs are scored is known as a maiden over. Byes and leg byes scored in such an over are not counted against the total of the bowler.

In the modern-day form of cricket, where batsman go hard at bowlers from the word go, where wickets have turned into flat decks across the globe and where no target is safe for a team defending it, the value of a maiden over has increased immensely.

In the limited-overs format, irrespective of the situation, a maiden over is next to gold for the fielding side. Talking about T20Is, where bowling a maiden over is a rarity, Sri Lanka’s Nuwan Kulasekara has bowled the most number (6) of maiden overs.

India’s latest sensation in the death overs, Jasprit Bumrah, is riding that ladder really fast as he has already bowled four maiden overs in the 30 T20Is that he has played so far.

Watch the video to see the Top 5 Best Maiden Overs in Cricket History: