Top 10 teams with most maidens in T20Is

The origin of the term ‘maiden’ in cricket is difficult to pin down. One of the more compelling theories is that traditionally, a maiden (i.e. an unmarried woman) has not been touched by a man; similarly, a maiden over is untouched by runs. That said runs can still be scored in a maiden over as long as they are no fault of the bowler’s. Runs off the bat are always counted against a bowler’s figures, as are no balls and wides, however, byes and leg byes are not. Even an over in which four byes are scored off every ball goes down as a maiden in the bowler’s final analysis! Maiden overs are a rarity in T20 cricket which is known for high-scoring encounters. Here is a list of teams who have managed to bowl such overs in the shortest format.

10. Netherlands- 12:

The Dutch have played 39 matches and registered 12 maiden overs. The team has conceded a total of 4823 runs and taken 235 wickets. Their best individual bowling figures in the innings are 5/19. Cricket was introduced to The Netherlands by British soldiers during the Napoleonic Wars in the 19th Century, and the Cape Colony in 1856. In the 1860s, it was considered a major sport in the country. The Netherlands national team played its first-ever game in 1881. It fielded 22 players against an Uxbridge Cricket Club XI, but still lost by an innings. The Dutch Cricket Association, forerunner of the present, Koninklijke Nederlandse Cricket Bond (KNCB), or Royal Dutch Cricket Association, was formed in 1883.