India bowler Jasprit Bumrah broke Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s all-time record during the IND vs IRE T20 World Cup 2024 match in New York. Facing Ireland at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, the Men in Blue began their campaign with captain Rohit Sharma choosing to bowl first after winning the toss.
Jasprit Bumrah surpasses Bhuvaneshwar Kumar’s record of most maiden overs
Jasprit Bumrah made an immediate impact, coming into bowl the sixth over after Arshdeep Singh had already delivered two early strikes to the Irish side. Starting his spell with a remarkable maiden over, Bumrah surpassed fellow speedster Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s all-time record.
With this being his 11th maiden over in T20Is Bumrah now holds the record for the most maiden overs bowled in T20Is among Test-playing nations, one more than the previous record-holder Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
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Players with most maiden overs in T20Is
| Player | Country | Matches | Innings | Wickets | Maiden Overs |
| Franco Nsubuga | Uganda | 54 | 53 | 55 | 15 |
| Shem Ngoche | Kenya | 84 | 82 | 99 | 12 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | India | 63* | 62 | 76 | 11 |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | India | 87 | 86 | 90 | 10 |
| Ghulam Ahmadi | Germany | 41 | 41 | 49 | 10 |
| Dinesh Nakrani | Uganda | 57 | 54 | 67 | 8 |
| Henry Ssenyondo | Uganda | 78 | 74 | 94 | 8 |
| Richard Ngarava | Zimbabwe | 52 | 52 | 62 | 8 |
| Sagar Thakor | Tanzania | 53 | 51 | 55 | 8 |
| Ahmed Raza Ramjani | Uganda | 40 | 39 | 71 | 7 |
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