4 Bowlers Who Delivered A Maiden 20th Over In T20 Cricket

A maiden over by a bowler in a T20 game is absolutely worthy of recognition. T20 cricket has gone a long way in moulding the batsmen’s gameplay to the extent that the same gets deployed in ODIs and Tests too. In the shortest format of the game, batsmen usually go for the big shots from the get-go.

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Hence, it can be challenging to stop batsmen, who are in full flow and rhythm. However, there have been bowlers, who have given zero runs in the final over.

Not only it takes for the bowler to maintain a consistent line but also a clever change of pace. Those can be the tricks to stop batsmen, who are in rampaging form.

We take a look at four bowlers who bowled a maiden 20th over in T20 cricket so far: Mohammad Amir

Pakistan left-arm paceman Mohammad Amir achieved the feat against Australia in ICC World T20 2010. It was the group game between the two sides contested at the Gros Islet. By the time the last over arrived, Australia were well-placed at 191-5, eyeing a total of 200 and possibly more.

Amir picked five wickets in the over, two of which were run-outs without conceding any run. He eventually finished with figures of 4-1-23-3. Despite that, Pakistan ended up on the losing side, falling short by 41 runs. For Australia, Dirk Nannes and Shaun Tait took three wickets each while Shane Watson made 81 with the bat, top-scoring.

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Jeetan Patel:

It can be indeed surprising to see a spinner on this particular list; however, Jeetan Patel makes the cut. In his career spanning 11 T20Is, the off-spinner had an achievement of bowling a 20th over as a maiden. His maiden T20 overcame against the West Indies in Hamilton in 2008.

The tourists required 37 runs off the last over as Daniel Vettori threw the ball to Patel. Not only the 40-year old delivered a maiden over, but he also plucked the wickets of Kieron Pollard and Denesh Ramdin. However, for the Wellington-born, it turned out to be his final T20 international.

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Janak Prakash:

Associate nation Singapore’s cricketer Janak Prakash is yet another bowler, who has accomplished the feat. It was the final of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Asia Region in which Qatar squared off against Singapore. Singapore batted first and amassed a formidable total of 186 in their 20 overs.

Janak Prakash, who had figures of 3-0-15-1, came in to bowl the final over, to defend 33 runs. The teen bowler conceded no run and picked up a wicket as Singapore romped to an emphatic victory. Janak’s achievement deserved more recognition since it came on his debut and bagged the player of the match award too.

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Navdeep Saini:

Just as Janak Prakash’s achievement came on his debut, Navdeep Saini enjoyed the same fate as well. In his T20I debut against the West Indies in Lauderhill last year, the pace bowler finished with figures of 4-1-17-3. Saini’s first wicket was Nicholas Pooran and snapped Shimron Hetmyer in the very next delivery.

In the final over, the 27-year old picked up the scalp of Kieron Pollard, who scored 49 and was the top run-scorer for the West Indies. India chased down the target of 96 with four wickets to spare as Navdeep Saini received the man of the match award. So far, the speedster has featured in five ODIs and ten T20Is.

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