New Zealand speedster Lockie Ferguson has scripted his name in the history books, after an unthinkable spell against Papua New Guinea (PNG). Ferguson and New Zealand played PNG in their final game of the T20 World Cup.
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The Blackcaps had an underwhelming outing at the ongoing World Cup. Failing to qualify for the Super 8 stage, the Kane Williamson-led side played their final group stage game against PNG on Monday.
Pacer Lockie Ferguson set a record that would go down as one of the rarest achievements in the history of cricket. Ferguson failed to concede a single run in the game against PNG.
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What record did Lockie Ferguson set in the T20 World Cup game against PNG?
Lockie Ferguson became only the second bowler in T20I history to bowl four maidens in a single innings. Four overs is the maximum quota of overs that any bowler can bowl in the T20 format.
Ferguson did not concede a single run in his four-over spell against Papua New Guinea. Moreover, he also picked up three wickets, knocking off the top-order of the opposition.
The first bowler to have bowled four maidens in a single innings in T20Is was Canada skipper Saad Bin Zafar. He picked two wickets without conceding a single run, against Panama in November 2021.
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List of bowlers to bowl four maiden overs in T20I cricket
| Name | Country | Opposition | Overs | Maidens | Wickets | Bowling Figures | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saad Bin Zafar | Canada | Panama | 4.0 | 4 | 2 | 2/0 | 14 November, 2021 |
| Lockie Ferguson | New Zealand | Papua New Guinea | 4.0 | 4 | 3 | 3/0 | 17 June, 2024 |
List of bowlers to bowl three maiden overs in T20 cricket
| Name | Country | Opposition | Overs | Maidens | Wickets | Bowling Figures | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Sesay | Sierra Leone | Mali | 4.0 | 3 | 3 | 3/2 | 09 December, 2023 |
| Nopphon Senamontree | Thailand | Maldives | 4.0 | 3 | 3 | 3/8 | 15 February, 2024 |
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