New Zealand’s quick Lockie Ferguson wrote his name into the records book by bowling the best bowling figures in Men’s T20I in his side’s ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 fixture against Papua New Guinea (PNG).
Ferguson picked up three wickets and did not concede a single run in New Zealand’s last match in the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024.
He is the only second bowler in the history of cricket to bowl four maidens in a T20 Internationals after Canada’s captain Saad Bin Zafar.
However, he is the first bowler to achieve the feat in a Men’s T20 World Cup.
Most maidens in a T20 World Cup innings
1) Lockie Ferguson (NZ) – 4 maidens vs PNG, 2024
2) Ajantha Mendis (SL) – 2 maidens vs Zimbabwe, 2012
3) Harbhajan Singh (IND) – 2 maidens vs England, 2012
4) Tanzib Hasan Sakib (BAN) – 2 maidens vs Nepal, 2024
Furthermore, Ferguson’s bowling figures of 3/0 surpassed Saad in the list of the most economical bowling figures in Men’s T20Is.
Most economical bowling figures in Men’s T20Is
1) Lockie Ferguson (NZ): 4-4-0-3 vs PNG, 2024
2) Saad Bin Zafar (CAN): 4-4-0-2 vs Panama, 2021
3) Nuwan Kulasekra (SL): 2-2-0-1 vs Netherlands, 2014
4) Junaid Siddique (CAN): 2-2-0-1 vs Belize, 2021