Bowlers with Most Maiden Overs in ODI Cricket History
Shaun Pollock holds the record for most maiden overs in ODI format, having accumulated 313 maiden overs across 303 matches. Trailing behind is Glenn McGrath with 279 maiden overs, followed by Chaminda Vaas with 279 maiden overs.
Check out the list of players with most maiden overs in ODI format.
| Sr. | Player | Team | Mat | Overs | Maiden | WK | Runs | Best | 5w | Avg | Eco |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shaun Pollock | South Africa | 303 | 2618.4 | 313 | 393 | 9631 | 6/35 | 5 | 24.50 | 3.67 |
| 2 | Glenn McGrath | Australia | 250 | 2161.4 | 279 | 381 | 8391 | 7/15 | 7 | 22.02 | 3.88 |
| 3 | Chaminda Vaas | Sri Lanka | 322 | 2629.1 | 279 | 400 | 11014 | 8/19 | 4 | 27.53 | 4.18 |
| 4 | Wasim Akram | Pakistan | 356 | 3031 | 238 | 502 | 11812 | 5/15 | 6 | 23.52 | 3.89 |
| 5 | Kapil Dev | India | 225 | 1867 | 235 | 253 | 6945 | 5/43 | 1 | 27.45 | 3.71 |
| 6 | Muttiah Muralitharan | Sri Lanka | 350 | 3135.1 | 198 | 534 | 12326 | 7/30 | 10 | 23.08 | 3.93 |
| 7 | Sir Curtly Ambrose | West Indies | 176 | 1558.5 | 193 | 225 | 5429 | 5/17 | 4 | 24.12 | 3.48 |
| 8 | Richard Hadlee | New Zealand | 115 | 1030.2 | 185 | 158 | 3407 | 5/25 | 5 | 21.56 | 3.30 |
| 9 | Courtney Walsh | West Indies | 205 | 1803.4 | 185 | 227 | 6918 | 5/1 | 1 | 30.47 | 3.83 |
| 10 | Ewen Chatfield | New Zealand | 114 | 1010.5 | 155 | 140 | 3618 | 5/34 | 1 | 25.84 | 3.57 |
| 11 | Waqar Younis | Pakistan | 262 | 2116.2 | 143 | 416 | 9919 | 7/36 | 13 | 23.84 | 4.68 |
| 12 | Brett Lee | Australia | 221 | 1864.1 | 141 | 380 | 8877 | 5/22 | 9 | 23.36 | 4.76 |
| 13 | Joel Garner | West Indies | 97 | 878.2 | 137 | 144 | 2718 | 5/31 | 3 | 18.87 | 3.09 |
| 14 | Javagal Srinath | India | 229 | 1989.1 | 137 | 315 | 8847 | 5/23 | 3 | 28.08 | 4.44 |
| 15 | Kyle Mills | New Zealand | 170 | 1371.4 | 127 | 240 | 6485 | 5/25 | 1 | 27.02 | 4.72 |
