Most Maidens in Test
Muttiah Muralitharan holds the record for most maiden overs in Test format, having accumulated 1794 maiden overs across 133 matches. Trailing behind is Shane Warne with 1761 maiden overs, followed by James Anderson with 1730 maiden overs.
Check out the list of players with most maiden overs in Test format.
| Sr. | Player | Team | Mat | Overs | Maiden | WK | Runs | Best | 5w | Avg | Eco |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Muttiah Muralitharan | Sri Lanka | 133 | 7339.5 | 1794 | 800 | 18180 | 9/51 | 67 | 22.72 | 2.47 |
| 2 | Shane Warne | Australia | 145 | 6784.1 | 1761 | 708 | 17995 | 8/71 | 37 | 25.41 | 2.65 |
| 3 | James Anderson | England | 188 | 6672.5 | 1730 | 704 | 18627 | 7/42 | 32 | 26.45 | 2.79 |
| 4 | Anil Kumble | India | 132 | 6808.2 | 1576 | 619 | 18355 | 10/74 | 34 | 29.65 | 2.69 |
| 5 | Glenn McGrath | Australia | 124 | 4874.4 | 1471 | 563 | 12186 | 8/24 | 29 | 21.64 | 2.49 |
| 6 | Lance Gibbs | West Indies | 79 | 4519.1 | 1313 | 309 | 8989 | 8/38 | 18 | 29.09 | 1.98 |
| 7 | Stuart Broad | England | 167 | 5616.2 | 1304 | 604 | 16719 | 8/15 | 20 | 27.68 | 2.97 |
| 8 | Derek Underwood | England | 86 | 3643.4 | 1239 | 297 | 7674 | 8/51 | 17 | 25.83 | 2.10 |
| 9 | Shaun Pollock | South Africa | 108 | 4058.5 | 1222 | 421 | 9733 | 7/87 | 16 | 23.11 | 2.39 |
| 10 | Daniel Vettori | New Zealand | 113 | 4802.2 | 1197 | 362 | 12441 | 7/87 | 20 | 34.36 | 2.59 |
| 11 | Courtney Walsh | West Indies | 132 | 5003.1 | 1144 | 519 | 12688 | 7/37 | 22 | 24.44 | 2.53 |
| 12 | Bishan Bedi | India | 67 | 3560.4 | 1096 | 266 | 7637 | 7/98 | 14 | 28.71 | 2.14 |
| 13 | Kapil Dev | India | 131 | 4623.2 | 1060 | 434 | 12867 | 9/83 | 23 | 29.64 | 2.78 |
| 14 | Nathan Lyon | Australia | 132 | 5528.1 | 1051 | 533 | 16232 | 8/50 | 24 | 30.45 | 2.93 |
| 15 | Sir Curtly Ambrose | West Indies | 98 | 3683.5 | 1001 | 405 | 8501 | 8/45 | 22 | 20.99 | 2.30 |
