Delhi: New Zealand cricket team's star fast bowler Lockie Ferguson created history in the 39th match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 during the match against Papua New Guinea at the Brian Lara Stadium in Trinidad on Monday. The right-arm pacer has set a record for bowling the most maiden overs (four). He bowled four consecutive maiden overs in the match and took three wickets.

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Overall, this is only the second time in T20Is a bowler has bowled four maidens in an innings. Prior to this, only Canada's Saad Bin Zafar had achieved this feat against Panama in 2021, but this is the first time in T20 World Cup history.

Most maiden overs in an innings in ICC T20 World Cup –

1) Lockie Ferguson (New Zealand) – 4 maidens vs PNG, 2024

2) Ajantha Mendis (Sri Lanka) – 2 maidens vs Zimbabwe, 2012

3) Harbhajan Singh (India) – 2 maidens vs England, 2012

4) Tanjib Hasan Sakib (Bangladesh) – 2 maidens vs Nepal, 2024

Most maidens in a T20I innings

1) Lockie Ferguson (New Zealand) – 4 maidens vs PNG, 2024

2) Saad Bin Zafar (Canada) – 4 maidens vs Panama, 2021

3) George Sesay (Sierra Leone) – 3 maidens vs Mali, 2023

4) Nophon Senamontri (Thailand) – 3 maidens vs Maldives, 2024

Most maidens in an innings of a T20 International match

1) Lockie Ferguson (New Zealand) – 4 maidens vs PNG, 2024

2) Saad Bin Zafar (Canada) – 4 maidens vs Panama, 2021

3) George Sesay (Sierra Leone) – 3 maidens vs Mali, 2023

4) Nophon Senamontri (Thailand) – 3 maidens vs Maldives, 2024

Today New Zealand is facing Papua New Guinea in the 39th match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024. This match is being played at Brian Lara Stadium in Trinidad. In this match, New Zealand won the toss and chose to bowl first.

Playing XI:

New Zealand (Playing XI): Finn Allen, Devon Conway (wicketkeeper), Rachin Ravindra, Kane Williamson (captain), Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult.

Papua New Guinea (Playing XI): Tony Ura, Assad Vala (captain), Charles Amini, Sesay Bau, Hiri Hiri, Chad Soper, Kiplin Doriga (wicketkeeper), Norman Vanua, Eli Nao, Kabua Morea, Semo Kamea.