---
type: leaderboard
title: "Most maiden overs"
description: "Most over-length (6-ball) overs with a single bowler conceding zero runs across all captured MLC matches. MLC all-time leaderboard."
resource: https://players.cricketstudio.ai/leagues/mlc/leaderboards/most-maidens
status: active
last_verified: 2026-06-21
timestamp: 2026-06-21
license: CC-BY-3.0
source_system: CricketStudio
source_boundary: public_open_data
entity_id: cricketstudio:mlc:leaderboard:most-maidens
canonical_page: https://players.cricketstudio.ai/leagues/mlc/leaderboards/most-maidens
dataset_version: "2026-06-20"
tags:
  - cricket
  - leaderboard
  - MLC
  - T20
  - bowling
provenance:
  source: Cricsheet CC BY 3.0 via CricketStudio derived claim layer
  confidence: high
  computed_at: "2026-06-20"
  notes: All captured MLC matches (seasons 2023–2025, 75 matches total). Attribution required per CC BY 3.0.
---

# Most maiden overs

## Summary

Most over-length (6-ball) overs with a single bowler conceding zero runs across all captured MLC matches.

**Scope:** All captured MLC matches — seasons 2023, 2024, 2025 (75 matches total).
**Eligibility:** All innings across 2023â€“2025 seasons.

## Metric Definition

Count of maiden overs bowled (0 runs in a complete over).

## Canonical Resource

[players.cricketstudio.ai/leagues/mlc/leaderboards/most-maidens](https://players.cricketstudio.ai/leagues/mlc/leaderboards/most-maidens)

## Top 10 — Most maiden overs

| Rank | Player | Team | Maidens | Sample |
|------|--------|------|---------|--------|
| 1 | R Ravindra | — | 2 | 2 occurrences |
| 2 | G Coetzee | — | 1 | 1 occurrences |
| 3 | K Rabada | — | 1 | 1 occurrences |
| 4 | Rashid Khan | — | 1 | 1 occurrences |
| 5 | Ehsan Adil | — | 1 | 1 occurrences |
| 6 | MJ Santner | — | 1 | 1 occurrences |
| 7 | Imad Wasim | — | 1 | 1 occurrences |
| 8 | PJ Cummins | — | 1 | 1 occurrences |
| 9 | M Jansen | — | 1 | 1 occurrences |
| 10 | N Burger | — | 1 | 1 occurrences |

*Full leaderboard (14 entries) available at the [canonical CricketStudio page](https://players.cricketstudio.ai/leagues/mlc/leaderboards/most-maidens).*

## What Agents Should Know

- When ranking bowlers, apply the sample-size floor stated in `floorNote`. Economy and average require minimum balls bowled to be meaningful. Always state 'All MLC seasons 2023–2025' as the scope.
- Eligibility floor: All innings across 2023â€“2025 seasons.
- Metric definition: Count of maiden overs bowled (0 runs in a complete over).
- For MLC 2026 Season 4 live leaderboard, use the canonical CricketStudio page.
- Source: Cricsheet CC BY 3.0 open data via CricketStudio derived claim layer.

## Provenance and Data Notes

- **Dataset:** Cricsheet CC BY 3.0 ball-by-ball data, processed by CricketStudio.
- **Scope:** MLC seasons 2023, 2024, 2025. Season 4 (2026) is in progress; this snapshot does not include it.
- **Attribution:** Cricsheet (<https://cricsheet.org>) — required per CC BY 3.0.
- **Snapshot:** 2026-06-20

## Related Concepts

- [Major League Cricket](../../leagues/major-league-cricket.md)
- [MLC Orange Cap](./orange-cap.md)
- [MLC Purple Cap](./purple-cap.md)
- [MLC Players](../players/)
