Lockie Ferguson the speedy bowler from New Zealand pulled off an extraordinary feat during the Group C 2024 T20 World Cup clash against Papua New Guinea (PNG). He bowled all four overs without conceding a run culminating in four maiden overs in Trinidad on Monday June 17.
The start of the event was delayed owing to rain, although no overs were lost. Despite having being eliminated from the competition after losses to Afghanistan and the West Indies, the Blackcaps were set to complete their campaign in style.
Lockie Ferguson was summoned to bowl the fifth over of the innings and struck out on his first delivery. He dismissed opposition captain Assad Vala as Daryl Mitchell caught at wide slip. The dot balls kept coming as Ferguson followed up with another maiden straight after the powerplay.
Lockie Ferguson dismissed Charles Amini in his third over after a review by New Zealand. The Papua New Guinea batsmen labored throughout as the right-arm bowler bowled another maiden. Lockie Ferguson was on track to achieve a historic feat when he took his third wicket off the second ball of the penultimate over, when Chad Soper sliced one back onto the stumps.
Kiplin Doriga, the next hitter, managed to get some leg byes, but Ferguson’s numbers stayed same, as he finished 4-4-0-3.
Lockie Ferguson’s spell contributed significantly to Papua New Guinea’s poor score. Papua New Guinea were finally dismissed for 78 runs in 19.4 overs.
Lockie Ferguson Becomes Second Bowler to Deliver Four Maidens in a T20I, Joining Saad Bin Zafar
Canada’s Saad Bin Zafar became the first bowler to play a whole stint without allowing a single run. He accomplished this achievement during the 2021 Americas Region Qualifier match against Panama in Coolidge.
He finished with 0-2 from four overs, and Canada won by 208 runs.
