| 1 | Bhuvneshwar Kumar SRH / Pune Warriors | 190 Matches The 'King of Swing' holds the joint-record for most maiden overs in IPL history with 14, across 190 matches. His ability to swing the ball both ways at a consistent line and length, especially in powerplay overs, makes him the most effective maiden-over bowler the IPL has seen. | Sunrisers Hyderabad, Pune Warriors | 7.69 | 190 | 198 |
| 2 | Praveen Kumar RCB / KXIP / MI / SRH / GL | 119 Matches India's premier swing bowler of the late 2000s shares the all-time IPL record with 14 maiden overs in 119 matches. Playing for five franchises between 2008 and 2017, Praveen's ability to hit the seam and trouble openers in the powerplay earned him this landmark. He also took the IPL's first hat-trick for RCB in 2010. | RCB, Kings XI Punjab, Mumbai Indians, SRH, Gujarat Lions | 7.73 | 119 | 90 |
| 3 | Trent Boult MI / DC / KKR / SRH / RR | 119 Matches New Zealand's left-arm swing specialist has bowled 11 maiden overs across 119 IPL matches for five franchises. Boult's ability to move the ball into right-handers in the powerplay and generate edges at pace makes him one of the most effective new-ball bowlers in IPL history. | Mumbai Indians, Delhi Capitals, KKR, SRH, Rajasthan Royals | 8.29 | 119 | 143 |
| 4 | Irfan Pathan KXIP / DC / RPS / GL / SRH | 103 Matches The T20 World Cup 2007 winner bowled 10 maiden overs in 103 IPL matches, leveraging his natural swing and ability to mix seam with cutters. His left-arm angle made life difficult for right-handed openers, and his 10 maidens reflect consistent control across a decade of IPL cricket. | Kings XI Punjab, Delhi Capitals, Rising Pune Supergiant, ... | 7.77 | 103 | 80 |
| 5 | Dhawal Kulkarni MI / RR / GL | 92 Matches Often underrated, the Mumbai-born right-arm pacer bowled 8 maiden overs across 92 IPL matches for Mumbai Indians, Rajasthan Royals and Gujarat Lions. His tight line and length, subtle seam movement and accuracy in the powerplay made him a dependable new-ball option who consistently put batsmen under pressure. | Mumbai Indians, Rajasthan Royals, Gujarat Lions | 8.3 | 92 | 86 |
| 6 | Jasprit Bumrah Mumbai Indians | 133 Matches India's modern pace spearhead has bowled 8 maiden overs in 133 IPL matches for Mumbai Indians. Bumrah's unplayable yorkers, deceptive slower balls and unique sling-arm action make him equally threatening at the death and in the powerplay. He was the Player of the Final in MI's 2019 title win. | Mumbai Indians | 7.3 | 133 | 165 |
| 7 | Lasith Malinga Mumbai Indians | 122 Matches Sri Lanka's greatest T20 bowler bowled 8 maiden overs in 122 IPL matches for Mumbai Indians. Malinga's toe-crushing yorkers and unorthodox sling-arm action were virtually unplayable in crunch situations, and his 8 maidens reflect overs where his precision was absolute. | Mumbai Indians | 7.14 | 122 | 170 |
| 8 | Sandeep Sharma KXIP / SRH / RR / MI | 130 Matches Punjab's swing bowling specialist has bowled 8 maiden overs across 130 IPL appearances for multiple franchises. Sandeep's ability to swing the ball at medium pace, hit the top of off-stump and surprise batsmen with his subtle variations has made him one of IPL's most consistent powerplay operators. | Kings XI Punjab, SRH, Rajasthan Royals, Mumbai Indians | 8.1 | 130 | 115 |
| 9 | Dale Steyn RCB / DC / SRH / GL | 95 Matches South Africa's greatest fast bowler delivered 7 maiden overs across 95 IPL matches, representing four franchises. Steyn's express pace, late swing and ability to generate edges made him a constant threat in the powerplay, and his 6.91 economy rate is the best of any bowler in the top 10 of this list. | RCB, Deccan Chargers, SRH, Gujarat Lions | 6.91 | 95 | 97 |
| 10 | Amit Mishra DD / SRH / DC | 162 Matches The only spinner in the top 10, Amit Mishra has bowled 6 maiden overs in 162 IPL matches. His sharp leg-breaks, lethal googly and three IPL hat-tricks — the most by any bowler — show that even spinners can produce maiden overs when conditions and match situations align. He is the IPL's fourth highest wicket-taker overall. | Delhi Daredevils, SRH, Delhi Capitals | 7.38 | 162 | 174 |
| 11 | Zaheer Khan MI / DD / RCB | 100 Matches India's greatest left-arm pacer of the 2000s bowled 6 maiden overs across 100 IPL appearances, using his reverse swing and variations to keep batsmen silent. Zaheer's clever use of the seam, slower balls and in-swing made him a persistent threat in the powerplay throughout his IPL career. | Mumbai Indians, Delhi Daredevils, RCB | 7.59 | 100 | 102 |
| 12 | Ashish Nehra MI / CSK / DC / SRH / GL / RCB | 88 Matches India's veteran left-arm swing bowler delivered 6 maiden overs across 88 IPL matches for six different franchises. Nehra's mastery of the angled delivery into right-handers and ability to extract movement off good-length pitches made him an effective powerplay option throughout his long IPL career. | Mumbai Indians, CSK, Delhi, SRH, Gujarat Lions, RCB | 7.83 | 88 | 105 |
| 13 | Umesh Yadav DD / RCB / KKR / GT | 137 Matches The Chhattisgarh express has bowled 6 maiden overs in 137 IPL matches across four franchises. Umesh's raw pace, ability to hit the pitch hard and skid through the surface made him difficult to score off in the powerplay, and his 6 maidens reflect overs of absolute accuracy. | Delhi Daredevils, RCB, KKR, Gujarat Titans | 8.72 | 137 | 143 |
| 14 | Kagiso Rabada DD / DC / PBKS | 90 Matches South Africa's pace spearhead has bowled 6 maiden overs in 90 IPL matches. Rabada's express pace, sharp bouncer and deadly yorker combination make him one of the tournament's most feared fast bowlers. He took a tournament-record 30 wickets in IPL 2020 and his maiden overs often came at critical moments. | Delhi Daredevils, Delhi Capitals, Punjab Kings | 8.34 | 90 | 120 |
| 15 | Harbhajan Singh MI / CSK / KKR | 163 Matches India's veteran off-spinner bowled 5 maiden overs in 163 IPL matches, mostly used in the middle overs. Harbhajan's sharp turn, deceiving loop and ability to take wickets in clusters made him MI's go-to spinner across their multiple title runs, with his 5 maidens coming when his accuracy was at its peak. | Mumbai Indians, CSK, KKR | 7.04 | 163 | 150 |
| 16 | Jaydev Unadkat KKR / RR / PBKS / SRH / MI | 100 Matches Gujarat's left-arm pacer bowled 5 maiden overs across 100 IPL matches for multiple franchises. Unadkat's ability to swing the ball into right-handers and bowl accurate yorkers at the death has made him a regular powerplay option, with his maiden overs mostly coming in the first six overs of an innings. | KKR, Rajasthan Royals, Punjab Kings, SRH, Mumbai Indians | 8.75 | 100 | 105 |
| 17 | RP Singh DC / SRH | 59 Matches The 2007 T20 World Cup winner and Purple Cap holder (2009) delivered 5 maiden overs in 59 IPL matches. RP Singh's left-arm seam and ability to move the ball both ways made him a menacing powerplay option in Deccan Chargers' title-winning 2009 season, with his 5 maidens reflecting his pinpoint accuracy. | Deccan Chargers, SRH | 7.47 | 59 | 63 |
| 18 | Dwayne Bravo CSK / MI | 161 Matches Trinidad's versatile all-rounder bowled 5 maiden overs in 161 IPL matches, a remarkable feat for a death-over specialist. The IPL's all-time leading wicket-taker used his slower balls, wide yorkers and changes of pace to deny batsmen even at the back end of innings, with his 5 maiden overs coming in tightly-contested matches. | Chennai Super Kings, Mumbai Indians | 8.39 | 161 | 183 |
| 19 | Sunil Narine KKR | 177 Matches KKR's mystery spinner has bowled 5 maiden overs in 177 IPL matches. Narine's variations — his off-spinner, carrom ball and arm ball — bamboozled batsmen for years and earned him bowling bans for suspected action, but his 5 maiden overs demonstrate that his accuracy at its best was simply unplayable. | Kolkata Knight Riders | 6.67 | 177 | 180 |
| 20 | R Ashwin CSK / KXIP / DC / RR | 212 Matches India's Test spin legend has bowled 5 maiden overs in 212 IPL matches — the most appearances of any bowler in this list. Ashwin's carrom ball, doosra, and clever flight variations have earned him 180+ IPL wickets and while his economy-heavy middle-over role limits maiden opportunities, his 5 maiden overs highlight moments of absolute control. | CSK, Kings XI Punjab, Delhi Capitals, Rajasthan Royals | 6.97 | 212 | 180 |