TAROUBA: New Zealand’s speedster Lockie Ferguson etched his name into the records book by bowling the best bowling figures in Men’s T20I in his side’s ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 fixture against Papua New Guinea (PNG).

Ferguson was breathing fire in New Zealand’s last match in the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024 as he picked up three wickets and did not concede a single run.

He is the only second bowler in the history of cricket to bowl four maidens in a T20 Internationals after Canada’s captain Saad Bin Zafar.

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However, he is the first bowler to achieve the feat in a Men’s T20 World Cup.

Most maidens in a T20 World Cup innings

1) Lockie Ferguson (NZ) – 4 maidens vs PNG, 2024
2) Ajantha Mendis (SL) – 2 maidens vs Zimbabwe, 2012
3) Harbhajan Singh (IND) – 2 maidens vs England, 2012
4) Tanzib Hasan Sakib (BAN) – 2 maidens vs Nepal, 2024

Furthermore, Ferguson’s bowling figures of 3/0 surpassed Saad in the list of the most economical bowling figures in Men’s T20Is.

Most economical bowling figures in Men’s T20Is

1) Lockie Ferguson (NZ): 4-4-0-3 vs PNG, 2024
2) Saad Bin Zafar (CAN): 4-4-0-2 vs Panama, 2021
3) Nuwan Kulasekra (SL): 2-2-0-1 vs Netherlands, 2014
4) Junaid Siddique (CAN): 2-2-0-1 vs Belize, 2021

Earlier, New Zealand captain Kane Williamson won the toss and put PNG into bat in a Group C dead rubber as both teams have been knocked out of the T20 World Cup 2024.

PLAYING XIs

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

PNG: Assad Vala (c), Tony Ura, Charles Amini, Sese Bau, Hiri Hiri, Kiplin Doriga (wk), Chad Soper, Norman Vanua, Alei Nao, Kabua Morea, Semo Kamea.

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