Bowling down the pitch of the Brian Lara Stadium in Trinidad on June 17, Monday. Lockie Ferguson crafted his name in the history by becoming the most economical bowler with Four Overs, Three Wickets and zero runs against PNG in New Zealand’s final game of the T20 World Cup 2024.
Crafting the most economical spell, Ferguson became the second bowler to bowl 4 overs and not concede a single run in the T20Is after Saad Bin Zafar of canada, before marking exit from their 2024 T20 World Cup Campaign. Ferguson took down wickets of the PNG Captain Assad Vala, Charles Amini, and Chad Soper, limiting Papua New Guinea to only 78 runs in 19.4 overs.
Ferguson registering himself as the first bowler to craft this magical economical spell in the T20 World Cup match bowled his 24 bowls quota in the New Zealand’s final group stage match against Papua New Guinea which took his team’s score to a 7 wicket win over PNG.
With Ferguson making history let’s roll back to the T20 matches history and find out the most economical player of the T20 World cup.
Maiden Over in T20 World Cup 2024: Stats and Overview
Lockie Ferguson has been the most economical bowler of the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024 season taking down three wickets for the 4 maiden overs. Besides him here is the list of players who have impressive economical spells and have saved runs of their individual teams.
| Rank | Player | Team | Mat. | Over | Runs | Wkts | 3-Fors | Avg | Econ | Best |
| 1 | Lockie Ferguson | New Zealand | 4 | 16 | 64 | 7 | 1 | 9.14 | 4.00 | 3/0 |
| 2 | Frank Nsubuga | Uganda | 2 | 7 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 16.50 | 4.71 | 2/4 |
| 3 | Hardik Pandya | India | 3 | 12 | 65 | 7 | 1 | 9.28 | 5.41 | 3/27 |
| 4 | Tanzim Hasan Sakib | Bangladesh | 4 | 15 | 72 | 9 | 2 | 8.00 | 4.80 | 4/7 |
| 5 | Trent Boult | New Zealand | 4 | 16 | 59 | 9 | 1 | 6.55 | 3.68 | 3/16 |
Most Economical Spells Stats of the T20 World Cup:
Here is the list of the players who have made a record by showing off their bowling prowess, bowling 4 over spells with least runs in the T20 World Cup History, making them the most economical bowlers of the respective seasons.
| Bowler | Economy | Runs conceded | vs Opposition | Year | Venue |
| Lockie Ferguson | 0.00 | 0 | PNG | 2024 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Frank Nsubuga (Uganda) | 1.00 | 4 | PNG | 2024 | Guyana |
| Anrich Nortje | 1.75 | 7 | Sri Lanka | 2024 | New York |
| Ajanta Mendis | 2.00 | 8 | Zimbabwe | 2012 | Hambantota |
| Mahmudullah | 2.00 | 8 | Afghanistan | 2014 | Mirpur |
With his impressive bowling on the concluding match of group stage in the T20 World Cup, Lockie ferguson has made a separate fans base and has also etched his name in the annals of the Cricket History by becoming the bowler to bowl the most maidens in T20I and World Cup.
Lockie’s spell against Papua New Guinea wasn’t just an ordinary dominant performance, it’s a masterclass in controlled aggression By bowling four maidens and taking three wickets, he rewrote the T20 World Cup record book. His achievement serves as the shining example for the young bowlers which aspires them to overcome the toughest batting in the high pressure environment of T20 Cricket. This game will surely be remembered in T20 World Cup history
