Test Records
Most Maiden Overs in Test cricket — All-Time Leaderboard
Harbhajan Singh has bowled the most maiden overs in Test cricket, with 871 from 190 innings.
871
Maidens
Innings
190
Average
32.46
Economy
2.84
Wickets
417
Runs Conceded
13,537
3-Wicket Hauls
117
5-Wicket Hauls
25
Lead over #2 (Ravindra Jadeja)
101
Top 25 All-Time Test Records
Ranked among the 59 players currently tracked in CricLegacy's stats database.
| # | Player | Country | Mat | Inn | Wkts | Avg | Econ | BBI | 5W | 4W | Mdns |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harbhajan Singh | India | 103 | 190 | 417 | 32.46 | 2.84 | — | 25 | 16 | 871 |
| 2 | Ravindra Jadeja | India | 89 | 167 | 348 | 25.12 | 2.59 | — | 15 | 17 | 770 |
| 3 | Vernon Philander | South Africa | 64 | 119 | 224 | 22.32 | 2.63 | — | 13 | 8 | 506 |
| 4 | Jasprit Bumrah | India | 52 | 99 | 234 | 19.79 | 2.77 | — | 16 | 7 | 395 |
| 5 | Mohammed Shami | India | 64 | 122 | 229 | 27.71 | 3.31 | — | 6 | 12 | 364 |
| 6 | Mohammed Siraj | India | 45 | 84 | 139 | 29.67 | 3.53 | — | 5 | 8 | 206 |
| 7 | Joe Root | England | 162 | 167 | 73 | 48.07 | 3.37 | — | 1 | 2 | 163 |
| 8 | Sachin Tendulkar | India | 200 | 145 | 46 | 54.17 | 3.53 | 3/10 | 0 | 0 | 83 |
| 9 | Kuldeep Yadav | India | 17 | 32 | 76 | 22.42 | 3.53 | — | 5 | 4 | 63 |
| 10 | Steven Smith | Australia | 122 | 62 | 19 | 53.05 | 4.11 | 3/18 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 11 | Malinda Pushpakumara | Sri Lanka | 4 | 6 | 14 | 37.14 | 3.63 | — | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 12 | Travis Head | Australia | 64 | 41 | 16 | 36.75 | 3.63 | 4/10 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| 13 | AB de Villiers | South Africa | 114 | 5 | 2 | 52 | 3.06 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 14 | Rohit Sharma | India | 67 | 16 | 2 | 112 | 3.51 | 1/26 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 15 | Virat Kohli | India | 123 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2.88 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Babar Azam | Pakistan | 61 | 8 | 2 | 21 | 2.8 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | Harry Brook | England | 34 | 6 | 1 | 105 | 4.38 | 1/25 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | Asad Shafiq | Pakistan | 77 | 15 | 3 | 65.33 | 3.46 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Najmul Hossain Shanto | Bangladesh | 39 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4.37 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Temba Bavuma | South Africa | 66 | 5 | 1 | 61 | 3.81 | 1/29 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Harry Tector | Ireland Republic | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4.76 | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Lokesh Rahul | India | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -/- | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Rishabh Pant | India | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -/- | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Shubman Gill | India | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.86 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Suryakumar Yadav | India | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Maidens Leader by Country
India
Harbhajan Singh871
South Africa
Vernon Philander506
England
Joe Root163
Australia
Steven Smith28
Sri Lanka
Malinda Pushpakumara14
Pakistan
Babar Azam2
Bangladesh
Najmul Hossain Shanto1
Ireland Republic
Harry Tector1
Malaysia
Ahmad Faiz0
United Arab Emirates
Ghulam Shabber0
Methodology & Data Source
Covers men's Test cricket only. Based on the 59 players currently tracked in CricLegacy's Test bowling stats database, sourced from our own match records. As more historical players are added to the database, this leaderboard will expand accordingly.
Last updated 24 August 2026
Frequently Asked Questions
Who has the most maidens in Test cricket?
Harbhajan Singh has bowled the most maiden overs in Test cricket, with 871 from 190 innings.
Who has bowled the highest number of maiden overs in Test cricket?
Harbhajan Singh has bowled the most maiden overs in Test cricket, with 871 from 190 innings.
Who is closest to the all-time Test maidens record?
Ravindra Jadeja is closest among currently tracked players, with 770 — 101 behind Harbhajan Singh.