Bowlers who have bowled five or more maiden overs in an innings in World Cup – BS Bedi’s distinction – only bowler to bowl five or more maiden overs on two occasions
The following list shows the bowlers who have bowed five or more maiden overs in their spell in an innings in the World Cup games. There are 20 such occasions. BS Bedi of India owns the record for bowling most maiden overs – eight – against East Africa at Leeds on 11.06.75
| No | Player | O | M | R | W | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | BS Bedi | 12.0 | 8 | 06 | 1 | 1 | Ind | EAF | Leeds | 11 Jun 1975 |
| 2 | RJ Hadlee | 12.0 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 2 | NZl | EAF | Birmingham | 07 Jun 1975 |
| 3 | JA Snow | 12.0 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 2 | Eng | Win | Birmingham | 14 Jun 1975 |
| 4 | BS Bedi | 12.0 | 6 | 28 | 1 | 2 | Ind | NZl | Manchester | 14 Jun 1975 |
| 5 | GJ Gilmour | 12.0 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 1 | Aus | Eng | Leeds | 18 Jun 1975 |
| 6 | M Hendrick | 12.0 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 2 | Eng | Pak | Leeds | 16 Jun 1979 |
| 7 | AY Karim | 08.2 | 6 | 07 | 3 | 2 | Ken | Aus | Durban | 15 Mar 2003 |
| 8 | RO Collinge | 12.0 | 5 | 23 | 1 | 2 | NZl | Win | Birmingham | 07 Jun 1975 |
| 9 | AME Roberts | 12.0 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 1 | Win | Srl | Manchester | 07 Jun 1975 |
| 10 | S Abid Ali | 12.0 | 5 | 22 | 2 | 1 | Ind | EAF | Leeds | 11 Jun 1975 |
| 11 | JR Thomson | 12.0 | 5 | 22 | 1 | 2 | Aus | Srl | The Oval | 11 Jun 1975 |
| 12 | DL Underwood | 10.0 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 2 | Eng | EAF | Birmingham | 14 Jun 1975 |
| 13 | BD Julien | 12.0 | 5 | 27 | 4 | 1 | Win | NZl | The Oval | 18 Jun 1975 |
| 14 | Sikander Bakht | 12.0 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 1 | Pak | Can | Leeds | 09 Jun 1979 |
| 15 | IT Botham | 09.0 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 1 | Eng | Can | Manchester | 13 Jun 1979 |
| 16 | CM Old | 10.0 | 5 | 08 | 4 | 1 | Eng | Can | Manchester | 13 Jun 1979 |
| 17 | Sarfraz Nawaz | 11.0 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 2 | Pak | Eng | Lord’s | 13 Jun 1983 |
| 18 | DS de Silva | 12.0 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 1 | Srl | NZl | Derby | 18 Jun 1983 |
| 19 | DR Pringle | 08.2 | 5 | 08 | 3 | 1 | Eng | Pak | Adelaide | 01 Mar 1992 |
| 20 | SM Pollock | 08.0 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 2 | RSA | Can | East London | 27 Feb 2003 |
BS Bedi, AY Karim, CM Old and DR Pringle are the four bowlers who have conceded single digit runs while bowling five or more maiden overs in their spell in an innings in the World Cup games.. All the four occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | O | M | R | W | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | BS Bedi | 12.0 | 8 | 06 | 1 | 1 | Ind | EAF | Leeds | 11 Jun 1975 |
| 2 | AY Karim | 08.2 | 6 | 07 | 3 | 2 | Ken | Aus | Durban | 15 Mar 2003 |
| 3 | CM Old | 10.0 | 5 | 08 | 4 | 1 | Eng | Can | Manchester | 13 Jun 1979 |
| 4 | DR Pringle | 08.2 | 5 | 08 | 3 | 1 | Eng | Pak | Adelaide | 01 Mar 1992 |
BS Bedi of India remains the only bowler to bowl five or more maiden overs in his spell on two occasions – eight against East Africa at Leeds on 11.06.75 and six against New Zealand at Manchester on 14.06.75
| No | Player | O | M | R | W | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | BS Bedi | 12.0 | 8 | 06 | 1 | 1 | Ind | EAF | Leeds | 11 Jun 1975 |
| 2 | BS Bedi | 12.0 | 6 | 28 | 1 | 2 | Ind | NZl | Manchester | 14 Jun 1975 |
JA Snow, M Hendrick, BD Julien, CM Old and GJ Gilmour are the five bowlers who have captured four or more wickets while bowling five or more maiden overs in their spell in an innings in the World Cup games.. All the five occasions are tabulated below. GJ Gilmour of Australia is the only bowler in this category of statistics to capture six wickets. He returned with figures of 12.0-6-14-6 against England at Leeds on 18.06.75
| No | Player | O | M | R | W | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | JA Snow | 12.0 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 2 | Eng | Win | Birmingham | 14 Jun 1975 |
| 2 | M Hendrick | 12.0 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 2 | Eng | Pak | Leeds | 16 Jun 1979 |
| 3 | BD Julien | 12.0 | 5 | 27 | 4 | 1 | Win | NZl | The Oval | 18 Jun 1975 |
| 4 | CM Old | 10.0 | 5 | 08 | 4 | 1 | Eng | Can | Manchester | 13 Jun 1979 |
| 5 | GJ Gilmour | 12.0 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 1 | Aus | Eng | Leeds | 18 Jun 1975 |