Most Dot Balls in IPL

Most Dot Balls in IPL is a defining metric for a bowler's control, precision, and ability to build pressure on the batting side. In the T20 format, a dot ball is as valuable as a wicket in many contexts, as it halts the scoring momentum and forces batters into high-risk shots.

As of April 2026, Bhuvneshwar Kumar leads the all-time charts with 1793 dot balls, a testament to his elite swing bowling and discipline, particularly during the powerplay overs. He is followed by veteran spinner Sunil Narine (1694) and Ravichandran Ashwin (1623). This milestone highlights the "unsung heroes" of the defense who, through consistent line and length, act as the tactical anchors for their respective franchises across nearly two decades of IPL history.

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Mohammed Siraj

Dots

237

Wkts

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Prasidh Krishna

Dots

199

Wkts

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Jofra Archer

Dots

198

Wkts

Rank	Player	Mat	Dots	Wkts	Maiden	Runs
1	Mohammed Siraj GT	23	237	24	0	757
2	Prasidh Krishna GT	22	199	37	0	757
3	Jofra Archer RR	20	198	24	2	664
4	Bhuvneshwar Kumar RCB	22	195	31	0	719
5	Arshdeep Singh PBKS	23	191	28	1	779
6	Jasprit Bumrah MI	19	187	20	0	526
7	Syed Khaleel Ahmed CSK	19	180	17	0	593
8	Josh Hazlewood RCB, SS	17	173	29	0	536
9	Marco Jansen PBKS	20	161	21	0	649
10	Sunil Narine KKR	19	159	21	0	532
11	Noor Ahmad CSK	22	157	31	0	662
12	Varun Chakaravarthy KKR	19	157	24	0	569
13	Vaibhav Arora KKR	19	154	26	1	718
14	Rashid Khan GT	23	150	17	0	769
15	Mohammad Shami LSG	17	149	13	0	587
16	Kuldeep Yadav DC	20	142	22	0	597
17	Suyash Sharma RCB	21	141	13	0	642
18	Trent Boult MI	19	139	23	0	627
19	Mukesh Kumar DC	19	135	17	1	683
20	Digvesh Singh Rathi LSG	19	135	17	0	654
21	Anshul Kamboj CSK	16	131	22	0	409
22	Pat Cummins SRH, ST	15	130	17	0	477
23	Krunal Pandya RCB	22	125	25	0	609
24	Deepak Chahar MI	17	121	12	1	463
25	Prince Yadav LSG	14	120	16	0	471
26	Eshan Malinga SRH	15	117	27	0	493
27	Avesh Khan LSG	18	112	18	0	660
28	Ravindra Jadeja RR	20	112	16	0	429
29	Mitchell Santner MI	17	111	15	0	438
30	Ravi Bishnoi RR	19	108	20	0	630
31	Harshit Rana KKR	13	105	15	0	448
32	Kagiso Rabada GT	12	103	15	0	456
33	Axar Patel DC	18	102	12	0	483
34	Yuzvendra Chahal PBKS	19	100	20	0	635
35	Yash Dayal RCB	15	97	13	0	470
36	Harshal Patel SRH	16	96	16	0	524
37	Hardik Pandya MI	20	93	17	0	532
38	Mitchell Starc DC, SS	10	87	14	0	377
39	Vipraj Nigam DC	17	87	13	0	435
40	Sandeep Sharma RR	15	83	14	0	555
41	Matheesha Pathirana KKR	12	82	13	0	424
42	Tushar Deshpande RR	14	81	12	0	491
43	Shardul Thakur MI	15	78	19	0	565
44	Sai Kishore GT	15	77	19	0	393
45	Jaydev Unadkat SRH	11	77	15	0	315
46	Nandre Burger RR	8	74	8	0	236
47	Maheesh Theekshana	11	72	11	0	410
48	Vyshak Vijaykumar PBKS	11	68	10	0	400
49	Wanindu Hasaranga LSG	11	67	11	0	371
50	Xavier Bartlett PBKS, BH	11	66	7	0	393
51	Kartik Tyagi KKR	7	62	9	0	260
52	Arshad Khan GT	10	62	8	0	260
53	Lungisani Ngidi DC	8	60	11	0	287
54	Ashwani Kumar MI	9	59	17	0	293
55	Ravichandran Ashwin	9	57	7	0	283
56	Ashok Sharma GT	6	53	6	0	228
57	Harsh Dubey SRH	9	51	13	0	240
58	Mohsin Khan LSG	4	49	9	3	102
59	Zeeshan Ansari SRH	10	48	6	0	333
60	Jamie Overton CSK, AS	10	47	9	0	268
61	Azmatullah Omarzai PBKS	8	46	8	0	279
62	Rasikh Dar Salam RCB	7	45	7	0	206
63	Nitish Kumar Reddy SRH	11	42	7	0	244
64	Harpreet Brar PBKS	7	40	10	0	190
65	Shivang Kumar SRH	7	38	5	0	209
66	Romario Shepherd RCB	14	37	9	0	324
67	Anukul Roy KKR	7	37	6	0	167
68	Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar MI	5	35	8	0	145
69	Riyan Parag RR	13	35	5	0	208
70	Ishant Sharma GT	7	35	4	0	205
71	Akash Deep KKR	6	35	3	0	229
72	Kyle Jamieson DC	4	34	5	1	147
73	Sakib Hussain SRH	4	33	7	0	147
74	Brijesh Sharma RR	5	33	7	0	137
75	Akeal Hosein CSK	4	33	6	1	109
76	M. Siddharth LSG	5	33	6	0	165
77	T. Natarajan DC	8	33	4	0	300
78	Mohit Sharma	8	33	2	0	257
79	Will Jacks MI	8	32	6	0	120
80	Jacob Duffy RCB	3	30	6	0	138
81	Praful Hinge SRH	3	30	6	0	143
82	Corbin Bosch MI	3	30	2	0	94
83	Andre Russell KKR	9	29	8	0	217
84	Moeen Ali	5	29	6	1	136
85	Lockie Ferguson PBKS	4	28	5	0	104
86	Glenn Maxwell MS	6	28	4	0	110
87	Mukesh Choudhary CSK	4	28	4	0	123
88	Gurjapneet Singh CSK	5	28	3	0	139
89	Karn Sharma	5	27	7	0	128
90	Yudhvir Singh Charak RR	4	26	4	0	131