Most Dot Balls in ODI Innings

Most Dot Balls in ODI Innings is a definitive measure of a bowler’s clinical precision and defensive dominance, highlighting their ability to render batters completely scoreless within a 10-over spell. The historic gold standard in modern record-keeping was set by West Indian Phil Simmons in 1992 against Pakistan, where he delivered a staggering 54 dot balls out of 60 deliveries.
This means the opposition failed to score off 90% of his bowling, resulting in incredible figures of 4/3. As of 2026, with the evolution of aggressive batting and smaller boundaries, bowling over 40 dots in an innings is considered a rare masterpiece of technical control. This statistic represents more than just a low economy rate; it signifies a state of tactical strangulation, where a bowler’s unwavering discipline builds immense psychological pressure, eventually forcing the batter into a fatal error.

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Shakeel Ahmed

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Alei Nao

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Alei Nao

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Rank	Player	Mat	Dots	Wkts	Maiden	Runs
1	Shakeel Ahmed OMA	1	52	5	3	23
2	Alei Nao PNG	1	52	4	4	17
3	Alei Nao PNG	1	52	4	2	20
4	Ehsan Khan HK	1	52	3	4	17
5	Yasin Patel KUW	1	52	3	3	16
6	Jofra Archer ENG	1	51	3	4	23
7	Aamir Kaleem OMA	1	51	2	4	16
8	Shakeel Ahmed OMA	1	51	2	5	15
9	Dinesh Nakrani UGA	1	50	4	3	18
10	Alick Athanaze WI	1	50	2	3	14
11	Dhruv Parashar UAE	1	50	2	3	16
12	Harmeet Singh USA	1	49	2	3	20
13	Harrison Carlyon JER	1	49	1	4	14
14	Bernard Scholtz NAM	1	48	5	2	22
15	Sese Bau PNG	1	48	4	2	20
16	John Kariko PNG	1	48	4	0	22
17	Yasim Murtaza HK	1	48	2	4	14
18	Frank Nsubuga	1	48	2	1	27
19	Ali Dawood	1	48	2	4	25
20	Assad Vala PNG	1	48	2	3	12
21	Frank Nsubuga	1	48	1	3	13
22	Shem Ngoche KEN	1	48	0	1	25
23	Kabua Morea PNG	1	47	5	4	29
24	Jack Brassell NAM	1	47	4	0	22
25	Jofra Archer ENG	1	47	4	3	18
26	Colin Ackermann NED	1	47	4	5	22
27	Kyle Klein NED	1	47	3	4	14
28	Kaleem Sana CAN	1	47	3	2	29
29	Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar AFG	1	47	3	2	20
30	Rakibul Hasan	1	47	2	0	23
31	Ayush Shukla HK	1	47	2	2	27
32	Henry Ssenyondo UGA	1	47	1	1	25
33	Henry Ssenyondo UGA	1	47	1	3	20
34	Shakeel Ahmed OMA	1	47	1	1	29
35	Bradley Currie SCO	1	46	4	1	26
36	Matt Henry NZ	1	46	4	1	19
37	Aamir Kaleem OMA	1	46	4	3	24
38	Henry Ssenyondo UGA	1	46	4	3	24
39	Henry Ssenyondo UGA	1	46	3	2	31
40	Bernard Scholtz NAM	1	46	2	2	27
41	Aamir Kaleem OMA	1	46	2	3	22
42	Bernard Scholtz NAM	1	46	2	1	31
43	Khary Pierre	1	46	1	2	19
44	Mehidy Hasan Miraz BAN	1	46	1	3	16
45	Aayan Afzal Khan	1	46	1	2	23
46	Frank Nsubuga	1	46	1	4	35
47	Alpesh Ramjani UGA	1	45	4	3	18
48	Nasrulla Rana HK	1	45	4	3	22
49	Lizaad Williams SA	1	45	4	1	32
50	Mehidy Hasan Miraz BAN	1	45	3	0	29
51	Josh Lawrenson JER	1	45	3	2	27
52	Pranav Sudarshan	1	45	2	1	35
53	Ateeq Iqbal HK	1	45	2	3	31
54	Bernard Scholtz NAM	1	45	2	0	26
55	Aamir Kaleem OMA	1	45	2	1	27
56	Vraj Patel	1	45	2	0	30
57	Dillon Heyliger CAN	1	45	2	2	26
58	Mark Watt SCO	1	45	1	1	24
59	Abdul Majid	1	45	1	1	24
60	Akshay Roopak Puri	1	45	1	0	27
61	Henry Ssenyondo UGA	1	45	1	3	12
62	Sese Bau PNG	1	45	1	4	10
63	Sheryar Khan	1	44	5	2	29
64	KC Karan NEP	1	44	4	2	19
65	Kassim Nassoro	1	44	4	2	23
66	Ali Naseer	1	44	4	2	26
67	Henry Ssenyondo UGA	1	44	4	1	28
68	Saurabh Netravalkar USA	1	44	3	4	4
69	Yasin Patel KUW	1	44	3	0	38
70	Shakeel Ahmed OMA	1	44	3	3	20
71	Mitchell Starc AUS	1	44	3	3	33
72	Julius Sumerauer JER	1	44	2	1	27
73	Aahan Achar	1	44	2	1	30
74	Kaleemullah	1	44	2	3	31
75	Saif Ahmad DEN	1	44	1	2	27
76	Milind Kumar USA	1	44	1	2	33
77	Frank Nsubuga	1	44	1	1	40
78	Jaskaran Singh Buttar CAN	1	44	0	2	30
79	Parveen Kumar Dhull CAN	1	44	0	3	28
80	John Kariko PNG	1	44	0	0	27
81	Nahid Rana BAN	1	43	5	1	32
82	Dillon Heyliger CAN	1	43	5	0	31
83	Michael Bracewell NZ	1	43	4	0	26
84	Bradley Currie SCO	1	43	4	1	32
85	Alpesh Ramjani UGA	1	43	3	2	13
86	Brandon McMullen SCO	1	43	3	3	20
87	Shoriful Islam BAN	1	43	2	1	32
88	Gudakesh Motie WI	1	43	2	1	36
89	Tangeni Lungameni NAM	1	43	2	1	36
90	Julius Sumerauer JER	1	43	1	1	21