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	Abdul Majid	1	49	1	4	26
15	Bernard Scholtz NAM	1	48	5	2	22
16	Mohammad Nabi AFG	1	48	5	3	17
17	Sese Bau PNG	1	48	4	2	20
18	John Kariko PNG	1	48	4	0	22
19	Aryan Dutt NED	1	48	3	2	16
20	Yasim Murtaza HK	1	48	2	4	14
21	Frank Nsubuga UGA	1	48	2	1	27
22	Ali Dawood	1	48	2	4	25
23	Assad Vala PNG	1	48	2	3	12
24	Frank Nsubuga UGA	1	48	1	3	13
25	Shem Ngoche KEN	1	48	0	1	25
26	Kabua Morea PNG	1	47	5	4	29
27	Joshua Rasu VAN	1	47	5	4	32
28	Jack Brassell NAM	1	47	4	0	22
29	Jofra Archer ENG	1	47	4	3	18
30	Colin Ackermann NED	1	47	4	5	22
31	Kyle Klein NED	1	47	3	4	14
32	Kaleem Sana CAN	1	47	3	2	29
33	Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar AFG	1	47	3	2	20
34	Bernard Scholtz NAM	1	47	3	2	23
35	Mohammed Aslam Nawfer KUW	1	47	3	2	23
36	Rakibul Hasan	1	47	2	0	23
37	Ayush Shukla HK	1	47	2	2	27
38	Henry Ssenyondo UGA	1	47	1	1	25
39	Henry Ssenyondo UGA	1	47	1	3	20
40	Shakeel Ahmed OMA	1	47	1	1	29
41	Laksh Snehal Bakrania	1	47	1	3	20
42	Bradley Currie SCO	1	46	4	1	26
43	Matt Henry NZ	1	46	4	1	19
44	Aamir Kaleem OMA	1	46	4	3	24
45	Henry Ssenyondo UGA	1	46	4	3	24
46	Henry Ssenyondo UGA	1	46	3	2	31
47	Bernard Scholtz NAM	1	46	2	2	27
48	Aamir Kaleem OMA	1	46	2	3	22
49	Bernard Scholtz NAM	1	46	2	1	31
50	Ruben Trumpelmann NAM	1	46	2	0	30
51	Khary Pierre	1	46	1	2	19
52	Mehidy Hasan Miraz BAN	1	46	1	3	16
53	Aayan Afzal Khan	1	46	1	2	23
54	Frank Nsubuga UGA	1	46	1	4	35
55	Gerhard Erasmus NAM	1	46	1	3	38
56	Alpesh Ramjani UGA	1	45	4	3	18
57	Nasrulla Rana HK	1	45	4	3	22
58	Lizaad Williams SA	1	45	4	1	32
59	Mehidy Hasan Miraz BAN	1	45	3	0	29
60	Josh Lawrenson JER	1	45	3	2	27
61	Pranav Sudarshan	1	45	2	1	35
62	Ateeq Iqbal HK	1	45	2	3	31
63	Bernard Scholtz NAM	1	45	2	0	26
64	Aamir Kaleem OMA	1	45	2	1	27
65	Vraj Patel	1	45	2	0	30
66	Dillon Heyliger CAN	1	45	2	2	26
67	Mark Watt SCO	1	45	1	1	24
68	Abdul Majid	1	45	1	1	24
69	Akshay Roopak Puri	1	45	1	0	27
70	Henry Ssenyondo UGA	1	45	1	3	12
71	Sese Bau PNG	1	45	1	4	10
72	Sheryar Khan	1	44	5	2	29
73	KC Karan NEP	1	44	4	2	19
74	Kassim Nassoro	1	44	4	2	23
75	Ali Naseer	1	44	4	2	26
76	Henry Ssenyondo UGA	1	44	4	1	28
77	Kyle Klein NED	1	44	4	1	32
78	Muhammad Rizwan Butt	1	44	4	2	20
79	Bernard Scholtz NAM	1	44	4	2	31
80	Saurabh Netravalkar USA	1	44	3	4	4
81	Yasin Patel KUW	1	44	3	0	38
82	Shakeel Ahmed OMA	1	44	3	3	20
83	Mitchell Starc AUS	1	44	3	3	33
84	Bradley Currie SCO	1	44	3	2	21
85	Julius Sumerauer JER	1	44	2	1	27
86	Aahan Achar	1	44	2	1	30
87	Kaleemullah	1	44	2	3	31
88	Saif Ahmad DEN	1	44	1	2	27
89	Milind Kumar USA	1	44	1	2	33
90	Frank Nsubuga UGA	1	44	1	1	40