Highest dot-ball percentage

About the Leaderboard

Highest dot-ball percentage among IPL bowlers who delivered the highest proportion of dot balls across their career. Measures control and pressure-building ability across 19 seasons (2007/08 – 2026) from 1,242 matches. Minimum 90 legal deliveries bowled.

All-Time Career (2007/08 – 2025)

# Player Dot-ball % Sample 1 FH Edwards (DECCAN-CHARGERS) 53.6% 140 legal deliveries 2 Sohail Tanvir (RR) 52.6% 247 legal deliveries 3 M Ntini (CSK) 51.4% 210 legal deliveries 4 R Rampaul (RCB) 51.1% 268 legal deliveries 5 GD McGrath (DC) 50.0% 324 legal deliveries 6 MP Yadav (LSG) 49.6% 121 legal deliveries 7 BW Hilfenhaus (CSK) 49.5% 372 legal deliveries 8 SS Cottrell (PBKS) 49.2% 120 legal deliveries 9 N Burger (RR) 49.0% 102 legal deliveries 10 SB Wagh (PUNE-WARRIORS-INDIA, RR) 49.0% 102 legal deliveries 11 DW Steyn (DECCAN-CHARGERS, GUJARAT LIONS, RCB, SRH) 48.8% 2182 legal deliveries 12 IC Pandey (CSK, PUNE-WARRIORS-INDIA) 48.3% 462 legal deliveries 13 CK Langeveldt (KKR, RCB) 48.1% 156 legal deliveries 14 SM Pollock (MI) 47.8% 276 legal deliveries 15 WPUJC Vaas (DECCAN-CHARGERS) 47.5% 282 legal deliveries 16 DP Nannes (CSK, DC, RCB) 47.4% 646 legal deliveries 17 S Tyagi (CSK) 47.4% 209 legal deliveries 18 S Sreesanth (KOCHI TUSKERS KERALA, PBKS, RR) 47.3% 880 legal deliveries 19 DE Bollinger (CSK) 46.9% 576 legal deliveries 20 RJ Harris (DECCAN CHARGERS, PBKS) 46.9% 832 legal deliveries 21 SW Tait (RR) 46.9% 473 legal deliveries 22 JE Taylor (PUNE-WARRIORS-INDIA) 46.2% 117 legal deliveries 23 KMDN Kulasekara (CSK) 46.1% 102 legal deliveries 24 B Lee (KKR, PBKS) 45.7% 875 legal deliveries 25 CRD Fernando (MI) 45.7% 234 legal deliveries

Per-Season View (2026)

# Player Dot-ball % Sample 1 Mohammed Siraj (GT) 38.7% 372 legal deliveries 2 Mohammed Shami (LSG) 37.6% 306 legal deliveries 3 Khaleel Ahmed (CSK) 37.6% 101 legal deliveries 4 Sunil Narine (KKR) 37.5% 309 legal deliveries 5 Mayank Yadav (LSG) 36.5% 96 legal deliveries 6 Kagiso Rabada (GT) 35.6% 388 legal deliveries 7 Jofra Archer (RR) 35.0% 360 legal deliveries 8 Mukesh Choudhary (CSK) 34.5% 168 legal deliveries 9 Jasprit Bumrah (MI) 34.0% 294 legal deliveries 10 Akeal Hosein (CSK) 33.8% 148 legal deliveries 11 Arshad Khan (GT) 33.7% 104 legal deliveries 12 Josh Hazlewood (RCB) 33.3% 309 legal deliveries 13 Ashok Sharma (GT) 33.3% 126 legal deliveries 14 Nandre Burger (RR) 33.0% 261 legal deliveries 15 Lungi Ngidi (DC) 32.7% 248 legal deliveries

Season 2026: 15 qualifying players.

Season Leaders

Who topped this leaderboard in each IPL season.

Season Leader Dot-ball % 2026 Mohammed Siraj 38.7% 2