List Top 5 Bowlers with Most Dot Balls in IPL

Most Dot Balls in IPL

Indian Premier League is one of the best T20 men’s cricket leagues across the world. IPL is not only famous for world-class batsmen but it is also famous for deadliest bowlers who are a nightmare for many batsmen. In this blog let’s talk about the top 5 bowlers with the most dot balls in IPL.

List of 5 Bowlers with most dot balls in IPL History.

 

Harbhajan Singh

 

Most Dot Balls in IPL

Former Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh is on no. 1 on the list of bowlers with most dot balls in IPL. He has bowled 1268 dot balls in his IPL journey. The right-arm spinner has played a total of 163 matches in which he has picked 150 wickets at an average of 26.86. And holds an economy of 7.07

Bhajji has retired from all formats of crickets. He has represented 3 franchises in IPL i.e. Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings, and Kolkata Knight Riders IPL.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar

 

Most Dot Balls in IPL

Indian Right-arm fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar grabs the second position in the list of bowlers with most dot balls in IPL.  He has bowled 1267 dot balls in IPL so far. The right-arm pacer has played a total of 132 matches in which he managed to pick 142 wickets at an average of 25.26 and holds an economy of 7.30.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar has represented 3 franchises in IPL i.e. RCB, PWI, and SRH.

Ravichandran Ashwin

 

Ravichandran Ashwin

Indian Right-arm spinner and all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin stands in the 3rd position on the list of bowlers with most dot balls in IPL. He has bowled 1265 dot balls in his IPL journey. Ashwin has played 167 matches and was lucky to pick 145 wickets at an average of 27.8 and holds an economy of 6.91.

Ashwin has played for 4 franchises in IPL Chennai Super Kings, Rising Pune Super Giant, Kings XI Punjab, and Delhi Capitals.

Sunil Narine

Sunil Narine

West Indies Right-arm spinner Sunil Narine bags the 4th position in the list of bowlers with most dot balls in IPL. He has bowled 1249 dot balls in IPL so far. The right-arm spinner has played a total of 134 matches in IPL and managed to take 143 wickets at an average of 24.53 and holds an economy of 6.74.

Since 2012 to date he has only played for Kolkata Knight Riders and has been a key player for the franchise.

Lasith Malinga

 

Lasith Malinga stands in the 5th position in the list of bowlers with the most dot balls in IPL. The former Sri Lankan right-arm pacer has bowled 1155 dot balls in IPL. He has successfully picked 170 wickets at an average of 19.80 and holds an economy of 7.14.

He has retired from all formats of cricket. In IPL he has only played for Mumbai Indians. And played a vital role in lifting the champion’s title for Mumbai Indians.

List of other bowlers with most dot balls in IPL.

 

Rank

Players

Matches

Overs

Wickets

Dot Balls

Average

Economy

1

Harbhajan Singh

163

569.2

150

1,268

26.86

7.07

2

Bhuvneshwar Kumar

132

491.3

142

1,267

25.26

7.3

3

Ravichandran Ashwin

167

583

145

1,265

27.8

6.91

4

Sunil Narine

134

520.2

143

1,249

24.53

6.74

5

Lasith Malinga

122

471.1

170

1,155

19.8

7.14

6

Amit Mishra

154

540.5

166

1,154

23.97

7.35

7

Piyush Chawla

165

545.4

157

1,151

27.39

7.88

8

Praveen Kumar

119

420.4

90

1,076

36.12

7.72

9

Dale Steyn

95

362.4

97

1,022

25.85

6.91

10

Ravindra Jadeja

200

501.1

127

987

30.04

7.61