IPL all-time leaderboard · 2007/08 → 2025 · 1,169 matches · 18 seasons
Most dot balls bowled
Most legal deliveries where the batter scored 0 runs across IPL career. Measures consistent pressure bowling. No minimum ball-count floor — all career dot balls included.
All-time career (2007/08 – 2025)
| # | Player | Dot balls | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B KumarPUNE-WARRIORS-INDIARCBSRH | 1,852 | 4222 legal deliveries bowled |
| 2 | SP NarineKKR | 1,720 | 4351 legal deliveries bowled |
| 3 | R AshwinCSKDCPBKSRISING-PUNE-SUPERGIANTRR | 1,663 | 4710 legal deliveries bowled |
| 4 | JJ BumrahMI | 1,428 | 3359 legal deliveries bowled |
| 5 | PP ChawlaCSKKKRMIPBKS | 1,358 | 3850 legal deliveries bowled |
| 6 | RA JadejaCSKGUJARAT-LIONSKOCHI-TUSKERS-KERALARR | 1,338 | 4056 legal deliveries bowled |
| 7 | YS ChahalMIPBKSRCBRR | 1,319 | 3791 legal deliveries bowled |
| 8 | Harbhajan SinghCSKKKRMI | 1,312 | 3416 legal deliveries bowled |
| 9 | UT YadavDCGTKKRRCB | 1,261 | 3056 legal deliveries bowled |
| 10 | A MishraDCDECCAN-CHARGERSLSGSRH | 1,220 | 3371 legal deliveries bowled |
| 11 | SL MalingaMI | 1,217 | 2827 legal deliveries bowled |
| 12 | Sandeep SharmaPBKSRRSRH | 1,211 | 3045 legal deliveries bowled |
| 13 | Rashid KhanGTSRH | 1,206 | 3202 legal deliveries bowled |
| 14 | P KumarGUJARAT-LIONSMIPBKSRCBSRH | 1,147 | 2524 legal deliveries bowled |
| 15 | TA BoultDCKKRMIRRSRH | 1,147 | 2687 legal deliveries bowled |
| 16 | AR PatelDCPBKS | 1,134 | 3321 legal deliveries bowled |
| 17 | Mohammed ShamiDCGTKKRPBKSSRH | 1,096 | 2614 legal deliveries bowled |
| 18 | I SharmaDCDECCAN-CHARGERSGTKKRPBKSRISING-PUNE-SUPERGIANTSRH | 1,070 | 2419 legal deliveries bowled |
| 19 | DW SteynDECCAN-CHARGERSGUJARAT-LIONSRCBSRH | 1,064 | 2182 legal deliveries bowled |
| 20 | DJ BravoCSKGUJARAT-LIONSMI | 1,054 | 3120 legal deliveries bowled |
| 21 | Mohammed SirajGTRCBSRH | 1,004 | 2300 legal deliveries bowled |
| 22 | Z KhanDCMIRCB | 929 | 2200 legal deliveries bowled |
| 23 | IK PathanDCGUJARAT-LIONSPBKSRISING-PUNE-SUPERGIANTSRH | 885 | 2043 legal deliveries bowled |
| 24 | SR WatsonCSKRCBRR | 850 | 2029 legal deliveries bowled |
| 25 | HV PatelDCPBKSRCBSRH | 841 | 2424 legal deliveries bowled |
Per-season view
| # | Player | Dot balls | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohammed SirajGT | 144 | 372 legal deliveries bowled |
| 2 | Kagiso RabadaGT | 138 | 388 legal deliveries bowled |
| 3 | Jofra ArcherRR | 126 | 360 legal deliveries bowled |
| 4 | Bhuvneshwar KumarRCB | 121 | 378 legal deliveries bowled |
| 5 | Sunil NarineKKR | 116 | 309 legal deliveries bowled |
| 6 | Mohammed ShamiLSG | 115 | 306 legal deliveries bowled |
| 7 | Josh HazlewoodRCB | 103 | 309 legal deliveries bowled |
| 8 | Jasprit BumrahMI | 100 | 294 legal deliveries bowled |
| 9 | Prince YadavLSG | 95 | 313 legal deliveries bowled |
| 10 | Eshan MalingaSRH | 93 | 326 legal deliveries bowled |
| 11 | Arshdeep SinghPBKS | 92 | 306 legal deliveries bowled |
| 12 | Kartik TyagiKKR | 88 | 306 legal deliveries bowled |
| 13 | Rashid KhanGT | 88 | 341 legal deliveries bowled |
| 14 | Anshul KambojCSK | 88 | 302 legal deliveries bowled |
| 15 | Nandre BurgerRR | 86 | 261 legal deliveries bowled |
Season 2026 · 15 qualifying players · Source: Cricsheet (CC BY 3.0) · CricketStudio SETU aggregation
Season leaders
Who topped this leaderboard in each IPL season. Full season breakdown at across-seasons →
| Season | Leader | Dot balls | Season hub |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Mohammed Siraj | 144 | Full 2026 → |
| 2025 | Mohammed Siraj | 151 | Full 2025 → |
| 2024 | JJ Bumrah | 149 | Full 2024 → |
| 2023 | Mohammed Shami | 193 | Full 2023 → |
| 2022 | M Prasidh Krishna | 200 | Full 2022 → |
| 2021 | Avesh Khan | 156 | Full 2021 → |
| 2020/21 | JJ Bumrah | 178 | Full 2020/21 → |
| 2019 | DL Chahar | 190 | Full 2019 → |
| 2018 | Rashid Khan | 167 | Full 2018 → |
| 2017 | JJ Bumrah | 135 | Full 2017 → |
| 2016 | B Kumar | 169 | Full 2016 → |
| 2015 | A Nehra | 174 | Full 2015 → |
| 2014 | AR Patel | 169 | Full 2014 → |
| 2013 | DW Steyn | 219 | Full 2013 → |
| 2012 | P Kumar | 179 | Full 2012 → |
| 2011 | SL Malinga | 195 | Full 2011 → |
| 2009/10 | DW Steyn | 171 | Full 2009/10 → |
| 2009 | RP Singh | 176 | Full 2009 → |
| 2007/08 | SR Watson | 166 | Full 2007/08 → |
Sources & methodology
- Derived from the canonical IPL historical SETU snapshot — ball-by-ball records sourced from Cricsheet under CC BY 3.0. 1,169 matches across 18 seasons (2007/08 → 2025).
- Sample-size floor (doctrine §3.1): No minimum ball-count floor — all career dot balls included. Claims below this floor are excluded.
- IPL 2026: live season data surfaced separately at /season/ipl-2026. Some aspects (fastest-fifty, fastest-hundred, most-maidens, hat-tricks) are IPL 2026 only.