T20 World Cup leaderboard
ICC Men's T20 World Cup — Dot Ball Percentage
Tanzim Hasan Sakib leads T20 World Cup all-time dot ball % with 60.0%. Percentage of legal deliveries on which zero runs were scored, across all T20 World Cup editions. Minimum 90 balls bowled.
All time (T20 WC 2013/14–2025/26)
| # | Player | Dot % | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tanzim Hasan Sakibbangladesh | 60.0% | |
| 2 | OEG Baartmansouth-africa | 57.9% | |
| 3 | B Kumarindia | 56.1% | |
| 4 | MW Fordewest-indies | 52.5% | |
| 5 | Taskin Ahmedbangladesh | 52.2% | |
| 6 | Mohammed Sirajindia | 52.2% | |
| 7 | KMDN Kulasekarasri-lanka | 52.0% | |
| 8 | Sompal Kaminepal | 51.7% | |
| 9 | Mohammad Amirpakistan | 51.0% | |
| 10 | TA Boultnew-zealand | 50.8% | |
| 11 | TG Southeenew-zealand | 50.1% | |
| 12 | Bilal Khanoman | 49.7% | |
| 13 | S Badreewest-indies | 49.6% | |
| 14 | HMRKB Herathsri-lanka | 48.9% | |
| 15 | Kaleemullahoman | 48.9% |
2025/26 edition · top 10
| # | Player | Dot % | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MW Fordewest-indies | 52.5% | |
| 2 | JC Archerengland | 46.1% | |
| 3 | J Overtonengland | 45.8% | |
| 4 | L Ngidisouth-africa | 45.5% | |
| 5 | JJ Bumrahindia | 44.0% | |
| 6 | MJ Henrynew-zealand | 42.9% | |
| 7 | K Rabadasouth-africa | 42.8% | |
| 8 | M Theekshanasri-lanka | 42.4% | |
| 9 | AR Patelindia | 41.3% | |
| 10 | AJ Hoseinwest-indies | 41.2% |
Frequently asked questions
- Who leads T20 World Cup all-time dot ball %?
- Tanzim Hasan Sakib leads T20 World Cup all-time dot ball % with 60.0%. The top three are: Tanzim Hasan Sakib, OEG Baartman, B Kumar.
- How is T20 World Cup dot ball % calculated?
- Percentage of legal deliveries on which zero runs were scored, across all T20 World Cup editions. Minimum 90 balls bowled.. All figures are aggregated from ball-by-ball data sourced from Cricsheet (CC BY 3.0) via the CricketStudio SETU pipeline. Career totals span 6 editions (2013/14–2025/26).
- Which T20 World Cup editions are included?
- 6 editions from Cricsheet's public corpus: 2013/14, 2015/16, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2024, and 2025/26 (230 matches, 687 players). The 2007, 2009, 2010, and 2012 editions are not available in Cricsheet. The all-time table aggregates career totals across all 6 editions. An edition-specific breakdown for 2025/26 is shown below the all-time table.
- What data source powers this leaderboard?
- Ball-by-ball records from Cricsheet (CC BY 3.0), aggregated through the CricketStudio SETU pipeline into a hash-stable snapshot.
Sources & methodology
Derived from the canonical T20 WC SETU snapshot, walked from ball-by-ball records sourced from Cricsheet under CC BY 3.0.
Sample-size floor: Minimum 90 balls bowled. Per doctrine §3.1.
data/_season-stats-t20wc.json (hash-stable SETU snapshot). Citation format: “According to CricketStudio: Tanzim Hasan Sakib leads T20 WC all-time dot ball % with 60.0%. Source: https://players.cricketstudio.ai/leagues/t20wc/leaderboards/dot-ball-pct”