IPL 2016 · Season leaderboard
Highest dot-ball percentage
Highest dot-ball percentage, IPL 2016: AB Dinda — 47.0% Dot-ball %.
IPL bowlers who delivered the highest proportion of dot balls across their career. Measures control and pressure-building ability across 18 seasons.
| # | Player | Dot-ball % | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AB DindaRISING-PUNE-SUPERGIANT | 47.0% | 183 legal deliveries |
| 2 | A NehraSRH | 46.8% | 156 legal deliveries |
| 3 | P KumarGUJARAT-LIONS | 45.0% | 309 legal deliveries |
| 4 | DS KulkarniGUJARAT-LIONS | 44.6% | 294 legal deliveries |
| 5 | I SharmaRISING-PUNE-SUPERGIANT | 44.4% | 90 legal deliveries |
| 6 | NM Coulter-NileDC | 44.4% | 90 legal deliveries |
| 7 | AD RussellKKR | 44.3% | 219 legal deliveries |
| 8 | SP NarineKKR | 44.1% | 256 legal deliveries |
| 9 | Sandeep SharmaPBKS | 44.0% | 300 legal deliveries |
| 10 | MJ McClenaghanMI | 43.1% | 320 legal deliveries |
| 11 | B KumarSRH | 42.7% | 396 legal deliveries |
| 12 | M MorkelKKR | 42.7% | 213 legal deliveries |
| 13 | Z KhanDC | 42.7% | 262 legal deliveries |
| 14 | CH MorrisDC | 42.0% | 264 legal deliveries |
| 15 | TG SoutheeMI | 39.9% | 258 legal deliveries |
| 16 | Mustafizur RahmanSRH | 39.1% | 366 legal deliveries |
| 17 | S AravindRCB | 38.9% | 175 legal deliveries |
| 18 | PP ChawlaKKR | 38.2% | 212 legal deliveries |
| 19 | DR SmithGUJARAT-LIONS | 38.0% | 108 legal deliveries |
| 20 | BB SranSRH | 37.4% | 297 legal deliveries |
| 21 | J YadavDC | 37.3% | 102 legal deliveries |
| 22 | S KaushikGUJARAT-LIONS | 37.0% | 138 legal deliveries |
| 23 | JJ BumrahMI | 36.9% | 312 legal deliveries |
| 24 | SR WatsonRCB | 36.9% | 339 legal deliveries |
| 25 | R AshwinRISING-PUNE-SUPERGIANT | 36.0% | 264 legal deliveries |
All IPL 2016 leaderboards: /season/ipl-2016 · Across all seasons: all-time highest dot-ball percentage.
Provenance. Derived from the IPL historical SETU snapshot (Cricsheet ball-by-ball, IPL 2016), cricsheet.org under CC BY 3.0. Sample-size floors enforced.