IPL 2017 · Season leaderboard
Highest dot-ball percentage
Highest dot-ball percentage, IPL 2017: MG Johnson — 48.3% 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 | MG JohnsonMI | 48.3% | 120 legal deliveries |
| 2 | Washington SundarRISING-PUNE-SUPERGIANT | 47.2% | 180 legal deliveries |
| 3 | JD UnadkatRISING-PUNE-SUPERGIANT | 45.8% | 275 legal deliveries |
| 4 | VR AaronPBKS | 45.8% | 120 legal deliveries |
| 5 | UT YadavKKR | 44.3% | 291 legal deliveries |
| 6 | P NegiRCB | 44.0% | 193 legal deliveries |
| 7 | BA StokesRISING-PUNE-SUPERGIANT | 43.9% | 264 legal deliveries |
| 8 | S NadeemDC | 43.9% | 107 legal deliveries |
| 9 | NM Coulter-NileKKR | 43.5% | 170 legal deliveries |
| 10 | S BadreeRCB | 42.7% | 150 legal deliveries |
| 11 | PJ SangwanGUJARAT-LIONS | 42.6% | 108 legal deliveries |
| 12 | KV SharmaMI | 42.4% | 184 legal deliveries |
| 13 | P KumarGUJARAT-LIONS | 42.4% | 99 legal deliveries |
| 14 | TS MillsRCB | 42.1% | 107 legal deliveries |
| 15 | B KumarSRH | 41.7% | 314 legal deliveries |
| 16 | A ChoudharyRCB | 41.6% | 101 legal deliveries |
| 17 | Sandeep SharmaPBKS | 41.3% | 288 legal deliveries |
| 18 | K RabadaDC | 40.6% | 128 legal deliveries |
| 19 | TA BoultKKR | 40.6% | 143 legal deliveries |
| 20 | Harbhajan SinghMI | 39.8% | 246 legal deliveries |
| 21 | Rashid KhanSRH | 39.8% | 324 legal deliveries |
| 22 | AJ TyeGUJARAT-LIONS | 38.9% | 126 legal deliveries |
| 23 | SN ThakurRISING-PUNE-SUPERGIANT | 38.9% | 229 legal deliveries |
| 24 | CH MorrisDC | 38.7% | 186 legal deliveries |
| 25 | MJ McClenaghanMI | 38.3% | 324 legal deliveries |
All IPL 2017 leaderboards: /season/ipl-2017 · Across all seasons: all-time highest dot-ball percentage.
Provenance. Derived from the IPL historical SETU snapshot (Cricsheet ball-by-ball, IPL 2017), cricsheet.org under CC BY 3.0. Sample-size floors enforced.