IPL 2018 · Season leaderboard
Highest dot-ball percentage
Highest dot-ball percentage, IPL 2018: DL Chahar — 51.1% 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 | DL ChaharCSK | 51.1% | 229 legal deliveries |
| 2 | AS RajpootPBKS | 51.0% | 157 legal deliveries |
| 3 | L NgidiCSK | 50.6% | 156 legal deliveries |
| 4 | B StanlakeSRH | 49.0% | 96 legal deliveries |
| 5 | UT YadavRCB | 46.4% | 319 legal deliveries |
| 6 | DS KulkarniRR | 45.4% | 119 legal deliveries |
| 7 | B KumarSRH | 44.8% | 277 legal deliveries |
| 8 | Sandeep SharmaSRH | 43.9% | 264 legal deliveries |
| 9 | MJ McClenaghanMI | 42.9% | 240 legal deliveries |
| 10 | CR WoakesRCB | 42.7% | 110 legal deliveries |
| 11 | YS ChahalRCB | 42.7% | 300 legal deliveries |
| 12 | JC ArcherRR | 41.6% | 233 legal deliveries |
| 13 | JJ BumrahMI | 41.0% | 324 legal deliveries |
| 14 | Rashid KhanSRH | 40.9% | 408 legal deliveries |
| 15 | SN ThakurCSK | 40.4% | 280 legal deliveries |
| 16 | Avesh KhanDC | 38.6% | 114 legal deliveries |
| 17 | HH PandyaMI | 38.3% | 256 legal deliveries |
| 18 | Shivam MaviKKR | 38.1% | 168 legal deliveries |
| 19 | K GowthamRR | 37.5% | 240 legal deliveries |
| 20 | Mujeeb Ur RahmanPBKS | 37.5% | 248 legal deliveries |
| 21 | PP ChawlaKKR | 37.4% | 294 legal deliveries |
| 22 | SP NarineKKR | 37.4% | 366 legal deliveries |
| 23 | TA BoultDC | 37.3% | 316 legal deliveries |
| 24 | IS SodhiRR | 37.0% | 138 legal deliveries |
| 25 | Mohammed SirajRCB | 36.6% | 246 legal deliveries |
All IPL 2018 leaderboards: /season/ipl-2018 · Across all seasons: all-time highest dot-ball percentage.
Provenance. Derived from the IPL historical SETU snapshot (Cricsheet ball-by-ball, IPL 2018), cricsheet.org under CC BY 3.0. Sample-size floors enforced.