IPL 2021 · Season leaderboard
Highest dot-ball percentage
Highest dot-ball percentage, IPL 2021: Shivam Mavi — 47.2% 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 | Shivam MaviKKR | 47.2% | 193 legal deliveries |
| 2 | Mohammed SirajRCB | 47.1% | 312 legal deliveries |
| 3 | A NortjeDC | 46.2% | 182 legal deliveries |
| 4 | Mohammed ShamiPBKS | 45.9% | 316 legal deliveries |
| 5 | TA BoultMI | 44.8% | 308 legal deliveries |
| 6 | M Prasidh KrishnaKKR | 44.2% | 231 legal deliveries |
| 7 | NM Coulter-NileMI | 44.2% | 120 legal deliveries |
| 8 | J YadavMI | 43.1% | 102 legal deliveries |
| 9 | JJ BumrahMI | 43.0% | 330 legal deliveries |
| 10 | Avesh KhanDC | 42.6% | 366 legal deliveries |
| 11 | LH FergusonKKR | 42.2% | 180 legal deliveries |
| 12 | KA JamiesonRCB | 41.7% | 168 legal deliveries |
| 13 | JR HazlewoodCSK | 41.4% | 210 legal deliveries |
| 14 | B KumarSRH | 40.9% | 252 legal deliveries |
| 15 | DL ChaharCSK | 40.7% | 324 legal deliveries |
| 16 | Harpreet BrarPBKS | 40.6% | 138 legal deliveries |
| 17 | Ravi BishnoiPBKS | 40.3% | 216 legal deliveries |
| 18 | K RabadaDC | 40.2% | 336 legal deliveries |
| 19 | YS ChahalRCB | 39.9% | 318 legal deliveries |
| 20 | JD UnadkatRR | 39.4% | 132 legal deliveries |
| 21 | JO HolderSRH | 39.3% | 191 legal deliveries |
| 22 | Rashid KhanSRH | 39.2% | 342 legal deliveries |
| 23 | SP NarineKKR | 39.0% | 336 legal deliveries |
| 24 | S KaulSRH | 38.9% | 180 legal deliveries |
| 25 | SM CurranCSK | 38.4% | 198 legal deliveries |
All IPL 2021 leaderboards: /season/ipl-2021 · Across all seasons: all-time highest dot-ball percentage.
Provenance. Derived from the IPL historical SETU snapshot (Cricsheet ball-by-ball, IPL 2021), cricsheet.org under CC BY 3.0. Sample-size floors enforced.