Stats: Most dot balls by a bowler in IPL history

The Indian Premier League (IPL 2025) got underway on March 22 with defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) taking on Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. RCB defeated the defending champions with ease.

However, IPL is just not about the matches and stars; it is also about the numbers, stats, and records. Today we will see.

Delivering a dot ball makes a big impact in the high-scoring Indian Premier League, where bowling is an art form in T20 cricket. When a dot ball is timed well, it can change momentum and increase pressure, which will make the batters make mistakes.

Some of the best bowlers in IPL history have gotten very good at drying up runs throughout the years. The outcome of a match can be influenced by dot balls at pivotal points.

A team's prospects of winning can be directly impacted by scoring restrictions. As the 2025 Indian Premier League draws near, let's take a look at the top ten bowlers who have ever bowled the most dot balls.

Here are the top 10 bowlers with the most dot balls in IPL:

Bhuvneshwar Kumar leads the way with 1670 dot balls in IPL history. He has played 176 games, taking 181 wickets. Following him is KKR’s Sunil Narine, who in 176 games has sent down 1610 dot balls in the Indian Premier League.

Ravichandran Ashwin and Piyush Chawla follow next with 1572 and 1337 dot balls, respectively, in their IPL careers. In a list dominated by spinners, Jasprit Bumrah completes the top 5 with 1269 dot balls in 133 IPL games.

Harbhajan Singh and Ravindra Jadeja come next with 1268 and 1234 dot balls in Indian Premier League games. Yuzvendra Chahal, Umesh Yadav, and Amit Mishra complete the top 10 bowlers with the most dot balls in IPL.

Chahal has bowled 1229 dot balls in 160 matches, Umesh Yadav has 1203 dot balls in 148 IPL games, and Mishra has bowled 1191 dot balls in his IPL career of 162 games.

Here are the bowlers with the most dot balls in IPL history

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