Indian Premier League had its final match on 29 May 2023, but the discussions and speculations are still ongoing. The record for most dot balls in IPL till 2022 has been secured by Mohammad Shami, the leading fast bowler of Gujarat Titans, and the most number of dot balls is faced by the CSK opener, Devon Conway.
In the T20 format, it’s the batters who are generally celebrated. They overshadow all the other players on the field most of the time. But sometimes, the bowlers take away the show by delivering some excellent overs. When a bowler throws a dot ball, the fielding team and their fans see it as a blessing. IPL this season has seen some great bowlers who have delivered some amazing dot balls, giving defending totals.
In a dot ball, the batter is not able to score any run by the bowler’s delivery. Cricket, in any format, needs teams to maintain a score that intimidates the other team. T20, the shortest format of cricket where a lot of runs are made, keeping the strike on becomes crucial.
Top 15 Most Dot Balls In IPL 2022 Player List
In the year 2023, Royal Challenger Bengaluru’s popular player Mohammad Siraj and Gujarat Titan’s Mohammad Shami emerged with the record of the most dot balls. However, Siraj could not break David Conway’s record. While most of the players on the list are pacers, there are a couple of spinners who have delivered some great dot balls. Varun Chakaravarthy, Rashid Khan, Ravichandran Ashwin, Piyush Chawla, and Ravi Bishnoi are some of them who made it to the top 15 bowlers to deliver dot balls list in IPL season 16. Here’s a list of the 15 bowlers with the highest number of dot balls:
| Bowler and Team | Matches | Overs | Dot Balls | Wickets |
| Mohammed Shami (GT) | 17 | 653 | 192 | 28 |
| Mohammed Siraj (RCB) | 14 | 50 | 162 | 19 |
| Tushar Deshpande (CSK) | 16 | 56.5 | 137 | 21 |
| Rashid Khan (GT) | 17 | 67 | 134 | 27 |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar (SRH) | 14 | 51 | 128 | 16 |
| Varun Chakaravarthy (KKR) | 14 | 52.4 | 124 | 20 |
| Piyush Chawla (MI) | 16 | 61 | 121 | 22 |
| Arshdeep Singh (PBKS) | 14 | 50.5 | 114 | 17 |
| Trent Boult (RR) | 10 | 38 | 107 | 13 |
| Axar Patel (DC) | 14 | 47 | 105 | 11 |
| Ravindra Jadeja (CSK) | 16 | 57 | 107 | 20 |
| Matheesha Pathirana (CSK) | 12 | 48.2 | 104 | 19 |
| Noor Ahmad (GT) | 13 | 47.1 | 103 | 16 |
| Yuzvendra Chahal (RR) | 14 | 52.5 | 97 | 21 |
| Ravi Bishnoi (LSG) | 15 | 50.3 | 97 | 16 |
Top 15 Most Dot Balls Faced By Players In IPL 2022 Player List
Other than David Conway, there are a number of top batters who have scored high runs but became a part of the top 15 players to face dot balls. This is not very surprising as to get a high run, and the batters stay on the pitch for a considerable amount of time. There are a lot of low scorers on this list, as you may have guessed. Here’s a list of the 15 batters who have encountered the highest number of dot balls in IPL season 16. The list has some heavyweights like Faf Du Plessis, Ruturaj Gaikwad, David Warner, and Virat Kohli who has scored the most runs in the opening overs.
| Batter and Team | Innings | No. of Dot Balls Faced | Total Balls Faced |
| Devon Conway (CSK) | 15 | 164 | 481 |
| David Warner (DC) | 14 | 157 | 392 |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal (RR) | 14 | 152 | 382 |
| Shubman Gill (GT) | 17 | 150 | 564 |
| Ruturaj Gaikwad (CSK) | 15 | 134 | 400 |
| Faf Du Plessis (RCB) | 14 | 133 | 475 |
| Ishan Kishan (MI) | 15 | 130 | 318 |
| Virat Kohli (RCB) | 14 | 130 | 457 |
| Kyle Mayers (LSG) | 13 | 128 | 263 |
| Wriddhiman Saha (GT) | 17 | 117 | 287 |
| Rohit Sharma (MI) | 16 | 113 | 250 |
| Nitish Rana (KKR) | 14 | 111 | 293 |
| Jos Buttler (RR) | 14 | 108 | 282 |
| Shikhar Dhawan (PBKS) | 11 | 108 | 261 |
| Prabhsimran Singh (PBKS) | 14 | 104 | 238 |
