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Indian swing bowler Deepak Chahar has the record for the most dot balls in IPL innings. Deepak Lokendra Singh Chahar who plays domestic cricket for Rajasthan and plays for Chennai Super Kings in the IPL.
In the 2019 IPL season, Deepak Chahar delivered 20 dot balls in 4 overs and took 3 wickets of Kolkata Knight Riders for Chennai Super Kings.
The second place is owned by another former Indian cricketer Munaf Patel who has bowled 19 dot balls in 4 overs. He took 2 wickets for Kolkata Knight Riders for Rajasthan Royals in the 2009 IPL season.
Third place is also owned by Indian leg spinner Yajuvendra Chahal who has delivered 18 dot balls in 4 overs. Yajuvendra took 1 wicket and gave away only 6 runs for Royal Challengers Bangalore against Chennai Super Kings in the 2019 IPL season.
Yajuvendra Chahal was followed by West Indies cricketer Dwayne Smith with 18 dot balls and took 4 wickets of KKR for the Gujarat Lions (now defunct) in the 2016 IPL season.
Most Dot Balls in IPL Innings 2024
| POS | PLAYER | MAT | INNS | OV | RUNS | WKTS | DOTS | AVG | ECON | SR | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jasprit Bumrah | 13 | 13 | 51.5 | 336 | 20 | 149 | 16.80 | 6.48 | 15.55 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Trent Boult | 15 | 14 | 49.2 | 398 | 13 | 130 | 30.61 | 8.06 | 22.76 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Khaleel Ahmed | 14 | 14 | 50.0 | 479 | 17 | 130 | 28.17 | 9.58 | 17.64 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Mohammed Siraj | 14 | 14 | 54.0 | 496 | 15 | 129 | 33.06 | 9.18 | 21.60 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 14 | 14 | 52.0 | 475 | 11 | 124 | 43.18 | 9.13 | 28.36 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Yash Dayal | 14 | 14 | 50.1 | 459 | 15 | 122 | 30.60 | 9.14 | 20.06 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Varun Chakaravarthy | 14 | 13 | 48.0 | 393 | 20 | 118 | 19.65 | 8.18 | 14.40 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Tushar Deshpande | 13 | 13 | 48.0 | 424 | 17 | 118 | 24.94 | 8.83 | 16.94 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Sunil Narine | 14 | 13 | 51.0 | 352 | 16 | 118 | 22.00 | 6.90 | 19.12 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Arshdeep Singh | 14 | 14 | 50.2 | 505 | 19 | 114 | 26.57 | 10.03 | 15.89 | 1 | 0 |
The fifth player is South African player Dale Steyn who delivered 18 dot balls in 4 overs and took 3 wickets of RCB for Deccan Chargers (now defunct) in the IPL 2012 IPL season.
Most Dot Balls in IPL History
| No. | Player | Dots | Overs | Runs | Wickets | Maiden | Against | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deepak Chahar | 20 | 4 | 20 | 3 | 0 | KKR | 09-04-2019 |
| 2 | Munaf Patel | 19 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 0 | KKR | 20-05-2009 |
| 3 | Yuzvendra Chahal | 18 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | CSK | 23-03-2019 |
| 4 | Dwayne Smith | 18 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | KKR | 19-05-2016 |
| 5 | Dale Steyn | 18 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | RCB | 20-05-2012 |
| 6 | Amit Mishra | 18 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | RR | 17-05-2013 |
| 7 | Imran Tahir | 18 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | RCB | 23-03-2019 |
| 8 | Zaheer Khan | 18 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | CSK | 12-05-2015 |
| 9 | Sohail Tanvir | 18 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | RCB | 17-05-2008 |
| 10 | Dirk Nannes | 18 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | PBKS | 13-03-2010 |
