Most Dot Balls in IPL 2023: Mohammed Shami leads bowlers list as Devon Conway tops batters list

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Gujarat Titans pacer Mohammed Shami and Chennai Super Kings opener Devon Conway lead the list when it comes to most dot balls bowled and faced so far in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023.

T20 is a format where batters dominate with boundaries, but when bowlers deliver dot balls in pressure situations, it is considered as gold dust for the fielding side. And the IPL has seen several bowlers produce dot balls, which have resulted in defending totals.

In any format of the game, rotating the strike and keeping the scoreboard ticking is crucial for the batting team. And in the shortest format it is the biggest requirement as teams look to score big.

What is a dot ball?

A dot ball is a delivery bowled with no runs scored and the reason why it is called a 'dot ball' is because a scorer marks a single dot in the scorebook if a batter does not score any runs.

Most Dot Balls by Bowlers in IPL 2023

GT's Mohammed Shami and RCB's Mohammed Siraj are on top of the list for bowlers with most dot balls bowled so far in the IPL 2023. The bowlers list is dominated by quick bowlers, who beat the batters through their sheer pace.

A few spinners including Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravi Bishnoi, Varun Chakaravarthy, Piyush Chawla and Rashid Khan also feature in the top 15 bowlers list for most dot balls bowled in IPL 2023.

Here is a look at the top 15 bowlers to bowl most dot balls in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) season 16 so far, featuring the likes of Shami, Siraj, Ashwin and Bhuvneshwar Kumar among others.

While the pacers battle for the top spot in the list for bowlers who have bowled most dot balls, RR opener Jaiswal, who scored a hundred, is also among the list for batters to have faced most dot balls in IPL 2023 so far.

Most Dot Balls Faced by Batters in IPL 2023

Apart from Conway, the other top run-scorers of the season so far also feature on the list and it is understandable as they need to spend time in the middle to get some big runs, but some strugglers also are on the list.

Here is a look at the top 15 batters who have face most dot balls in IPL 2023 so far, mostly featuring the opening batters like David Warner, Faf Du Plessis, Virat Kohli and Ruturaj Gaikwad among others as they weather the storm in the opening overs.