Most Dot Balls in IPL 2024: Jasprit Bumrah Leads Bowlers List as Virat Kohli Tops Batters List

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Mumbai Indians pacer Jasprit Bumrah and Royal Challengers Bengaluru batter Virat Kohli top the list when it comes to most dot balls bowled and faced so far in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024.

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.

MI's Bumrah and Delhi Capitals' Khaleel Ahmed are on top of the list for bowlers with most dot balls bowled so far in the IPL 2024. The bowlers list is dominated by quick bowlers, who beat the batters through their sheer pace.

A few spinners including Sunil Narine, who has also faced most dot ball as a batter, also features in the top 10 for bowlers with most dot balls. Here is a look at the top 10 most dot balls in 2024 list until match 54 of IPL 2024:

Most Dot Balls by Bowlers in IPL 2024

While Bumrah and Khaleel battle for the top spot in the list for bowlers who have bowled most dot balls, RCB opener Kohli leads the list for batters to have faced most dot balls in IPL 2024 so far.

Apart from Kohli, 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 the top 10 batters who have face most dot balls in IPL 2024:

Most dot balls faced by batter in IPL 2024