IPL 2021: 5 Bowlers Who Have Bowled Most Dot Balls In The History Of The Tournament

IPL 2021 will entertain Indian cricket fans with nail-biting matches soon. The tournament will kick-start on April 9, 2021, with the first match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians. Both the teams will lock horns at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. A total of 60 matches will be played in IPL 2021 and the tournament will conclude with the final match on May 30, 2021.

With the Indian Premier League being a T20 tournament, bowling is a tough job to do. Since a team only has 20 overs to play, the batsmen aim to play at a high strike rate so as to score maximum runs in a match. Since batsmen look to hit big shots, bowling a dot ball in the Indian Premier League is very advantageous for the bowling team. After 13 editions of the Indian Premier League, few bowlers have bowled more than a thousand dot deliveries in their career. Here a take a glance at 5 bowlers who have bowled most dot balls in the history of the Indian Premier League.

IPL 2021: 5 Bowlers Who Have Bowled Most Dot Balls In The History Of The Tournament

5. Piyush Chawla

Piyush Chawla holds the 5th spot for bowling most dot balls in the Indian Premier League. The right-arm leg break bowler Chawla has bowled 1146 dot balls in IPL. He has played 164 matches so far and bowled in 163 innings, delivering 541.4 overs. With so many dot balls in his career, Piyush Chawla has an economy of 7.87 in IPL. In 163 innings, he has also scalped 156 wickets. Piyush Chawla is also the 3rd highest wicket-taker in the Indian Premier League. Piyush Chawla will play for Mumbai Indians in IPL 2021.

4. Lasith Malinga

Lasith Malinga holds the 4th spot for bowling most dot balls in the Indian Premier League. In 471.1 overs, Malinga has bowled a total of 1155 dot balls. Malinga has played 122 matches in IPL and is the highest wicket-taker in the tournament with 170 wickets. He has a great economy of 7.14 in the Indian Premier League. Since IPL 2008, Malinga was part of Mumbai Indians and was a crucial bowler for the team in the tournament.

3. Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Indian pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar is the 3rd player on the list. Bhuvneshwar has bowled 1164 dot balls in IPL so far. Bhuvneshwar Kumar has played 121 matches in IPL and bowled 449.3 overs. He has a great economy of 7.23 in the tournament. He has also grabbed 136 wickets in IPL so far and is the 7th highest wicket-taker in the tournament. The right-arm pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar is part of Sunrisers Hyderabad for last few years and will once again play for the franchisee in IPL 2021.

2. Ravichandran Ashwin

Ravichandran Ashwin holds the 2nd spot on this list with 1170 dots balls in the Indian Premier League. The right-arm spinner has bowled 538.2 overs in IPL so far. He has played 154 matches in which he bowled in 151 innings. He has also grabbed 138 wickets in IPL so far and is the 6th highest wicket-taker. Ashwin has an incredible economy of 6.87 in IPL. Ravichandran Ashwin has been part of Chennai Super Kings and Punjab Kings in the past and will play for Delhi Capitals in IPL 2021.

1.  Harbhajan Singh

Harbhajan Singh tops this list with most dot balls in the Indian Premier League. The Indian spinner has bowled 1249 dot balls in the tournament so far. He has played 160 matches in IPL and bowled 562.2 overs. In 157 innings, the right-arm spinner Harbhajan has taken 150 wickets. He is the 5th highest wicket-taker in IPL so far. Harbhajan Singh was part of Mumbai Indians from IPL 2008 to IPL 2017. He played for Chennai Super Kings from IPL 2018 to IPL 2020. Harbhajan Singh was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders during IPL 2021 auction.