# Top 10 bowlers with the most dot balls in IPL history

URL: https://technosports.co.in/top-10-bowlers-with-the-most-dot-balls-in-ipl-history/  
Published: 2021-04-01  
Updated: 2021-04-01  
Author: Rahul Roy

The T20 version of cricket is definitely a batsmen’s game. IPL is known for its big hitters. The cash-rich league has made its name as one of the most entertaining T20 league around the world.

Even though the bowlers get hit around the park, there are some very talented bowlers who have managed to bowl dot balls very frequently. So here we take a look at the bowlers with the most dot balls in the IPL history:

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## Dale Steyn – 1,022 dots

Country: South Africa  
Wickets: 97

**IPL teams:**

- 2008–2010; 2019–2020: Royal Challengers Bangalore
- 2011–2012: Deccan Chargers
- 2013–2015: Sunrisers Hyderabad
- 2016: Gujarat Lions

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## Praveen Kumar – 1,076 dots

Country: India  
Wickets: 90

**IPL teams:**

- 2008–2010: Royal Challengers Bangalore
- 2011–2013: Kings XI Punjab
- 2014: Mumbai Indians
- 2015: Sunrisers Hyderabad
- 2016–2017: Gujarat Lions

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## Sunil Narine – 1,118 dots

Country: West Indies  
Wickets: 127

**IPL teams:**

- 2012–present: Kolkata Knight Riders

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## Amit Mishra – 1,129 dots

Country: India  
Wickets: 160

**IPL teams:**

- 2008 – 2010; 2015 – present: Delhi Capitals
- 2011 – 2012: Deccan Chargers
- 2013 – 2014: Sunrisers Hyderabad

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*Kolkata: Kolkata Knight Riders’ Piyush Chawla celebrates fall of a wicket during the 43rd match of IPL 2019 between Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, on April 25, 2019. (Photo: Kuntal Chakrabarty/IANS)*

## Piyush Chawla – 1,146 dots

Country: India  
Wickets: 156

**IPL teams:**

- 2008–2013: Kings XI Punjab
- 2014–2019: Kolkata Knight Riders
- 2020: Chennai Super Kings
- 2021: Mumbai Indians

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## Lasith Malinga – 1,155 dots

Country: Sri Lanka  
Wickets: 170

**IPL teams:**

- 2008–2020 Mumbai Indians

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## Bhuvneshwar Kumar – 1,164 dots

Country: India  
Wickets: 136

**IPL teams:**

- 2009–2010: Royal Challengers Bangalore
- 2011–2013: Pune Warriors India
- 2014–present: Sunrisers Hyderabad

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## Ravichandran Ashwin – 1,170 dots

Country: India  
Wickets: 138

**IPL teams:**

- 2008–2015: Chennai Super Kings
- 2016–2017: Rising Pune Supergiant
- 2018–2019: Kings XI Punjab
- 2020-present: Delhi Capitals

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## Harbhajan Singh – 1,249 dots

Country: India  
Wickets: 150

**IPL teams:**

- 2008–2017: Mumbai Indians
- 2018–2020: Chennai Super Kings
- 2021-present: Kolkata Knight Riders