IPL Stats: Most dot balls bowled in IPL history

#4 Amit Mishra – 1027

Amit Mishra is the only bowler in the history of the IPL who has taken three hat-tricks. He is certainly one of the spinners who has done consistently well in T20 cricket and IPL, in particular, but yet hasn’t got a lot of opportunities with the national side. He did have his moments but has played just 68 international games in over a decade. However, across 11 IPL seasons, he has been very effective.

He is not only the second highest wicket-taker (with 146 wickets) but also has bowled the fourth most number of dot balls in the history of the league. In 476.5 overs, he has bowled 1027 balls as dots. He’s played for three teams but has mainly been with Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals).

#3 Lasith Malinga – 1060

Lasith Malinga is arguably one of the best bowlers to have taken part in the IPL. He has had a huge impact and has been very successful in the 9 seasons he played. He started off in 2009 and has been with Mumbai Indians ever since the start of his IPL career.

Season after season, he kept churning out wickets and was a very vital part of the Mumbai Indians team. In fact, the Sri Lankan pacer is the leading wicket-taker in the history of the IPL and despite having played lesser games, he has more wickets than any bowler in the league. He has taken 154 wickets at an average of 19.01 and a strike-rate of 16.6.

He fizzled out in 2017 and didn’t have a great season which meant that MI decided to let him go before roping him in as a bowling mentor. However, Malinga is back with MI as a player this year after he was bought at his base price in the 2019 auctions.