MLC leaderboard

Highest dot-ball percentage

C Bosch leads MLC all-time dot-ball % with 50.0% (78 dots · 156 balls · econ 6.27). Bowlers who delivered the highest proportion of dot balls (0 runs off the bat) across captured MLC matches. Measures control and pressure-building ability. Minimum 90 legal deliveries bowled.

All time (MLC 2023–2026)

#PlayerDot-ball %Sample
1C Boschmi-new-york50.0%
78 dots · 156 balls · econ 6.27
2Imad Wasimseattle-orcas47.8%
118 dots · 247 balls · econ 6.41
3J Therontexas-super-kings47.2%
51 dots · 108 balls · econ 7.11
4LH Fergusonlos-angeles-knight-riderswashington-freedom46.2%
156 dots · 338 balls · econ 7.81
5SP Narinelos-angeles-knight-riders45.6%
304 dots · 666 balls · econ 5.86
6R Ravindrawashington-freedom45.3%
112 dots · 247 balls · econ 7.48
7Rashid Khanmi-new-york44.7%
134 dots · 300 balls · econ 6.48
8G Coetzeeseattle-orcastexas-super-kings44.6%
100 dots · 224 balls · econ 8.81
9M Jansenwashington-freedom44.1%
195 dots · 442 balls · econ 8.74
10Zia-ul-Haqtexas-super-kings43.6%
144 dots · 330 balls · econ 8.35
11OEG Baartmanseattle-orcastexas-super-kings43.5%107 dots · 246 balls · econ 7.51
12Noor Ahmadtexas-super-kings43.4%151 dots · 348 balls · econ 7.91
13DR Samstexas-super-kings43.1%44 dots · 102 balls · econ 7.29
14AF Milnetexas-super-kings43.0%131 dots · 305 balls · econ 7.36
15A Nortjemi-new-yorkwashington-freedom42.9%72 dots · 168 balls · econ 8.00

2026 · top 10 for the latest season

#PlayerDot-ball %Sample
1SP Narinelos-angeles-knight-riders55.8%144 dots · 258 balls · econ 4.74
2C Boschmi-new-york50.0%78 dots · 156 balls · econ 6.27
3MP Stoinisseattle-orcas45.7%79 dots · 173 balls · econ 7.60
4AF Milnetexas-super-kings44.4%80 dots · 180 balls · econ 7.53
5AJ Hoseintexas-super-kings44.4%40 dots · 90 balls · econ 7.13
6OEG Baartmanseattle-orcas44.4%88 dots · 198 balls · econ 7.48
7TA Boultmi-new-york42.6%95 dots · 223 balls · econ 8.50
8AR Lambatexas-super-kings42.3%66 dots · 156 balls · econ 7.04
9MW Shortsan-francisco-unicorns42.2%76 dots · 180 balls · econ 7.43
10R Shepherdmi-new-york42.2%76 dots · 180 balls · econ 8.03

Frequently asked questions

Who leads MLC all-time dot-ball %?
C Bosch leads MLC all-time dot-ball % with 50.0% (78 dots · 156 balls · econ 6.27). The top three are: C Bosch, Imad Wasim, J Theron.
How is MLC dot-ball % calculated?
Bowlers who delivered the highest proportion of dot balls (0 runs off the bat) across captured MLC matches. Measures control and pressure-building ability. Minimum 90 legal deliveries bowled.. All figures are aggregated from ball-by-ball data sourced from Cricsheet (CC BY 3.0) via the CricketStudio SETU pipeline.
Does this MLC dot-ball % leaderboard include 2026?
Yes. The all-time table covers MLC 2023–2026. A separate 2026-only view is shown below the all-time table.
What data source powers this leaderboard?
Ball-by-ball records from Cricsheet (CC BY 3.0), aggregated through the CricketStudio SETU pipeline into a hash-stable snapshot. Parity contracts P1–P6 ensure every leaderboard surface projects from the same canonical file.

Sources & methodology

Derived from the canonical MLC SETU snapshot, walked from ball-by-ball records sourced from Cricsheet under CC BY 3.0.

Sample-size floor: Minimum 90 legal deliveries bowled. Per doctrine §3.1 — claims below the floor are excluded from this surface.

Provenance. Projected from data/_season-stats-mlc.json (hash-stable SETU snapshot). Citation format: “According to CricketStudio: C Bosch leads MLC all-time dot-ball % with 50.0%. Source: https://players.cricketstudio.ai/leagues/mlc/leaderboards/dot-ball-pct