T20 World Cup 2026 highest dot ball %
Updated , after New Zealand vs IndiaMatthew Forde leads T20 World Cup on dot ball percentage: 50.79 from 6 matches (West Indies) · Benjamin Manenti (46.51) and Jamie Overton (46.34) next
| # | Player · last 3 inningsPlayer | Team | Last 3 innings · newest first | Dot Ball % | Mat | Inns | Mat | Inns | Ov | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | 4w | 5w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew Forde
WI 0/220/302/27 |
WI | 0/220/302/27 | 50.79 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 19.4 | 123 | 6 | 20.50 | 6.34 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Benjamin Manenti ITA 2/371/372/9 | ITA | 2/371/372/9 | 46.51 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14.0 | 103 | 5 | 20.60 | 7.36 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Jamie Overton ENG 0/362/261/13 | ENG | 0/362/261/13 | 46.34 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 20.0 | 149 | 9 | 16.56 | 7.45 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Mujeeb Ur Rahman AFG 1/232/310/30 | AFG | 1/232/310/30 | 45.05 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15.0 | 115 | 5 | 23.00 | 7.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Jofra Archer ENG 1/610/242/32 | ENG | 1/610/242/32 | 45.03 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 30.0 | 286 | 11 | 26.00 | 9.53 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Aryan Dutt NLD 2/190/241/13 | NLD | 2/190/241/13 | 44.87 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13.0 | 89 | 5 | 17.80 | 6.85 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Lungi Ngidi SA 0/221/293/30 | SA | 0/221/293/30 | 44.58 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 26.0 | 187 | 12 | 15.58 | 7.19 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Bradley Currie SCO 0/331/211/12 | SCO | 0/331/211/12 | 43.90 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13.0 | 89 | 4 | 22.25 | 6.85 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Jasprit Bumrah IND 4/151/332/36 | IND | 4/151/332/36 | 43.68 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 28.0 | 174 | 14 | 12.43 | 6.21 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Mohammad Mohsin USA 0/102/191/27 | USA | 0/102/191/27 | 43.06 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12.0 | 72 | 4 | 18.00 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 |
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| 11 | Gerhard Erasmus | NAM | 42.65 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11.0 | 83 | 7 | 11.86 | 7.55 | 1 | 0 | |
| 12 | Rashid Khan | AFG | 42.27 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16.0 | 107 | 6 | 17.83 | 6.69 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | Maheesh Theekshana | SL | 42.26 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27.3 | 204 | 11 | 18.55 | 7.47 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | Akeal Hosein | WI | 42.11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 19.0 | 163 | 7 | 23.29 | 8.58 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | Matt Henry | NZ | 41.99 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 28.3 | 235 | 10 | 23.50 | 8.30 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | Nathan Ellis | AUS | 41.98 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12.5 | 92 | 5 | 18.40 | 7.36 | 1 | 0 | |
| 17 | Azmatullah Omarzai | AFG | 41.86 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13.5 | 114 | 9 | 12.67 | 8.44 | 1 | 0 | |
| 18 | Axar Patel | IND | 41.83 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 25.0 | 205 | 11 | 18.64 | 8.20 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | Shadley van Schalkwyk | USA | 41.76 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14.5 | 101 | 13 | 7.77 | 6.97 | 2 | 0 | |
| 20 | Saim Ayub | PAK | 41.67 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 10.0 | 74 | 5 | 14.80 | 7.40 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | Richard Ngarava | ZIM | 41.33 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12.0 | 126 | 6 | 21.00 | 10.50 | 0 | 0 | |
| 22 | Blessing Muzarabani | ZIM | 40.82 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 23.5 | 188 | 13 | 14.46 | 8.00 | 1 | 0 | |
| 23 | Kagiso Rabada | SA | 40.24 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 26.4 | 217 | 5 | 43.40 | 8.22 | 0 | 0 | |
| 24 | Shaheen Afridi | PAK | 40.20 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17.0 | 179 | 8 | 22.38 | 10.53 | 1 | 0 | |
| 25 | Corbin Bosch | SA | 39.87 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 25.0 | 191 | 11 | 17.36 | 7.64 | 0 | 0 | |
| 26 | Dilshan Madushanka | SL | 39.77 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14.0 | 112 | 5 | 22.40 | 8.00 | 0 | 0 | |
| 27 | Adil Rashid | ENG | 39.47 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 30.4 | 250 | 13 | 19.23 | 8.22 | 0 | 0 | |
| 28 | Dipendra Singh Airee | NPL | 39.24 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12.6 | 89 | 2 | 44.50 | 7.06 | 0 | 0 | |
| 29 | Marco Jansen | SA | 39.01 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 22.0 | 237 | 11 | 21.55 | 10.77 | 2 | 0 | |
| 30 | Arshdeep Singh | IND | 38.89 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 30.0 | 254 | 9 | 28.22 | 8.47 | 0 | 0 | |
| 31 | Brad Evans | ZIM | 38.52 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 20.8 | 196 | 10 | 19.60 | 9.42 | 0 | 0 | |
| 32 | Logan van Beek | NLD | 37.89 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15.0 | 143 | 7 | 20.43 | 9.53 | 0 | 0 | |
| 33 | Shamar Joseph | WI | 37.18 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 25.0 | 225 | 9 | 25.00 | 9.00 | 1 | 0 | |
| 34 | Sandeep Lamichhane | NPL | 37.18 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13.0 | 123 | 1 | 123.00 | 9.46 | 0 | 0 | |
| 35 | Muhammad Jawad Ullah | UAE | 37.10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10.0 | 75 | 3 | 25.00 | 7.50 | 0 | 0 | |
| 36 | Adam Zampa | AUS | 36.96 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15.2 | 116 | 8 | 14.50 | 7.63 | 2 | 0 | |
| 37 | Jason Holder | WI | 36.73 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 22.6 | 204 | 10 | 20.40 | 9.03 | 1 | 0 | |
| 38 | Junaid Siddique | UAE | 36.67 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13.4 | 128 | 7 | 18.29 | 9.55 | 0 | 1 | |
| 39 | Will Jacks | ENG | 36.59 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 20.0 | 195 | 9 | 21.67 | 9.75 | 0 | 0 | |
| 40 | Rachin Ravindra | NZ | 36.44 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 19.0 | 149 | 12 | 12.42 | 7.84 | 1 | 0 | |
| 41 | Abrar Ahmed | PAK | 36.26 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15.0 | 114 | 6 | 19.00 | 7.60 | 0 | 0 | |
| 42 | Hardik Pandya | IND | 36.23 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 33.0 | 291 | 9 | 32.33 | 8.82 | 0 | 0 | |
| 43 | Dushmantha Chameera | SL | 36.15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 21.0 | 200 | 10 | 20.00 | 9.52 | 0 | 0 | |
| 44 | Nandan Yadav | NPL | 36.11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11.0 | 95 | 5 | 19.00 | 8.64 | 0 | 0 | |
| 45 | Michael Leask | SCO | 35.05 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16.0 | 122 | 9 | 13.56 | 7.63 | 1 | 0 | |
| 46 | George Linde | SA | 35.00 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10.0 | 78 | 3 | 26.00 | 7.80 | 0 | 0 | |
| 47 | Mohammad Nawaz | PAK | 34.43 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 20.0 | 156 | 7 | 22.29 | 7.80 | 0 | 0 | |
| 48 | Ansh Patel | CAN | 34.25 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12.0 | 104 | 3 | 34.67 | 8.67 | 0 | 0 | |
| 49 | Ali Hasan | ITA | 34.09 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14.0 | 116 | 4 | 29.00 | 8.29 | 0 | 0 | |
| 50 | Lockie Ferguson | NZ | 33.59 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 20.1 | 201 | 6 | 33.50 | 10.00 | 0 | 0 | |
| 51 | Dunith Wellalage | SL | 33.53 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27.0 | 195 | 8 | 24.38 | 7.22 | 0 | 0 | |
| 52 | Liam Dawson | ENG | 33.33 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 27.0 | 209 | 10 | 20.90 | 7.74 | 0 | 0 | |
| 53 | Shakeel Ahmed | OMN | 33.33 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10.0 | 89 | 4 | 22.25 | 8.90 | 0 | 0 | |
| 54 | Varun Chakaravarthy | IND | 32.98 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 31.0 | 287 | 14 | 20.50 | 9.26 | 0 | 0 | |
| 55 | Usman Tariq | PAK | 31.97 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19.3 | 141 | 10 | 14.10 | 7.31 | 1 | 0 | |
| 56 | Kyle Klein | NLD | 31.88 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11.0 | 96 | 3 | 32.00 | 8.73 | 0 | 0 | |
| 57 | Crishan Kalugamage | ITA | 31.52 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15.0 | 116 | 7 | 16.57 | 7.73 | 0 | 0 | |
| 58 | Haider Ali | UAE | 31.52 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15.0 | 122 | 1 | 122.00 | 8.13 | 0 | 0 | |
| 59 | Saurabh Netravalkar | USA | 31.51 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12.0 | 132 | 2 | 66.00 | 11.00 | 0 | 0 | |
| 60 | Gudakesh Motie | WI | 31.34 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 22.0 | 173 | 10 | 17.30 | 7.86 | 1 | 0 | |
| 61 | Nadeem Khan | OMN | 31.34 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11.0 | 102 | 0 | – | 9.27 | 0 | 0 | |
| 62 | Mitchell Santner | NZ | 31.21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28.0 | 185 | 2 | 92.50 | 6.61 | 0 | 0 | |
| 63 | Jacob Duffy | NZ | 30.93 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15.0 | 163 | 3 | 54.33 | 10.87 | 0 | 0 | |
| 64 | Barry McCarthy | IRE | 30.65 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9.0 | 109 | 4 | 27.25 | 12.11 | 0 | 0 | |
| 65 | Dasun Shanaka | SL | 30.43 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 11.2 | 102 | 3 | 34.00 | 9.11 | 0 | 0 | |
| 66 | Saad Bin Zafar | CAN | 30.00 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13.0 | 116 | 4 | 29.00 | 8.92 | 0 | 0 | |
| 67 | Mark Adair | IRE | 30.00 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11.0 | 113 | 3 | 37.67 | 10.27 | 0 | 0 | |
| 68 | Dillon Heyliger | CAN | 29.76 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13.0 | 129 | 2 | 64.50 | 9.92 | 0 | 0 | |
| 69 | Kaleem Sana | CAN | 29.73 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11.0 | 90 | 1 | 90.00 | 8.18 | 0 | 0 | |
| 70 | Harmeet Singh | USA | 29.67 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15.0 | 113 | 7 | 16.14 | 7.53 | 1 | 0 | |
| 71 | Wellington Masakadza | ZIM | 29.41 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11.0 | 94 | 1 | 94.00 | 8.55 | 0 | 0 | |
| 72 | Mark Watt | SCO | 29.41 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14.0 | 140 | 2 | 70.00 | 10.00 | 0 | 0 | |
| 73 | Roston Chase | WI | 29.33 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12.0 | 103 | 4 | 25.75 | 8.58 | 0 | 0 | |
| 74 | Ruben Trumpelmann | NAM | 28.85 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16.0 | 156 | 1 | 156.00 | 9.75 | 0 | 0 | |
| 75 | Ziaur Rahman Sharifi | AFG | 28.79 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10.0 | 100 | 0 | – | 10.00 | 0 | 0 | |
| 76 | JJ Smuts | ITA | 28.57 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15.0 | 111 | 3 | 37.00 | 7.40 | 0 | 0 | |
| 77 | Matthew Humphreys | IRE | 28.38 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12.0 | 104 | 3 | 34.67 | 8.67 | 0 | 0 | |
| 78 | Sam Curran | ENG | 28.26 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 21.4 | 205 | 6 | 34.17 | 9.58 | 0 | 0 | |
| 79 | JJ Smit | NAM | 28.21 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13.0 | 146 | 1 | 146.00 | 11.23 | 0 | 0 | |
| 80 | James Neesham | NZ | 27.88 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 17.0 | 181 | 6 | 30.17 | 10.65 | 0 | 0 | |
| 81 | Keshav Maharaj | SA | 27.48 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 21.0 | 179 | 5 | 35.80 | 8.52 | 0 | 0 | |
| 82 | Bernard Scholtz | NAM | 27.27 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16.0 | 136 | 2 | 68.00 | 8.50 | 0 | 0 | |
| 83 | Jaskaran Singh Buttar | CAN | 27.08 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13.5 | 180 | 4 | 45.00 | 13.33 | 0 | 0 | |
| 84 | Dilpreet Singh Bajwa | CAN | 26.56 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10.0 | 88 | 1 | 88.00 | 8.80 | 0 | 0 | |
| 85 | Dushan Hemantha | SL | 26.36 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18.0 | 178 | 6 | 29.67 | 9.89 | 0 | 0 | |
| 86 | Glenn Phillips | NZ | 25.93 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 13.0 | 117 | 3 | 39.00 | 9.00 | 0 | 0 | |
| 87 | Kushal Bhurtel | NPL | 25.68 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12.0 | 110 | 1 | 110.00 | 9.17 | 0 | 0 | |
| 88 | Oliver Davidson | SCO | 24.32 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12.0 | 105 | 3 | 35.00 | 8.75 | 0 | 0 | |
| 89 | Sikandar Raza | ZIM | 24.19 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 20.0 | 180 | 5 | 36.00 | 9.00 | 0 | 0 | |
| 90 | Bas de Leede | NLD | 24.05 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12.3 | 98 | 5 | 19.60 | 7.97 | 0 | 0 | |
| 91 | Shivam Dube | IND | 23.38 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 10.3 | 146 | 5 | 29.20 | 14.17 | 0 | 0 | |
| 92 | Muhammad Arfan | UAE | 21.69 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13.0 | 115 | 3 | 38.33 | 8.85 | 0 | 0 | |
| 93 | Graeme Cremer | ZIM | 21.18 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14.0 | 125 | 3 | 41.67 | 8.93 | 0 | 0 | |
| 94 | Grant Stewart | ITA | 17.78 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14.0 | 157 | 3 | 52.33 | 11.21 | 0 | 0 | |
Dot Ball %: dot ball percentage · Mat: matches · Inns: innings · Ov: overs · Runs: runs conceded · Wkts: wickets · Avg: bowling average · Econ: economy rate · 4w: 4-wicket hauls · 5w: 5-wicket hauls · Last 3 innings: in this competition, newest first
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T20 World Cup 2026 Highest Dot Ball %
Matthew Forde leads T20 World Cup on dot ball percentage (50.79) for West Indies, ahead of Benjamin Manenti (46.51) and Jamie Overton (46.34). The T20 World Cup 2026 dot ball percentage leaderboard ranks the 94 players who meet the qualifying threshold this season. The leading bowler can change after every match as the season progresses. Filter by team to analyse dot ball percentage depth across squads. Qualification: minimum 60 balls bowled.
Frequently asked questions
Who has the best dot ball percentage in T20 World Cup 2026?
Matthew Forde leads T20 World Cup 2026 with a dot ball percentage of 50.79 from 6 matches, at an economy of 6.34 and an average of 20.5. Benjamin Manenti is second on 46.51 and Jamie Overton third on 46.34. A player needs a minimum 60 balls bowled to be ranked. The table ranks every player in T20 World Cup 2026 by dot ball percentage, with their team and matches.
Who are the top bowlers in T20 World Cup 2026?
The top three bowlers in T20 World Cup 2026 are Matthew Forde (50.79 in 6 matches), Benjamin Manenti (46.51 in 4 matches) and Jamie Overton (46.34 in 6 matches). Every other player follows in the table, with their team and matches.

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