Test Cricket 2019 highest dot ball %
Updated , after South Africa vs EnglandDwaine Pretorius leads Test Cricket on dot ball percentage: 86.81 from 1 match (South Africa) · Tim Murtagh (84.88) and Shahbaz Nadeem (84.76) next
| # | Player · last 3 matchesPlayer | Team | Last 3 matches · newest first | Dot Ball % | Mat | Inns | Mat | Inns | Ov | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | 4w | 5w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dwaine Pretorius SA 2/49 | SA | 2/49 | 86.81 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 24.0 | 49 | 2 | 24.50 | 2.04 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Tim Murtagh IRE 6/651/48 | IRE | 6/651/48 | 84.88 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 54.0 | 113 | 7 | 16.14 | 2.09 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Shahbaz Nadeem IND 4/40 | IND | 4/40 | 84.76 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 17.2 | 40 | 4 | 10.00 | 2.31 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Jason Holder | 5/426/972/81 | 83.39 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 152.2 | 345 | 22 | 15.68 | 2.26 | 1 | 3 | |
| 5 | Kemar Roach | 0/384/1055/95 | 82.57 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 192.0 | 483 | 25 | 19.32 | 2.52 | 1 | 3 | |
| 6 | Olly Stone ENG 3/29 | ENG | 3/29 | 81.94 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12.0 | 29 | 3 | 9.67 | 2.42 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Vernon Philander SA 4/510/662/89 | SA | 4/510/662/89 | 80.96 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 169.3 | 422 | 15 | 28.13 | 2.49 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Mohammad Amir PAK 4/924/105 | PAK | 4/924/105 | 80.00 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 73.4 | 197 | 8 | 24.63 | 2.67 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Jomel Warrican | 1/66 | 80.00 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 25.0 | 66 | 1 | 66.00 | 2.64 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Keemo Paul | 3/74 | 79.88 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 27.0 | 74 | 3 | 24.67 | 2.74 | 0 | 0 | |
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| 11 | Jasprit Bumrah | IND | 79.86 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 72.1 | 184 | 14 | 13.14 | 2.55 | 0 | 2 | |
| 12 | Pat Cummins | AUS | 79.54 | 12 | 23 | 12 | 23 | 440.0 | 1,188 | 59 | 20.14 | 2.70 | 2 | 7 | |
| 13 | Mohammad Abbas | PAK | 79.51 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 169.0 | 491 | 11 | 44.64 | 2.91 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14 | Jhye Richardson | AUS | 79.47 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 51.0 | 123 | 6 | 20.50 | 2.41 | 0 | 1 | |
| 15 | Colin de Grandhomme | NZ | 79.41 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 161.0 | 363 | 11 | 33.00 | 2.25 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | Faheem Ashraf | PAK | 79.33 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 29.0 | 99 | 6 | 16.50 | 3.41 | 0 | 1 | |
| 17 | George Dockrell | IRE | 79.25 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 40.0 | 121 | 2 | 60.50 | 3.03 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | Josh Hazlewood | AUS | 79.24 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 275.4 | 764 | 33 | 23.15 | 2.77 | 1 | 3 | |
| 19 | Mohammed Shami | IND | 79.18 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 194.2 | 550 | 33 | 16.67 | 2.83 | 1 | 4 | |
| 20 | Ishant Sharma | IND | 78.85 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 135.4 | 389 | 25 | 15.56 | 2.87 | 0 | 2 | |
| 21 | Ravichandran Ashwin | IND | 78.71 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 173.2 | 483 | 20 | 24.15 | 2.79 | 0 | 3 | |
| 22 | Mark Adair | IRE | 78.70 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 27.4 | 98 | 6 | 16.33 | 3.54 | 0 | 1 | |
| 23 | Mohammad Nabi | AFG | 78.63 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 78.0 | 189 | 7 | 27.00 | 2.42 | 1 | 0 | |
| 24 | Ravindra Jadeja | IND | 78.47 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 255.4 | 725 | 21 | 34.52 | 2.84 | 2 | 1 | |
| 25 | James Anderson | ENG | 78.33 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 135.1 | 362 | 12 | 30.17 | 2.68 | 0 | 1 | |
| 26 | James Pattinson | AUS | 78.32 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 92.0 | 236 | 11 | 21.45 | 2.57 | 0 | 1 | |
| 27 | Peter Siddle | AUS | 77.74 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 97.0 | 295 | 7 | 42.14 | 3.04 | 0 | 0 | |
| 28 | Jofra Archer | ENG | 77.52 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 274.0 | 822 | 30 | 27.40 | 3.00 | 0 | 4 | |
| 29 | Trent Boult | NZ | 77.52 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 209.5 | 670 | 23 | 29.13 | 3.19 | 0 | 3 | |
| 30 | Stuart Broad | ENG | 77.40 | 11 | 21 | 11 | 21 | 367.5 | 1,084 | 43 | 25.21 | 2.95 | 4 | 4 | |
| 31 | Chris Woakes | ENG | 77.23 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 154.4 | 477 | 20 | 23.85 | 3.08 | 2 | 1 | |
| 32 | Andy McBrine | IRE | 77.12 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 50.0 | 159 | 3 | 53.00 | 3.18 | 0 | 0 | |
| 33 | Amir Hamza | AFG | 76.88 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 30.5 | 79 | 6 | 13.17 | 2.56 | 0 | 1 | |
| 34 | Shannon Gabriel | WI | 76.73 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 162.0 | 511 | 13 | 39.31 | 3.15 | 2 | 0 | |
| 35 | Lungi Ngidi | SA | 76.67 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20.0 | 83 | 0 | – | 4.15 | 0 | 0 | |
| 36 | Tim Southee | NZ | 76.52 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 313.4 | 958 | 33 | 29.03 | 3.05 | 0 | 4 | |
| 37 | Yamin Ahmadzai | AFG | 76.47 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 51.0 | 160 | 7 | 22.86 | 3.14 | 0 | 1 | |
| 38 | Suranga Lakmal | SL | 76.42 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 131.5 | 326 | 14 | 23.29 | 2.47 | 2 | 1 | |
| 39 | Rahkeem Cornwall | WI | 76.32 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 107.3 | 294 | 13 | 22.62 | 2.73 | 0 | 1 | |
| 40 | Umesh Yadav | IND | 75.98 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 88.4 | 314 | 23 | 13.65 | 3.54 | 1 | 3 | |
| 41 | William Somerville | NZ | 75.93 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 80.2 | 225 | 7 | 32.14 | 2.80 | 1 | 0 | |
| 42 | Neil Wagner | NZ | 75.72 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 269.5 | 766 | 43 | 17.81 | 2.84 | 0 | 6 | |
| 43 | Mitchell Marsh | AUS | 75.43 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 29.2 | 86 | 7 | 12.29 | 2.93 | 0 | 1 | |
| 44 | Rashid Khan | AFG | 75.38 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 121.3 | 331 | 21 | 15.76 | 2.72 | 0 | 2 | |
| 45 | Shaheen Afridi | PAK | 75.13 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 154.0 | 493 | 17 | 29.00 | 3.20 | 1 | 1 | |
| 46 | Sam Curran | ENG | 74.64 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 183.5 | 604 | 18 | 33.56 | 3.29 | 0 | 1 | |
| 47 | Kagiso Rabada | SA | 74.45 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 245.5 | 904 | 33 | 27.39 | 3.68 | 0 | 4 | |
| 48 | Nathan Lyon | AUS | 74.26 | 12 | 23 | 12 | 23 | 515.3 | 1,497 | 45 | 33.27 | 2.90 | 3 | 3 | |
| 49 | Anrich Nortje | SA | 74.21 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 78.3 | 282 | 6 | 47.00 | 3.59 | 0 | 1 | |
| 50 | Craig Overton | ENG | 74.04 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 33.5 | 107 | 2 | 53.50 | 3.16 | 0 | 0 | |
| 51 | Shakib Al Hasan | BAN | 73.98 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 41.0 | 122 | 5 | 24.40 | 2.98 | 0 | 1 | |
| 52 | Stuart Thompson | IRE | 73.85 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 35.2 | 111 | 6 | 18.50 | 3.14 | 0 | 0 | |
| 53 | Kuldeep Yadav | IND | 73.82 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 31.5 | 99 | 5 | 19.80 | 3.11 | 0 | 1 | |
| 54 | Al-Amin Hossain | BAN | 73.72 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22.4 | 85 | 3 | 28.33 | 3.75 | 0 | 0 | |
| 55 | Ajaz Patel | NZ | 73.64 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 86.0 | 242 | 9 | 26.89 | 2.81 | 0 | 1 | |
| 56 | Dushmantha Chameera | SL | 73.64 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21.0 | 68 | 1 | 68.00 | 3.24 | 0 | 0 | |
| 57 | Imran Khan | PAK | 73.61 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24.0 | 73 | 1 | 73.00 | 3.04 | 0 | 0 | |
| 58 | Wafadar Momand | AFG | 73.20 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 16.0 | 55 | 0 | – | 3.44 | 0 | 0 | |
| 59 | Ben Stokes | ENG | 73.18 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 242.3 | 781 | 22 | 35.50 | 3.22 | 2 | 1 | |
| 60 | Mitchell Starc | AUS | 73.17 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 257.0 | 870 | 42 | 20.71 | 3.39 | 1 | 4 | |
| 61 | Alzarri Joseph | WI | 73.13 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 66.2 | 238 | 10 | 23.80 | 3.59 | 1 | 0 | |
| 62 | Waqar Salamkheil | AFG | 73.12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 31.0 | 101 | 4 | 25.25 | 3.26 | 1 | 0 | |
| 63 | Dale Steyn | SA | 72.84 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 122.0 | 444 | 15 | 29.60 | 3.64 | 0 | 2 | |
| 64 | Matt Henry | NZ | 72.78 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 57.0 | 194 | 3 | 64.67 | 3.40 | 0 | 0 | |
| 65 | Akila Dananjaya | SL | 72.40 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 61.0 | 162 | 6 | 27.00 | 2.66 | 0 | 1 | |
| 66 | Usman Shinwari | PAK | 72.22 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15.0 | 54 | 1 | 54.00 | 3.60 | 0 | 0 | |
| 67 | Daryl Mitchell | NZ | 72.18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22.0 | 69 | 0 | – | 3.14 | 0 | 0 | |
| 68 | Mitchell Santner | NZ | 72.12 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 174.0 | 484 | 5 | 96.80 | 2.78 | 0 | 0 | |
| 69 | Todd Astle | NZ | 71.93 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 20.0 | 68 | 0 | – | 3.40 | 0 | 0 | |
| 70 | Qais Ahmad | AFG | 71.67 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9.0 | 28 | 1 | 28.00 | 3.11 | 0 | 0 | |
| 71 | Kasun Rajitha | SL | 71.65 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 96.4 | 381 | 13 | 29.31 | 3.94 | 1 | 1 | |
| 72 | Jack Leach | ENG | 71.35 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 151.4 | 489 | 14 | 34.93 | 3.22 | 2 | 0 | |
| 73 | Shadab Khan | PAK | 71.21 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 21.3 | 80 | 4 | 20.00 | 3.72 | 1 | 0 | |
| 74 | Nayeem Hasan | BAN | 71.11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 30.0 | 104 | 4 | 26.00 | 3.47 | 1 | 0 | |
| 75 | Duanne Olivier | SA | 70.96 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 110.0 | 435 | 20 | 21.75 | 3.95 | 1 | 2 | |
| 76 | Naseem Shah | PAK | 70.59 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 75.5 | 262 | 8 | 32.75 | 3.45 | 0 | 1 | |
| 77 | Mark Wood | ENG | 70.31 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 20.2 | 93 | 6 | 15.50 | 4.57 | 0 | 1 | |
| 78 | Lockie Ferguson | NZ | 70.15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11.0 | 47 | 0 | – | 4.27 | 0 | 0 | |
| 79 | Abu Jayed | BAN | 70.10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 94.5 | 382 | 9 | 42.44 | 4.03 | 1 | 0 | |
| 80 | Ebadot Hossain | BAN | 69.26 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 95.0 | 397 | 5 | 79.40 | 4.18 | 0 | 0 | |
| 81 | Miguel Cummins | WI | 69.17 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 20.0 | 69 | 0 | – | 3.45 | 0 | 0 | |
| 82 | Keshav Maharaj | SA | 69.10 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 178.4 | 710 | 12 | 59.17 | 3.97 | 0 | 1 | |
| 83 | Hasan Ali | PAK | 68.93 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 34.0 | 158 | 3 | 52.67 | 4.65 | 0 | 0 | |
| 84 | Taijul Islam | BAN | 68.87 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 143.0 | 501 | 9 | 55.67 | 3.50 | 0 | 1 | |
| 85 | Dilruwan Perera | SL | 68.55 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 168.2 | 564 | 5 | 112.80 | 3.35 | 0 | 0 | |
| 86 | Dimuth Karunaratne | SL | 68.49 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 11.3 | 46 | 1 | 46.00 | 4.00 | 0 | 0 | |
| 87 | Soumya Sarkar | BAN | 68.45 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 31.0 | 129 | 2 | 64.50 | 4.16 | 0 | 0 | |
| 88 | Vishwa Fernando | SL | 68.32 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 153.3 | 581 | 18 | 32.28 | 3.79 | 2 | 1 | |
| 89 | Jeet Raval | NZ | 67.95 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 13.0 | 33 | 1 | 33.00 | 2.54 | 0 | 0 | |
| 90 | Boyd Rankin | IRE | 67.77 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 20.0 | 92 | 4 | 23.00 | 4.60 | 1 | 0 | |
| 91 | John Campbell | WI | 67.74 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10.1 | 30 | 0 | – | 2.95 | 0 | 0 | |
| 92 | Moeen Ali | ENG | 67.46 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 139.0 | 516 | 18 | 28.67 | 3.71 | 1 | 1 | |
| 93 | Lahiru Kumara | SL | 67.39 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 121.2 | 454 | 11 | 41.27 | 3.74 | 0 | 1 | |
| 94 | Kraigg Brathwaite | WI | 66.67 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 25.0 | 61 | 1 | 61.00 | 2.44 | 0 | 0 | |
| 95 | Roston Chase | WI | 66.11 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 149.4 | 500 | 17 | 29.41 | 3.34 | 0 | 2 | |
| 96 | Khaled Ahmed | BAN | 65.75 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 30.0 | 149 | 0 | – | 4.97 | 0 | 0 | |
| 97 | Joe Denly | ENG | 65.42 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 40.0 | 148 | 0 | – | 3.70 | 0 | 0 | |
| 98 | Lasith Embuldeniya | SL | 65.36 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 208.1 | 744 | 17 | 43.76 | 3.57 | 1 | 2 | |
| 99 | Dhananjaya de Silva | SL | 65.34 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 92.0 | 284 | 9 | 31.56 | 3.09 | 0 | 1 | |
| 100 | Zahir Khan | AFG | 64.81 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 37.0 | 158 | 5 | 31.60 | 4.27 | 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 matches: in this competition, newest first
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Test Cricket 2019 Highest Dot Ball %
Dwaine Pretorius topped Test Cricket on dot ball percentage (86.81) for South Africa, ahead of Tim Murtagh (84.88) and Shahbaz Nadeem (84.76). The Test Cricket 2019 dot ball percentage leaderboard ranks the 117 players who meet the qualifying threshold this season. These are the final standings from the Test Cricket 2019 season. Qualification: minimum 60 balls bowled.
Frequently asked questions
Who had the best dot ball percentage in Test Cricket 2019?
Dwaine Pretorius led Test Cricket 2019 with a dot ball percentage of 86.81 from 1 match, at an economy of 2.04 and an average of 24.5. Tim Murtagh was second on 84.88 and Shahbaz Nadeem third on 84.76. A player needs a minimum 60 balls bowled to be ranked. The table ranks every player in Test Cricket 2019 by dot ball percentage, with their team and matches.
Who were the top bowlers in Test Cricket 2019?
The top three bowlers in Test Cricket 2019 were Dwaine Pretorius (86.81 in 1 match), Tim Murtagh (84.88 in 2 matches) and Shahbaz Nadeem (84.76 in 1 match). Every other player follows in the table, with their team and matches.