Test Cricket 2023 most dot balls
Updated , after South Africa vs IndiaNathan Lyon leads Test Cricket 2023 with 1,750 dot balls (Australia) · Pat Cummins (1,335) and Ravichandran Ashwin (1,286) next
| # | Player · last 3 matchesPlayer | Team | Last 3 matches · newest first | Dot Balls | Mat | Inns | Mat | Inns | Ov | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | 4w | 5w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nathan Lyon AUS 4/1575/801/35 | AUS | 4/1575/801/35 | 1,750 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 17 | 400.1 | 1,173 | 47 | 24.96 | 2.93 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | Pat Cummins AUS 10/973/462/145 | AUS | 10/973/462/145 | 1,335 | 11 | 19 | 11 | 19 | 320.1 | 1,155 | 42 | 27.50 | 3.61 | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | Ravichandran Ashwin IND 1/413/9412/131 | IND | 1/413/9412/131 | 1,286 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 275.3 | 698 | 41 | 17.02 | 2.53 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Stuart Broad ENG 4/1112/1155/103 | ENG | 4/1112/1155/103 | 1,283 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 286.0 | 999 | 38 | 26.29 | 3.49 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Ravindra Jadeja IND 2/475/644/114 | IND | 2/475/644/114 | 1,262 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 267.1 | 640 | 33 | 19.39 | 2.40 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Prabath Jayasuriya SL 2/1947/2017/262 | SL | 2/1947/2017/262 | 1,238 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 290.3 | 989 | 30 | 32.97 | 3.40 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Tim Southee NZ 2/252/764/73 | NZ | 2/252/764/73 | 1,207 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 252.5 | 658 | 24 | 27.42 | 2.60 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | James Anderson ENG 1/1201/812/117 | ENG | 1/1201/812/117 | 1,032 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 218.2 | 595 | 15 | 39.67 | 2.73 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Mitchell Starc AUS 4/1245/998/182 | AUS | 4/1245/998/182 | 968 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 16 | 253.1 | 1,126 | 38 | 29.63 | 4.45 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | Matt Henry NZ 4/1037/1516/175 | NZ | 4/1037/1516/175 | 899 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 196.0 | 556 | 19 | 29.26 | 2.84 | 1 | 2 |
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| 11 | Taijul Islam | BAN | 849 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 180.2 | 480 | 26 | 18.46 | 2.66 | 0 | 3 | |
| 12 | Josh Hazlewood | AUS | 845 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 199.2 | 703 | 27 | 26.04 | 3.53 | 1 | 3 | |
| 13 | Ollie Edward Robinson | ENG | 783 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 169.4 | 487 | 16 | 30.44 | 2.87 | 0 | 3 | |
| 14 | Todd Murphy | AUS | 771 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 175.5 | 534 | 21 | 25.43 | 3.04 | 0 | 2 | |
| 15 | Ramesh Mendis | SL | 741 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 180.5 | 625 | 17 | 36.76 | 3.46 | 0 | 3 | |
| 16 | Shaheen Afridi | PAK | 719 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 159.2 | 557 | 14 | 39.79 | 3.50 | 0 | 2 | |
| 17 | Michael Bracewell | NZ | 694 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 161.5 | 564 | 15 | 37.60 | 3.49 | 1 | 1 | |
| 18 | Mohammed Siraj | IND | 661 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 146.1 | 477 | 15 | 31.80 | 3.26 | 0 | 2 | |
| 19 | Jack Leach | ENG | 628 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 141.3 | 471 | 14 | 33.64 | 3.33 | 1 | 1 | |
| 20 | Alzarri Joseph | WI | 612 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 150.1 | 580 | 18 | 32.22 | 3.86 | 0 | 2 | |
| 21 | Asitha Fernando | SL | 603 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 141.0 | 523 | 15 | 34.87 | 3.71 | 0 | 2 | |
| 22 | Jason Holder | WI | 590 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 132.4 | 383 | 14 | 27.36 | 2.89 | 1 | 0 | |
| 23 | Andy McBrine | IRE | 557 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 151.5 | 622 | 11 | 56.55 | 4.10 | 0 | 1 | |
| 24 | Mehidy Hasan Miraz | BAN | 549 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 123.0 | 334 | 13 | 25.69 | 2.72 | 0 | 1 | |
| 25 | Kemar Roach | WI | 543 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 125.0 | 478 | 12 | 39.83 | 3.82 | 0 | 1 | |
| 26 | Moeen Ali | ENG | 533 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 126.0 | 463 | 9 | 51.44 | 3.67 | 0 | 0 | |
| 27 | Kagiso Rabada | SA | 523 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 110.0 | 342 | 20 | 17.10 | 3.11 | 1 | 2 | |
| 28 | Chris Woakes | ENG | 518 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 113.2 | 345 | 19 | 18.16 | 3.04 | 0 | 3 | |
| 29 | Gudakesh Motie | WI | 517 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 118.2 | 374 | 22 | 17.00 | 3.16 | 0 | 2 | |
| 30 | Mohammed Shami | IND | 515 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 114.4 | 415 | 13 | 31.92 | 3.62 | 2 | 0 | |
| 31 | Ajaz Patel | NZ | 482 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 119.4 | 455 | 17 | 26.76 | 3.80 | 0 | 2 | |
| 32 | Naseem Shah | PAK | 475 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 102.4 | 321 | 13 | 24.69 | 3.13 | 1 | 1 | |
| 33 | Salman Agha | PAK | 459 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 110.0 | 340 | 8 | 42.50 | 3.09 | 1 | 0 | |
| 34 | Blair Tickner | NZ | 432 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 105.5 | 435 | 12 | 36.25 | 4.11 | 3 | 0 | |
| 35 | Kasun Rajitha | SL | 425 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 99.0 | 367 | 6 | 61.17 | 3.71 | 0 | 0 | |
| 36 | Scott Boland | AUS | 424 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 100.0 | 370 | 7 | 52.86 | 3.70 | 0 | 1 | |
| 37 | Axar Patel | IND | 413 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 86.0 | 186 | 3 | 62.00 | 2.16 | 0 | 0 | |
| 38 | Abrar Ahmed | PAK | 402 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 156.1 | 491 | 15 | 32.73 | 3.14 | 1 | 2 | |
| 39 | Jomel Warrican | WI | 402 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 90.0 | 231 | 5 | 46.20 | 2.57 | 1 | 0 | |
| 40 | Mark Wood | ENG | 381 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 87.4 | 283 | 14 | 20.21 | 3.23 | 1 | 1 | |
| 41 | Hasan Ali | PAK | 351 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 74.5 | 225 | 3 | 75.00 | 3.01 | 0 | 0 | |
| 42 | Roston Chase | WI | 349 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 81.0 | 220 | 3 | 73.33 | 2.72 | 0 | 0 | |
| 43 | Joe Root | ENG | 344 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 81.1 | 285 | 8 | 35.63 | 3.51 | 0 | 0 | |
| 44 | Josh Tongue | ENG | 340 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 76.0 | 257 | 10 | 25.70 | 3.38 | 0 | 2 | |
| 45 | Umesh Yadav | IND | 335 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 77.0 | 279 | 5 | 55.80 | 3.62 | 0 | 0 | |
| 46 | Mir Hamza | PAK | 333 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 72.1 | 193 | 7 | 27.57 | 2.67 | 0 | 1 | |
| 47 | Matthew Kuhnemann | AUS | 324 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 78.3 | 280 | 9 | 31.11 | 3.57 | 0 | 1 | |
| 48 | Marco Jansen | SA | 324 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 72.1 | 264 | 7 | 37.71 | 3.66 | 1 | 0 | |
| 49 | Wellington Masakadza | ZIM | 324 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 74.0 | 214 | 5 | 42.80 | 2.89 | 1 | 0 | |
| 50 | Cameron Green | AUS | 306 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 82.4 | 396 | 7 | 56.57 | 4.79 | 0 | 0 | |
| 51 | Noman Ali | PAK | 296 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 64.0 | 200 | 10 | 20.00 | 3.13 | 0 | 1 | |
| 52 | Simon Harmer | SA | 291 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 65.4 | 217 | 5 | 43.40 | 3.30 | 0 | 1 | |
| 53 | Brandon Mavuta | ZIM | 283 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 71.0 | 243 | 8 | 30.38 | 3.42 | 0 | 1 | |
| 54 | Vishwa Fernando | SL | 278 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 63.0 | 223 | 7 | 31.86 | 3.54 | 1 | 0 | |
| 55 | Neil Wagner | NZ | 276 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 78.4 | 450 | 11 | 40.91 | 5.72 | 0 | 2 | |
| 56 | Victor Nyauchi | ZIM | 274 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 60.3 | 167 | 5 | 33.40 | 2.76 | 0 | 1 | |
| 57 | Mark Adair | IRE | 273 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 68.1 | 329 | 4 | 82.25 | 4.83 | 0 | 0 | |
| 58 | Ish Sodhi | NZ | 273 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 78.0 | 299 | 8 | 37.38 | 3.83 | 0 | 1 | |
| 59 | Shoriful Islam | BAN | 271 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 62.0 | 204 | 12 | 17.00 | 3.29 | 0 | 1 | |
| 60 | Gerald Coetzee | SA | 270 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 61.0 | 245 | 10 | 24.50 | 4.02 | 0 | 1 | |
| 61 | Aamer Jamal | PAK | 270 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 64.2 | 277 | 12 | 23.08 | 4.31 | 0 | 2 | |
| 62 | Dhananjaya de Silva | SL | 246 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 59.0 | 178 | 1 | 178.00 | 3.02 | 0 | 0 | |
| 63 | Shardul Thakur | IND | 245 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 57.0 | 220 | 4 | 55.00 | 3.86 | 0 | 0 | |
| 64 | Lahiru Kumara | SL | 243 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 65.0 | 301 | 4 | 75.25 | 4.63 | 1 | 0 | |
| 65 | Anrich Nortje | SA | 238 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 51.0 | 139 | 8 | 17.38 | 2.73 | 0 | 1 | |
| 66 | Benjamin White | IRE | 236 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 76.3 | 436 | 4 | 109.00 | 5.70 | 0 | 0 | |
| 67 | Kyle Mayers | WI | 219 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 47.0 | 129 | 7 | 18.43 | 2.74 | 0 | 1 | |
| 68 | Curtis Campher | IRE | 219 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 62.0 | 327 | 3 | 109.00 | 5.27 | 0 | 0 | |
| 69 | Shannon Gabriel | WI | 216 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 54.0 | 221 | 5 | 44.20 | 4.09 | 0 | 0 | |
| 70 | Naeem Hasan | BAN | 205 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 48.0 | 149 | 5 | 29.80 | 3.10 | 0 | 0 | |
| 71 | Graham Hume | IRE | 202 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 50.0 | 209 | 2 | 104.50 | 4.18 | 0 | 0 | |
| 72 | Daryl Mitchell | NZ | 194 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 44.0 | 130 | 1 | 130.00 | 2.95 | 0 | 0 | |
| 73 | Keshav Maharaj | SA | 194 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 48.5 | 189 | 4 | 47.25 | 3.87 | 0 | 0 | |
| 74 | Ebadot Hossain | BAN | 189 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 44.0 | 160 | 10 | 16.00 | 3.64 | 0 | 2 | |
| 75 | Glenn Phillips | NZ | 182 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 44.0 | 131 | 8 | 16.38 | 2.98 | 0 | 1 | |
| 76 | Mitchell Marsh | AUS | 180 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 48.0 | 225 | 4 | 56.25 | 4.69 | 0 | 0 | |
| 77 | Khurram Shahzad | PAK | 176 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 38.0 | 128 | 5 | 25.60 | 3.37 | 0 | 1 | |
| 78 | Ben Stokes | ENG | 168 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 38.0 | 143 | 4 | 35.75 | 3.76 | 0 | 0 | |
| 79 | Mitchell Santner | NZ | 168 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 39.0 | 116 | 6 | 19.33 | 2.97 | 0 | 1 | |
| 80 | Kyle Jamieson | NZ | 163 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 34.0 | 85 | 2 | 42.50 | 2.50 | 0 | 0 | |
| 81 | Brad Evans | ZIM | 149 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 36.0 | 115 | 2 | 57.50 | 3.19 | 0 | 0 | |
| 82 | Matty Potts | ENG | 144 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 33.2 | 113 | 3 | 37.67 | 3.39 | 0 | 0 | |
| 83 | Doug Bracewell | NZ | 143 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 30.0 | 77 | 2 | 38.50 | 2.57 | 0 | 0 | |
| 84 | Amir Hamza | AFG | 137 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 40.1 | 175 | 2 | 87.50 | 4.36 | 0 | 0 | |
| 85 | Jaydev Unadkat | IND | 134 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 28.0 | 63 | 0 | – | 2.25 | 0 | 0 | |
| 86 | Jasprit Bumrah | IND | 129 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 26.4 | 69 | 4 | 17.25 | 2.59 | 1 | 0 | |
| 87 | Nandre Burger | SA | 128 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 25.4 | 83 | 7 | 11.86 | 3.23 | 0 | 1 | |
| 88 | Zahir Khan | AFG | 127 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 39.0 | 210 | 3 | 70.00 | 5.38 | 0 | 0 | |
| 89 | Mukesh Kumar | IND | 123 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 23.0 | 53 | 2 | 26.50 | 2.30 | 0 | 0 | |
| 90 | Travis Head | AUS | 118 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 34.5 | 148 | 4 | 37.00 | 4.25 | 0 | 0 | |
| 91 | Nijat Masood | AFG | 109 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 28.5 | 162 | 5 | 32.40 | 5.62 | 0 | 1 | |
| 92 | Richard Ngarava | ZIM | 103 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 23.0 | 88 | 0 | – | 3.83 | 0 | 0 | |
| 93 | Ashton Agar | AUS | 100 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 22.0 | 58 | 0 | – | 2.64 | 0 | 0 | |
| 94 | Yamin Ahmadzai | AFG | 95 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 23.0 | 100 | 2 | 50.00 | 4.35 | 0 | 0 | |
| 95 | Kraigg Brathwaite | WI | 91 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 21.0 | 47 | 1 | 47.00 | 2.24 | 0 | 0 | |
| 96 | Scott Kuggeleijn | NZ | 89 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 27.0 | 161 | 4 | 40.25 | 5.96 | 1 | 0 | |
| 97 | Faheem Ashraf | PAK | 87 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 24.0 | 130 | 1 | 130.00 | 5.42 | 0 | 0 | |
| 98 | Prasidh Krishna | IND | 87 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20.0 | 93 | 1 | 93.00 | 4.65 | 0 | 0 | |
| 99 | Shakib Al Hasan | BAN | 79 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 16.0 | 34 | 2 | 17.00 | 2.13 | 0 | 0 | |
| 100 | Karim Janat | AFG | 78 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 19.0 | 81 | 0 | – | 4.26 | 0 | 0 | |
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Test Cricket 2023 Most Dot Balls
Nathan Lyon topped Test Cricket 2023 with 1,750 dot balls for Australia, ahead of Pat Cummins (1,335) and Ravichandran Ashwin (1,286). The Test Cricket 2023 dot balls leaderboard ranks all 129 players who have contributed dot balls this season. These are the final standings from the Test Cricket 2023 season.
Frequently asked questions
Who had the most dot balls in Test Cricket 2023?
Nathan Lyon led Test Cricket 2023 with 1750 dot balls from 10 matches, at an economy of 2.93 and an average of 24.96. Pat Cummins was second on 1335 and Ravichandran Ashwin third on 1286. The table ranks every player in Test Cricket 2023 by dot balls, with their team and matches.
Who were the top bowlers in Test Cricket 2023?
The top three bowlers in Test Cricket 2023 were Nathan Lyon (1750 in 10 matches), Pat Cummins (1335 in 11 matches) and Ravichandran Ashwin (1286 in 7 matches). Nathan Lyon was 415 dot balls clear of Pat Cummins. Every other player follows in the table, with their team and matches.