T20 World Cup: Top 5 bowlers with most dot balls in one spell ft. Tanzim Hasan Sakib

Admin June 17, 2024

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T20 World Cup: Top 5 bowlers with most dot balls in one spell ft. Tanzim Hasan Sakib

In the high-octane world of T20 cricket, dot balls are as precious as gold dust. They create a lot of pressure on the batsmen, often leading to errors and wickets in the end. Over the years, many bowlers have excelled at this feature, consistently delivering dot balls to deter opponents. I T20 World Cup 2024 saw a remarkable performance in this regard, one outstanding achievement by a young Bangladeshi player.

A record breaking performance by Tanzim Hasan Sakib

In an exciting Group D match of the T20 World Cup, Bangladesh are the lesser pacers Tanzim Hasan Sakib set a new benchmark by bowling the most dot balls in a T20 World Cup match. This memorable act was done when Bangladesh was facing it Nepal in Kingstown on Monday (June 17).

Sakib’s special spell of four overs includes:

21 Dot balls: Of his 24 deliveries, 21 were dot balls, creating a lot of pressure on Nepal’s batsmen.
Conceded just 7 runs: His erratic bowling limited the runs, adding more pressure on the batting side.
Taking Four Wickets: Sakib’s incisive bowling claimed four crucial wickets, further dismantling Nepal’s batting line-up.
Two Maidens: His spell included two maiden overs, emphasizing his control and accuracy.

His final figures of 4/7 contributed to Nepal not being able to chase down their target of 107 runs, and they were eventually bowled out for 85 runs. Sakib’s record-breaking performance surpassed 20 dot balls in a single T20 World Cup match. , a jointly owned record South Africa‘s Ottneil Baartman and New Zealand’s Trent Boult, both discovered earlier in the same tournament.