Watch: IPL 2026's ‘Green dot ball’ campaign plants over 6 Lakh saplings across India

Whenever a batter plays a dot ball in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026, the commentators talk about the ‘green dot ball’ campaign, where every single dot delivery plants 500 saplings across the country, and so far in this season, the initiative has planted over six lakh saplings.

As of May 13, 2026, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi leads the season with 40 sixes in 11 matches, while KL Rahul has the most boundaries (50) in 12 games. The talking point of the tournament has been around the flurry of boundaries and over boundaries, but this dot ball campaign has played a significant role in turning India green.

What is the ‘Green dot ball’ campaign & who is behind it?

The ‘green dot ball’ campaign is a sustainability initiative by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the Tata Group for the IPL and the Women’s Premier League (WPL). For every dot delivery (a ball with no runs being scored), 500 tree saplings are planted. And the total number has crossed 6 lakh trees.

Watch the saplings breakdown here: 

This initiative aims to make the tournament eco-friendly and was previously used in the 2023 season. It continued into the 2024 and 2025 playoffs. Those tree saplings have been planted across the various Indian states, including Assam, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, and West Bengal.

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The goal of the campaign is to transform the pressure of defensive and stingy bowling into a positive action for the planet. As of May 13, 2026, Gujarat Titans' Mohammad Siraj has bowled the most dots (109) while Kagiso Rabada and Jofra Archer follow in the list. 

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The primary target of the ‘green dot ball’ campaign is to promote sustainability by turning dot balls, which are a sign of bowling dominance, into a positive environmental action. Earlier, the initiative committed to planting 500 trees for every dot ball in the playoff stage.

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Whenever a dot ball gets bowled in the IPL 2026, the dot graphic on the television scorecard is replaced by the green tree icon, as seen in the coverage. Following the success of the campaign in the playoffs, the initiative was expanded from the playoffs to the league stage games.

Where are the 6 lakh saplings being planted- state-wise breakdown

In the division of the six lakh saplings being planted in the country, Assam has the greatest number of plants with 351937. Here is the breakdown of the saplings in different states-

The campaign has been fantastic in turning the country green in the environmental prospect, amidst all the flurry of boundaries and beyond boundaries.