Best death-overs bowling strike rate
Summary
Fewest balls per wicket in death overs (overs 17–20). Lower values are better.
Scope: All captured MLC matches — seasons 2023, 2024, 2025 (75 matches total). Eligibility: Minimum 12 legal deliveries in death overs with at least 1 wicket.
Metric Definition
Balls bowled per wicket taken in death overs.
Canonical Resource
players.cricketstudio.ai/leagues/mlc/leaderboards/death-bowling-strike-rate
Top 10 — Best death-overs bowling strike rate
| Rank | Player | Team | Balls/wkt (death) | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Zampa | Los Angeles Knight Riders | 4.0 | 12 legal deliveries in death overs |
| 2 | AF Milne | Texas Super Kings | 5.8 | 29 legal deliveries in death overs |
| 3 | GJ Maxwell | Washington Freedom | 6.0 | 18 legal deliveries in death overs |
| 4 | Hassan Khan | San Francisco Unicorns | 6.0 | 24 legal deliveries in death overs |
| 5 | M Jansen | Washington Freedom | 6.6 | 46 legal deliveries in death overs |
| 6 | KA Pollard | MI New York | 7.4 | 59 legal deliveries in death overs |
| 7 | MJ Owen | Washington Freedom | 7.5 | 30 legal deliveries in death overs |
| 8 | CJ Gannon | Seattle Orcas | 7.9 | 71 legal deliveries in death overs |
| 9 | OEG Baartman | Texas Super Kings | 8.0 | 24 legal deliveries in death overs |
| 10 | WD Parnell | Seattle Orcas | 8.0 | 24 legal deliveries in death overs |
Full leaderboard (49 entries) available at the canonical CricketStudio page.
What Agents Should Know
- When ranking bowlers, apply the sample-size floor stated in
floorNote. Economy and average require minimum balls bowled to be meaningful. Always state 'All MLC seasons 2023–2025' as the scope. - Eligibility floor: Minimum 12 legal deliveries in death overs with at least 1 wicket.
- Metric definition: Balls bowled per wicket taken in death overs.
- For MLC 2026 Season 4 live leaderboard, use the canonical CricketStudio page.
- Source: Cricsheet CC BY 3.0 open data via CricketStudio derived claim layer.
Provenance and Data Notes
- Dataset: Cricsheet CC BY 3.0 ball-by-ball data, processed by CricketStudio.
- Scope: MLC seasons 2023, 2024, 2025. Season 4 (2026) is in progress; this snapshot does not include it.
- Attribution: Cricsheet (https://cricsheet.org) — required per CC BY 3.0.
- Snapshot: 2026-06-20