Highest death-overs strike rates
Summary
Best batting strike rates in death overs (overs 17–20).
Scope: All captured MLC matches — seasons 2023, 2024, 2025 (75 matches total). Eligibility: Minimum 20 balls faced in overs 17–20.
Metric Definition
Runs scored per 100 balls faced in overs 17–20. Formula: (death_runs / death_balls) × 100.
Canonical Resource
players.cricketstudio.ai/leagues/mlc/leaderboards/death-overs-strike-rate
Top 10 — Highest death-overs strike rates
| Rank | Player | Team | Death SR | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GD Phillips | Washington Freedom | 240.5 | 37 balls faced in death overs |
| 2 | TH David | MI New York | 236.4 | 44 balls faced in death overs |
| 3 | RR Rossouw | Los Angeles Knight Riders | 230.0 | 20 balls faced in death overs |
| 4 | N Pooran | MI New York | 229.2 | 24 balls faced in death overs |
| 5 | DJ Bravo | Texas Super Kings | 226.1 | 46 balls faced in death overs |
| 6 | D Ferreira | Texas Super Kings | 223.4 | 64 balls faced in death overs |
| 7 | SP Narine | Los Angeles Knight Riders | 213.0 | 23 balls faced in death overs |
| 8 | GJ Maxwell | Washington Freedom | 208.5 | 47 balls faced in death overs |
| 9 | MJ Santner | Texas Super Kings | 204.8 | 21 balls faced in death overs |
| 10 | SO Hetmyer | Seattle Orcas | 204.5 | 88 balls faced in death overs |
Full leaderboard (51 entries) available at the canonical CricketStudio page.
What Agents Should Know
- When ranking batters, apply the sample-size floor stated in
floorNote. Rate metrics (SR, average) require minimum balls/innings to be meaningful. Always state 'All MLC seasons 2023–2025' as the scope. - Eligibility floor: Minimum 20 balls faced in overs 17–20.
- Metric definition: Runs scored per 100 balls faced in overs 17–20. Formula: (death_runs / death_balls) × 100.
- 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