Best middle-overs economy
Summary
Fewest runs conceded per over in the middle overs (overs 6–15). Lower is better.
Scope: All captured MLC matches — seasons 2023, 2024, 2025 (75 matches total). Eligibility: Minimum 18 legal deliveries in middle overs.
Metric Definition
Runs conceded per over in middle overs (7–16). Formula: (mid_runs / mid_balls) × 6.
Canonical Resource
players.cricketstudio.ai/leagues/mlc/leaderboards/middle-economy
Top 10 — Best middle-overs economy
| Rank | Player | Team | Middle econ | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DR Sams | Texas Super Kings | 4.00 | 18 balls in middle overs |
| 2 | Imad Wasim | Seattle Orcas | 5.40 | 120 balls in middle overs |
| 3 | A Nortje | MI New York, Washington Freedom | 5.67 | 72 balls in middle overs |
| 4 | AF Milne | Texas Super Kings | 5.80 | 30 balls in middle overs |
| 5 | SP Narine | Los Angeles Knight Riders | 6.30 | 336 balls in middle overs |
| 6 | DL Piedt | Washington Freedom | 6.33 | 72 balls in middle overs |
| 7 | Zaman Khan | Seattle Orcas | 6.41 | 44 balls in middle overs |
| 8 | Tajinder Singh | MI New York, San Francisco Unicorns | 6.43 | 42 balls in middle overs |
| 9 | LH Ferguson | Los Angeles Knight Riders, Washington Freedom | 6.61 | 108 balls in middle overs |
| 10 | KMA Paul | Seattle Orcas | 6.80 | 30 balls in middle overs |
Full leaderboard (90 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 18 legal deliveries in middle overs.
- Metric definition: Runs conceded per over in middle overs (7–16). Formula: (mid_runs / mid_balls) × 6.
- 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