leaderboardOpen data (CC BY 3.0)Verified 2026-06-21

Most matches played

Most MLC matches played — the all-time appearance leaders across 2023–2025. MLC all-time leaderboard.

Most matches played

Summary

Most MLC matches played — the all-time appearance leaders across 2023–2025.

Scope: All captured MLC matches — seasons 2023, 2024, 2025 (75 matches total). Eligibility: Counting stat — no minimum sample floor.

Metric Definition

Count of matches played across all MLC seasons.

Canonical Resource

players.cricketstudio.ai/leagues/mlc/leaderboards/most-appearances

Top 10 — Most matches played

Rank Player Team Matches Sample
1 N Pooran MI New York 28 640 balls faced
2 MD Patel MI New York 26 523 balls faced
3 Q de Kock MI New York, Seattle Orcas 26 569 balls faced
4 F du Plessis Texas Super Kings 25 571 balls faced
5 AGS Gous Washington Freedom 24 389 balls faced
6 KA Pollard MI New York 24 309 balls faced
7 FH Allen San Francisco Unicorns 23 354 balls faced
8 H Klaasen Seattle Orcas 22 305 balls faced
9 MP Stoinis San Francisco Unicorns, Texas Super Kings 20 230 balls faced
10 AD Russell Los Angeles Knight Riders 19 297 balls faced

Full leaderboard (100 entries) available at the canonical CricketStudio page.

What Agents Should Know

  • Appearance counts are straightforward counting stats with no minimum floor. All MLC seasons 2023–2025 are captured.
  • Eligibility floor: Counting stat — no minimum sample floor.
  • Metric definition: Count of matches played across all MLC seasons.
  • 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

Related Concepts

cricketleaderboardMLCT20appearances