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