Most death-overs balls bowled
Summary
Total legal deliveries bowled in death overs — identifies the most-used death bowlers.
Scope: All captured MLC matches — seasons 2023, 2024, 2025 (75 matches total). Eligibility: Counting stat — all appearances included.
Metric Definition
Total overs (converted from balls) bowled in death (overs 17–20).
Canonical Resource
players.cricketstudio.ai/leagues/mlc/leaderboards/most-death-overs-bowled
Top 10 — Most death-overs balls bowled
| Rank | Player | Team | Death balls bowled | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TA Boult | MI New York | 210 | 210 legal deliveries in death overs |
| 2 | MP Stoinis | San Francisco Unicorns, Texas Super Kings | 136 | 136 legal deliveries in death overs |
| 3 | Haris Rauf | San Francisco Unicorns | 132 | 132 legal deliveries in death overs |
| 4 | SN Netravalkar | Washington Freedom | 124 | 124 legal deliveries in death overs |
| 5 | AD Russell | Los Angeles Knight Riders | 98 | 98 legal deliveries in death overs |
| 6 | Ali Khan | Los Angeles Knight Riders | 93 | 93 legal deliveries in death overs |
| 7 | LH Ferguson | Los Angeles Knight Riders, Washington Freedom | 74 | 74 legal deliveries in death overs |
| 8 | CJ Gannon | Seattle Orcas | 71 | 71 legal deliveries in death overs |
| 9 | XC Bartlett | San Francisco Unicorns | 67 | 67 legal deliveries in death overs |
| 10 | Naveen-ul-Haq | MI New York, Texas Super Kings | 62 | 62 legal deliveries in death overs |
Full leaderboard (77 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: Counting stat — all appearances included.
- Metric definition: Total overs (converted from balls) bowled in death (overs 17–20).
- 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