Best powerplay economy
Summary
Lowest bowling economy rates in the powerplay (overs 1–6).
Scope: All captured MLC matches — seasons 2023, 2024, 2025 (75 matches total). Eligibility: Minimum 18 legal deliveries bowled in overs 1–6.
Metric Definition
Runs conceded per over in overs 1–6. Formula: (pp_runs / pp_balls) × 6.
Canonical Resource
players.cricketstudio.ai/leagues/mlc/leaderboards/powerplay-economy
Top 10 — Best powerplay economy
| Rank | Player | Team | PP econ (RPO) | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rashid Khan | MI New York | 4.31 | 78 legal deliveries in powerplay |
| 2 | MW Short | San Francisco Unicorns, Washington Freedom | 5.22 | 54 legal deliveries in powerplay |
| 3 | AJ Hosein | Texas Super Kings, Washington Freedom | 5.57 | 84 legal deliveries in powerplay |
| 4 | LH Ferguson | Los Angeles Knight Riders, Washington Freedom | 5.73 | 66 legal deliveries in powerplay |
| 5 | NP Kenjige | MI New York | 5.94 | 108 legal deliveries in powerplay |
| 6 | K Rabada | MI New York | 6.00 | 48 legal deliveries in powerplay |
| 7 | AF Milne | Texas Super Kings | 6.18 | 66 legal deliveries in powerplay |
| 8 | DR Sams | Texas Super Kings | 6.22 | 54 legal deliveries in powerplay |
| 9 | M Jansen | Washington Freedom | 6.44 | 192 legal deliveries in powerplay |
| 10 | Harmeet Singh | Seattle Orcas | 6.67 | 72 legal deliveries in powerplay |
Full leaderboard (66 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 bowled in overs 1–6.
- Metric definition: Runs conceded per over in overs 1–6. Formula: (pp_runs / pp_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