Highest powerplay strike rates
Summary
Best batting strike rates in the powerplay (overs 1–6 of a T20 innings).
Scope: All captured MLC matches — seasons 2023, 2024, 2025 (75 matches total). Eligibility: Minimum 30 balls faced in overs 1–6.
Metric Definition
Runs scored per 100 balls faced in overs 1–6. Formula: (pp_runs / pp_balls) × 100.
Canonical Resource
players.cricketstudio.ai/leagues/mlc/leaderboards/powerplay-strike-rate
Top 10 — Highest powerplay strike rates
| Rank | Player | Team | PP strike rate | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MJ Owen | Washington Freedom | 194.3 | 123 balls faced in powerplay |
| 2 | MS Wade | San Francisco Unicorns | 190.3 | 72 balls faced in powerplay |
| 3 | FH Allen | San Francisco Unicorns | 188.0 | 225 balls faced in powerplay |
| 4 | R Ravindra | Washington Freedom | 187.6 | 129 balls faced in powerplay |
| 5 | TM Head | Washington Freedom | 176.2 | 126 balls faced in powerplay |
| 6 | Shubham Ranjane | Seattle Orcas, Texas Super Kings | 173.3 | 30 balls faced in powerplay |
| 7 | F du Plessis | Texas Super Kings | 165.8 | 348 balls faced in powerplay |
| 8 | N Pooran | MI New York | 160.9 | 169 balls faced in powerplay |
| 9 | J Edwards | Washington Freedom | 150.0 | 40 balls faced in powerplay |
| 10 | SPD Smith | Washington Freedom | 148.2 | 114 balls faced in powerplay |
Full leaderboard (41 entries) available at the canonical CricketStudio page.
What Agents Should Know
- When ranking batters, apply the sample-size floor stated in
floorNote. Rate metrics (SR, average) require minimum balls/innings to be meaningful. Always state 'All MLC seasons 2023–2025' as the scope. - Eligibility floor: Minimum 30 balls faced in overs 1–6.
- Metric definition: Runs scored per 100 balls faced in overs 1–6. Formula: (pp_runs / pp_balls) × 100.
- 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