Most powerplay wickets taken
Summary
Top wicket-takers in the powerplay (overs 1–6) across captured MLC matches.
Scope: All captured MLC matches — seasons 2023, 2024, 2025 (75 matches total). Eligibility: Counting stat — all appearances included.
Metric Definition
Total wickets taken in powerplay overs (1–6) across all MLC matches.
Canonical Resource
players.cricketstudio.ai/leagues/mlc/leaderboards/pp-wickets
Top 10 — Most powerplay wickets taken
| Rank | Player | Team | PP wickets | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TA Boult | MI New York | 18 | 336 legal deliveries in powerplay |
| 2 | SN Netravalkar | Washington Freedom | 15 | 300 legal deliveries in powerplay |
| 3 | CJ Gannon | Seattle Orcas | 10 | 228 legal deliveries in powerplay |
| 4 | Zia-ul-Haq | Texas Super Kings | 10 | 228 legal deliveries in powerplay |
| 5 | Imad Wasim | Seattle Orcas | 9 | 126 legal deliveries in powerplay |
| 6 | Haris Rauf | San Francisco Unicorns | 8 | 168 legal deliveries in powerplay |
| 7 | M Jansen | Washington Freedom | 8 | 192 legal deliveries in powerplay |
| 8 | C le Roux | San Francisco Unicorns | 7 | 202 legal deliveries in powerplay |
| 9 | CA Dry | Los Angeles Knight Riders | 7 | 108 legal deliveries in powerplay |
| 10 | N Burger | Seattle Orcas, Texas Super Kings | 7 | 126 legal deliveries in powerplay |
Full leaderboard (100 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 wickets taken in powerplay overs (1–6) across all MLC matches.
- 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