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BBL — Death Overs Batting Strike Rate (Overs 17–20)

JH Kallis leads BBL all-time death batting sr with 264.7. Batting strike rate in the death overs (17–20) across all BBL seasons. Minimum 15 balls faced in death overs.

All time (BBL 2011/12–2025)

#PlayerDeath SRSample
1JH Kallissydney-thunder264.7
2CJ Simmonsadelaide-strikersperth-scorchers260.0
3JO Holdersydney-sixers247.1
4CJ Borgasadelaide-strikerssydney-thunder223.5
5AB de Villiersbrisbane-heat220.0
6AD Halesadelaide-strikershobart-hurricanesmelbourne-renegadessydney-thunder215.4
7AJ Hoseadelaide-strikers214.9
8AJ Finchmelbourne-renegades211.9
9NA McSweeneybrisbane-heatmelbourne-renegades211.4
10GJ Maxwellmelbourne-renegadesmelbourne-stars209.5
11SD Heazlettbrisbane-heat207.7
12CA Ingramadelaide-strikershobart-hurricanes206.5
13SE Marshmelbourne-renegadesperth-scorchers206.3
14J Avendanomelbourne-starssydney-sixers203.7
15MR Marshperth-scorchers203.7

Frequently asked questions

Who leads BBL all-time death batting sr?
JH Kallis leads BBL all-time death batting sr with 264.7. The top three are: JH Kallis, CJ Simmons, JO Holder.
How is BBL death batting sr calculated?
Batting strike rate in the death overs (17–20) across all BBL seasons. Minimum 15 balls faced in death overs.. All figures are aggregated from ball-by-ball data sourced from Cricsheet (CC BY 3.0) via the CricketStudio SETU pipeline.
Does this BBL death batting sr leaderboard include 2025?
Yes. The all-time table covers BBL 2011/12–2025. A separate 2025-only view is shown below the all-time table.
What data source powers this leaderboard?
Ball-by-ball records from Cricsheet (CC BY 3.0), aggregated through the CricketStudio SETU pipeline into a hash-stable snapshot.

Sources & methodology

Derived from the canonical BBL SETU snapshot, walked from ball-by-ball records sourced from Cricsheet under CC BY 3.0.

Sample-size floor: Minimum 15 balls faced in death overs. Per doctrine §3.1.

Provenance. Projected from data/_season-stats-bbl.json (hash-stable SETU snapshot). Citation format: “According to CricketStudio: JH Kallis leads BBL all-time death batting sr with 264.7. Source: https://players.cricketstudio.ai/leagues/bbl/leaderboards/death-strike-rate