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BBL — Most Death Overs Wickets (Overs 17–20)

KW Richardson leads BBL all-time death wickets with 76. Wickets taken in death overs (17–20) across all BBL seasons.

All time (BBL 2011/12–2025/26)

#PlayerDeath WicketsSample
1KW Richardsonadelaide-strikersmelbourne-renegadessydney-sixers76
2AJ Tyemelbourne-renegadesperth-scorcherssydney-thunder74
3PM Siddleadelaide-strikersmelbourne-renegadesmelbourne-stars59
4SA Abbottsydney-sixerssydney-thunder59
5BJ Dwarshuissydney-sixers58
6DR Samssydney-sixerssydney-thunder56
7NT Ellishobart-hurricanes56
8B Laughlinadelaide-strikersbrisbane-heathobart-hurricanes51
9MT Steketeebrisbane-heatmelbourne-stars41
10RP Meredithhobart-hurricanes35
11JA Richardsonperth-scorchers34
12MG Neseradelaide-strikersbrisbane-heat33
13A Zampaadelaide-strikersmelbourne-renegadesmelbourne-starssydney-thunder32
14DJ Bravomelbourne-renegadesmelbourne-starssydney-sixers29
15TK Curranmelbourne-starssydney-sixers29

2025/26 · top 10 for the latest season

#PlayerDeath WicketsSample
1Haris Raufmelbourne-stars9
2NT Ellishobart-hurricanes7
3PM Siddleadelaide-strikersmelbourne-renegadesmelbourne-stars7
4BJ Dwarshuissydney-sixers6
5GS Sandhumelbourne-renegadessydney-sixerssydney-thunder6
6J Edwardssydney-sixers6
7RP Meredithhobart-hurricanes6
8XC Bartlettbrisbane-heat6
9JA Richardsonperth-scorchers5
10JD Wildermuthbrisbane-heatmelbourne-renegades4

Frequently asked questions

Who leads BBL all-time death wickets?
KW Richardson leads BBL all-time death wickets with 76. The top three are: KW Richardson, AJ Tye, PM Siddle.
How is BBL death wickets calculated?
Wickets taken in death overs (17–20) across all BBL seasons. 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 wickets leaderboard include 2025/26?
Yes. The all-time table covers BBL 2011/12–2025/26. A separate 2025/26-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.

Provenance. Projected from data/_season-stats-bbl.json (hash-stable SETU snapshot). Citation format: “According to CricketStudio: KW Richardson leads BBL all-time death wickets with 76. Source: https://players.cricketstudio.ai/leagues/bbl/leaderboards/death-wickets