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?

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.

BBL leaderboard

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)

#	Player	Death Wickets
1	KW Richardsonadelaide-strikers melbourne-renegades sydney-sixers	76
2	AJ Tyemelbourne-renegades perth-scorchers sydney-thunder	74
3	PM Siddleadelaide-strikers melbourne-renegades melbourne-stars	59
4	SA Abbottsydney-sixers sydney-thunder	59
5	BJ Dwarshuissydney-sixers	58
6	DR Samssydney-sixers sydney-thunder	56
7	NT Ellishobart-hurricanes	56
8	B Laughlinadelaide-strikers brisbane-heat hobart-hurricanes	51
9	MT Steketeebrisbane-heat melbourne-stars	41
10	RP Meredithhobart-hurricanes	35
11	JA Richardsonperth-scorchers	34
12	MG Neseradelaide-strikers brisbane-heat	33
13	A Zampaadelaide-strikers melbourne-renegades melbourne-stars sydney-thunder	32
14	DJ Bravomelbourne-renegades melbourne-stars sydney-sixers	29
15	TK Curranmelbourne-stars sydney-sixers	29

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?: 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.

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”