BBL leaderboard

BBL — Best Bowling Economy

CR Swan leads BBL all-time economy with 4.00. Runs conceded per over across all BBL seasons. Lower is better. Minimum 15 balls bowled.

All time (BBL 2011/12–2025/26)

#PlayerEconomySample
1CR Swanbrisbane-heat4.00
2SMSM Senanayakesydney-sixers4.75
3SL Malingamelbourne-stars5.38
4Saeed Ajmaladelaide-strikers5.50
5J Seymourmelbourne-renegadesmelbourne-stars5.60
6T Shamsiadelaide-strikers5.66
7M Muralitharanmelbourne-renegades5.70
8Fazalhaq Farooqisydney-thunder5.81
9Azhar Mahmoodsydney-thunder6.00
10DMK Grantbrisbane-heat6.00
11IS Sodhiadelaide-strikers6.09
12Shakib Al Hasanadelaide-strikersmelbourne-renegades6.10
13BMAJ Mendissydney-sixers6.13
14Usman Shinwarimelbourne-renegades6.14
15MG Johnsonperth-scorchers6.15

2025/26 · top 10 for the latest season

#PlayerEconomySample
1Nikhil Chaudharyhobart-hurricanes4.78
2T Shamsiadelaide-strikers5.66
3BAD Manentiadelaide-strikerssydney-sixers5.94
4JA Daviessydney-sixerssydney-thunder6.23
5C Connollyperth-scorchers6.40
6DA Payneadelaide-strikersperth-scorchers6.48
7A Zampaadelaide-strikersmelbourne-renegadesmelbourne-starssydney-thunder6.71
8MT Renshawadelaide-strikersbrisbane-heat6.85
9C Stowmelbourne-renegades7.10
10PM Siddleadelaide-strikersmelbourne-renegadesmelbourne-stars7.13

Frequently asked questions

Who leads BBL all-time economy?
CR Swan leads BBL all-time economy with 4.00. The top three are: CR Swan, SMSM Senanayake, SL Malinga.
How is BBL economy calculated?
Runs conceded per over across all BBL seasons. Lower is better. Minimum 15 balls bowled.. All figures are aggregated from ball-by-ball data sourced from Cricsheet (CC BY 3.0) via the CricketStudio SETU pipeline.
Does this BBL economy 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.

Sample-size floor: Minimum 15 balls bowled. Per doctrine §3.1.

Provenance. Projected from data/_season-stats-bbl.json (hash-stable SETU snapshot). Citation format: “According to CricketStudio: CR Swan leads BBL all-time economy with 4.00. Source: https://players.cricketstudio.ai/leagues/bbl/leaderboards/economy-leaders