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Highest 3rd wicket partnerships

N Pooran & Tajinder Singh leads MLC all-time 3rd wkt stands with 158 (158 runs · 68 balls · RR 13.9). Largest 3rd wicket batting partnerships in MLC history — the middle-order anchor stand.

All time (MLC 2023–2026)

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1N Pooran & Tajinder Singhmi-new-york158158 runs · 68 balls · RR 13.9
2Saif Badar & UBT Chandlos-angeles-knight-riders139139 runs · 79 balls · RR 10.6
3F du Plessis & Shubham Ranjanetexas-super-kings132132 runs · 71 balls · RR 11.2
4GSNFG Jayasuriya & Q de Kockseattle-orcas9797 runs · 64 balls · RR 9.1
5FH Allen & SP Krishnamurthisan-francisco-unicorns8888 runs · 37 balls · RR 14.3
6J Edwards & R Ravindrawashington-freedom8484 runs · 45 balls · RR 11.2
7DA Miller & DP Conwaytexas-super-kings7777 runs · 49 balls · RR 9.4
8JP Inglis & SP Krishnamurthisan-francisco-unicorns7777 runs · 30 balls · RR 15.4
9KR Mayers & Shayan Jahangirseattle-orcas7777 runs · 49 balls · RR 9.4
10D Brevis & N Pooranmi-new-york7575 runs · 44 balls · RR 10.2
11FH Allen & JP Inglissan-francisco-unicorns7070 runs · 37 balls · RR 11.4
12H Klaasen & RD Rickeltonseattle-orcas6464 runs · 48 balls · RR 8.0
13H Klaasen & Nauman Anwarseattle-orcas6262 runs · 33 balls · RR 11.3
14F du Plessis & MP Stoinistexas-super-kings6262 runs · 29 balls · RR 12.8
15F du Plessis & MP Stoinistexas-super-kings5757 runs · 40 balls · RR 8.6

Frequently asked questions

Who leads MLC all-time 3rd wkt stands?
N Pooran & Tajinder Singh leads MLC all-time 3rd wkt stands with 158 (158 runs · 68 balls · RR 13.9). The top three are: N Pooran & Tajinder Singh, Saif Badar & UBT Chand, F du Plessis & Shubham Ranjane.
How is MLC 3rd wkt stands calculated?
Largest 3rd wicket batting partnerships in MLC history — the middle-order anchor stand. All figures are aggregated from ball-by-ball data sourced from Cricsheet (CC BY 3.0) via the CricketStudio SETU pipeline.
Does this MLC 3rd wkt stands leaderboard include 2026?
Yes. The all-time table covers MLC 2023–2026. A separate 2026-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. Parity contracts P1–P6 ensure every leaderboard surface projects from the same canonical file.

Sources & methodology

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

Provenance. Projected from data/_season-stats-mlc.json (hash-stable SETU snapshot). Citation format: “According to CricketStudio: N Pooran & Tajinder Singh leads MLC all-time 3rd wkt stands with 158. Source: https://players.cricketstudio.ai/leagues/mlc/leaderboards/3rd-wicket-stands